Camera Traps
One of my goals in my role as Director of Outdoor Education at St Stithians Boys' College is to immerse the students into the ecology of the camp environment with a view to doing some research of the wildlife in the area in terms of movements, feeding patterns, social interactions, human influence, etc.
Hopefully something will come of it, least of all a passion and responsibility for our environment inculcated in the boys. Perhaps it might even get to a point where their findings can contribute to a greater body of research.
The possibilities are endless.
Kamoka Bush Camp, Limpopo
Use the map below to navigate through the layers of each camera trap. For more detailed images, scroll down further. A data spreadsheet recording the initial movements of these mammals is available and will be used as a starting point for further research projects.
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Lowrie Junction Hotspot
Porcupine Den
Impala Carcass
Impala Carcass
Impala Carcass
Impala Carcass
Fourie Dam
Brown Hyena Territorial Hotspot
Porcupine Den
Fourie Dam
Brown Hyena Territorial Hotspot
Porcupine Den
Fourie Dam
Porcupine Den
Nearby Farm
Tuli Wildeness, Botswana
April 2017
Every year I take a group of students to the Tuli Block in Botswana to experience the true wilderness. Our camps are unfenced and each night we hear a cacophony of lions, hyena and leopard close to where we sleep. It is exhilarating to say the least and Tuli provides a space where boys can be boys. Part of the experience involves the boys in setting up camera traps.
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Lions on a wildebeest carcass
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Various Zebra Footage
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Other Animals and Birds
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Elephant (including one that attempted to break the camera!)
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