{"id":67,"date":"2017-02-23T03:29:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T03:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wildlife\/robert-modest-byamungu\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:06:11","slug":"robert-modest-byamungu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/robert-modest-byamungu","title":{"rendered":"Robert Modest Byamungu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 Robert Modest Byamungu (PhD)<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Senior\u00a0Lecturer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Department<\/span>: Wildlife Management<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 Phone: +255 232 601 376<\/span>
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\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Mob: +255 684 734 588<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Email: byamungu@sua.ac.tz<\/a>, robertbmodest@yahoo.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Robert is a Lecturer in the Department of Wildlife Management at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) where he is engaged in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. He has a <\/span>Bachelor degree in Wildlife Management, a Master degree in Biology, and a PhD in Wildlife Management.<\/span> Robert has attended a number of training related to his career including \u2014 <\/span>Conservation Projects Planning & Management, Media & Messaging for Conservation Projects, Behavior Change in Conservation through Education & Outreach, <\/span>Species Red Listing, and <\/span>Participatory Research Methods. In addition, Robert has abilities on performing tasks in <\/span>GIS & remote sensing<\/span>; DNA extraction, PCR, & analysis of DNA fragments. Robert is interested in researches related to modelling of <\/span><\/span>species-habitat interactions, spatial analysis of species habitat use, endangered species conservation, <\/span>behavior change <\/span>& community alternative livelihoods, and issues affecting endangered birds and mammals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Modest, RB.<\/span><\/b>, Maganga SLS., Hassan SN., Mariki BS. and Muganda M. (2010). Population Structure and Exploitation of Three Commercial Tree Species in Nguru ya Ndege Forest Reserve, Morogoro \u2013 Tanzania. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management 3(3):41-48<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Mariki, SB., Hassan, SN., Maganga, SLS., Modest, RB<\/b>. and Salehe, FS. (2011). Wildlife-based domestic tourism in Tanzania: Experiences from Northern tourist circuit. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management Vol. 4 No.4<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Hassan, SN., Salum, AR., Rija, AA., Modest, RB<\/b>., Kideghesho, JR., and Malata, PF. (2013). Human-induced Disturbances Influence on Bird Communities of Coastal Forests in Eastern Tanzania. British Journal of Applied Science & Technology 3(1): 48-64<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Modest, RB. <\/span><\/b>and Hassan, SN. (2016). Species Composition of Tropical Understory Birds in Threatened East African Coastal Forests Based on Capture Data, International Journal of Zoology, ID 1390364, 9 pages, doi:10.1155\/2016\/1390364<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Modest, RB., <\/span><\/b>Hassan, SN. and\u00a0 Rija, AA. (2016). Spatial metrics effect of forest fragmentation on forest bird abundance and site occupancy probability: the influence of patch size and isolation. Ostrich.1- 8, http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2989\/00306525.2016.1160961<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Modest, RB<\/span><\/b>. et al<\/i>. <\/span>(under preparation).<\/span>Contrasting preference <\/span>of<\/span> vertical floristic structures <\/span>in two sympatric greenbuls differing in<\/span> susceptibility to environmental degradation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    STUDENTS SUPERVISION:<\/strong>
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    RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Status and ecology of Sokoke pipit in Zaraninge forest, Tanzania, 2010 <\/span>
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    Ecology and community engagement in conservation of critically endangered White Backed Vulture in Eastern Serengeti, 2017<\/p>\n

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    Building The Capacity Of Communities Surrounding Serengeti Ecosystem To Produce\u00a0\u00a0 And Market Charcoal Briquettes From Agricultural And Domestic Wastes, 2018<\/p>\n

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    Sustainable conservation of the critically endangered Ruppell’s Vulture (Gyps rueppelli) in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania, 2018<\/p>\n

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    Improving conservation of Africa\u2019s most threatened primate: Rondo Dwarf Galago \u2014 a Tanzania\u2019s endemic and Critically Endangered primate, 2019<\/p>\n

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    Freshwater Biodiversity Information System for Sustainable Conservation of Rufiji Basin Catchment in Tanzania, 2019<\/p>\n

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    The role of nature for human well-being in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System (Kili-SES), 2020<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0 Robert Modest Byamungu (PhD) \u00a0 Senior\u00a0Lecturer \u00a0 Department: Wildlife Management \u00a0 Phone: +255 232 601 376 \u00a0 Mob: +255 684 734 588 Email: byamungu@sua.ac.tz, robertbmodest@yahoo.com\u00a0 Research Area: Biography: Robert is a Lecturer in the Department of Wildlife Management at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) where he is engaged in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3681,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/3681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}