African Small Carnivore Research Initiatives
- ASCaRIs Head Office, University of Fort Hare, Zoology Building, King William's Town Road, Alice, Eastern Cape, 5700, South Africa
- ascaris.org@gmail.com
what are we working on?
This section of the website is still under construction.
Have a short walk in the meantime, if you want, but please don't go too far!
On this page you will find a list of our current and past projects, together with a detailed description of the corresponding rationale, objectives and methodology. Projects are listed by study area, with the most recent project on top.
Updates and preliminary results will be posted in the News section of the website, whereas final results will be posted in the Publications section.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are also working on African small carnivores and would like to join ASCaRIs and have your project(s) featured on our website. It won't cost you a dime, we promise! 😉
ANYSBERG NATURE RESERVE (SOUTH AFRICA)
Socio-ecological mechanisms behind farmer–mesopredator conflict (PhD project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for caracaling and jackaling with us!
GREAT FISH RIVER RESERVE (SOUTH AFRICA)
Resting site selection by Cape and Small-spotted Genets (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
Latrine site selection by two sympatric genet species (BSc Honours project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
A comparison of two techniques to study genet latrine use (BSc Honours project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
Latrine use by sympatric Cape and Small-spotted Genets (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
Comparative diets of sympatric Cape and Small-spotted Genets (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
Spatio-temporal ecology of sympatric Cape and Small-spotted Genets (Post-doctoral project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK (UGANDA)
Niche partitioning of small rainforest carnivores (as part of a PhD project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for small carnivoring with us!
LAIKIPIA PLATEAU (KENYA)
Comparison of diets between White-tailed Mongooses and Common Genets (as part of an MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for mongoosing and genetting with us!
MAU FOREST (KENYA)
Small carnivore–human conflict in the Mau Forest (as part of an MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for small carnivoring with us!
MBULUZI GAME RESERVE (SWAZILAND)
Resting site ecology of Rusty-spotted Genet (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
Activity and home range of Rusty-spotted Genet (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us!
MPALA RANCH (KENYA)
Density of Slender Mongooses (BSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for mongoosing with us!
SOUTHERN COASTLINE AND THE GREATER DULLSTROOM AREA (SOUTH AFRICA)
The foraging ecology of South Africa's two otter species (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for ottering with us!
TELPERION NATURE RESERVE (SOUTH AFRICA)
Resting site ecology of Slender Mongoose (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for mongoosing with us!
Spatio-temporal ecology of Slender Mongoose (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for mongoosing with us!
Comparative diets of Rusty-spotted Genet and Slender Mongoose (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting and mongoosing with us!
Spatio-temporal ecology of Rusty-spotted genet (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for genetting with us.
TSWALU KALAHARI RESERVE (SOUTH AFRICA)
Response of mesopredators to different apex predator regimes (MSc project)
Project description in preparation. Thanks for mesopredatoring with us.
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