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What’s driving thousands of South African seal deaths?

February 23, 2022

Over the past six months, thousands of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) have been turning up dead on South Africa’s Atlantic Coast. No one is sure why, but Tess Gridley, a scientist who ordinarily studies …

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JWM: Crows contribute to Karoo dwarf tortoise decline

February 18, 2022

Human-created structures like windmills and telephone poles are giving crows and ravens a place to nest, enabling them to colonize treeless areas where they prey on young, endangered Karoo dwarf tortoises in South Africa. Those …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: Capturing glimpses of small animal life

November 29, 2021

Most researchers turn to trail cameras to collect expansive shots of the large animals of the Serengeti plains or big carnivores on the prowl in the wilderness—or, sometimes, even cities. But a few scientists are …

Joshua Rapp Learn

JWM: Water holes could be pathogen hotspots for Cape buffalo

September 22, 2021

Cape buffalo could be contracting pathogens when they gather at water holes during the dry season in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, and biologists worry the problem will worsen with climate change. Researchers wanted to …

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2020: Herbivores, lions in South Africa exploit fire benefits

January 4, 2021

Prescribed fires in South Africa temporarily benefit herbivores and the lions that prey on them after burns, according to ongoing research. “Our research shows that sometimes there can be community-level effects from burning or other …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: Discovering Cape Town’s little known urban cats

October 26, 2020

The urban felines paw the beach sands, cross highline pipes and move through people’s backyards in Cape Town, but they are far from the typical house cat. Caracals, researchers have found in an ongoing study, …

Joshua Rapp Learn

JWM: Jackals only attack livestock when wild prey is scarce

September 10, 2019

Jackal attacks on domestic sheep in South Africa are most common when the predators lack wild prey resources, according to new research. These findings on the feeding habits of black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) could lead …

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JWM: Jackals prefer livestock over wild prey

December 28, 2017

Predators and livestock can be a controversial combination anywhere, But it can be particularly contentious in South Africa, where livestock farmers complain about mounting impacts from carnivores on their operations. A new study available on …

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