Hunting

Bushmeat snaring

Bushmeat snaring is a widespread hunting method in Sub-Saharan Africa. Public landscapes in this part of the world are often devoid of larger wild animals due to bushmeat hunting. Which is so bad in some places, that mammals – even…

Bushmen hunting techniques in Namibia

In earlier times, the Ju/:hoansi bushmen of North-East Namibia had employed four distinct traditional techniques for hunting animals. These techniques had remained unchanged over time, as even in the present day (in 2023), the Ju/:hoansi continue to eschew the use…

Determining wind direction in savannas

Determining wind direction it is an absolutely necessity when on a hunt or trail in Southern African wilderness areas. Besides of being constantly aware of the wind direction, also the own relation to the sun has to be checked all…

Dormouse trapping in southern Slovenia

Worldwide, the dormouse family consists of three sub-families and 29 species and in Slovenia the ‘European edible dormouse’ (Glis glis) is native. There live three other dormouse species: garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus), forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula) and hazel dormouse (Muscardinus…