Nature Research News have featured research carried out by Dr Andrew Loveridge. The article reads: “Simple snares aimed at catching African game for the table take a huge toll on carnivores, too. Wire snares are widely used to poach African wild herbivores for meat — but the traps also catch enough lions and hyenas to […]
For high impact, low budget simplicity of communication, check out Lisanne’s video writes David Macdonald celebrating a remarkable paper on lion conservation. Chasing African lions is an unexpected approach to conservation, but a new WildCRU-led study provides evidence that it can be critical in reducing livestock loss. Newly published in the journal Ecosphere, this study […]
I was born and raised in Mexico in a bicultural family: Spanish and Mexican. I studied biology at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico), and my thesis was about avian diversity. For the last 5 years I have been fortunate to participate in different research projects: tapirs in the Maya Rainforest (Mexico), meerkats in the Kalahari […]
KAZA TFCA – Landscape connectivity modelling KAZA connectivity model outputs Landscape connectivity in Botswana Landscape connectivity in Zimbabwe In partnership with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA), WildCRU are committed to using the model, and broader landscape connectivity and genetics methods, to address practical conservation needs in Zimbabwe. WildCRU researchers continue to further develop the […]
KAZA TFCA – Landscape connectivity modelling KAZA connectivity model outputs Landscape connectivity in Botswana Landscape connectivity in Zimbabwe Based on the model’s outputs the following key recommendations have been proposed to maximise connected habitat for lions and other wildlife in the KAZA region. It should be noted that these are biological priorities that should be considered […]
This week the team from WildCRU’s Ruaha Carnivore Project (RCP), based in Tanzania, are excited to share news all the way from Zimbabwe. Three of the RCP staff are currently in Zimbabwe for the week to visit one of WILDCRU’s other long-term projects, the Hwange Lion Research Project, part of the Trans Kalahari Predator Programme, […]
History and Milestones Cecil the Lion & WildCRU’s Cecil Summit Area of Operation Lion Ecology Monitoring Populations Transboundary and Landscape Conservation Human-Lion Coexistence Research Methods The Team Sponsors & How to Support Us References Cecil was one of our study lions. We followed his movements in minute detail from 2008 to the time of his […]
Moreangels Mbizah represents Oxford at its best – finding, and nurturing, talent from wherever it may come, writes David Macdonald in celebration at the new National Geographic film about WildCRU’s Moreangels. In her case, that talent was found in Zimbabwe and, fired by relentless dedication and the inspiration of nature, it propelled her from rural […]