Currently we monitor habituated groups of monkeys: red-tail monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius), black- and white colobus monkeys (Colobus guereza), grey cheeked mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena) and olive baboons (Papio anubis) in Kibale National Park, Uganda, and a L’hoesti monkey group (Allochrocebus lhoesti) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. We also just started working on a rhino project in Ziwa and Ajai Wildlife Reserve with the Uganda Wildlife Authority as they plan to translocate rhinos (NASA funded; more soon!).

We monitor 3 groups of redtails, 6 groups of black-and-white colobus, 3 groups of mangabeys and 1 group of baboons. All individuals in these groups are recognizable by our team. Margaret Bryer, former PhD student in our group, and now Assistant Professor at U Wisconsin Madison has started to monitor the redtails and she has habituated a group of L’hoesti monkeys in Kibale.

We also study three habituated groups of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. These groups are monitored by the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

We have been studying wildlife in Uganda since 1997. We work closely with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to provide input on protected area management. We also contribute to conservation translating the findings of academic research into policy recommendations. This is facilitated because Dr. Rothman is a lifetime Honorary Wildlife Officer with the Uganda Wildlife Authority, a position appointed by the government. She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Honorary Wildlife Officers, UWA. We are grateful for our long-term partnership with UWA.