Noreen Mutoro
Project Staff
Hellbrunnerstraße 34, 5020 Salzburg
Tel.: +43(0)662 8044 5602
Room: C-2.013
Research interest
- Integrated social and ecological research studies in conservation
- GIS and Remote sensing
- Species distribution modelling and genetics
- Working dogs in conservation – Use Fecal detection dogs in carnivore research
- Carnivore dietary analysis studies
Curriculum vitae
Education and training
- 03/2019- 01/2025: University of Salzburg, Austria; Doctoral studies (PhD) in natural sciences at the Faculty of Natural Sciences Biology
- 04-09/2018: Kreuzberg Bonn Sprachinstitut, Germany; German Intensive Language Course
- 2012- 2016: University of Nairobi, Kenya; Postgraduate course (MSc) in Biology of Conservation
- 2007- 2012: University of Nairobi, Kenya; Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons.) in Wildlife Management and Conservation
- 05- 09/2007: Institute of Advanced Technology; Certificate in International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL); Syllabus Version: 4
- 2003- 2006: Riara Springs Girls High School, Kenya; Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Professional experience
- 2015- 2017: Assistant Research Scientist, Carnivores, Livelihoods and Landscapes – Action for Cheetahs in Kenya (project)
- 2013- 2017: Country Coordinator (acting) / Organizing Secretary, Tropical Biology Alumni Association of Kenya (TBAAK)
- 03- 06/2013: Conference Assistant, preparing the Tropical Biology Association African Alumni Group (TAAG) Conference on Conservation, held at the National Museums of Kenya
- 03- 05/2012: Intern, Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy – Animal Orphanage
- 08/2011 and 2012: Intern, Rutgers University and National Museums of Kenya Primatology and Ecology Field School
- 09- 11/2008: Intern, Ornithology Section, Zoology Department, National Museums of Kenya
Language skills
- English
- Kiswahili
- French (Basic)
- German (Level B2.1)
Computer skills
- Windows platforms – Ms Office suite (Level of proficiency -Intermediate)
- Geographic Information Systems software – ArcView, ArcMap
- QGIS (Level of proficiency – Basic)
- Mobile data collection applications – ODK, Survey 123, Collector for ArcGIS (Level of proficiency – Basic)
- Statistical software – SPSS, Minitab (Level of proficiency – Basic)
Affiliations
- 2013 -2017: Tropical Biology Alumni Association of Kenya (TBAAK)
- 2008 -2017: Nature Kenya
- 2011 -2013: Friends of Nairobi National Park (FONNAP)
- 2008 -2012: Wildlife Student Association (WSA)
Publications
2025
Fratt K, Hamre R, Burak M, Mutoro N, Nootbaar H, Wykstra M (2025) Using differential reinforcement and extinction to increase specificity in cheetah scat detection dogs. Animal Cognition 28(1): 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-025-01947-0
Mutoro NM, Eberle J, Wykstra M, Habel JC, Schaab G (2025) Impact of anthropogenic landscape alteration on the distribution of potential cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) habitats in southern Kenya: Revealing cheetah behavioural change. Global Ecology and Conservation 61: e03637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03637
2024
Slotta-Bachmayr L, Oyugi A, Mutoro N, Burak M, Wykstra M (2024) Detection Dogs Working in Hot Climates: The Influence on Thermoregulation and Fecal Consistency. Animals 14(17): 2456. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14172456
2022
Mutoro NM, Chira R, Gichuki N, Kariuki E, Eberle J, Habel JC, Wykstra M (2022) Dietary preference of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in south-eastern Kenya. Ecology and Evolution 12: e8556. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8556
2021
Mutoro N, Eberle J, Petermann J, Schaab G, Wykstra M, Habel JC (2021) Impact of weather conditions on cheetah monitoring with scat detection dogs. Journal of Tropical Ecology 37(5): 222-227. doi:10.1017/S0266467421000316
