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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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 …