The Serengeti-Mara squeeze – one of the world’s most iconic ecosystems under pressure
Increased human activity around one of Africa’s most iconic ecosystems is “squeezing the wildlife in its core” Read more
Author Archives: AfricanBioServices
The EU Commission shared news from the AfricanBioServices project
The EU Commission, through The Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) shared news from the AfricanBioServices project. Read more
Possible ways to prevent conservation crimes
Conservation crimes are posing serious threats to wildlife species and biodiversity of the Rungwa-Kizigo-Muhesi-Game-Reserves. Read more
Solving the mystery of Serengeti’s vanishing wild dogs
Twenty-five years ago, African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) disappeared from Serengeti National Park. A firestorm of debate followed when the researcher… Read more
Fires have a negative effect on rhinos
In African savannas, natural resource managers frequently use fire as a tool to manage wildlife habitats; fire can help regenerate grass for grazers, reduce encroachment of bushes, and control ticks and diseases. Read more
Termites and litter type regulate root decomposition
A new publication from Stuart W. Smith has been accepted. Co-authors are James D. M. Speed, John Bukombe, Shombe N. Hassan, Richard D. Lyamuya… Read more
NTNU Master students – Doing our field work in Serengeti
We, Marit, Vilde and Anders, all Norwegian master students in Ecology and Natural Resources Management, headed out to Serengeti one after the other from January to the end of December 2017. Read more
Investigating poaching trends in the Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem, Kenya and Tanzania
A new MSc thesis has evaluated spatiotemporal patterns in poaching across the boundary of the Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem (MSE). Read more
Burning aliens’ in the park
Spotting a polar bear preying on a wildebeest or a kangaroo hopping away from a lion may seem out of place on a safari in Africa. Nevertheless, in the plant kingdom the establishment and naturalization… Read more
Urgent response needed to protect Kenya’s wildlife
Dr. Joseph O. Ogutu from University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany, writes about the dramatic decline in wildlife in Kenya and that there is no more time to waste in protecting wildlife in the region… Read more