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
- 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...
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,...
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...
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