Curriculum Vitae LOURENS H SWANEPOEL

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1 Curriculum Vitae LOURENS H SWANEPOEL Centre for Wildlife Management Cell +27 (0) University of Pretoria Fax +27 (0) Pretoria, 0002 Office +27 (0) South Africa lourens.swanepoel@up.ac.za General Background Name: Lourens Hendrik Swanepoel Place and date of birth: 10 March 1977, Bothaville, South Africa Nationality: South African Identity number: Sex: Male Marital status: Married with 2 children Education Matriculation: B.Sc. Agric (Animal Science): Grade point avg 72% 1995; Bothaville High School ; University of Pretoria B.Sc. Hons (Wildlife Management) cum laude: 2003; University of Pretoria Topic of project: Ecology and population dynamics of baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) at Blydepoort Aventura. Supervisors: W van Hoven and B Orban (both of University of Pretoria) M.Sc. (Wildlife Management): Final 73% University of Pretoria Thesis topic: Ecology and conservation of leopards, Panthera pardus, on selected game ranches in the Waterberg region, Limpopo, South Africa. Supervisor: W van Hoven (University of Pretoria) External examiner: Dr P Funston (Tshwane University of Technology) PhD (Wildlife Management): University of Pretoria Thesis: Viability of Leopards Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) in South Africa Supervisor: Prof W van Hoven (University of Pretoria) Co-Supervisors: Prof M Somers (University of Pretoria) and Dr F Dalerum (University of Pretoria) External examiners: Dr M Hayward (Australian Wildlife Conservancy), Dr D. M. Parker (Rhodes University), Prof M. P. Robertson (University of Pretoria) 1

2 Teaching experience Wildlife Management Techniques, Wildlife Management Honours Course, University of Pretoria, Invited lecture: Camera trapping Wildlife Management Techniques, Wildlife Management Honours Course, University of Pretoria, Invited lecture: GIS/Wildlife Telemetry and Wildlife Management Wildlife Management Techniques, Wildlife Management M.Phil. Course, University of Pretoria, Invited lecture: Wildlife Telemetry Wildlife Management Techniques, Wildlife Management Honours Course, University of Pretoria, Invited lecture: Density estimation with camera trapping Wildlife Management Techniques, Wildlife Management Honours Course, University of Pretoria, Invited lecture: Density estimation using Mark recapture framework: Equipment needed and some new advancements Intern students supervised completed 1. C Andvord Using camera traps to investigate the presence absence of African wild dogs at Lapalala Wilderness. Colby-Sawyer Collage. 2. D Munyai Camera trapping for leopards at Lapalala Wilderness. Venda University. 3. A W R de Vries Diploma Wildlife Management. The leopard (Panthera pardus) on KETA Private Game Reserve: A research into the distribution, population size, diet and mammal biodiversity on a private land. Co supervised with Berend van Wijk, Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University. 4. B van Stelten Diploma Wildlife Managment. Mammal diversity on KETA game reserve. Co supervised with Berend van Wijk, Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University. 5. J Besijn Diploma Wildlife Management. Investigating leopard ecology on KETA game reserve using camera traps. Co supervised with Berend van Wijk, Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University. 6. B van Honstede Diploma Wildlife Management. Home range, movement and diet of leopards (Panthera pardus) in Madikwe East. Co supervised with Berend van Wijk, Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University. Co-Supervised students in progress 1. Liza Isaacs. MSc Wildlife Management. The effect of large carnivores on African Civet (Civettictis civetta) and other meso carnivore abundance in the Waterberg Biosphere. Co Supervised with Prof M Somers. Expected completion Catelyne van der Sluis. BSc Honors Wildlife Management. Winter temperatures affecting population growth of the common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) in a grassland ecosystem. Co Supervised with Prof M Somers and Mr M Straus. Expected completion

