Knowledge Management Database System
The Knowledge Management System provides one centralised storage location for all
ecological and spatial information within the Endangered Wildlife Trust, and it's
numerous partners. The development of a database to record and share ecological
datasets is critical for strengthening global conservation decision-making for both
the EWT as well as other associated users.
Please note:
- Only the published datasets are available for immediate distribution
- A nominal fee will be charged for processing of datasets. This fee will be waivered for EWT’s partners and collaborators.
EWT Datasets within the Knowledge Management System
(Please click on the Metadata link on the right for more information)
Bearded Vulture Occurrence
Observations of Bearded Vulture and their signs during annual census counts.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 March 2006
End Date: Ongoing
Bird Sighting Register for ACSA Airfields
Records of bird presence on ACSA airfields, from 2008 to present
Contact Name: Claire Patterson-Abrolat claire@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2008
End Date: Ongoing
Bird Strike Data for ACSA Airports
Incident register of all bird strikes by aircraft at ACSA airports, from 2005 to present
Contact Name: Claire Patterson-Abrolat claire@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Incident Reports
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2005
End Date: Ongoing
Blue Swallow Breeding Localities
Monitored breeding sites for Blue Swallow in South Africa. The data include information on the temporal status of each site through each breeding season.
Contact Name: Ian Little ianl@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 1986
End Date: Ongoing
Blue Swallow Occurrence
Blue Swallow observations that are collected in person by EWT Field Workers, reported by the public or recorded as part of aerial and other surveys. The data include information on locality, number of birds, habitat and weather conditions.
Contact Name: Ian Little ianl@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 02 January 1986
End Date: Ongoing
Cheetah and Wild Dog Occurrence and threats , Western Boundary of Kruger National Park
Detailed survey of landowners and communities to determine land use, attitudes and threats to Cheetahs and Wild Dogs along the western boundary of the Kruger National Park.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Questionnaires
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 March 2010
End Date: Ongoing
Cheetah and Wild Dog Photographic Records, Western Boundary of Kruger National Park
Photographic records associated with sightings of Cheetahs and Wild Dogs along the western boundary of Kruger National Park.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 March 2010
End Date: Ongoing
Community Survey in Western Kalahari Conservation Corridor, Botswana
Questionnaire surveys of communities to determine carnivore distributions, attitudes towards carnivores, and livestock losses.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Questionnaires
Status: Unpublished
Country: Botswana
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 04 June 2009
End Date: 15 December 2009
Crane Breeding Localities
Monitored breeding sites for all three crane species in South Africa. The data include information on the temporal status of each site through each breeding season.
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Published
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 27 October 1975
End Date: Ongoing
Crane Census
Questionnaire survey of species, numbers and status of cranes, as well as interaction with the cranes and difficulties such as crop damage.
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Questionnaires
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 23 July 2004
End Date: Ongoing
Crane Illegal Trade Data
Data on cranes that have been confiscated by officials for being illegally removed from the wild for national and international trade, traditional use, food and pets.
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Event
Status: Unpublished
Country: SADC
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 1980
End Date: Ongoing
Crane Incidents and Mortalities
Recorded injuries, diseases and mortalities of cranes as a result of a number of mostly anthropogenic causes. These include persecution by landowners, injuries inflicted by barbed wire fences and other structures, predation and disease. Where birds are individually marked, this information is also included.
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 1960
End Date: Ongoing
Crane Occurrence
Crane observations that are collected in person by EWT Field Workers, reported by the public or recorded as part of aerial and other surveys. The data include information on locality, number of birds, habitat and weather conditions.
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 1976
End Date: Ongoing
Crane Resighting (colour ringed and patagial tagged)
Data on resightings of cranes fitted with unique colour combination rings used for identification
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 06 December 1986
End Date: Ongoing
Crane Ringing Event
Ringing event data for cranes that are captured and fitted with a unique colour combination rings and uniquely numbered metal safring. Additional information in the dataset includes data on weight and blood taken for genetics.
