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...
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Blog & News
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,...
John Mendelsohn
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
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
- 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...
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...
Dipanjan Naha
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min
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
- Mar 11, 2020
- 2 min
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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