She wants to investigate community attitudes towards perceived frogs and the folklores behind their persecution. Also, she is assisting in building the zoological collection by preserving #frogs of disturbed wetlands!

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands are very important ecosystems for humans and biodiversity at large. Protecting wetlands saves lives. Happy world wetlands day. Many #frogs live in wetlands and cant survive elsewhere! Many #birds get food from wetlands. Let us protect them!!!

Some great encounter in Huye around the University of Rwanda High diversity driven by high anthropogenic use of anurans habitats esp in wetlands

Dwarf chameleon from Nyungwe National Park at the Kamiranzovu trail

Nyungwe National Park is simply rwandaful.A photo dedicated to our wowen doing tremendous jobs in conserving the herpetofauna- if you are one of them this is to say: “You are an inspiration”#Tagthem Jodi Rowley Hiral Naik Christella Umulisa and Beth Kaplin who pushes other harder @CoErwanda.

Christella Umulisa Christella, umunyeshuri muri University of Rwanda wakoze ubushakashatsi ku imyumvire y’abaturage iyo havuzwe kubungabunga urusobe rw’ibinyabuzima ariko yibanda ku ibikeri. Ikiganiro na UR- RADIO SALUS.- Yves Rugira

Christella, akomeje kunganira ubushakashatsi ku urusobe rw’ibikeri mu Rwanda akusanya amakuru yagenderwaho nihashyirwa gahuda yihariye yo kubungabunga bunga urusobe rw’ibinyabuzima rutitabwaho cyane nk’inikeri ndetse n’ibindi dufite mu Rwanda.

We have uploaded 43 new laws gazetted between July and December 2021 in our database of ‘Laws of Rwanda’. These include Doing Business laws. Click here to access them👉🏾👉🏾 rlrc.gov.rw/index.php?id=2… Rwanda Social Security Board Immigration | Rwanda Rwanda Development Board Kigali International Financial Centre Capital Market Authority | Rwanda Office of Ombudsman of Rwanda/Urwego rw'Umuvunyi

Some neighbors - somewhere in #Rwanda -

Honored to be featured- Thank you Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & NRM and the Senckenberg Research for having me under your programs to build capacity, expand networks and also build home capacity to my own students University of Rwanda. Christella Umulisa

The courage and interest shown by Christella Umulisa to work on amphibians have been impressive and worthy support.

In his opening remarks, University of Rwanda V/C Prof. MD Kayihura welcomed all participants into Biodiversity Mainstreaming Stakeholder workshop which is co-organized by the Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & NRM and SA Biodiversity . #Threads

One of the lessons learnt about these limbless lizard is that they are just cool animals. Conserving what we know is half conservation until we conserve all neglected species. #emergingherpetologist for Rwanda.Mapendo MINDJE (Frogman of Rwanda) 🇷🇼 🐸 Beth Kaplin Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & NRM #Nyungwefieldschool2023

Appreciating all efforts invested by this young generation to find solutions to biodiversity information gaps for Rwanda. Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & NRM University of Rwanda Christella Umulisa Many are yet to get why studying frogs and snakes is important but through findings, we have hope to bring what was missing

Over the last 6 yrs, I came to understand that a lot is needs to be taken care of. We have dedicated to collect information on the distribution and diversity of #Rwandan #herpetofauna. Besides being useful to ecosystems, these animals are beautiful and amazing Christella Umulisa

Thank you,@Meli_Vamberger, Honored to work with you as my mentor and share our study at #atbc2024! 🐢 Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & NRM BritishCheloniaGroup @volkswagenstifung. #atbc2024

Had an amazing time at #ATBC2024 presenting a poster, "Unraveling Diversity of Turtles in Akagera National Park." Grateful for the opportunity to share our research and connect with fellow scientists! 🐢#atbc2024 #turtlesofrwanda🐢

Thrilled to share that using genetic data, we’ve confirmed the presence of Pelomedusa kobe in Akagera National Park! This study provides insights into its morphology and sexual size dimorphism. Full study: doi.org/10.1111/aje.70… Funded by Volkswagen, BCG, and Mapula.

Had a great time exploring the botanical garden in Liberec, Czech Republic! 🌿✨ It was amazing to see species from diverse ecosystems #Botanickàzahrada #Biodivrsityconservation

I have been a student thriving to do what I like. I have been inspired to dive into herpetology, to understand how these creatures live and their ecological roles to sustain ecosystem in Rwanda. I have now got the way to do this through my mentor Mapendo MINDJE (Frogman of Rwanda) 🇷🇼 🐸