Cattle Egrets Find New Feeding Opportunities Around Farms and Towns
Cattle egrets exploit insects flushed by livestock and machinery. A review of 173 studies links this flexibility with…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Satellite Image Revealed Fewer Elephants Than Aerial Count in Botswana
Researchers found 688 elephants in a satellite image of Botswana, while a simultaneous aerial survey counted 816. Trees…
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Spotted Hyenas Repeatedly Moved Away From Lions in Five-Minute GPS Data
High-frequency GPS data from Namibia and Botswana showed a robust retreat bias in spotted hyenas around lions, while…
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Most of the Modelled Suitable Cheetah Habitat in Southern Africa Lies Outside Protected Areas
Modelling across Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe found that about 69% of currently suitable free-roaming cheetah habitat…
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Connected Lion Core Habitat Was 55% Smaller in the Okavango Maximum-Flood Model
GPS-based models estimated that highly connected lion core habitat in the Okavango Delta fell from about 8,936 km²…
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Kalahari wildebeest shifted movement into the night when heat and water scarcity combined
GPS tracking showed that Kalahari blue wildebeest reduced daytime movement on hotter days, increased movement at night and…
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After Very Hot Days, Cheetah–Lion Encounters Were 6.6 Times More Likely in the Okavango
Eight years of GPS tracking in Botswana showed that cheetahs and lions were much more likely to come…
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Southern Giraffe Accounted for 208 of 446 Single-Species Field Studies in an 80-Year Review
A review of 817 publications found that southern giraffes dominated field research, but demographic, geographic and other knowledge…
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Waterbuck Used Urban Corridors More Often but Overlapped Less With People in Botswana
Camera traps in Botswana’s Chobe District found a 9-percentage-point higher daily presence of waterbuck in urban wildlife corridors,…
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African Review Found Different Impact Emphases in House Crow and Red-billed Quelea Studies
A 2026 review of 59 African studies found that red-billed quelea research focused mainly on crop and economic…
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European Rollers Used Grasslands From Breeding Grounds to African Wintering Areas
European rollers from the Carpathian Basin used grasslands in breeding areas, at migration stopovers and especially across their…
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Targeted Poaching for Lion Body Parts Appears to Be Expanding Across Africa
A 2026 review finds that targeted poaching of African lions for body parts appears to be increasing in…
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