About IBREAM
By combining conservation with cutting-edge reproductive science, IBREAM is developing tools that could mean no mammal need ever be lost to extinction... Read More
OUR CURRENT PROJECTS
The Pygmy Hippo
Pygmy Hippos are elusive, solitary forest animals, listed as Endangered by IUCN. Their habitat has been eroded to such an extent that they are now restricted to just a 5,000 km² area of West Africa and in 1994 approximately 3000 animals were estimated to exist in the wild, although this is now...
The Ethiopian Wolf
The Ethiopian Wolf is found only in the Ethiopian highlands, mainly the Bale Mountains and the Semien Mountains. As the top predator in these areas, it plays a vital role in the local ecosystem and references to it can be found in Ethiopian literature dating back to the 13th century. But this...
The African Wild Dog
Approximately 6600 adult African wild dogs remain in the wild and this number continues to decline. However, not enough is known about the reproductive biology of the species to allow an effective program of assisted reproduction. IBREAM is researching African wild dog reproduction to help prevent the species from being lost forever.
The African White Rhinoceros
The white rhino is facing a desperately uncertain future. Demand for its horn for use in traditional medicine is increasing which means that a white rhino is a valuable kill for poachers. This exerts huge pressure on the dwindling population, which is classified as “Near Threatened” on the...
LATEST UPDATES
Hi everyone, my name is Lisa Rijkers, a Master Animal Science student at Wageningen University & Research with a specialisation in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation. I am currently working on my master’s thesis in collaboration with IBREAM! I have gotten the unique opportunity to be involved with IBREAM’s pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis), or pygmy hippo hereafter, project.
Author: Mariska Snelleman Already underway for several months and what a progress we have made! The detection dogs were initially trained with one dung sample … Read more “Update Conservation Dogs project”
A male pack member of the Bothongo Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve pack resting Photo credit: Pia Riddell Earlier this year our valuable collaborators at … Read more “Calming Scents: Validating perception of a novel appeasing pheromone for use in African wild dog management”
Preparation and challenges of this mission The preparation of the field data collection mission started with the purchase of field equipment, the refilling of nitrogen … Read more “Expedition in Tai forest to collect pygmy hippo pooh samples for gender analyis by conservation detection dogs: will the smell give us the answers?”