Botswana Predator Conservation

22/10/2026

A little bit of everything caught on camera this month!

From curious visitors to unexpected encounters, our camera traps have been capturing wildlife interacting with the BioBoundary scent deterrents.

These scent-based deterrents are part of our ongoing work to find non-lethal ways to reduce human-wildlife conflict and support coexistence between people and predators.

30/09/2026

Our latest blog explores how BioBoundary predator deterrents are helping reduce human-wildlife conflict as tiger and leopard populations recover.
Read more: https://www.wildentrust.org/post/tigers-and-leopards-in-nepal-widening-scope-for-bioboundary-predator-deterrents

Support from Ceva Wildlife Research Fund helps make this research possible through funding, expertise, equipment and logistical support.

Why it matters: protecting livelihoods while conserving predators is possible with the right tools and community involvement.

Peter Apps, BioBoundary Project, Botswana Predator Conservation, Wild EntrustAll over the world, the survival and recovery of predator populations are threatened by lethal control in response to predator attacks on livestock and people. Paradoxically, when successful conservation increases predator....

10/09/2026

Like their bigger cousin, the Honey badger, Striped Polecats aka Zorillas, take no nonsense from anyone.

Captured in northern Botswana by a Browning Elite camera trap that is monitoring carnivores’ reactions to deterrent scents for the BioBoundary project.

Thanks to CEVA Wildlife Research Fund, The Impact Award and Netherland Innofonds via Spots for financial support.

02/09/2026

This week, 20 African wild dogs were poisoned in the Okavango. Our co-founder Tico shares a statement on this devastating loss.

For more than 37 years, we’ve been studying African wild dogs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Our research has contributed to more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers, helping us better understand and protect this endangered species.

But research is only part of the solution.

Protecting wild dogs takes communities, local action and people on the ground working together to support their long-term conservation.

10/08/2026

Spotlight | The Maned Lioness

This International Lion Day, we're revisiting one of our most fascinating scientific publications.

In Botswana's Okavango Delta, our researchers documented the rare occurrence of maned lionesses.

This study is important because it expands our understanding of the natural variation that exists within lion populations. Rare observations like these challenge assumptions about behaviour and physiology, reminding us that wildlife is often more complex than we expect.

📖 Gilfillan, G.D., et al (2017). Rare observation of the existence and masculine behaviour of maned lionesses in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Discover every highlight & unexpected finding here: https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12360

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28/07/2026

From our first project to today. 35 years later and we’re still growing.

Our 2025 Impact Report is here, and it’s full of stories, partnerships, and the real impact we’ve made together.

Read all about it: www.wildentrust.org/impact-report-2024-1

24/07/2026

In the wild, the quality-control team has four legs and a powerful bite!

That's why every BioBoundary scent dispenser is protected with a galvanised iron housing, ready for even the toughest inspections.

These encounters help us understand carnivore responses and explore how chemical signals could support non-lethal deterrents and administration of species-specific oral vaccines against diseases like rabies and canine distemper.

BioBoundary project is supported by many including CEVA Wildlife Research Fund, Wereld Natuur Fonds - WWF Stichting Spots and the Wilderness Impact Award



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15/07/2026

Our latest research reveals the Human Shield Effect as a survival strategy where endangered African wild dogs move closer to human settlements to avoid their greatest threat: LIONS.

Read the publication to discover how human presence is reshaping the landscape of fear and influencing wildlife behaviour.

📖 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2835

15/07/2026

Welcome to the BioBoundary Team! We're excited to welcome two new members to the BioBoundary Project!

🌿Jack Ramsden joins us as a Field Researcher, supporting wildlife monitoring and field-based conservation research.

💻 Boituelo Gabonangaka joins us as our Camera Trap Data Processor, turning camera-trap imagery into data that drives conservation science.

Our BioBoundary Project is supported by many including Natural Selection CEVA Wildlife Research Fund Wilderness Impact Award Wereld Natuur Fonds - WWF Stichting Spots

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14/07/2026

Training the Next Generation of Wildlife Researchers

In June, the BioBoundary Project welcomed two aspiring wildlife scientists for hands-on learning and field experience.

Tshiamo Baisang, an MSc student at the Okavango Research Institute, analysed BioBoundary camera trap footage to study the activity patterns of aardvarks.

Onkarabile Tshotlego, a BSc Biodiversity and Conservation student from the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, joined the team on placement, gaining practical experience in both the laboratory and the field.

Supporting students through mentorship, research opportunities and practical training is one of the many ways the BioBoundary Project is helping build Botswana's next generation of wildlife biologists and conservation leaders.