Vandalism on the increase
Category: South Africa | Date: Sep 11 2008 | By: limpopocarnivores
Our scent stations are taking a serious knock as we carry on with the work in Mapungubwe National Park. Swept areas of sand with scent pads in the middle to lure predators in for a sniff, and so leave evidence of their presence have been highly successful in counting carnivores in some areas, but we are struggling. High densities of gamebirds, elephants and now baboons are ruining our experiments by either trampling the scent stations and so obliterating the tracks before we get there, or by providing entertainment to passing groups of elephants and troops of baboons.
Squares of carpet fashioned into hair-snares are set out, and are now having to be retreieved regularly from the bush surrounding the scent stations, where they have been played with and left.
A little known fact…it seems elephants are particularly partial to catnip!
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Limpopo-Shase Transfrontier Park
Rox Brummer of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, and her dogs Snoopy and Barclay report on carnivore research that is helping to conserve one of Africa's greatest cross border protected areas the great Limpopo-Shase Transfrontier conservation area, a peace park linking South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe
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2 Responses to “Vandalism on the increase”
Sherri S., on 11 Sep 2008
Who would have thought catnip??? Wow!
sauwah, on 11 Sep 2008
sorry about all the hard work you did and those animals’ ruining your experiment. never is a fan of monkeys; in this case big and nasty ones! maybe you can put your scented stuff inside some strong wire cage or boxes so that the scent can still be sniffed but cannot be disturbed. and have the boxes nailed down so that those elephants cannot easily kick them away. i am sure they can if they wish too for their great size. or maybe nailed the scented pads or carpets onto big trees? if there are any?
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