Paula Kahumbu

Paula Kahumbu
Kahumbu in 2017
Born
Nairobi, Kenya
Alma mater
Known forHands Off Our Elephants
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsWildlife conservation
InstitutionsWildlifeDirect
ThesisThe effects of elephants on their habitats in the Shimba Hills, Kenya (2002)
Doctoral advisor
  • Dan Rubenstein
  • Andrew Dobson
WebsitePersonal website

Paula Kahumbu is a wildlife conservationist and chief executive officer of WildlifeDirect. She is best known as a campaigner for elephants and wildlife, spearheading the Hands Off Our Elephants Campaign, which was launched in 2014 with Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. She was recently appointed in 2022 as the first National Geographical Explorer as a board of trustees member at the National Geographic Society.