Impact

What Your Donation Funds

Field Operations

Daily vehicle runs, fuel, equipment maintenance, and camp infrastructure for two field camps running continuously in the Maasai Mara.

Kenyan Staff

Salaries and benefits for our dedicated Kenyan field team, many of whom have worked with the MHP for over a decade and are essential to data collection.

Community Outreach

Hyena education programs for local schools, free conflict resolution consulting for farmers, and training workshops for Kenyan students and researchers.

GimmeSwag Campaign

Adopt Waffles — In Plush Form

Waffles, Queen of Serena North Clan plush
Waffles Plushie - In Production

Waffles began life at the bottom of her clan’s hierarchy. Against the odds, she built the alliances she needed to overthrow the matriarch and become queen of Serena North and then raised a line of syrup-named cubs whose descendants still rule the clan today.

Thanks to everyone who pledged, the campaign was a success and Waffles is officially being produced! Her plush will come with her own collar and a cub accessory, just like the real matriarch and her line of syrup-named heirs.

$39.99Final price
FundedCampaign status

Every pledge supported hyena research and conservation in the Maasai Mara. Sign up on the campaign page to be notified the moment our Waffles plushie drops. Ships worldwide.

Sign Up for Release Updates

Adopt a Hyena

Sponsor a Cub Coming Soon

Spotted hyena cubs are born into specific clans and carry unique personalities from the start. By sponsoring a cub, you’ll support their monitoring and receive updates on their development.

Our cub-sponsorship program is launching soon. Our field team is identifying and naming this season’s cubs now, and full adoption profiles will appear here shortly.

Want to support a specific hyena today? Adopt Waffles in plush form through our current campaign.