We are very excited to announce that Founder & Executive Director of Ewaso Lions, Shivani Bhalla, received her PhD from the University of Oxford in July.
“This has been a long journey and I am very relieved to have finally completed my PhD (known as a DPhil at Oxford). This was only possible thanks to the enormous support I received from my family, friends and the Ewaso Lions team who gave me so much strength, space and time to finally wrap it up. My thesis focuses on lions in community areas and what they need in order to survive with people. The findings of my thesis have already helped lions in Samburu and will continue to do so. I dedicated it to Jeremy Lucas, who passed away a year ago and loved Samburu, its lions and people so much, and supported me immensely throughout the process.
I was thrilled to graduate in Oxford in July, with my family and Jeneria who represented the entire team. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way. It is now finally official!”
Shivani graduates at Oxford in July
