Francis Sopia - Colorado State University Master of Conservation Leadership Student
Channel: Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Date: 2020-02-26

Francis Sopia is a Maasai Conservationist born and brought up in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Growing up in a cattle-grazing community in the Mara made him acutely aware of the conflict between humans and wildlife and has since devoted his life towards community conservation efforts in Kenya.  He is currently studying Conservation Leadership through Learning in the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources.

Prior to joining the program, Francis was working for the Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA), a regional organization in Kenya that is helping in Sustaining, Developing and Creating Conservancies and Conservation Areas in the Mara region. He was working as a Data Manager for 12 conservancies leading a team of 229 rangers in the field. Francis plans to continue working with Kenya wildlife conservancies to advance the work being done in the region.

To support his conservation education go here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/francis-sopia 

The Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources is a part of the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University.