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Primate and Predator Project
http://primateandpredatorproject.wordpress.com/
This is the blog of the Primate and Predator Project. We are studying biodiversity, predator-prey relations, and human-wildlife conflict. We focus on leopards, brown hyaenas and primates as a model system. The project is run by Durham University in the UK but we are based in the Soutpansberg Mountains, South Africa.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 124 )
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The Samangos Weekend Away
Last week the samangos went on a weekend jolly up to Diepkloof. This is the first time we have recorded our habituated samangos in Diepkloof since 2014,... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Special Feature: Lajuma Life as a Research Assistant
Marc's blog on Lajuma My name is Marc Engler and I finished my bachelor's in Biology at the Humboldt-University to Berlin in January 2017. I soon decided that... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
Yesterday Dr Sam Williams, former Research Coordinator of the PPP, released a paper about the current status of the leopard population in the Soutpansberg... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Revamping Bushcamp
This week the assistants at bush camp have been busy giving the accommodation a bit of a revamp. James busy building furniture from wooden palletes Allison... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Special Feature: Lajuma Life as a Research Assistant
"I am a university student who went to work at PPP for a university placement. Although most students do these placements for a year, I decided to go for 5... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Lajumas’ Super-sleuth’s First CSI
On a recent hike to service some of PPPs camera traps, two of Lajumas' assistants turned detective, when they stumbled upon what appeared to be a recently... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
It Must Be Baby Season…
We have recently been coming across many new recruits to Lajuma Native Reserve and the surrounding farms on our camera traps. Here is a photo blog of some of ou... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Special Feature: Lajuma Life as a Research Assistant
"A couple of months ago, I, a PhD student from the UK, and a new primate assistant arrived at Lajuma to work for the Primate and Predator Project. Starting to... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Sad, Sad News… Viewer Discretion is Advised!
On Sunday 16 th of October, a team of volunteers organized by the Primate and Predator Project and Soutpansberg Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, entere... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT -
Special Feature: Lajuma Life as a Research Assistant
What a great opportunity this blog could be to let all of you out there know what it's like to be a Research Assistant for the PPP. Well now we want to do just... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
And the Winners Are…
Our Living in Harmony Exhibition has been running for the last month, and is currently on display at the Makhado Crossing Mall in Louis Trichardt. We've had... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Snare Sweeping at Medike
Last Sunday (16 Oct 2016), Philip took our latest Earthwatch team to Medike Nature Reserve to conduct a snare sweep. What we found was not at all what we... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Kutama Eco-Weekend October 2016
Philip Faure, the Primate and Predator Project's Community Engagement Officer, held another Eco-Weekend for a local school this past weekend. We had the... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Living in Harmony Competition – Vote Now!
Our Living in Harmony Exhibition is coming up and we have had so many pieces of art entered for this competition - thank you to everyone who has sent something... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Bainbridge Spartans
Not long after the Earthwatch group left Lajuma we were joined by 14 students and 2 teachers from Bainbridge High School, Seattle. After a long old flight from... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Buysdorp Living in Harmony Workshop
On the 11 th June we ran a workshop in Buysdorp, a small community tucked away in the heart of the Soutpansberg Mountains. The workshop targeted livestock... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
The Show Must Go On…
After a whirlwind and pretty impressive handover from Sam and Katy I have started to settle into my role as Research Coordinator here at the Primate and Predato... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
So Long and Thanks for All the Scats
By Katy and Sam Williams (PPP Field Team Leader and Research Coordinator) We came to Lajuma in June 2011 to manage the Primate and Predator Project (PPP) on... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Corralling Cattle to Protect Predators
On Saturday May 21st we went down to Kranspoort to assist one of the rural farmers in building a corral for his cattle. To our shock we came across an attacked... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE -
Dr Monkey – New Primate PhD Students Join the PPP
The PPP has several new PhD students who have recently started or will be starting their doctoral research on primates at Lajuma soon. Having PhD students in... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE