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Jessy Patterson

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...

Dipanjan Naha

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...

Maddie Melton

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...

Dipanjan Naha

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,...

John Mendelsohn

Seeds for a new generation of conservationists and scientists

Environmental science and conservation are life-long pursuits to understand and conserve the living world. Both vocations are built on...

ORC Team

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...

Dipanjan Naha

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...

Dipanjan Naha

Getting to know Etosha's neighbours

As with other protected areas in the world, Etosha National Park in north-western Namibia has similar problems with humans and dangerous...

John Mendelsohn

Economic Blind Alleys

One of Ongava Research Centre's major interests focuses on this question: How can rural poverty be eradicated, and land degradation be...

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