Professor in wildlife conservation ecology. @WildEcoLabNMU Also likes history and politics. My views are not my employer's. #Academic
Joined January 2015
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Open positions (2026):
• Postdoctoral Fellow
• Research Technician (Molecular / eDNA)
• Research Technician (Field)
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What happens if you allow elephant populations to grow unchecked in fenced reserves doi.org/10.1111/btp.70078
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Visit George Campus tommorow and Saturday to chat with our staff and students about your conservation career @WildEcoLabNMU @MandelaUni @MandelaUniGC
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27 Feb 2025
New paper from @WildEcoLabNMU global study using our SnapshotSafari data. eur01.safelinks.protection.o…
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30 Jan 2025
Want to learn more how contemporary ecology is used in the Palaeosciences and visa-versa please follow @africanpalaeo
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27 Jan 2025
Two postgrad positions up for grabs in @WildEcoLabNMU
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8 Aug 2024
Does lion pride behaviour change between fenced & open systems? Researchers monitoring lions in Kruger, Pilanesberg & more aim to find out
⬇️Read more here⬇️
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8 Jun 2024
Update Kruger NP lion count: After a slow start earlier this week we hit the motherload today with 8 different sightings. One a nice pride with 15 individuals. @WildEcoLabNMU @LionRecovery
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1 Jun 2024
Our @WildEcoLabNMU field teams finally on route to Kruger National Park for the lion 🦁 count. They will spend the next 90 days following SECR count protocols counting 🦁 between the 🐘 river and 🐊 river. @LionRecovery
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28 May 2024
Tomorrow, SA goes to the ballot box. My latest in @Nature about what this means for research.
“We are increasingly relying on international collaborations. If one was to cut that lifeline, we probably would be in a very dire situation.”
Tomorrow, South Africans go to the ballot box go.nature.com/3UZeeCX
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26 May 2024
I spent some time with some of our @WildEcoLabNMU students in @TswaluFdn Tswalu Kalahari Reserve this past week. Elizabeth (PhD) and Marna (MSc) are working on large carnivores in this interesting ecosystem.
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17 May 2024
How many lions in Kruger National Park? Our quest to determine this kicked off yesterday with our @WildEcoLabNMU field teams receiving training from @ArjunGswamy and Nick Elliot on field protocols when using SECR techniques. This project is supported by @LionRecovery
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10 May 2024
🚨 New paper led by @HoniballT in @WileyEcolEvol using camera traps 📸 to investigate carnivore dynamics 🦁🐆🐾 around elephant carcasses 🐘
Elephant carcasses provide high volumes of carrion biomass, which may influence coexistence dynamics between the carnivore guild 🦁🐾
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One of @WildEcoLabNMU recent PhD graduates in the news dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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5 May 2024
Some great images here of @WildEcoLabNMU PhD student, Elizabeth Overton, who is studying the cheetah population in @Tswalu
Elizabeth's study uses camera traps 📸, DNA metabarcoding 🧬, movement data and direct observations to understand cheetah ecology & predator-prey dynamics
5 May 2024
Curious about the link between research and conservation? Elizabeth Koverton is studying the ecological role of #cheetahs and their impact on prey populations. Access to researchers working in the field adds to Tswalu's X factor. Read more: l8r.it/wskb
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