3 Co-Supervised students completed 1. Ramnanan, R. BSc Honors Wildlife Management. Diet and distribution of African Wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Waterberg Biosphere. Co Supervised with Prof M Somers Successful funding 2011/12 (R ); National Research Foundation (NRF) Doctoral Grand; Grand no /11 (R ); International Foundation for Science (IFS) Grand no D/ Leopard research. 2008/9/10 (R10 000); The Hunting and Nature Conservation Association of South Africa, Pretoria East Section funding for leopard research. 2008/9/10/11 (R ); Wilson Foundation, funding for leopard research. 2008/9 (R ); The Wild Foundation Grand no (USA), funding for leopard research. 2008/9 (R50 000); KETA Private Nature Reserve, funding for leopard research (R ); Madikwe East Landowners Association, funding for leopard research. 2005/6 (R50 000); Jobedi Game Lodge, Grant for leopard research. Positions held Present; Golden Key International Honour Society Present; Member of the South African Wildlife Management Association (SWAMA) Present; Member of the Society for the Advancement of Science (S2A3) Present; Member of South African Academy of Science and Culture Present; Member Bird Life South Africa Present; Member of Waterberg Leopard Forum Present; Member of South African Leopard Forum. Awards First Runner Up for Best Poster: South African Wildlife Management Association. 40 th Annual Symposium September Best M.Sc. Presentation: South African Academy of Science and Technology: Post graduate symposium for Science. Onderstepoort Veterinary campus, University of Pretoria. 28 September. 3

4 2007. Best Student Presenter: Southern African Wildlife Management Association. Annual Symposium September, KwaZulu Natal First Runner Up for Best Poster: 21 st Annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1-5 July Best Presenter: South African Academy of Science and Technology: Post graduate symposium for Science, North West University, 2 November University of Pretoria Post Graduate M.Sc. bursary University of Pretoria Post Graduate Honours bursary & University of Pretoria Academic Achievement bursary Merit award for outstanding achievement in Biochemistry Top Biology student. 1994, One of Top 10 students 1993, Academic Award. Manuscript reviews South African Journal of Wildlife Management Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and book reviews 1. Swanepoel, L. H. & Van Hoven, W Home ranges, movement and distribution of leopards (Panthera pardus) on private farms in the Waterberg, Limpopo. South African Journal of Science and Technology, 26(2): Swanepoel, L. H., Dalerum, F & Van Hoven, W Factors affecting GPS location failure of GPS/GSM collars fitted to leopards. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 40(1): Swanepoel, L. H., The Storm Leopard, Martyn Murray: book review. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 40 (2), Hulsman, A., Dalerum, F., Swanepoel, L. H., Ganswindt, A., Sutherland, C, & Paris, M Patterns of latrine use by brown hyenas (Hyaena brunnea) in a mountain savannah region of South Africa. Wildlife Biology, 16: DOI: / Pitman, R. T., Swanepoel, L. H., & Ramsay, P. M Predictive modelling of leopard predation using contextual GPS cluster analysis. Journal of Zoology (London), 288: Jooste E, Pitman RT, Van Hoven W & Swanepoel L. H Unusually high predation on Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) by female leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Waterberg Mountains, South Africa. Folia Primatologica: 83: Swanepoel, L. H., Lindsey, P. A., Somers, M. J., van Hoven, W. & Dalerum, F Extent and fragmentation of suitable leopard habitat in South Africa. Animal Conservation,16 (1):

