Posted on September 26, 2017
UP's Whale Unit will be conducting their annual aerial survey of southern right whales
Posted on September 20, 2017
Giraffes are now listed as a threatened species, and it is said that there are currently fewer giraffes than elephants in Africa. Research taking place at the University of Pretoria, will ensure a greater understanding of this species.
Posted on August 11, 2017
Prof André Ganswindt, a behavioural endocrinologist by training and the founder of the Endocrine Research Laboratory was appointed as Professor and Director of the Mammal Research Institute (MRI) at the University of Pretoria from 1 August 2017.
Posted on May 22, 2017
Understanding how and when animal species use their environment is a fundamental ecological question and one that can be surprisingly difficult to answer, particularly when working in the marine environment.
Posted on April 24, 2017
Prof Nigel Bennett and Dr Heike Lutermann, of the University of Pretoria's Department of Zoology and Entomology, are involved in an exciting study on the naked mole rat that has been featured in Science.
Posted on April 19, 2017
A new study from the Conservation Ecology Research Unit (CERU) at the University of Pretoria provides an estimate of the number of elephants that should be present in 73 protected areas spanning 21 African countries.
Posted on January 13, 2017
Tristan da Cunha stamp honours role of the University of Pretoria's Mammal Research Institute
Posted on January 06, 2017
MRI researchers join expedition covered by National Geographic
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