A lion’s fingerprint
Identifying individual lions is not an easy task, and you need to start from a broad approach and narrow down to unique characteristics. We already saw how important it is to note the area of Read More …
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Fantastic lions and how to identify them
ID kits are a huge help in identifying lions, but must be made accurately and kept up to date to make things easier. When making a new ID sheet, the first thing you do is Read More …
Up close and personal: Collaring lions in Zakouma
The first step in the lion project has been to collar 5 lions. We looked for lions living in areas that will flood in the wet season, such as Rigueik, Fatagoki and Tororo, and close Read More …
Monitoring Zakouma Lions
This year I’m working at an in-depth assessment of the lion population of Zakouma National Park. We are monitoring the lions through camera trapping, GPS collaring and individual identification to assess the challenges that the Read More …
First morning in Zakouma
“I was woken up by crunching and thumping before sunrise. I got up to try and look out of the window of my room, but I could see nothing but blackness in front of me. Read More …
Met by cheetahs
After a summer of waiting finally the time for my first South African trip had come. The journey from Rome to Johannesburg felt endless, both because I’m not really a fan of planes, and because Read More …