Stéphanie Périquet
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,...
top of page
Blog & News
Update from the field
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...
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...
ORC Team
- Nov 2, 2022
- 1 min
The end of an era at ORC
Now comes the time for ORC to close a chapter. At the end of October, we had to say goodbye to John Mendelshon as he retires from being...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Conservation Status and Red List of the Terrestrial Carnivores of Namibia
Carnivores are a fascinating group of animals on which many books have been written. For some of them, we already know a lot, but for...
ORC collaborator
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Guiding Bio-indicator collections
It’s no secret, environmental changes are apparent the world over. But what drives these changes is often more secretive. While some...
John Mendelsohn
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Namibia’s new Atlas
A new atlas of Namibia was published this year. This is the third geographical profile and atlas of Namibia. The first, the National...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
At home or passing through? What do we know about leopards on Ongava
Leopards are top of the wish list of animals to see on safaris, and Ongava Game Reserve is no exception. While the reserve seems to have...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jul 15, 2022
- 3 min
Africa’s drylands in a changing world
In June 2019, a symposium was held at Mokuti Lodge, just outside the Von Lindquist gate in eastern Etosha. At that time, the park was...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
Greater Etosha Carnivore Programme in full swing: collaring lions in Etosha
Lion collaring in Etosha
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jun 3, 2022
- 1 min
Powering up! VARTA sponsorship for our camera traps
If you have been following this space, you are most probably aware that we use camera traps a lot. And by a lot, I mean that our camera...
ORC collaborator
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
Termite sampling across Namibia
Dr Barbara van Asch and Christi Greyling (MSc student) from the Genetics Department of Stellenbosch University visited Ongava Research...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Mar 22, 2022
- 1 min
ORC scientists act as the editorial team for the Namibian Journal of Environment
This is actually old news we haven’t shared with you yet. A year ago, ORC’s research team of ( Ken Stratford, John Mendelsohn, Florian...
ORC Student
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
A novel genetic group of Macrotermes termites in Ongava
Macrotermes termites have a symbiotic relationship with Basidiomycetes fungi and play important ecological roles as soil conditioners in...
William Versfeld
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
Genetic constitution and genetic structure of lion populations in northern Namibia
African lions are estimated to occur in only 12.5 % of their historical range, with the result that many of their populations are...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Of teeth and claws
Taking stock of carnivore research in the Greater Etosha Landscape The Greater Etosha Landscape (GEL) is host to a wide diversity of...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Queen takes King: dynamic interactions between spotted hyaenas and lions.
Spotted hyaenas have been traditionally thought to be only a lowly scavenger, stealing from lion kills and being subordinate to them. But...
ORC Team
- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
Our Visitor Centre is open!
After many months of preparation, we were very pleased to welcome friends and families to the opening of Ongava Visitor Centre on 29th...
bottom of page