Long-term vegetation monitoring infrastructure at Ongava

The SECO project aims to increase our understanding of carbon fluxes across dry tropical vegetation. Globally, savannas, woodlands and dry forests form the dominant land cover in the tropics, occupying more land area than rainforests. Dry tropical vegetation harbours Read more

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 termites and other insects to eat! And when these guys are habituated to the point that Read more

ORC students stealing the show at the Warnell Graduate Student Symposium!

Updated: Feb 14, 2023

It is customary for Universities to organise symposium where students present their projects and results, the Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources of the University of Georgia (UGA) is no different. Early February, the Read more

Large-scale and long-term surveying of Etosha’s wildlife

Updated: Feb 7, 2023

One of the many challenges that wildlife biologists and managers face is to know how many animals occur in a given area, how they distribute themselves in space and how this distribution changes with seasons. Read more

sDNA Metabarcoding: Opening the Doors to Understanding Carnivore Diets

Understanding carnivore diets, especially in Namibia where multiple large carnivores have overlapping niches, is important for conservation efforts and management. Analyzing a predator’s diet allows us to understand the roles they play in an ecosystem, how much they potentially Read more