In Namibia, we were cleared for movement between regions on 31 July 2020. On the second of August we made our escape to the Skeleton Coast National Park to do some long-needed insect hunting for my PhD project housed under the SCIONA project.
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Despite the massive economic loss of Epupa conservancy communities, due to carnivores. Many still want to cohabit with the same carnivores that cause damage to their livestock and crop fields.
I was part of a three-week long dung beetle and lacewing collecting expedition to the Kaokoveld during April 2019. Our aim was to survey the selected groups in a north south transect. This expedition was partly funded by the SCIONA project.
As part of technology exploration and co-design, researchers led by Professor Heike Winschiers-Theophilus travelled to Epupa and Okanguati between the 20th - 26th of July.
Epupa and Okanguati are amongst the many conservancies in Namibia experiencing human-carnivore conflict. In an effort to conserve wildlife, hundreds of livestock are lost annually to leopard, cheetah, caracal, lions, jackals and crocodiles.
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Date: 07 Nov 2020 to 24 Nov 2020
Date: 26 Nov 2020 to 02 Dec 2020
Date: 22 Nov 2020 to 30 Nov 2020
These field trip involves measuring of Welwitschia plants, an ecosystem indicator of the SCIONA study area.
Date: 01 Oct 2020 to 07 Oct 2020
Work with camp management and communities on how to maintain the camera traps.
Date: 30 Sep 2020 to 11 Oct 2020
Human Wildlife Conflict and Livelihoods household surveys in Epupa
Date: 16 Sep 2020 to 29 Sep 2020
Welwitschia, general incormation for managemenmt framework/baseline in SKNP, Orupembe, Sanitas and Okondjombo.
Date: 15 Sep 2020 to 20 Sep 2020
Focus Group discussion, co-design, technology deployment, technology network infrastructure deployment in Orupembe and Marienflus
Date: 30 Jul 2020 to 09 Aug 2020