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Tag Archives: karoo
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
The re-emergence of black-backed and golden jackals
On the 20th of October, Marine was invited to talk about the Eurasian lynx at the 40th French Mammalogical Conference in the town of Caen (western France). It was also the opportunity for her to give another presentation, this time … 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 paper published on species richness and occupancy on farmland and in Anysberg Nature Reserve
Dear followers, I am happy to share with you that we have published a new paper in the international journal Biological Conservation and titled “Multi-species occupancy modelling of mammal and ground bird communities in rangeland in the Karoo: A case for … Continue reading
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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Protected Areas Advisory Committee Meeting in Anysberg Nature Reserve
Last Saturday, Zoe Woodgate, a PhD student working on the critically endangered riverine rabbit across the drylands of South Africa, and Marine Drouilly went to Anysberg Nature Reserve in the Little Karoo to present their respective project and some of their … Continue reading
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Tagged anysberg, CapeNature, karoo, PAAC, riverine rabbit, small livestock farming
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Launch of iCWild, the new Institute at the University of Cape Town
Hello everyone, I am really excited to announce the launch of a newly-created interdisciplinary Institute at the University of Cape Town, called iCWild for Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa. The aim of the Institute is to understand the … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, communities, conflict, conservation, iCWild, karoo, karoo predator project, o'riain, uct, wildlife
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Denis Palanque talks about his experience with the KPP for 1Frame4Nature
Dear readers, today I would like to share with you the article written by Denis Palanque for the ILCP (International League of Conservation Photographers) 1Frame4Nature initiative. 1Frame4Nature is a collection of images and stories from around the globe of your … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Frame4Nature, ILCP, karoo, National Geographic, Palanque, Voices for Wildlife
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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
Two days with CapeNature
Last week, Marion and Marine were invited by Dr.AnneLise Schutte-Vlok (again!) to present their research at the CapeNature Quarterly Meeting in Oudtshoorn. It was good to see Marius Brand (manager of Anysberg Nature Reserve) and Theresa van der Westhuizen (Conservation … Continue reading
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Tagged baboon, CapeNature, Gamkaberg, karoo, karoo predator project, mesopredator, predators
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