Benson Okita‐Ouma

African Academy of Sciences — KE

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

11h-index323citations29works0.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(17), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation(6), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(5), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies(5), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology(5)

Publications29 total

Black Rhinoceros: Contrasting Conservation Actions and Outcomes Across the Continent
Fascinating life sciences·2025
African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes de l’Eléphant d’Afrique
Pachyderm·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (<i>Diceros bicornis michaeli</i>) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes
African Journal of Ecology·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report/Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes de l’Eléphant d’Afrique
Pachyderm·2023Open Access
African Elephant Specialist Group Chair report/ Rapport du Groupe de Spécialistes de l’Eléphant d’Afrique
Pachyderm·2022Open Access
The behaviour and fate of translocated bull African savanna elephants (<i>Loxodonta africana</i>) into a novel environment
African Journal of Ecology·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
The role of environmental, structural and anthropogenic variables on underpass use by African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Tsavo Conservation Area
Global Ecology and Conservation·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
Influence of infrastructure, ecology, and underpass-dimensions on multi-year use of Standard Gauge Railway underpasses by mammals in Tsavo, Kenya
Scientific Reports·2022· 11 citedOpen Access
Multi-year Use of the Standard Gauge Railway Underpasses by Mammals in Tsavo, Kenya: Influence of Underpass Dimensions, Infrastructure and Ecology
Research Square (Research Square)·2022Open Access
Kenya's first White Rhino Conservation and Management Action Plan
Pachyderm·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Effect of high population density of eastern black rhinoceros, a mega‐browser, on the quality of its diet
African Journal of Ecology·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Effectiveness of wildlife underpasses and culverts in connecting elephant habitats: a case study of new railway through Kenya’s Tsavo National Parks
African Journal of Ecology·2021· 22 citedOpen Access
African forest and savannah elephants treated as separate species
Oryx·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
Progress on the Kenya black rhino Action Plan (2017-2021)
Pachyderm·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Relationships of reproductive performance indicators in black rhinoceros (<i>Diceros bicornis michaeli</i>) with plant available moisture, plant available nutrients and woody cover
African Journal of Ecology·2020· 6 citedOpen Access
Conservation strategy for black rhinos and management guidelines for white rhinos launched in Kenya
Pachyderm·2020Open Access
Increased demand for rhino horn in Yemen threatens eastern Africa’s rhinos
Pachyderm·2020· 9 citedOpen Access
Comparing an automated high-definition oblique camera system to rear-seat-observers in a wildlife survey in Tsavo, Kenya: Taking multi-species aerial counts to the next level
Biological Conservation·2019· 27 cited
Preliminary indications of the effect of infrastructure development on ecosystem connectivity in Tsavo National Parks, Kenya
Pachyderm·2016· 8 citedOpen Access
Low birth rates and reproductive skew limit the viability of Europe’s captive eastern black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis michaeli
Biodiversity and Conservation·2015· 25 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael Koskei(6), Fredrick Lala(6), Iain Douglas‐Hamilton(5), Patrick Omondi(5), Rajan Amin(4), Lydia Tiller(4), Rob Slotow(4), H.H.T. Prins(4), Linus Kariuki(4), Frank Pope(3), Martin Mulama(3), Lucy King(3), Francis Gakuya(3), Cedric Khayale(3), Shadrack Ngene(2), Rajan Amin(2), K. Adcock(2), R.H. Emslie(2), Frank van Langevelde(2), Richard Moller(2)