Jessy Patterson
sDNA Metabarcoding: Opening the Doors to Understanding Carnivore Diets
Understanding carnivore diets, especially in Namibia where multiple large carnivores have overlapping niches, is important for...
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Update from the field
Dipanjan Naha
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
Animal husbandry, herding & livestock movements in the northern periphery of Etosha National Park
Villages in rural Africa are multifunctional and play important ecosystem services in providing space for grazing, crop cultivation,...
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...
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...
Dipanjan Naha
- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Carnivore, livestock and humans- Living along the edge of Etosha National Park
Human-wildlife conflicts at the interface of protected areas and farmlands are a common problem worldwide. The conflicts are severe when...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
Greater Etosha Carnivore Programme in full swing: collaring lions in Etosha
Lion collaring in Etosha
Stéphanie Périquet
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
From the field to the lab: there is a (smelly) story written in scats…
Anyone who has ever worked with carnivores knows that this can be a rather smelly business. Whether it involves carcasses or fresh...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
A spotted rooftop visitor spotted…
The roof top of the Visitor Centre is the best spot to watch the sunset (or the sunrise if you are a morning person…), so it should come...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
19°S: Space use by spotted hyaenas
If you are a large carnivore enthusiast, you probably have heard that they are wide ranging species requiring a lot of space to establish...
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...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Nov 3, 2020
- 1 min
Spending some time at the waterholes – Annual 72h count
In fenced game reserves, it is very important to have a clear idea of how many animals you have in order to manage them appropriately....
Florian Weise
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
Multi-Purpose Trees: Cheetah Marking Posts or Lion Playgrounds?
In order to better understand the local carnivore populations, ORC recently placed camera traps at several cheetah marking trees on...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Oct 8, 2019
- 1 min
Black Mongoose
Ongava is home to numerous endemic mammal, bird, reptile and plant species. But among mammals, only one is a carnivore and it is the...
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