Caracal research in South Africa

Social media as part of Caracal conservation
Wild Cats on the Internet: The Role of Social Media in PopularisingCaracals in South Africa
Friday, 8th November 2024
How water access affects carnivores
Response of a carnivore community to water management in a semi-arid savanna
Thursday, 12th September 2024
Caracal denning behaviour in the Cape Peninsula
Denning and maternal behavior of caracals (Caracal caracal)
Tuesday, 20th February 2024
Shepherding and predator losses
Shepherding is not a shot in the dark: evidence of low predation losses from the Northern Cape province of South Africa
Friday, 3rd February 2023
Continued monitoring of mesocarnivores using camera traps
Assessing local patterns in carnivore occupancy and richness by camera trapping: a monitoring of diversity at Verloren Vallei NatureReserve, Dullstroom, Mpumalanga 2022
Tuesday, 1st November 2022
The study of caracal ecology in Malawi
Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shapes the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland.
Tuesday, 18th October 2022
Caracals on the edge of urban development
Hiding in plain sight: risk mitigation by a cryptic carnivore foraging at the urban edge.
Tuesday, 17th August 2021
Investigation coexistence between livestock grazing and carnivores in rangelands
Pathways towards coexistence with large carnivores in production systems
Wednesday, 16th June 2021
Farmers views on the appreciation of black backed jackal and caracal
Beauty or beast? Farmers’ dualistic views and the influence of aesthetic appreciation on tolerance towards black-backed jackal and caracal.
Friday, 19th March 2021
Caracal caracal (Carnivora: Felidae)
Caracal caracal (Carnivora: Felidae)
Wednesday, 2nd December 2020
A global view on evidence‐based effectiveness of interventions used to protect livestock from wild cats
A global view on evidence‐based effectiveness of interventions used to protect livestock from wild cats.
Wednesday, 4th November 2020
Biology and ecology of the black backed jackal and caracal
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Saturday, 5th September 2020
Caracal and serval research in Tanzania
Spatial and temporal overlap of caracal and serval in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Tuesday, 21st July 2020
Camouflage in predators
Pembury Smith, M.Q.R., Ruxton, G.D.
Friday, 1st May 2020
Tick borne parasites affecting caracals
Molecular detection of tick‑borne pathogens in caracals (Caracal caracal) living in human‑modified landscapes of South Africa
Thursday, 30th April 2020
Carnivore camera trapping to estimate species richness and density Dullstroom
Assessing local patterns in carnivore occupancy and richness by camera trapping: a monitoring of diversity at Verloren Vallei Nature Reserve, Dullstroom, Mpumalanga 2019.
Tuesday, 31st December 2019
Effects of culling mesopredators on livestock loses
Culling recolonizing mesopredators increases livestock losses:Evidence from the South African KarooNattrass, N., Conradie, B., Stephens, J, Drouilly, M.
Friday, 6th September 2019
Survey of farmers regarding predation on livestock farms
A survey of farmers’ experience using guard animals to control the impact of predators on farm livestock
Monday, 1st July 2019
Study of wildlife on extensive small livestock farms in the Karoo
Wildlife winners and losers of extensive small-livestock farming: a case study in the South African KarooDrouilly, M. O’Riain, J.
Monday, 11th March 2019
Biology and ecology of the black backed jackal and caracal
BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF THE BLACK-BACKED JACKAL AND THE CARACAL
Sunday, 30th December 2018
Biology, ecology and interaction of other predators with livestock
BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND INTERACTION OF OTHER PREDATORS WITH LIVESTOCK
Saturday, 1st December 2018
Studying the conflict between predators and small livestock farmers in the Central Karoo
Spatial, temporal and attitudinal dimensions of conflict between predators and small-livestock farmers in the Central Karoo
Friday, 30th November 2018
In book: Livestock Predation and its Management in South Africa
The socio-economic impacts of livestock predation and its prevention in South Africa.
Friday, 30th November 2018
In book: Livestock predation and its management in South Africa: a scientific assessment
The role of mesopredators in ecosystems: Potential effects of managing their populations on ecosystem processes and biodiversity
Friday, 30th November 2018
Responses of black-backed jackal to reduction efforts
Compensatory life-history responses of black-backed jackals undermine population reduction efforts.
Wednesday, 31st October 2018
Dietary niche relationships among predators on farmland and a protected area
Research of the diets of caracal, jackal and leopard on a protected area and on farmlands in the western karoo
Wednesday, 20th December 2017
Identification of the putative urinary intraspecific recognition of pheromone of the caracal Caracal caracal
Goitom, A.H.
Friday, 31st March 2017
Livestock predation in South Africa: The need for and value of a scientific assessment
Livestock predation in South Africa: The need for and value of a scientific assessment
Friday, 31st March 2017
Space use in a South African agriculture landscape by the caracal (Caracal caracal)
Ramesh, T., Kalle, R., Downs, C.T.
Monday, 12th December 2016
Feline panleukopaenia virus in captive non-domestic felids in South Africa
Lane, E.P., Brettschneider, H., Caldwell, P., Oosthuizen, A., Dalton, D.L., Du Plessis, L., Steyl, J., Kotze, A.
Thursday, 9th June 2016
The diet of Caracal (Caracal caracal) in the southern Free State
Pohl, C.F.
Tuesday, 1st December 2015
Quality and quantity of the scientific information available on black-backed jackals and caracals : contributing to human-predator conflict management?
Du Plessis J.J., Avenant N.L., De Waal H.O.
Tuesday, 1st September 2015
Dead or alive? Comparing costs and benefits of lethal and non-lethal human-wildlife conflict mitigation on livestock farms
McManus J.S., Dickman A.J., Gaynor D. , Smuts B.H., Macdonald D.W.
Sunday, 1st March 2015
Jackal Narratives and Predator Control in the Karoo, South Africa.
Nattrass N., Conradie B.
Saturday, 1st June 2013
The Effect of Predator Culling on Livestock Losses: Ceres, South Africa, 1979 – 1987
Conradie B., Piesse J.
Thursday, 31st January 2013
An assessment of caracal population density and human-predator conflict in the Winterberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Smith, E. R. (2012).
Saturday, 1st December 2012

