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Nelson “Nellie” Mwangi, Research Assistant, GIS and Animal Tracking, Save the Elephants (STE), KENYA
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“Using GIS to control and map invasive cactus along the Ewaso Nyiro River, Laikipia-Samburu Ecosystems, Kenya.” "In Kenya the spread of opuntia has increased, encroaching into over 500km2 of protected areas including Laikipia and Tsavo East National Park and surrounds. ...Elephants and baboons also eat the fruits of the prickly pear helping in their dispersal. It is therefore necessary to control this invasive species to stop dispersal and also minimize animal deaths from ingestion of the glochids/spines.
