Kilima-Mrota is not A Worm: The Effect of Conservation Education and a Local Naming Contest on the Perspectives Held by the Peoples of Sagalla Hill, Kenya Toward the Sagalla Caecilian Boulengerula Niedeni

David Wojnowski; Patrick K. Malonza

doi:10.2982/028.098.0205

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David Wojnowski,¹ Patrick K. Malonza²

¹Teacher Education & Administration, University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle #310740, Denton, Texas 76203-5017, USA david.wojnowski@unt.edu
²Section of Herpetology, National Museums of Kenya P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya pkmalonza@yahoo.com

Abstract

An investigation was conducted on the effects of a naming contest for the Sagalla caecilian Boulengerula niedeni on Sagalla peoples' perspectives about this critically endangered subterranean amphibian. The study found that having an indigenous name, “kilima-mrota”, for this amphibian allowed local people to differentiate it from earthworms and snakes, which is helpful in promoting its conservation.

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David Wojnowski and Patrick K. Malonza "Kilima-Mrota is not A Worm: The Effect of Conservation Education and a Local Naming Contest on the Perspectives Held by the Peoples of Sagalla Hill, Kenya Toward the Sagalla Caecilian Boulengerula Niedeni," Journal of East African Natural History 98(2), 241-248, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.2982/028.098.0205

Published: 1 December 2009

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