At home or passing through? What do we know about leopards on Ongava

Leopards are top of the wish list of animals to see on safaris, and Ongava Game Reserve is no exception. While the reserve seems to have perfect terrain for leopards, hills, rocks and tall trees, as well a full Read more

Africa’s drylands in a changing world

In June 2019, a symposium was held at Mokuti Lodge, just outside the Von Lindquist gate in eastern Etosha. At that time, the park was celebrating 112 years since proclamation, and it was the perfect opportunity to reflect on Read more

The Cuando (aka Kwando): a river in its own right!

International convention holds that a river should have one name along its entire course, which is normally the name given at its source. This should be the case for the Cuando, the name used at its source at 13.004 Read more

ORC scientists act as the editorial team for the Namibian Journal of Environment

Updated: Mar 28, 2022

This is actually old news we haven’t shared with you yet. A year ago, ORC’s research team of ( Ken Stratford, John Mendelsohn, Florian Weise and Stéphane Périquet), were given the opportunity to take over Read more

Of teeth and claws

Updated: Jan 13, 2022

Taking stock of carnivore research in the Greater Etosha Landscape

The Greater Etosha Landscape (GEL) is host to a wide diversity of carnivores, with an almost complete guild of large carnivores (only the African wild Read more