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A Crested Guineafowl crossing the road near our camp. A common terrestrial bird species here at Lajuma Research Centre. They have a beautiful feathered crest above their distinctive ivory bill and blood red eyes. They tend to live in a flock of about 20 individuals and prefer to forage within forests and thickets to remain hidden.

Here are a few of the species we have captured on our camera traps!

Here is one of our camera trap stations. Our camera trap grid consists of 20 different stations, each of which consists of 2 cameras placed opposite each other along a likely wildlife trail. The cameras use a motion sensor that takes a burst of photos whenever an animal travels by. This is our main method for collecting data as it is the least intrusive and does not impact the wildlife we are studying.

A common visitor to our work site at Lajuma.

Mount Lajuma towering above our research site in South Africa.

A young baboon sitting amongst the treetop branches overlooking our camp, an almost daily occurrence here at Lajuma Research Centre.

As the sun has set on the year 2020, it rises this New Year's Day with new hope and opportunity! The world needs conservation-minded youth now more than ever. We look forward to advancing the mission of Lengau - 'Conservation through Education' - to do our part to ensure a brighter future for our planet! We hope you'll join us in this worthy endeavor!

Thank Lajuma Research Center!

A total of 13 interns have spent anywhere from over two weeks to two months since June establishing a camera trap grid that includes 20 camera trap stations spread over a five square kilometer area in the Luvhondo Nature Reserve in the Soutpansberg Mountain Range in South Africa. The project will help to measure mammal populations and further define biodiversity of the area.

We are excited to announce a new collaborative opportunity between Lengau and the Lajuma Research Centre!