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Name
Dr. Felix Joseph Mkonyi

Academic Rank
Senior Lecturer

Department
Biological Sciences

Biography

Biography

Dr. Felix Mkonyi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education, a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam. He holds a PhD in Life Sciences and Engineering, specializing in Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management, from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Arusha, Tanzania. He also earned both his Master of Science in Zoology and Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Wildlife Ecology from the University of Dar es Salaam.

 

A distinguished wildlife ecologist and conservation biologist, Dr. Mkonyi is actively engaged in research focused on the ecology, biogeography, and conservation of amphibians, reptiles, and large carnivores. His expertise encompasses species ecology, conservation monitoring, and the development of effective strategies to mitigate human-wildlife conflict and promote sustainable coexistence. Dr. Mkonyi’s career reflects a deep and enduring commitment to advancing both scientific knowledge and practical conservation outcomes, integrating academic excellence, impactful research, and hands-on fieldwork to address some of the most pressing challenges in biodiversity conservation. 

 

In addition to his research, he has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals and provides consultancy services in his areas of specialization. Within academia, he teaches undergraduate courses in invertebrate and chordate zoology, as well as postgraduate courses in biostatistics, scientific research methods, and biodiversity conservation and management.

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Email Address
felix.mkonyi@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Ecology, biogeography, and conservation of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals; amphibian communication (advertisement calls); large carnivore ecology and monitoring; human-wildlife interactions and coexistence; community-park relations; and environmental m

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Projects

Projects

The role of key Players in Biodiversity Governance and Management. A Case Study of Protected Areas in Manyara Region. Research Programme on Sustainable Use of Drylands Biodiversity (RPSUD) Grant under the University of Dar es Salaam (Department of Zoology & Wildlife Conservation). (January – December 2008). Technical Report ID 31-07-08-3

Publications

Publications

  1. Mkonyi, F. J. (2022). An integrated approach for the management of human-carnivore conflict: a review of conflict management interventions in Tanzania. Mammalian Biology, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00255-1

  2. Mkonyi, F. J. (2021). Biodiversity hotspot revisited: reptile and amphibian assemblages of the Uluguru Mountain Forest Reserves, south-eastern Tanzania. African Journal of Herpetology, 70(2), 95-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2021.1973582.

  3. Mkonyi, F. J. (2021). Local People’s Perceptions of Benefits and Costs of Protected Areas: The Case of Tarangire National Park and the Surrounding Ecosystem, Northern Tanzania. Journal of Ecological Anthropology 23, (1): 5-31. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jea/vol23/iss1/1

  4. Mkonyi F. J., (2019). Quantitative description and comparison of the advertisement calls of two species of probreviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from the Uluguru South Mountains, Tanzania, Journal of Natural History, 53:43-44, 2711-2722. http://doi.org /10.1080/00222933.2020.1728410

  5. Mkonyi F. J., Estes, A. B., Lichtenfeld, L. L., and Durant, S. M., (2018). Large carnivore distribution in relationship to environmental and anthropogenic factors in a multiple-use landscape of Northern Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 1–12. .http://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12528

  6. Mkonyi F. J., (2018). Community Evaluation of Protected Areas Governance and Management Effectiveness: A Case Study of Manyara Region, Tanzania. International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, 3(5): 75-88. http://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijnrem.20180305.11

  7. Mkonyi F. J., Estes, A. B., Msuha, M. J., Lichtenfeld, L. L., and Durant, S. M., (2017). Fortified Bomas and Vigilant Herding are Perceived to Reduce Livestock Depredation by Large Carnivores in the Tarangire-Simanjiro Ecosystem, Tanzania. Human Ecology, 45:513–523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-017-9923-4.

  8. Mkonyi F. J., Estes, A. B., Msuha, M. J., Lichtenfeld, L. L., and Durant, S. M. (2017). Socio-economic correlates and management implications of livestock depredation by large carnivores in the Tarangire ecosystem, northern Tanzania. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 13:(1): 248-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2017.1339734 

  9. Mkonyi, F. J., Estes, A. B., Msuha, M. J., Lichtenfeld, L. L., and Durant, S. M. (2017). Local Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Large Carnivores in a Human-dominated Landscape of Northern Tanzania. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 22 (4): 314-330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2017.1323356

  10.  Ngalason W., and Mkonyi F. J. (2011). Herpetofauna of Montane Areas of Tanzania. 2. Altitudinal Distribution of Amphibians on the Uluguru South Mountains. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences, 4:81-89. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3158/2158-5520-4.1.81

  11. Mkonyi, F. J; Howell, K. M; Nikundiwe A; Msuya, C; Ngalason, W and Channing, A. (2004). Advertisement calls: Probreviceps loveridgei, P. Uluguruensis and P. macrodactylus (Loveridge’s Forest Frog, Uluguru Forest Frog, Long-fingered Forest Frog). Herpetological Review, 35(3): 261-262.