Goose is a leopard, or rather, was a leopard. I would prefer not to admit that he is probably dead, but I think it’s time to face the facts. The last time I saw him on a camera trap was nearly a year and a half ago. Goose was a very special leopard to all those that...
Over the past few years, we have equipped dispersing African wild dogs with GPS/Satellite radio collars as part of a collaborative effort between the University of Zurich (Switzerland) and Botswana Predator Conservation (BPC) and supported by the Botswana Department...
Fatal human-wildlife conflict is a growing problem. Losses of livestock to predators severely impact rural livelihoods, and predators become the targets for lethal control when they kill valuable animals. Keeping carnivores away from domestic stock will protect both...
There’s no way around it: to investigate how African wild dogs use shared marking sites (what we call an SMS), we need to use continuous recording of activities at those remote sites. To do this we have set up 35 camera trap sat confirmed and potential marking sites...
My favourite thing to do is to sit and watch wild animals. I always wonder what they’re doing and why? – which, in a roundabout way, has led to my current collaboration with Botswana Predator Conservation.I’m investigating African wild dog social behaviour and...
The BioBoundary of artificial scent marks that the BotswanaPredator Conservation Trust is developing to keep endangered African wild dogs safely inside protected wildlife areas will mimic the scent signals that the wild dogs use to avoid trespassing on the core areas...
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