5 8. Jooste, E., Hayward, M. W., Pitman, R. T. & Swanepoel, L. H Effect of prey mass and selection on predator carrying capacity estimates. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 1-8. Early online. DOI /s Ramnanan, R., Swanepoel, L. H. & Somers, M. J. The diet and distribution of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) on private land in the Waterberg region, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, In Press 10. Balme, G. A., Lindsey, P. A., Swanepoel, L. H. & Hunter, L. T. B. Leopard research in South Africa: Responsible science or academic indulgence? Conservation Letters, In Press Technical reports not peer reviewed 1. Lindsey, P. A., Marnewick, K., Balme, G. & Swanepoel, L. H. (editors) Non detriment finding assessment for the trophy hunting of leopards in South Africa: Report for SANBI. Endangered Wildlife Trust. Other publications not peer reviewed 1. Swanepoel, L. H & Van Hoven, W Bewaring van luiperds in the Waterberge: Waar lê die antwoord? Afgriland 52(1): (Conservation of leopards in the Waterberg: Where does the answer lay?) Papers in review and in preparation, underline in review 1. Swanepoel, L. H., Lindsey, P. A., Somers, M. J., van Hoven, W. & Dalerum, F. The relative importance of trophy harvest and retaliatory killing for large carnivores; a case study on South African leopards. Wildlife Research, first submission (PhD chapter 3) 2. Swanepoel, L. H., Somers, M. J., van Hoven, W., Snyman, A., Martins, Q., Senekal, C., Camacho, G., Schiess, M., Boshoff, W., Owen, C. & Dalerum, F. Survival rates and causes of mortality for leopards (Panthera pardus) in southern Africa. Oryx, first submission (PhD chapter 4) 3. Pitman, R. T., Mulvaney, J., Paul M. Ramsay, P. M., Jooste, E. & Swanepoel, L. H. Estimation of leopard Panthera pardus diet using Global Positioning System-located kills and faecal samples. PloS One, first submission. 4. Swanepoel, L. H.,, Somers, M. J., van Hoven, W. & Dalerum, F. Functional responses of retaliatory killing versus trophy hunting of leopards in South Africa. In Prep. 5

6 5. Swanepoel, L. H., Somers, M. J., van Hoven, W. & Dalerum, F. Density of leopards in the Waterberg Biosphere. In prep. 6. Isaacs, L., Swanepoel, L. H. & Somers, M. J. Density of African Civets (Civettictis civetta) as determined by camera trapping in the Waterberg Biosphere. In Prep 7. Pitman, R. T., Killian, P. J., and Ramsay, P. M & Swanepoel, L. H. Ecological specialisation by leopards Panthera pardus within a mountainous savannah system. In Prep 8. Mulvaney, J., Pitman, R. T., Paul M. Ramsay, P. M., Jooste, E. and Swanepoel, L. H. Diet of leopard Panthera pardus in the Waterberg Biosphere: Effect of land use. In Prep 9. Tensen, L., Roelofs, D., Gaigher. I. & Swanepoel, L. H. Genetic diversity and gene flow of isolated populations of Leopards (Panthera pardus) in South Africa: It s Implications for their Conservation Strategy. In Prep 10. Balme, G A., Dickerson T, Fattebert J, Lindsey P. A., Swanepoel L. H & Hunter L. T. B. Hot under the collar: the inappropriate use of radio-telemetry in leopard research. In Prep Conference participations 1. Michael J Somers, M. J., Swanepoel, L. H. & Hayward, M Fences as hard and soft edges for wildlife. 14 th International Wildlife Management Conference, Annual Meeting, 9-12 July, Durban, South Africa. Accepted Mini Symposium talk. 2. Swanepoel, L.H., Somers, M., Lindsey, P. A. and Dalerum, F Evaluating the sustainability leopard (Panthera pardus) harvest in South Africa. 14 th International Wildlife Management Conference, Annual Meeting, 9-12 July, Durban, South Africa. Accepted (Poster) 3. Marnewick, K., Swanepoel, L.H., Somers, M. and Dalerum, F Identifying key areas for effective conservation of cheetahs and African wild dogs in South Africa. 14 th International Wildlife Management Conference, Annual Meeting, 9-12 July, Durban, South Africa. Accepted (Poster) 4. Jooste, E., Swanepoel, L. H., Pitman, R. and van Hoven, W Unusually high predation on Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) by female leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Waterberg Mountains, South Africa. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Annual Meeting, 3-7 January 2012, Charleston, South Carolina. (Talk) 5. Jooste, E., Swanepoel, L. H., Pitman, R and van Hoven, W Diet determination and biomass intake of female leopards in the Waterberg Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa. 7th International Wildlife Ranching Symposium. Kimberley, South Africa 10 to 14 October (Talk) 6. Jooste, E., Swanepoel, L. H., Pitman, R and van Hoven, W Unusually high occurrence of predation on Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) by female leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Waterberg Mountains, Limpopo, South Africa. Southern African Wildlife Management Association, ATKV-Hartenbos Holiday Resort, Southern Cape September (Talk) 6

