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Tag Archives: caracal
New paper published about the conflict between predators and small-livestock farmers in the Karoo
Dear readers, The Karoo Predator Project is happy to announce the publication of its recent research in a special issue (“Karoo Special Issue: Trajectories of Change in the Anthropocene”) of the African Journal of Range and Forage Science, titled “Spatial, … Continue reading
Collaborative paper with the University of Johannesburg on the impacts of lethal management on the genetic of jackal and caracal
Dear followers, We are glad to announce the publication of our recent collaborative research paper with the Center for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation at the University of Johannesburg. The paper was writen by Dr. Laura Tensen, Marine Drouilly and … Continue reading
Final feedback on the Karoo Predator Project
Last week, Marion and Marine drove up to the Central Karoo to give a final feedback on the results of their research to the farmers and other interested parties. Nelmarié Saayman from the Department of Agriculture – Western Cape Government … Continue reading
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Tagged baboon, caracal, central karoo, jackal, karoo, karoo predator project, laingsburg, vegetation
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New KPP paper on the dietary niche relationships among predators on farmland and a protected area
The Karoo Predator Project is happy to announce that Wiley has published our research on the dietary niche relationships among predators on farmland and a protected area in the Journal of Wildlife Management. The paper was followed by an article … Continue reading
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Tagged caracal, diet, jackal, journal of wildlife management, karoo, mesocarnivore, predation, sheep, small-livestock, the wildlife society
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The Karoo Predator Project participates in the conservation assessment of Canis mesomelas
Dear followers, As you probably know from a previous blog post, the Karoo Predator Project is involved in some of the assessments for the 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. The project is led by … Continue reading
The Karoo Predator Project down under
Last July, The Karoo Predator Project was at the 12th International Mammalogical Congress in Perth, Australia. Happening only every 4 years, the Congress provides “an important forum for professional mammalogists wishing to remain updated on the last marine and terrestrial … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, caracal, dingo, dryandra woodland, IMC12, karoo predator project, Mammalogican Congress, numbat, Perth, quokka, woylie
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The Karoo Predator Project invited to a French Festival about predators
Ten days ago in a little French town in the heart of the Jura mountain range was launched a Festival about predators called “Vous avez dit prédateurs?”, organized by the Pôle Grands Prédateurs, a French NGO which main aims are … Continue reading
Urban caracal diet
Dear readers, It’s early winter in South Africa and Cape Town has been particularly warm and dry. So dry that the City implemented restrictions on water usage. We are all concerned and even with last week big storm the dam … Continue reading
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Tagged cape town, caracal, caracal diet, urban caracal project
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Presentation at the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve Forum
Last Tuesday, Marion and I (Marine) woke up at 4 am to leave Cape Town and drive to the Oudtshoorn Experimental Farm in the Karoo. We were invited by Dr. AnneLise Schutte-Vlok to give presentations at the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) Forum. Marion … Continue reading
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Tagged Annelise vlok, baboon, caracal, conflict, Drouilly, GCBR, Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve Forum, jackal, karoo, predator, small-livestock, Tafani
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Author Workshop for Scientific Assessment on Livestock and Predation
Last Thursday and Friday, Justin, Nicoli, Marion and Marine were invited to Port Elizabeth to attend the author workshop for the Scientific Assessment on Livestock and Predation in South Africa (to learn more about the project, see previous post or click here). The … Continue reading
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Tagged caracal, jackal, karoo, karoo predator project, livestock, management, mesopredator, NMU, predation, predSA
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