Jan A Venter πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ (@janbuffel) 's Twitter Profile
Jan A Venter πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

@janbuffel

Professor in wildlife conservation ecology. @WildEcoLabNMU Also likes history and politics. My views are not my employer's. #Academic

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Timothy Kuiper (@timothykuiper) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great piece by Hayley Clements & Alta De Vos on S. Africa's controversial National Biodiversity Economy Strategy. Helped me understand it better and how it tries to enhance the relevance of biodiversity conservation to the average South African. theconversation.com/south-africas-…

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⬆️ foraging & activity under high heat loads πŸŒ‘οΈβ˜€οΈ highlights the need to meet nutritional requirements while avoiding nocturnal activity in areas of increased 🦁 pressure Such a trade-off may become increasingly costly under predicted climate shifts in sub-Saharan Africa β˜€οΈπŸ¦“

⬆️ foraging & activity under high heat loads πŸŒ‘οΈβ˜€οΈ highlights the need to meet nutritional requirements while avoiding nocturnal activity in areas of increased 🦁 pressure

Such a trade-off may become increasingly costly under predicted climate shifts in sub-Saharan Africa β˜€οΈπŸ¦“
Wildlife Ecology Lab (@wildecolabnmu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some great images here of Wildlife Ecology Lab PhD student, Elizabeth Overton, who is studying the cheetah population in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve Elizabeth's study uses camera traps πŸ“Έ, DNA metabarcoding 🧬, movement data and direct observations to understand cheetah ecology & predator-prey dynamics

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🚨 New paper led by Terry-Lee Honiball in Wiley Ecology & Evolution using camera traps πŸ“Έ to investigate carnivore dynamics πŸ¦πŸ†πŸΎ around elephant carcasses 🐘 Elephant carcasses provide high volumes of carrion biomass, which may influence coexistence dynamics between the carnivore guild 🦁🐾

🚨 New paper led by <a href="/HoniballT/">Terry-Lee Honiball</a> in <a href="/WileyEcolEvol/">Wiley Ecology & Evolution</a> using camera traps πŸ“Έ to investigate carnivore dynamics πŸ¦πŸ†πŸΎ around elephant carcasses 🐘 

Elephant carcasses provide high volumes of carrion biomass, which may influence coexistence dynamics between the carnivore guild 🦁🐾
Jan A Venter πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ (@janbuffel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How many lions in Kruger National Park? Our quest to determine this kicked off yesterday with our Wildlife Ecology Lab field teams receiving training from Arjun Gopalaswamy and Nick Elliot on field protocols when using SECR techniques. This project is supported by Lion Recovery Fund

How many lions in Kruger National Park? Our quest to determine this kicked off yesterday with our <a href="/WildEcoLabNMU/">Wildlife Ecology Lab</a> field teams receiving training from <a href="/ArjunGswamy/">Arjun Gopalaswamy</a> and Nick Elliot on field protocols when using SECR techniques. This project is supported by  <a href="/LionRecovery/">Lion Recovery Fund</a>
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I spent some time with some of our Wildlife Ecology Lab students in Tswalu Foundation Tswalu Kalahari Reserve this past week. Elizabeth (PhD) and Marna (MSc) are working on large carnivores in this interesting ecosystem.

I spent some time with some of our <a href="/WildEcoLabNMU/">Wildlife Ecology Lab</a> students in <a href="/TswaluFdn/">Tswalu Foundation</a> Tswalu Kalahari Reserve this past week. Elizabeth (PhD) and Marna (MSc) are working on large carnivores in this interesting ecosystem.
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Our Wildlife Ecology Lab field teams finally on route to Kruger National Park for the lion 🦁 count. They will spend the next 90 days following SECR count protocols counting 🦁 between the 🐘 river and 🐊 river. Lion Recovery Fund

Our <a href="/WildEcoLabNMU/">Wildlife Ecology Lab</a>  field teams finally on route to Kruger National Park for the lion 🦁 count. They will spend the next 90 days following  SECR count protocols counting 🦁 between the 🐘 river and 🐊 river.  <a href="/LionRecovery/">Lion Recovery Fund</a>
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Update Kruger NP lion count: After a slow start earlier this week we hit the motherload today with 8 different sightings. One a nice pride with 15 individuals. Wildlife Ecology Lab Lion Recovery Fund

Update Kruger NP lion count: After a slow start earlier this week we hit the motherload today with 8 different sightings. One a nice pride with 15 individuals. <a href="/WildEcoLabNMU/">Wildlife Ecology Lab</a> <a href="/LionRecovery/">Lion Recovery Fund</a>
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Does lion pride behaviour change between fenced & open systems? Researchers monitoring lions in Kruger, Pilanesberg & more aim to find out ⬇️Read more here⬇️ africageographic.com/stories/are-fe…