Professor Kim M. Howell has been a staff member of the Univesity of Dar es Salaam since 1970, where he is currently a Professor in the Dept. of Zoology & Wildlife Conservation. He has broad interests in the ecology and distribution of small mammals, birds and reptiles and amphibians and is the author of numerous publications and several books. His field work in Tanzania's biodiversity hotspots has yielded shrew and frog species new to science.,,Kim retired from the University of Dar es Salaam in 2016 but his long career studying Tanzania's biodiversity and its conservation continued. Kim's countless books, research papers, reports and surveys provide a valuable resource for the understanding of Tanzania's biodiversity. Bill's work in Tanzania wouldn't have been possible without Kim's frie