Frowin Becker
Seminar Series well underway
In July of this year ORC hosted its inaugural seminar in a series of talks, which are meant to bring our work and that of our...
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Blog & News
Update from the field
Stéphanie Périquet
- Oct 27
- 1 min
Highlight on collared carnivores in Etosha
If you have visited Etosha National Park in the past 2 years, chances are that you saw lions or spotted hyaenas wearing radio collars. If...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Oct 11
- 3 min
A visit from the Dartmouth College
At ORC, our mission extends beyond our daily work in the field and our commitment to research and conservation. It includes a dedication...
ORC Intern
- Sep 22
- 3 min
Life as an intern at the Ongava Research Centre
Hello everyone! I am Rhys, a wildlife sciences undergraduate student at the University of Georgia, USA working in Dr. Jim Beasley’s lab,...
Jessy Patterson
- Sep 4
- 4 min
Looking beyond the light: how does artificial lighting at waterholes affect mammal behaviour?
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about one of my PhD dissertation chapters on carnivore diets. A few weeks ago, we kicked off data...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Aug 21
- 5 min
Expert or Novice: do we see the same things?
Camera traps have become an invaluable tool for wildlife scientists, allowing us to capture images and videos of animals without...
ORC Intern
- Aug 14
- 3 min
Seeing Sounds: Surveying Ongava’s bats
Of all mammal groups, bats are the second most diverse with a whooping total of 1400 species worldwide and no less than 34 species native...
Maddie Melton
- Jul 26
- 3 min
The more, the merrier! Deploying more collars on Etosha’s carnivores
The end of May 2023 was an exciting time as we began the second year of capturing and collaring carnivores as part of the Greater Etosha...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Crouching lion & coursing hyaenas: Which one zebras are more afraid of?
Predators and their prey have complex relationships that are influenced by a range of factors. Each predator species has its own...
Dipanjan Naha
- Jun 22
- 4 min
To cross or not to cross? The effects of fences around Etosha on large carnviore movement.
Fencing represents one of the most common linear infrastructures in the world and is used for a variety of reasons, including wildlife...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jun 7
- 3 min
Counting giraffes at waterholes: which method to choose?
If you have been reading previous blogs, I am sure that by now, you are familiar with the fact that ecologists like to count things,...
Rubén Portas
- May 31
- 2 min
Ringing in a new collaboration
On May 7th, an inaugural bird-ringing session took place at the Ongava Game Reserve. The session was organized by the ORC and led by...
Rebecca Dannock
- May 24
- 3 min
If two heads are better than one, then two field sites are absolutely better than one
I’m back in Namibia for 2023’s Bio-Indicator Project sampling. But this time, along with Ongava, I’ve also spent a couple of weeks at...
Saskia Borger
- May 10
- 2 min
All big things start small
During my time at the Ongava Research Centre (ORC) this year, I worked in the lab analysing biological samples from elephants. The lab is...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Mar 20
- 1 min
Talking about our spotted cats at the Global Leopard Conference
The Global Leopard Conference took place from the 13 to 17th of March 2023. This was one of a kind virtual event fully dedicated to one...
ORC Team
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Our team is expanding: Meet Frowin Becker!
ORC recently recruited Namibian researcher Frowin Becker as Scientist and Liaison Officer. Frowin is an avian ecologist with an eclectic...
ORC collaborator
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Long-term vegetation monitoring infrastructure at Ongava
The SECO project aims to increase our understanding of carbon fluxes across dry tropical vegetation. Globally, savannas, woodlands and...
Maddie Melton
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Monitoring wildlife crossing the fence between Etosha and the surrounding human landscape
As the global human population increases, the competition for space and resources results in increased human-wildlife interactions from...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Gone with the wind: How wind speed affects Bat-eared foxes foraging activities
Not all carnivores are big and dangerous to work with. Some are just furry little things with big ears, wandering around looking for...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Feb 13
- 1 min
ORC students stealing the show at the Warnell Graduate Student Symposium!
It is customary for Universities to organise symposium where students present their projects and results, the Warnell School of Forestry...
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