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Hot on the “tail” of a jackal

Posted on 17 July 2016 by marinedr

Last week, Prof. Jeremy Seekings, Director of the Center for Social Science Research, and Kai Fitchen, field technician for the Karoo Predator Project, went back to the Karoo to walk the path one of our male collared jackals travelled on … Continue reading →

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Camera-trapping research and the joys of Bayesian statistics

Posted on 18 June 2016 by marinedr

Dear readers, It’s been a while since we haven’t posted any stories or pictures on the blog and we apologize. I am simply completely overwhelmed with work (this is what I get for wanting to do a PhD 😉 ), … Continue reading →

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Following the movement of baboons on Karoo farms

Posted on 5 November 2015 by marinedr

Hello dear readers, this morning, I received some fresh news from the Baboon Project and Marion that I would like to share with you: “Now that the temperatures are starting to rise in the Karoo, let’s get a small refreshment by … Continue reading →

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More cluster visits to understand predators diet

Posted on 10 August 2015 by marinedr

While Marine was in Europe for the ICCB (see post below), Kai Fitchen, field technician of the carnivore Project, was back in the field to investigate new clusters of GPS points for our collared caracals. The Project still has three caracals … Continue reading →

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