Research in the Arid Zone

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The Porcupine Project

Keywords

Porcupines, GPS collars, foraging, disturbance, geophytes

Location of study sites

Nieuwoudtville in the Succulent Karoo; Franschhoek in the Western Cape, Kuruman Reserve, Northern Cape in the Kalahari Desert; Belmont farm in the Eastern Cape.

Project description

I am putting GPS collars on 16 porcupines (sponsored by Porcupine Ridge Wine) in order to track their foraging patterns and landscape use. I also am interested in investigating the valuable role porcupines play in promoting biodiversity and in ecosystem function.

Contact details

Christy Bragg
Email: (Christy.Bragg@uct.ac.za)
Phone: 027 2181276 or 082 3325447
Website:
www.porcupinequest.com

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