
Jan A Venter πΏπ¦
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Professor in wildlife conservation ecology. @WildEcoLabNMU Also likes history and politics. My views are not my employer's. #Academic
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http://wildecolab.com 27-01-2015 05:33:56
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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-β¦

New paper out from Wildlife Ecology Lab Mika Vermeulen . See why this is a hot paper here doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1β¦

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 πΈ, DNA metabarcoding π§¬, movement data and direct observations to understand cheetah ecology & predator-prey dynamics

One of Wildlife Ecology Lab recent PhD graduates in the news dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0β¦

π¨ New paper led by Terry-Lee Honiball in Wiley Ecology & Evolution using camera traps πΈ to investigate carnivore dynamics π¦ππΎ around elephant carcasses π Elephant carcasses provide high volumes of carrion biomass, which may influence coexistence dynamics between the carnivore guild π¦πΎ


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


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.



Our Wildlife Ecology Lab field teams finally on route to Kruger National Park for the lion π¦ count. They will spend the next 90 days following SECR count protocols counting π¦ between the π river and π river. 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. Wildlife Ecology Lab Lion Recovery Fund




Two postgrad positions up for grabs in Wildlife Ecology Lab wildecolabdotcom.wordpress.com/project-opportβ¦

Want to learn more how contemporary ecology is used in the Palaeosciences and visa-versa please follow African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience

New paper from Wildlife Ecology Lab global study using our SnapshotSafari data. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%β¦

Visit George Campus tommorow and Saturday to chat with our staff and students about your conservation career Wildlife Ecology Lab Mandela University MandelaUni George

