Darcy has been involved in research and conservation in Kenya since 2000 when she began her masters degree, and later studied mackinder’s eagle owls 🦉 for her PhD research. Ogada has worked for the Peregrine fund’s Africa program since 2010 and is based in Central Kenya. In 2013, she began work in Northern Kenya focused on studying and conserving vultures. In 2017, she began intensive community level trainings to stop wildlife poisoning and the following year she joined forces with the NGO lion landscapes to initiate their coexistence coop project aimed at helping people in northern Kenya coexist with wildlife. Darcy is a prolific writer of scientific papers, blogs, and general articles on topics concerning African raptors and wildlife poisoning. She recently stepped down as editor of scopus, east Africa’s peer reviewed ornithological journal, and she chairs the African region of the IUCN vulture specialist group. She’s actively involved in a host of local conservation issues as a member of of nature Kenya’s bird committee and the KWS bird task force. She currently monitors and gains inspiration from the next generation of East Africa’s conservationists. Enjoy💚

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