Relocated Elephants Took Two Years to Find Their Feet
Twenty-five elephant herds in Zimbabwe explored their new home largely on their own. Familiar water sources became reference…
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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.
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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Aerial surveys point to a long decline in common duikers in Gonarezhou
Long-term aerial surveys in Zimbabwe suggest that common duiker estimates in Gonarezhou fell by about 10.7 percent per…
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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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Detailed Satellite Mapping Improved Models of Possible Elephant Corridors in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe’s Binga District, a detailed satellite map of dry-forest type and structure made models of possible elephant…
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Elephant-linked Vegetation Disturbance Was Mostly Low to Moderate, With Higher Levels Near Water in Matetsi
A 2026 study in Zimbabwe’s Matetsi Safari Area found that about 65% of sampled plots had low to…
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Aardvarks are selective about which termite mounds they dig into
A study of 2,284 termite mounds in Zimbabwe found that aardvarks forage selectively, with mound size, spacing and…
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Zimbabwe Cheetah Population Added to CMS Appendices I and II
From 27 June 2026, Zimbabwe's cheetah population is listed on both CMS Appendix I and Appendix II, bringing…
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Elephants, Buffalo and Impala Began Fleeing at Greater Distances in a Zimbabwe Hunting Area During the Dry Season
During the dry season, elephants, African buffalo and impala collectively began moving away from vehicles at greater distances…
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White-faced Whistling-Duck Counts Through 2018 Never Regained Lake Manyame’s 1980s Peaks
Counts from Lake Manyame show thousands of white-faced whistling-ducks in 1987–1988, while no later count through 2018 came…
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Reintroduced African Wild Dogs Had High Diversity and Less Realised Genetic Load Than Kruger Dogs
Whole-genome data showed high diversity, less extensive homozygosity and less realised genetic load in South Africa’s managed reintroduced…
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Reintroduced and Free-Roaming African Wild Dogs Showed Weak Genetic Differentiation in Southern Africa
A 2026 genomic study found weak genetic differentiation among reintroduced, Kruger and free-roaming African wild dog populations in…
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17 black rhinos return to Matusadona after a decade-long absence
Seventeen black rhinoceroses have been reintroduced to Zimbabwe’s Matusadona National Park, restoring a species lost from the landscape…
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Urban Wetland Damage Threatens White-Faced Whistling-Duck Habitat in Harare
A June 2026 short communication revisited a 2007 nesting record in Vainona, Harare, and described pollution, rubbish and…
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Twenty African Wild Dogs Return to Matusadona After Decades of Local Extinction
Two established packs comprising 20 African wild dogs have been returned to Matusadona National Park in Zimbabwe after…
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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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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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Elephants Were Seen More Often Where Safari Traffic Was Lower — but Were More Vigilant There
A 2026 study in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi National Park found African bush elephants more frequently in a lower-traffic part…
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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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