7 7. Swanepoel, L. H., van Tonder, G., Dalerum, F and Somers, M A habitat suitability approach to predict the occurrence of leopards Panthera pardus in South Africa. Southern African Wildlife Management Association, ATKV- Hartenbos Holiday Resort, Southern Cape September (Poster) 8. Swanepoel, L. H., Dalerum, F., Somers, M. & Van Hoven, W Density of leopards (Panthera pardus) in the Waterberg Biosphere as determined by camera trapping. Southern African Wildlife Management Association 40th Anniversary Symposium. Buffelspoort, Marikana, North West Province September 2010 (Poster) 9. Isaacs, L., Swanepoel, L. H. & Somers, M. J Estimating African civet (Civettictis civetta) densities using camera trap data from other carnivore studies. Southern African Wildlife Management Association 40th Anniversary Symposium. Buffelspoort, Marikana, North West Province September 2010 (Poster) 10. Bashant, J., Dalerum, F., Swanepoel, L. H. & Somers, M. J Camera-trapping brown hyena in South Africa: Is abundance affected by the presence of lion. Southern African Wildlife Management Association 40th Anniversary Symposium. Buffelspoort, Marikana, North West Province September 2010 (Poster) 11. Swanepoel, L. H., Dalerum, F., Somers, M. & Van Hoven, W Density and sustainability of leopard populations in the Waterberg Biosphere, Limpopo, South Africa. Annual Savanna Science Networking Meeting, Skukuza, Kruger National Park, April 2009 (Poster) 12. Swanepoel, L. H. & Van Hoven, W Eetgewoontes van luiperds (Panthera pardus) op wilds en beesplase in die Waterberg, Suid Afrika. South African Academy of Science and Technology, Biological Sciences Symposium Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa. (Talk) 13. Swanepoel, L. H. & Van Hoven, W Leopard (Panthera pardus) feeding habits on selected game and livestock ranches in the Waterberg, South Africa. Southern African Wildlife Management Association Symposium, Mpekweni, South Africa. (Talk) 14. Swanepoel, L. H & Van Hoven, W Leopards and land owners; attitudes, conflict and incentives to increase leopard value on private properties. South African Academy of Science and Technology: Post graduate symposium for Science. Onderstepoort Veterinary campus, University of Pretoria. 28 September. (Talk) 15. Swanepoel, L. H & Van Hoven, W More than one way to sell a cat: Economic incentives and the conservation of free ranging leopard (Panthera pardus). Southern African Wildlife Management Association. Symposium September, Didima Camp-uKhaklamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu Natal. (Talk) 16. Swanepoel, L. H & Van Hoven, W If it pays it stays Implications for wide ranging leopards. 21st Annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1-5 July. (Poster) 17. Swanepoel, L. H & Van Hoven, W Home ranges, movement and distribution of leopards (Panthera pardus) on private farms in the Waterberg, Limpopo. South African Academy of Science and Technology: Post graduate symposium for Science. North West University, 2 November. (Talk) 18. Swanepoel, L. H & Van Hoven, W Spatial ecology of leopards in the Waterberg. Southern African Wildlife Management Association. Symposium September, Loskopdam, Mpumalanga. (Talk) 7

