Session 1F Applying the DPSIR Model (Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact, and Response) and UN Sustainable Development Goals (6 Clean Water and Sanitation, 13 Climate Action, and 15 Life on Land) to African Wild Dog Conservation in Namibia

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the most endangered mammals in the world. Namibia is predominantly a savanna biome and is one of few places left that support wild dog habitats. Because these mammals depend on extensive areas for survival, increasing land fragmentation and conflicts between humans continue to threaten their populations to near extinction in Namibia. This poster presentation will use the DPSIR model to analyze how Namibia is using the African wild dog as an ecological indicator species in relation to the three UN Sustainable Development Goals of climate action, life on land, and clean water and sanitation. It has been found that Namibian governmental agencies and community organizations have taken specific measures through climate policy, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, land protection, and public awareness programs in order to safeguard wild dog habitat and populations

Session 2E Analysis of Elephant Injuries and Veterinary Treatment across the Maasai Mara

The Maasai Mara in southwestern Kenya is a species-rich ecosystem. Rapid agricultural expansion and additional pressures of climate variability are threatening social-ecological dynamics in the region. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust mobile veterinary units, in collaboration with the Mara Elephant Project, have collected injury and treatment data for African Elephants in the Maasai Mara. This presentation showcases our analysis of spatio temporal patterns of where injuries are most treated within the ecosystem and if injuries have increased over time. Additionally, our project assesses how many of these injuries were caused by human-elephant conflict and if injuries vary with age or gender