Annabella Helman

So happy to be back in Kenya this week, but boy oh boy...this jet lag is killing me! I've got until Monday to kick the 12pm wake ups 😅

Barriers to Survival Could a centuries-old pastoralist tool help conserve a rare antelope? By Annabella Helman   In Kenya’s Rift Valley, a pride of lions begins to stir as the sun descends to the

Happy New Year! I’ve just had an article published detailing my work in central Kenya, check it out: westernconfluence.org/barriers-to-...
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I'm stuck picturing a handful of hyenas 🤲 awesome stuff! 😁

Finals week vibes 🥱

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“No worries, I should have it finished by December!”

December:

Yes! What's your favorite genre to read out in the field?

Prepping for my third field season in Kenya over these next few weeks! I'm curious to hear people's must-have fieldwork luxuries. For me, a jumbo bag of sour patch kids, pillowcase from home, and headphones for long drives in old LRs! What are yours? 🦊🧪

Thanks for kicking this off! Still getting the hang of this app 😅

Officially making the switch over here. Hey y'all! I'm going to try to keep this updated with fieldwork shenanigans starting up again in January! This time, very hartebeest focused. Follow along if you, like me, worry about these strange and lovely antelope!

Missing the lions today (and every day if I'm being honest)! We found this young male mating with a lioness and we later recollared her to continue to monitor this northern pride's movements in @OlPejeta. I love the softness of his eyes😍🦊

#addMam

Absolutely loving TrapTagger for photo processing!!! Checking through a few clusters of images, but 338,000+ images ID’d and sorted in less than a week 🤩

🚩🚩 Position 2/2: Program Manager for the SPEC Lab Ocelot Research Program. See shorturl.at/LMN57 to apply. Deadline is November 12. Five years of experience in related tasks is **required** for this pay scale as per A&M rules, so pls have this reflected in your CV 🚩🚩

Two baby hyenas playing at a den

Two baby hyenas playing at a den

Also please enjoy these baby yeens 🥰🧪

Going through pics from the summer for my proposal defense and had to share this eland bull who has definitely had his picture taken before😄🧪

Finishing up my dissertation proposal this weekend! So far I’ve done four loads of laundry, deep cleaned the kitchen and bathroom, and reorganized my closet 😅🧪

Spent some time with my favorite pride today! Love these beautiful young lions!! 🦁🥰🧪

It’s so nice when the study lions know how to pose! 😁🧪

Woman in vehicle taking picture of a cheetah resting under a tree in Kenya

Spent some time with a spottier cat yesterday!!!

Black rhino mom and baby. Camera trap image.

Getting some fantastic photos from my camera traps so far! This black rhino mom and baby posed so nicely 🥰🧪

Awesome! Thank you so much 🤩

Downloading my first round of camera trap images!!! 🥳 Only had one camera post lifted by an elephant but luckily they got bored with it 100m away😅

@danirabaiotti.bsky.social Could you please add me? 😁

I’m always team lioness, but this gorgeous male might’ve won me over for a morning 🤩

Hey y’all! Happy to connect on here! I’m a PhD student fascinated by all things carnivore ecology and human-wildlife coexistence. My research is in Laikipia, Kenya where I study lion-prey dynamics in relation to livestock management 🦁🦓🐮 Follow for lots of wildlife pictures and field updates!