Bridging the gap for Vervet Monkeys
BRIDGING THE GAP FOR VERVET MONKEYS Courtney Maiden, EWT’s Wildlife and Transport Programme student, 64083152@mylifeunisaac.onmicrosoft.com Gaps caused in the forest canopy cover from linear infrastructure, such as roads, force arboreal species to come down to the...
Going bossies
The EWT Drylands Conservation Programme, in partnership with the Grootfontein Agricultural Institute, held Karoo bossie (vegetation) identification days around Loxton this week.
Science Snippets: Powerline markers prevent collisions in Blue Cranes but not Ludwig’s Bustards
A recent paper published by Jessica Shaw from the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town, using EWT/ESKOM data, and coauthored by three EWT staff members, describes the results of a large scale eight-year experiment that tested the efficacy of power line markers in reducing bird collisions with the lines.
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