Leonie Hofstra (She/Her)
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- South Africa
About Leonie Hofstra
Wildlife conservationist with over 15 years of experience. Particular interest in wildlife crime and anti-poaching. Almost a decade of experience in African rhino conservation and management.
Especially interested in animal welfare and human-wildlife conflict as well as engaging local communities in the fight against wildlife crime and environmental degradation. Passionate about integrating women into conservation and the ranger force.
Keen on meeting other conservationists and sharing ideas and making contacts. Always keen to learn from others around the world working on different subjects.
Which category below best describes the type of organisation you currently work for/or run?
Areas of expertise
Would you be open to sharing your lessons learned with the WildHub community?
Influencer Of
Flavia Manieri
WildHub Community Advocates Coordinator|Interdisciplinary Researcher, Uppsala University
Suhail Bashir
Environmental Consultant, WildHub Community Advocate, ENS Environmnetal Consultancy Sharjah
Recent Comments
Thank you for sharing this initiative, it sounds like a really valuable project for global elephant conservation! The ERC could become an essential hub for researchers and practitioners alike.🐘
I don’t have direct funding leads myself, but you might consider reaching out to international conservation funds like the Wildlife Conservation Network, Elephant Crisis Fund, or Save the Elephants. Universities with strong wildlife or conservation programs may also be interested in supporting collaborative knowledge platforms - for example, in the UK, the University of Nottingham runs the Elephant Welfare Project, researching cognitive enrichment and welfare, including projects like the “Elephant Jukebox".
Also, if you type ‘elephant’ in the search bar at the top of this page, you’ll be able to find past posts, resources, and people working in elephant conservation, which could help with networking and gathering ideas.
Wishing you the best with developing the ERC, I’m excited to see it come to life!
Hi Flavia, thank you very much for sharing your ideas. Some organisations are definitely on my list. Thank you for the University of Nottingham tip that is really interesting and one that I will follow up on.
Thanks again!