Wild Dogs Travelled Thousands of Kilometres in Search of a Mate
GPS tracking in Zambia shows how African wild dogs can cross enormous distances between populations. But snares and…
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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.
Vigilance was the most common context for bipedal behaviour in chacma baboons
Researchers recorded 231 bipedal bouts in wild chacma baboons in Gorongosa. Vigilance was the most common context, while…
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Habitat conditions help explain why some African buffalo translocations succeeded in Mozambique
A 2026 analysis of African buffalo translocations in Mozambique found that habitat suitability helped explain success and failure,…
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Four of Five Strategic Lion Translocations Met All Four Success Criteria in Mozambique
Among nine livestock-conflict lion translocations in Mozambique, four of five strategically planned moves met all four study-defined success…
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Two Predation Events Documented Eastern Vine Snakes Eating Flap-necked Chameleons in Mozambique
Two field observations in Mozambique provided the first published photographs of eastern vine snakes consuming flap-necked chameleons in…
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Nine Female White Rhinos Bring Zinave’s Introduced Population to 39
Nine female white rhinos were moved from South Africa to Zinave National Park in June 2026, completing the…
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Most Tracked Common Terns From One German Baltic Colony Used the Western Route; 18% Used the Eastern Route
Of 71 Common Terns tracked from the Riether Werder colony on Germany’s Baltic coast, 58 used a western…
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Models Identified Potential Elephant Connectivity Areas Far Beyond Mozambique’s National Parks
Using 284,752 GPS fixes from 27 elephants, a 2026 study modelled potential connectivity across southern Mozambique. Human modification…
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Thrush Nightingales Crossed Deserts by Flying at Night and Remaining Almost Inactive by Day
Multisensor loggers showed that thrush nightingales crossed the Sahara and Arabian Desert through consecutive nocturnal flights, with daytime…
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Ring Recoveries Mapped Two Major African Flyways for Western Palearctic Common Terns
Thousands of ringing recoveries showed western-breeding common terns mainly used the East Atlantic flyway, while central and eastern…
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Gorongosa Dataset Tracks 37 Nyalas Through a Decade of Ecosystem Recovery
A 2026 data paper brings together long-term Gorongosa records for 37 GPS-collared nyalas, alongside body-condition and diet data…
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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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A Subadult Common Swift Was Tracked in Non-stop Flight for 19 Months
A multi-sensor logger followed one subadult common swift through 19 months of non-stop flight, revealing migration and non-breeding…
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Resource Availability Was Linked to How Lions Co-occurred With Four Other Large Carnivores
In Kruger and Limpopo, access to prey and water was strongly associated with where lions, cheetahs, leopards, spotted…
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Plains Zebras Favoured a Less Available Grass in Maputo National Park
A January 2024 field study in Maputo National Park recorded 14 grass species at plains-zebra feeding sites, 12…
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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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