Ongava is home to numerous endemic mammal, bird, reptile and plant species. But among mammals, only one is a carnivore and it is the black mongoose (Galerella nigrata). This small mongoose (<1kg, ~70cm long including the tail) looks very Read more

August full moon nocturnal monitoring was filled with sightings of our most secretive big cat. It started with 2 leopards were observed mating. Corne Cocklin managed to get a few pictures of the male and when we compared his Read more

A seasoned scientist once told me: ‘Everything starts with a good map‘. And that’s entirely true. Wildlife researchers struggle to interpret information without a firm spatial context, such as roads, waterholes and boundaries for instance. As the Read more

Updated: Jun 15, 2022

After many months of preparation, we were very pleased to welcome friends and families to the opening of Ongava Visitor Centre on 29th June. The Centre house an exhibition space which showcases the Research Centre’s Read more

Wildlife scientists have been using tracking devices and telemetry for more than 60 years. With the rise of the GPS and satellite technologies, we can now ‘follow’, animals remotely from the comfort of our offices. And the data we Read more