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ORC at SAWMA 2024

Ongava Research Centre (ORC) will be well-represented at this year’s conference of the Southern African Wildlife Management Association (SAWMA) in Windhoek. This is the first time that the conference is being held outside of South Africa and this year Read more

A citizen science survey of cheetah and leopard in Etosha National Park

Master's student, Mburaje Keja will be relying on visitor participation to estimate Etosha National Park's cheetah and leopard populations. Read more

Taking our bio-indicator work to Okonjima

ORC field technician, Simeon Naholo, describes a recent visit to Okonjima with one of ORC's flagship research programmes. Read more

Unveiling the Hidden Treasures of Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park’s diverse landscapes harbor some of the most elusive species across Africa. Fortunately, camera traps allow us to delve into the world of cryptic creatures and shed light on their hidden lives. Our remote cameras detected two Read more

Investigating behavioural dynamics of the African Elephant in North-East Namibia

Hello, I’m Saskia Borger, a recent graduate from the Technical University of Munich. I completed my Master’s thesis in collaboration with the Ongava Research Centre (ORC) and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism in Namibia. Born and raised Read more