John MendelsohnJan 44 minBLOGHow old is your fairy? People travel from far to see iconic elephants, rhinos and lions in Ongava – three of the Big Five. Ecologists laud these animals for...
Stéphanie PériquetFeb 20, 20234 minNEWSGone with the wind: How wind speed affects Bat-eared foxes foraging activitiesNot all carnivores are big and dangerous to work with. Some are just furry little things with big ears, wandering around looking for...
ORC collaboratorMay 27, 20222 minBLOGThe early bird gets the worm, but the early termite gets the freezer…It’s high biomass season here at Ongava which means ORC’s Bio-Indicator Project, funded by Nedbank’s Go-Green Fund, is in full swing. The...
ORC collaboratorMay 9, 20221 minNEWSTermite sampling across NamibiaDr Barbara van Asch and Christi Greyling (MSc student) from the Genetics Department of Stellenbosch University visited Ongava Research...
ORC StudentFeb 9, 20222 minNEWSA novel genetic group of Macrotermes termites in OngavaMacrotermes termites have a symbiotic relationship with Basidiomycetes fungi and play important ecological roles as soil conditioners in...
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...