Research and travel

A basic requirement for the implementation and success of the various research projects lies in the spirit of co-operation among local farmers. Solutions to the conflicts between mankind and animals cannot be imposed from the outside but only approached by working with the farmers. This is a task which requires well-founded scientific knowledge of animal behaviour as well as suitable environmental education programs – not to mention a large amount of time, patience and financial resources. Link to Biosphere Expeditions
    
Join a Biosphere Expedition and work for 2 – 8 weeks as an active participant in our predator research program.

The following projects are currently in progress, largely medium or long term: 

• Farm survey in a new study area
• Vegetation mapping
• Grazing land studies
• Mapping work (using GIS):
  
  • Rainfall (distribution of the last ten years)
  • Watering places (natural, artificial)
  • Fences (cattle, crawl and game-proof)
  • Game concentrations
  • Migration movements
• Long-term monitoring:
  
  • Predators
  • Antelopes
  • Black rhinoceros
  • Grazing land quality
• Game counts (road strip count)
• Radio telemetry (cheetah, leopard, brown hyena)