• Distinct Genes with Similar Functions Underlie Convergent Evolution in Myotis Bat Ecomorphs 

  Ariadna E. Morales Frank T. Burbrink , † Marion Segall , Maria Meza , Chetan Munegowda , Paul W. Webala , Bruce D. Patterson , Vu Dinh Thong , Manuel Ruedi , Michael Hiller , Nancy B. Simmons (2024-08)

  Convergence offers an opportunity to explore to what extent evolution can be predictable when genomic composition and environmental triggers are similar. Here, we present an emergent model system to study convergent evolution ...
• Climate Variability and Livelihood Vulnerability of Maasai Pastoralists in Amboseli Ecosystem, Kajiado County, Kenya 

  Faith Resiato Oloitipitip , Ezekiel Ndunda & Cecilia M. Gichuki (2024)

  The pastoral Maasai community living in Amboseli Ecosystem are facing serious challenges originating from climate variability. The ecosystem has been made fragile by climate related challenges causing household vulnerability. ...
• Exploring Urban Green Space Visitation Patterns in Informal Settlement. A Case of Dandora, Nairobi County 

  Silva M. Namalwa , Maurice Omollo2& Charity Konana (2024)

  The utilization and visitation patterns of Urban Green Spaces (UGS) by users and visitors are inextricably tied to the satisfaction and willingness derived from these spaces. In essence, the positive experiences and levels ...
• Assessment of Land Cover Change Due to Stone Quarrying in Narok Town Ward 

  Festus Kiprop Barchok, Samson Okongo Mabwoga & Stella Kirui (2024-07)

  Land cover change is described as the dynamic change in the terrestrial surface of the earth induced by human activities. Changes in land cover include urbanization, agricultural activities, and increased mining activi ...
• A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF TOURISM POLICY IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH 

  Catherine KIFWORO, Kaitano DUBE (2024)

  Policy implementation is a significant process in tourism destination management that facilitates translating regulations into practice. However, there is a paucity of research on this process in the context of tourism. ...
• Impacts of anthropogenic habitat modification on mammalian diversity in the Mau Forest Complex, Kenya 

  Evance O. OuyaBrian O. Otiego a, , Johnstone K. Kimanzi b, Arielle W. Parsons c, , Paul W. Webala a, , Adam W. Ferguson d, (2024)

  Habitat destruction is a major driver of biodiversity loss, especially in the tropics. We investigated changes in the diversity and occupancy of forest-dwelling mammals in response to habitat loss, alteration, and degradation ...
• Current and future environmental suitability for bats hosting potential zoonotic pathogens in rural Kenya 

  Paul W. Webala (2024)

  Synanthropic bats live in close proximity to humans and domestic animals, creating opportunities for potential pathogen spillover. We explored environmental correlates of occurrence for a widely distributed synanthropic ...
• A REVIEW OF DOMESTIC TOURISM RESILIENCE RESEARCH AGENDA IN AFRICA POST-COVID-19 

  Catherine KIFWORO, Kaitano DUBE (2023)

  Domestic tourism emerged as a recovery strategy post-COVID-19. This study sought to identify domestic tourism research agendas in Africa post-COVID-19. Following a document review methodology, data was collected via an ...
• INFLUENCE OF DESTINATION BRAND IMAGE AND STAKEHOLDERS’ ROLE ON WILDLIFE PARKS’ ATTRACTIVENESS IN THE AMBOSELI-TSAVO ECOSYSTEM, KENYA 

  Okumu Paul Omolo, Amwata Dorothy Akinyi, Bulitia Mathews Godrick, Wandaka K.M. John, (2024)

  Wildlife-based tourism significantly contributes to Kenya's tourism industry, particularly through attractions like the Big Five: elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo, and leopard. In 2019, the tourism sector directly contributed ...
• The bii4africa dataset of faunal and foral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses 

  Hayley S. Clements et al. (2024)

  Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent advances in expert elicitation to ensure data ...
• Roost selection by synanthropic bats in rural Kenya: implications for human–wildlife conflict and zoonotic pathogen spillover 

  Reilly T. Jackson , Paul W. Webala , Joseph G. Ogola , Tamika J. Lunn and Kristian M. Forbes (2023)