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Event
Status: Published
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 1986
End Date: Ongoing
Crane Tracking (satellite movement data)
Digital transcriptions of satellite or radio transmitter data from individual birds that have been fitted with tracking devices. Data include information on time of transmission, GPS position, speed at which the bird was moving, altitude etc.
Contact Name: Kerryn Morrison kerrynm@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 21 January 1996
End Date: 15 October 1998
Diet Composition of African Wild Dogs in Fenced Reserves in South Africa
Predation records from Wild Dog packs in small fenced reserves in South Africa, including prey species, age and sex, location, and date and time of predation event.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2002
End Date: 01 December 2009
Distribution and conservation status of Chacma Baboons and Vervet Monkeys in Limpopo Province
Questionnaire surveys of a baboon and vervet monkey study in Limpopo as part of a Bachelor of Technology: Nature Conservation study
Contact Name: Deon Cilliers deonc@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 1996
End Date: 01 December 1996
Electric Fence-induced Mortality Project
Incidents of small animal mortality on electric fences in several fenced reserves across South Africa, 2007-2008
Contact Name: Christine Mentzel christinem@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 July 2007
End Date: 30 June 2008
Electrical Infrastructure Mortality Incident Register
Data on wildlife mortalities on electrical infrastructure.
Contact Name: Jon Smallie jons@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Incident Reports
Status: Published
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 13 August 1996
End Date: Ongoing
Farm Conflict Register
Reported wildlife conflicts in South Africa, including incidents of livestock and wildlife losses to predators
Contact Name: Tim Snow tims@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Event
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 05 October 2001
End Date: Ongoing
Farmer Stock Loss Register
Stock losses reported by South African landowners taking part in the Endangered Wildlife Trust Livestock Guarding Dog Programme
Contact Name: Tim Snow tims@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 18 May 2005
End Date: Ongoing
Honey Badger Occurrence
Data on sightings of honey badgers throughout South Africa, collected through telephonic surveys and interviews.
Contact Name: Tim Snow tims@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2001
End Date: 01 May 2009
Kruger National Park Cheetah Photographic Census 2005
Photographic sighting records of Cheetahs from visitors and staff in Kruger National Park between 1 September 2004 and 30 April 2005
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 August 2004
End Date: 30 April 2005
Kruger National Park Cheetah Photographic Census 2009
Photographic sighting records of Cheetahs from visitors and staff in Kruger National Park between 1 August 2008 and 30 April 2009
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 August 2008
End Date: 30 April 2009
Kruger National Park Wild Dog Photographic Census 2005
Photographic sighting records of Wild Dogs from visitors and staff in Kruger National Park between 1 September 2004 and 30 April 2005
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 August 2004
End Date: 30 April 2005
Kruger National Park Wild Dog Photographic Census 2009
Photographic sighting records of Wild Dogs from visitors and staff in Kruger National Park between 1 August 2008 and 30 April 2009
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 August 2008
End Date: 30 April 2009
Landowner attitudes towards large predators, northern Limpopo Province
Questionnaire surveys of cattle and wildlife ranchers to explore their attitudes towards large predators; 2001 and 2005
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Questionnaires
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 04 February 2004
End Date: 05 April 2006
Multispecies Raptor Occurrence
Raptor observations that are collected in person by EWT Field Workers, reported by the public or recorded as part of aerial and other surveys. The data include information on locality, number of birds and habitat.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2007
End Date: Ongoing
National Register of Wildlife Poisoning Incidents
Detailed list of confirmed and suspected wildlife poisonings reported by EWT Field Workers and general public from 1995 to the present
Contact Name: Tim Snow tims@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Incident Reports
Status: Unpublished
Country: SADC
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 23 January 1997
End Date: Ongoing
National Wild Dog Occurrence
Ad hoc reports of Wild Dogs sightings outside of protected conservation areas, from landowners, conservation practitioners and community members.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 November 1995
End Date: Ongoing
Oribi Occurrence
Oribi observations that are collected in person by EWT Field Workers, reported by the public or recorded as part of aerial and other surveys.
Contact Name: Ian Little ianl@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 September 1981
End Date: Ongoing
Oribi Relocations
Record of capture and relocation of Oribi per individual, with date of capture and date and location of release.
