Researcher biography

Qualifications:

Master of Science (Rhodes University)
Bachelor of Science: Zoology, Wildlife Biology (University of Queensland)
Bachelor of Arts: History and Human Movements

Project title:

An analysis of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) population dynamics in Botswana

Project description:

Investigating the status of cheetah populations in Botswana, trends over time, drivers of population fluctuations and the impacts of the international border fence (between Botswana and Namibia) on cheetahs and other wildlife.

Funding

ARC scholarship and co-funding from Cheetah Conservation Botswana

Advisors/supervisors:

Dr. Berndt van Rensburg, Assoc Prof Diana Fisher