Interview: Using Power of the Web To Help Preserve Africa’s Wildlife

Paula Kahumbu runs WildlifeDirect, an online conservation organization with a distinctly 21st-century mission: Posting field blogs from conservationists to

Paula Kahumbu

attract global support for wildlife protection. Individuals who are inspired by the blogs can donate directly to the conservation programs, and WildlifeDirect has raised funds for everything from helping threatened mountain gorillas in Congo’s Virunga National Park to purchasing basic equipment for wildlife protection projects. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Kahumbu — a Kenyan who is a Princeton-educated ecologist — discusses her group’s triumphs and struggles as it harnesses the power of the Web to preserve Africa’s magnificent animals.
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Interview: Using Power of the Web To Help Preserve Africa’s Wildlife

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