IFAW is a global non-profit helping animals and people thrive together with presence in 40 countries around the world (see www.ifaw.org). IFAW works to address the needs of animals and people across a multitude of critical habitats through protecting wildlife from poachers, landscape conservation and rehabilitation of rescued animals. It partners with local communities, governments, non-governmental organizations, and businesses to achieve its mission. The IFAW Eastern Africa Regional office based in Nairobi covers 10 countries i.e., Djibouti, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Eritrea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. At present IFAW has ongoing projects in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia with some of these projects having a transboundary reach. IFAW believes that the livelihoods of people and the conservation and welfare of animals are inextricably linked through habitats, shared resources, and interactions therein. Through its Room to Roam initiative, IFAW has since a