Resident Staff
Acting Executive Director / Resident Scientist
Spatial and behavioural ecology, carnivores, landscapes of fear, species interactions, camera trapping
Elizabeth Shangano
Administrative Co-ordinator
Albertu Alfeus
General Worker
Hileni Mupopiwa
Campus & Hospitality Co-ordinator
Josephine Amwaalwa
Research Assistant
Simeon Naholo
Technician
Research Fellows
John Mendelshon
Since 2022
Former Executive Director
Personal capacity
Behavioural ecology, river systems and rural livelihoods
Dipanjan Naha
2021-2025
Associate Scientist
University of Georgia SREL, USA
Human-wildlife conflict, conservation, risk mapping, spatial ecology
Ken Stratford
Since 2003
Founder & Former Director
Personal capacity
Genetics, camera trapping, mathematical modelling, simulation
Jeff Muntifering
2021
Visiting Researcher
Save The Rhino Trust
Rhinos, conservation biology
Rebecca Dannock
2022-2023
Visiting Researcher
University of Queensland
Animal behaviour, human-wildlife conflict, long-term datasets
Associates
Students & Interns
Madeline Melton
MSc student
2022-2024
University of Georgia, SREL, USA & ORC
Carnivores in human landscapes
Tomás Antunes de Azevedo
Intern
2022
Integrated Veterinary Practice , Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama
Developing workflow of the Landscape genetics project.
Menzo Toxopeus
Intern
2022
ORC
Various projects
Charlie Adams
Intern
2022
ORC
Raptor drinking patterns, Etosha photo points
Saskia Borger
Intern
2022
Technische Universität München, Germany
Laboratory Assistance
Jessica Rackett Patterson
PhD
2021-2025
University of Georgia, SREL, USA & ORC
An assessment of anthropogenic impacts on wildlife ecology in sub-Saharan Africa.
Corsa Liu
MSc student
2021-2022
Technische Universität München, Germany
Identifying migratory corridors and conservation strategies for large terrestrial mammals in central and northeastern of Namibia.
Board of Directors
Tony Christopher
Ongava Game Reserve
John McFadden
Philadelphia, USA
Chris Brown
Namibia Chamber of Environment
Michelle Gadd
The Walter Family, USA
Martin Hipondoka
University of Namibia
John Mendelsohn
Ongava Research Centre, Namibia