Seminar Series well underway

In July of this year ORC hosted its inaugural seminar in a series of talks, which are meant to bring our work and that of our collaborators and partners closer to those beyond the boundaries of Ongava. As we Read more

Multi-Purpose Trees: Cheetah Marking Posts or Lion Playgrounds?

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

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

A noisy business: listening to rock hyraxes on Ongava

Wildlife produces a lot of sound. From insects to mammals, including fish and birds, auditory communication –signals emitted through the acoustic channel – is widespread in the animal kingdom. Bioacoustics studies aim to unravel the mystery of the sounds Read more

Listening to giraffes: looking (literally!) for infra-sounds!

Have you ever heard what the call of a giraffe? No? Well, us neither! This is why 2 French researchers (Thierry Lengagne & Christophe Bonenfant) from Lyon University visited us in November. They brought along a very sensitive microphone Read more