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Caracal research in South Africa

Social media as part of Caracal conservation

How water access affects carnivores

Caracal denning behaviour in the Cape Peninsula

Shepherding and predator losses

Continued monitoring of mesocarnivores using camera traps

The study of caracal ecology in Malawi

Caracals on the edge of urban development

Investigation coexistence between livestock grazing and carnivores in rangelands

Farmers views on the appreciation of black backed jackal and caracal

Caracal caracal (Carnivora: Felidae)

A global view on evidence‐based effectiveness of interventions used to protect livestock from wild cats

Biology and ecology of the black backed jackal and caracal

Caracal and serval research in Tanzania

Camouflage in predators

Tick borne parasites affecting caracals

Carnivore camera trapping to estimate species richness and density Dullstroom

Effects of culling mesopredators on livestock loses

Survey of farmers regarding predation on livestock farms

Study of wildlife on extensive small livestock farms in the Karoo

Biology and ecology of the black backed jackal and caracal

Biology, ecology and interaction of other predators with livestock

Studying the conflict between predators and small livestock farmers in the Central Karoo

In book: Livestock Predation and its Management in South Africa

In book: Livestock predation and its management in South Africa: a scientific assessment

Responses of black-backed jackal to reduction efforts

Dietary niche relationships among predators on farmland and a protected area

Identification of the putative urinary intraspecific recognition of pheromone of the caracal Caracal caracal

Livestock predation in South Africa: The need for and value of a scientific assessment

Space use in a South African agriculture landscape by the caracal (Caracal caracal)

Feline panleukopaenia virus in captive non-domestic felids in South Africa

The diet of Caracal (Caracal caracal) in the southern Free State

Quality and quantity of the scientific information available on black-backed jackals and caracals : contributing to human-predator conflict management?

Dead or alive? Comparing costs and benefits of lethal and non-lethal human-wildlife conflict mitigation on livestock farms

Jackal Narratives and Predator Control in the Karoo, South Africa.

The Effect of Predator Culling on Livestock Losses: Ceres, South Africa, 1979 – 1987

An assessment of caracal population density and human-predator conflict in the Winterberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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