Lioness HF012 responded to playbacks of prey animals in distress on the western boundary of the CKGR. It was clear from discussion with local farmers that understanding lion behaviour near and across the boundaries if the game reserve would be beneficial. This lioness travelled with a single female partner, and very occasionally with a … [Read more...]
Lion PM001 – “Passarge”
Posted on June 2, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Lion PM001 was the first lion collared by the project in 2008 and his data is not concurrent with other lion data. He was a very large male, estimated at older than 10 years. We collected data for five months from November 2008 till April 2009, when he died of unknown causes. His range covered an estimated 800 square kilometres, greatly using the … [Read more...]