Gamebird Research

Coordinator

Prof. Tim Crowe

Research Team

Dr Brian Reilly (Department of Nature Conservation, Pretoria Technikon)
Ms Helen Prinsloo (Pretoria Technikon)

Helmeted Guineafowl population explosions in the Riemland of the northeastern Free State

Research Team: Tim Crowe, Brian Reilly & Helen Prinsloo

The aim of this project is to determine factors that have favoured the development and maintenance of huge populations of Helmeted Guineafowl in the Riemland of the northeastern Free State.  Ms Prinsloo has completed her M.Tech. research and her dissertation is currently under examination.

Taxonomy, phylogenetics and biogeography of francolins and spurfowls

Research team: Tshifhiwa Mandiwana-Neudani, Tim Crowe & Rauri Bowie