Helen Gichohi

"I often get asked, ‘Why are you being such an activist? Because I understand and believe that our continent must develop, but we must do it responsibly in order to secure the iconic wildlife species of Africa.”"

"The disappearing forests, the overgrazed rangelands, and conversion to crop agriculture of grasslands and wetlands that had served as drought refugia … all have diminished the resilience of the system."