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

Hello everyone! I am Rhys, a wildlife sciences undergraduate student at the University of Georgia, USA working in Dr. Jim Beasley’s lab, and I got to spend 3 amazing months as an intern at the Ongava Research Centre. During Read more

Camera traps have become an invaluable tool for wildlife scientists, allowing us to capture images and videos of animals without disrupting their behaviours. However, as the wealth of data they generate continues to grow, our challenge lies in efficiently Read more

In order to better understand the local carnivore populations, ORC recently placed camera traps at several cheetah marking trees on Ongava. Resident cheetahs regularly visit these trees, especially the males, where they leave scent marks to advertise their social Read more

If you have been reading previous blogs, I am sure that by now, you are familiar with the fact that ecologists like to count things, especially animals! And wildlife managers like doing that even more than we do, maybe Read more