During the two week trip, which began in November 2010, the team learnt the skills required to live in the bush. Studying and assisting with capturing and collaring big cats they learnt how to track and monitor the cats effectively. As part of a team of researchers and scientists, the team conducted vital research in to the behaviour of big cats, such as leopards and cheetahs.
They also worked with local communities learning and assisting with the mitigation of human-wildlife conflict.
Adam Hill, a teacher from Devon, was the first to return. He is an adventurer through and through and loves the outdoors. Listing his hobbies as climbing, running (with the dog), coaching football, off-road biking, travelling and teaching the kids in his class to be good citizens; he could be described as “the perfect candidate” for this expedition.
“The last few days have been some of the best. I visited the township of Katatura to meet some of the local people and discuss any Human Predator conflict there might be…We have continued the tracking of the various Leopards around the farm, including using the telemetry method to locate Lucy [the leopard]. The results have been great, lots more tracks and scats. But most exciting were the Camera Trap pictures from the last few days,” he said in his blog.
