GOATS DO ROAM, AND BIOBOUNDARY PREDATOR DETERRENTS KEEP THEM SAFE
Our BioBoundary experiments at livestock enclosures have previously shown that BioBoundary deterrents, based on predators’ chemical...
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BPC BLOG - WE RESEARCH TO PROTECT
David Hofmann
Nov 17, 20223 min read
SNARED DOGS!
written by David Hoffman In early May this year, Mogotlo Lodge, a small tourist camp close to Dog Camp just outside the Moremi Game...
Dr. Peter Apps
Oct 33 min read
GOATS DO ROAM, AND BIOBOUNDARY PREDATOR DETERRENTS KEEP THEM SAFE
Our BioBoundary experiments at livestock enclosures have previously shown that BioBoundary deterrents, based on predators’ chemical...
Kasim Rafiq, PhD
Jul 83 min read
The Importance of Fieldwork in Animal Behaviour & Conservation
I’m very good at finding hidden holes. In fact, during my PhD, I found myself driving a Land Rover into a surprisingly large one while...
Gabriele Cozzi, PhD
Oct 16, 20233 min read
How Technology Is Helping Research and Conservation
It’s indisputable that technology has made our lives easier and often times better. And more and more frequently technology is making it...
David Hofmann
Nov 17, 20222 min read
SNARED DOGS! (Part 2- FORENSICS)
written by David Hofmann & J.Weldon McNutt Having opportunistically radio-collared the dominant male in the Dijo Pack in order to monitor...
Hugh Webster, PhD
Feb 25, 20227 min read
THE LEOPARD NEXT DOOR (WITH NOTES ON HOW NOT TO CATCH A LEOPARD
It started with a phone call. “Do you still have those leopard traps?” asked Rob, a wildlife vet calling camp from Maun. Megan confirmed...
Dr. Peter Apps
Jun 17, 202110 min read
BIOBOUNDARY PREDATOR REPELLENTS; DOING IMPOSSIBLE THINGS
Dr. Peter Apps runs Botswana Predator Convervation's BioBoundary Project BIOBOUNDARY PREDATOR REPELLENTS; DOING IMPOSSIBLE THINGS “We...
David Hofmann
Jun 1, 20213 min read
THE AFRICAN WILD DOG: AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRANSOUNDARY CONSERVATION AREA
The African wild dog dispersal project is a collaboration between University of Zurich and BPC. Dispersal is an important process...
Megan Claase
Aug 24, 20205 min read
TOP GUN
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...
Gabriele Cozzi, PhD
Jul 25, 20203 min read
A COLLABORATIVE SUCCESS STORY – HOW TOURISM CAN HELP RESEARCH AND BENEFIT FROM IT
Over the past few years, we have equipped dispersing African wild dogs with GPS/Satellite radio collars as part of a collaborative...
Dr. Peter Apps
Mar 20, 20202 min read
SAVED BY THE SMELL; TESTING A LEOPARD REPELLENT SCENT TO KEEP LEOPARDS AWAY FROM LIVESTOCK
Fatal human-wildlife conflict is a growing problem. Losses of livestock to predators severely impact rural livelihoods, and predators...
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