Stéphanie PériquetJan 31, 20221 minBLOGCreepy-crawlies bonanza‼The arrival of the rains not only triggers striking changes in the landscape with the vegetation turning from brown yellow to lush green,...
Stéphanie PériquetJan 10, 20221 minBLOGWhen the rain gives you wings...Every year after the first significant rains, we are witnesses to one of Nature's fantastic shows: the flight of termites. This is the...
William VersfeldAug 1, 20211 minBLOGObservation of vegetation changes between burned and unburned areas. Part 1After a good rainy season in North Central Namibia in 2020, the Ongava Research Centre received an ~ 514mm of rain and the vegetation in...
Stéphanie PériquetJan 29, 20211 minBLOGA river runs through it…You probably have quite often heard that Namibia is a very dry place. Indeed, some parts of the country are ones of the driest on the...
Stéphanie PériquetDec 25, 20201 minBLOGXmas presents: the Emperor Moth & the Mopane WormIn southern Africa, summer rains bring countless flying, crawling and creeping visitors. But in the Mopane belt, in which Ongava is...