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Deployment and downloading...

11/11/2014

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Placing camera trap units is not always as easy as it may appear... Lining up and adjusting the height and view, along with technical settings, strapping it up securely and evenly... Then, just hoping it will stay in place until your return (which needs to be frequent) The rewards, however, from cheetah and other relevant captures are well worth the hot (and sometimes tedious) deployment work. Downloading capture data from units in the field also has its (rewarding) challenges!
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Just a few photos of many, from a 'cheetah art session' at one of our schools!

8/3/2014

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Some recent camera trap captures for identifying cheetahs and their movements...

4/24/2014

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Cheetah education around Tsavo continues...

4/18/2014

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Education is the key in high predator conflict locations where knowledge on individual species' behavior is rare or non-existent. The Tsavo Cheetah Project engages with local primary and secondary schools in addition to community forums to interactively instill cheetah (and other predator) facts to all age groups.
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Assisting Communities with livestock protection

4/7/2014

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Providing residents with advice and physical assistance on livestock protection methods, is a common occurence of the project. Boma (livestock holding corral) improvement or construction is just one method to keep local residents 'predator-friendly'.
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Cheetah research in diverse habitats

4/7/2014

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In such a vast area with a broad range of habitats, cheetah identification and monitoring can be challenging. In Tsavo, habitat is not primarily open plains and grassland, like in the Mara or Serengeti... An example is "Amri" a solitary male cheetah, who I just happened on, during a spoor tracking drive in the park. From previous sighting information, I knew I was in his, and other cheetahs', home range, but with thick bush, long grass and woodlands, these opportunistic sightings are not frequent enough..
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A visit to one of the many schools surrounding Tsavo...

3/29/2014

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"A Tsavo Cheetah's Ecosystem" education programs; learning through curriculum activities and interactive fun!
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Captures continue...

3/29/2014

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Captures of both diurnal and nocturnal predators assist in providing the project with
verification of species presence; both on community land and within park
boundaries.
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Camera trap units deployed and ready to capture...

3/27/2014

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Our middle grade level educational booklets,  for local schools bordering Tsavo!

3/27/2014

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    Project Founder & Principle Investigator: Cherie Schroff

    Cherie holds a degree in Animal Ecology and has worked
    as a field biologist in both South Africa and Kenya on large cat research and conservation projects for over a decade. She is also an experienced feline veterinary technician and has an incessant passion for all felid species - large and small.

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© 2012 Tsavo Cheetah Project. Home Page Photo Credit: Alexandre Boudet. Tsavo Ecosystem Conservation Logo credit: Lisa Berry (http://lisa-berry.com)