Food Leaves Its Mark on the Gut Bacteria of Kruger’s Wildlife
Gut bacteria in nine mammal species from Kruger National Park followed clear patterns linked to food and digestion.…
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Buffalo Gather Around Water and Forest as the Dry Season Arrives
Buffalo herds grew larger and used more forest during the dry season in Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park. Wetlands…
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First Reported Giardia Detections in Four Wild Herbivore Species in Kenya
Molecular screening of wildlife and livestock in Laikipia produced the first reported Giardia detections in African buffalo, plains…
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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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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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Foot-and-mouth disease virus antigen detected in blood vessels of carrier African buffalo
A study of 15 Kruger buffalo found foot-and-mouth disease virus antigen most prominently in the skin between the…
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Oxpecker Foraging and Host Responses Varied Across Mammals in Salambala
At Salambala Conservancy in Namibia, red- and yellow-billed oxpeckers changed their feeding behaviour and body-site use among African…
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Highly Suitable African Buffalo Habitat Could Shrink 16.6–22.4% in Northern Kenya by Around 2070, Model Projects
A 2026 habitat-suitability study projects that the area classed as highly suitable for African buffalo in Kenya’s Laikipia–Samburu…
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