Stéphanie Périquet
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...
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Update from the field
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
- 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
- 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...
John Mendelsohn
- Jul 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Cuando (aka Kwando): a river in its own right!
International convention holds that a river should have one name along its entire course, which is normally the name given at its source....
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
- 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...
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
- Jul 2, 2019
- 1 min
Right on track? How reliable are our wildlife tracking devices?
Wildlife scientists have been using tracking devices and telemetry for more than 60 years. With the rise of the GPS and satellite...
Stéphanie Périquet
- Jun 20, 2019
- 1 min
Our new spotted hyaena paper - Dyads and Networks
If you ask me, the spotted hyaena is one of the most interesting and exciting species to study. One of the reasons for that is that even...
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