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Namib Dune on Mars
May
13

This fascinating video shows the newly explored Bagnold Dune Field on Mars. The effects of wind on the sand dunes can be clearly seen. Several features in the Bagnold Dune Field have been named after Namibian places, such as "Namib Dune" and "Gobabeb". Sand samples from Mars' Gobabeb have been analysed for particle sizes and mineral composition including chromium, nickel and magnesium.

Oct
24

Consultancy Position: Specialist in Business and Financial Management for Protected Areas.

Location: Windhoek, Namibia

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Talk on landscape conservation in the Namib
Aug
21

NEWS talk on 11 September by Lee and Murray Tindell. Join us for an interesting and informative evening to be held at the venue of the Namibia Scientific Society in 112 Robert Mugabe avenue. The talk starts at 19:30.

Vulture Workshop
Dec
03

On the 24th November 2017, a Vulture Workshop was held at Sossusvlei Lodge. Organised by the Greater Sossusvlei-Namib Landscape Association (GSNL), in response to a vulture poisoning incident in October 2017 where several lapped-faced vultures were poisoned by a local livestock farmer. This incident highlighted the fact that training was needed for local managers in order to collect samples from poisoned birds, collect evidence from a crime scene, initiate the appropriate law-enforcement... + read more

Update on ungulate movements
Apr
18

This research project deploys satellite tracking collars on ungulates in the GSNL  and monitors their movements  as well as other environmental parameters. Its objective is to document movement corridors and identify impediments to migration routes for springbok, oryx and Hartmann’s mountain zebra.  Stefanie Urban successfully completed her Bachelor of Natural Resources Management (Honours) project at NUST at the end  of 2016.

Some of her major findings were:

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