Contact Name: Ian Little ianl@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Event
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 June 2004
End Date: Ongoing
Pel's Fishing Owl Occurrence
Observations of Pel's Fishing Owl and other aquatic birds and some raptors and their signs during annual census counts along the Olifants and Levhuvhu Rivers in Kruger National Park.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 June 2007
End Date: Ongoing
Predator occurrence and landowner attitudes, Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province
Questionnaire surveys of cattle and wildlife ranchers to determine broad land use practices, attitudes towards carnivores and carnivore presence, 2000 and 2009.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Questionnaires
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 February 2009
End Date: 01 June 2009
Range use of Cheetah outside protected areas in the Thabazimbi district Limpopo province
GPS locations from GSM/GPS collars from several cheetahs ranging from 2005-2009
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 22 June 2004
End Date: 14 February 2009
Range use of Wild Dogs, De Beers Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province
Detailed movement data from direct observations and follows of Wild Dogs within a fenced, managed metapopoulation reserve in South Africa.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2002
End Date: 01 December 2009
Range use of Wild Dogs, Marakele National Park, Limpopo Province
Detailed movement data from direct observations and follows of Wild Dogs within a fenced, managed metapopoulation reserve in South Africa.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 June 2004
End Date: 01 September 2007
Raptor Breeding Localities
Monitored breeding sites for selected raptor species in South Africa.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2007
End Date: Ongoing
Raptor Incidents and Mortalities
Recorded injuries, diseases and mortalities of raptors as a result of a number of mostly anthropogenic causes. These include persecution by landowners, injuries inflicted by barbed wire fences and other structures, predation and disease. Where birds are individually marked, this information is also included.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2005
End Date: Ongoing
Raptor Resighting (colour ringed and patagial tagged)
Data on resightings of selected raptors fitted with unique colour combination rings used for identification.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 November 2005
End Date: Ongoing
Red-billed Oxpecker Relocations
Record of capture and relocation of Red-billed Oxpecker per individual bird, with date of capture and date and location of release.
Contact Name: Tim Snow tims@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Event
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 July 2005
End Date: Ongoing
Register of Problem Animal Incidents in South-Western Botswana
Reports of damage causing animals incidents from south western Botswana including type of animal responsible for the damage, what property was damaged and the date and location of the incident.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Incident Reports
Status: Unpublished
Country: Botswana
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 02 January 2004
End Date: 08 April 2010
Saddle-billed Stork Occurrence
Observations of Saddle-billed Stork and their signs during annual census counts in Kruger National Park.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 June 2009
End Date: 01 December 2010
Saddle-billed Stork Photographic Census 2010
Photographic sighting records of Saddle Billed Storks from visitors and staff in Kruger National Park
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 June 2009
End Date: 01 December 2010
Southern Ground Hornbill Breeding Localities
Recorded breeding sites for Southern Ground Hornbill in South Africa.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 May 2006
End Date: Ongoing
Southern Ground Hornbill Occurrence
Observations of Southern Ground Hornbills that are collected in person by EWT Field Workers, reported by the public or recorded as part of aerial and other surveys.
Contact Name: Andre Botha andreb@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 May 2006
End Date: Ongoing
Wild Dog Dispersal Routes, KwaZulu-Natal
GPS locations from GSM/GPS collars from wild dogs dispersing from protected areas in Kwa Zulu Natal, 2006 - 2009
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 05 March 2006
End Date: 03 November 2009
Wild Dog Genetic Database for the Managed Metapopulation in South Africa
Genetic material collected from Wild Dogs in all managed metapopulation reserves.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Observations
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 01 January 2002
End Date:
Zululand Community Surveys
Community surveys to determine attitudes towards predators, levels of conflict and the application of various husbandry techniques through northern Zululand. Focus on the African wild dog.
Contact Name: Kelly Marnewick kellym@ewt.org.za
Dataset Type: Questionnaires
Status: Unpublished
Country: South Africa
Coordinates: Unavailable
Start Date: 03 November 2008
End Date: 25 February 2009