  Many wildlife species are synanthropic and use structures built by humans, creating a high-risk interface for human–wildlife conflict and zoonotic pathogen spillover. However, studies that investigate features of ...
• Toward solving the global green–green dilemma between wind energy production and bat conservation 

  Christian C. Voigt , Enrico Bernard , Joe Chun-Chia Huang , Winifred F. Frick , Christian Kerbiriou , Kate MacEwan , Fiona Mathews , Armando Rodríguez-Durán , Carolin Scholz , Paul W. Webala , Justin Welbergen and Michael Whitby (2024)

  Wind energy production is growing rapidly worldwide in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, wind energy production is not environmentally neutral. Negative impacts on volant animals, such as bats, include ...
• Kenyan Free-Tailed Bats Demonstrate Seasonal Birth Pulse Asynchrony with Implications for Virus Maintenance 

  Tamika J. Lunn , Reilly T. Jackson, Paul W. Webala , Joseph Ogola, and Kristian M. Forbes (2024)

  : Ecological information on wildlife reservoirs is fundamental for research targeting prevention of zoonotic infectious disease, yet basic information is lacking for many species in global hotspots of disease emergence. ...
• Human impacts on bats in tropical ecosystems: sustainable actions and alternatives 

  Paulo Estefano D. Bobrowiec, William Douglas Carvalho, Ana Rainho , Paul W. Webala and Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar (2024)

  1 Programa de Po´ s-Graduac¸ão em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazoˆ nia, Manaus, Brazil, 2Instituto Tecnolo´ gico Vale, Bele´ m, Brazil, 3Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG-UAM), Departamento de Ecolog´ıa, ...
• Frequent and intense human-bat interactions occur in buildings of rural Kenya 

  Reilly T. JacksonID1 *, Tamika J. Lunn, Isabella K. DeAnglis , Joseph G. Ogola , Paul W. Webala , Kristian M. Forbes (2024)

  Simultaneous use of domestic spaces by humans and wildlife is little understood, despite global ubiquity, and can create an interface for human exposure to wildlife pathogens. Bats are a pervasive synanthropic taxon and ...
• A review of bats of the genus Pseudoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with the description of a new species 

  Amanda L. Grunwald, Terrence C. Demos, Yvette Nguéagni, Martin N. Tchamba, Ara Monadjem, Paul W. Webala, Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans, Bruce D. Patterson & Luis A. Ruedas (2023)

  The Cameroon Volcanic Line, which divides the Congo Basin fauna from the West African fauna, is a known area of high endemism for various taxa, but the region’s bat fauna has received little attention. We review variation ...
• An Analysis of Urban Green Space Policies, Laws and Institutional Frameworks in Dandora Estates, Nairobi County 

  Silva M. Namalwa , Maurice Omollo , & Charity Konana (2024)

  Urban green spaces have long been integral to urban planning, offering a vital connection between city dwellers and the natural world. Sustainable development and urban well-being are increasingly influenced by policies ...
• Frequent and intense human-bat interactions occur in buildings of rural Kenya 

  Reilly T. JacksonID1 *, Tamika J. Lunn2,3, Isabella K. DeAnglis , Joseph G. Ogola , Paul W. Webala , Kristian M. Forbes (2024)

  Simultaneous use of domestic spaces by humans and wildlife is little understood, despite global ubiquity, and can create an interface for human exposure to wildlife pathogens. Bats are a pervasive synanthropic taxon and ...
• EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF TEMPORAL DISTANCE ON TOURISTS’ DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES 

  Ashioya Belinda Imbaya Beatrice, Timothy Sulo (2021)

  Kenya’s tourism continues to rely heavily on wildlife. Of the approximately 922,000 annual international arrivals during the peak season between June and October, nearly 738,000 head for the Maasai Mara National Game ...
• Hailstorms Damage and Resilience-Building in South Africa’s Key Tourism Destinations and Attractions 

  Catherine Kifworo, Kaitano Dube,Godwell Nhamo (2023)

  Hailstorm research in tourism remains scant despite growing evidence of increasing hailstorms and associated damages to destinations and attractions due to climate change. This study examined hailstorm occurrence, damage and ...

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