Reports & Publications
We instill the importance of conservation by teaching children about Uganda's unique wildlife and helping communities discover more sustainable ways of living.
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PUBLICATIONS
Bogese M, Ho J, O'Donnell C, Otali E, Tusiime P, Ross E, Kahlenberg S, Machanda Z, McAullife K. 2024. Short-term conservation education influences Ugandan adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, and investment decisions. Folia Primatologica. https://doi.org/10.1163/14219980-bja10042
Tusiime P, Weary T, Pappas T, Tuhaise S, Akankwasa JW, Sempebwa D, Otali E, Asiimwe C, McLennan MR, Kalema-Zikusoka G, Ross E, Gern J, Goldberg T. 2024. Pediatric Respiratory Pathogens Circulate in Children and Adults in Communities Near Susceptible Wild Great Ape Populations in Uganda. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2024: 1771163. PDF
Weary TE, Pappas T, Tusiime P, Tuhaise S, Otali E, Emery Thompson M, Ross E, Gern JE, and Goldberg TL. 2024. Common cold viruses circulating in children threaten wild chimpanzees through asymptomatic adult carriers. Scientific Reports, 14(1). PDF
Weary TE, Tusiime P, Pappas T, Tuhaise S, Ross E, Gern JE, and Goldberg TL. 2024. High frequencies of nonviral colds and respiratory bacteria colonization among children in rural Western Uganda. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 12:1379131. PDF
Weary TE, Tusiime P, Tuhaise S, Reyes JFM, Ross E, Gern JE, and Goldberg TL. 2024. Respiratory disease patterns in rural Western Uganda 2019-2022. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 12:1336009. PDF
Hartel JA, Otali E, Machanda Z, Wrangham RW, Ross and Ross E. 2020. Holistic approach for conservation of chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Uganda. In: Hopper LM and Ross SR (editors), Chimpanzees in Context: A Comparative Perspective on Chimpanzee Behavior, Cognition, Conservation, and Welfare, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 612-643. PDF
Otali E and Ross E. 2020. Kasiisi Forest Schools' Program: Kasiisi Project Elephant Conservation. Journal of the Elephant Managers Association 31: 86-88. PDF
Leeds A, Lukas KE, Kendall CJ, Slavin MA, Ross EA, Robbins MM, van Weeghel D, and Bergl RA. 2017. Evaluating the effect of a year-long film focused environmental education program on Ugandan student knowledge of and attitudes toward great apes. American Journal of Primatology 79:e22673. PDF
Otali E, Hartel JA, Machanda Z, Wrangham RW and Ross EA. 2016. Holistic approach for conservation of chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Uganda. PeerJ. Preprints 4:e1894v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1894v1
Ross, E. 2013. The role of small NGOs: Building quality international education. Harvard International Review 35: 40-44. PDF
Wrangham RW and Ross E, editors. 2008. Science and Conservation in African Forests: The Benefits of Long-term Research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 280pp. Link
Kasenene JM and Ross E. 2008. Community benefits from long-term research programs: a case-study from Kibale National Park. In: Wrangham RW and Ross E (editors), Science and Conservation in African Forests: The Benefits of Longterm Research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p 63-74.
Wrangham RW and Ross E. 2008. Long-term research and conservation: the way forward. In: Wrangham RW, and Ross E, editors. Science and Conservation in African Forests: The Benefits of Longterm Research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p 242-245.