8 Other Professional Presentations 1. Swanepoel, L. H Carnivores and Conservation: Ecological wreckage in a land deprived of large carnivores. Presentation for Pretoria International Circle of Friends, Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, 23 September Swanepoel, L. H Leopard conservation and research in the Waterberg Biosphere. Presentation for Ecolife students, Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, 21 June Swanepoel, L. H Leopards in the Waterberg: Ecology and Conservation. Quarterly meeting of the South African Hunters and Nature Conservation Association, Rademyers Restaurant, Pretoria, 18 March Swanepoel, L. H Wildlife Telemetry: Equipment and Techniques. Presentation presented to delegation from Botswana Department of Agriculture, Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, 4 February Swanepoel, L. H Leopards in the Waterberg Biosphere: Ecology, Research and Conservation. Presentation at Ant s Nest Game Ranch, Waterberg Biosphere, Vaalwater, 18 November Swanepoel, L. H Leopards: Ecology, Conservation and Research. Presentation at the Pretoria Boys High School Wildlife club, Pretoria, October Swanepoel, L. H Camera trapping and leopards in the Waterberg Biosphere. Quarterly meeting of the Waterberg Leopard Forum, Welgevonden Game Reserve, Vaalwater, South Africa, 25 March Swanepoel, L. H Camera trapping for leopards in the Waterberg Biosphere. Quarterly meeting of the South African Hunters and Nature Conservation Association, Rademyers Restaurant, Pretoria, 15 January Swanepoel, L. H Notes on the ecology of leopards on game and livestock ranches in the Waterberg, South Africa. Sentrum Boerevereniging / De Wildt Wild Cheetah Project Farms day, Sentrum Veilingskraal, Thabazimbi, 24 September. 10. Swanepoel, L.H Leopards on game ranches in the Waterberg: Food habits and rancher perceptions. Presentation given at South African Leopard Forum meeting, Endangered Wildlife Trust office, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 June. 11. Swanepoel, L.H & Swanepoel, C.M Urban Wildlife Project: Wetlands & Indigenous gardens. Invited presentation, Hunters and Nature Conservation Association Annual Meeting, WNNR, South Africa. 12. Swanepoel, L.H Waterberg leopard research. Invited presentation, Waterberg Conservancy, Waterberg & Rhino Museum, Melkrivier, South Africa. 8

9 Contract research 30/4/ /10/2010: Contract research for Endangered Wildlife Trust to collect and analyse data on leopard trade in Limpopo province. These data were used by project leader, Dr Peter Lindsey, to do a Non-detrimental Findings assessment for leopards in South Africa. My role was to collect data for Limpopo province, use all South African data to do a population viability assessment (which was also part of my PhD). Computer literacy 1. Fluent in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access (Databases), Endnote (Citation manager). 2. Limited Linux and Open office experience. Other research software and competence 1. Competed in statistical analysis, including software packages R and SPSS (limited SPSS experience). 2. Competent in GIS analysis and mapping, including software packages ArcGIS 9.3, QGIS and R (via GIS packages). 3. Competent in creating graphs for publications, including software GRACE and Excel. 4. Competent in quantitative ecological analysis, including the use of the following ecological software packages: MARK (Mark Recapture, survival analysis), CAPTURE (Mark recapture), EstimateS (Species Richness estimators), MaxEnt (Species distribution modelling), and R. Courses and Workshops attended Introduction to ArcGIS 2. Presented by GIMS (Midrand), SA. 17 to 19 March Ecological Niche Modelling Workshop. University of Pretoria. Endangered Wildlife Trust/GBIF July Introduction to R workshop, Presented by Dr M Robertson. Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria. 12 July International workshop on capture-mark-recapture (CMR) techniques. University of Pretoria/Mammal Research Institute. Presented by Dr T McDonald. 15 to 18 February st South African Workshop for Non-Invasive hormone monitoring. Endocrine Research Laboratory, Mammal Research Institute, Department of Veterinary Science; Section of Reproduction. National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria. 19 to 22 April Workshop: Non detrimental findings workshop for leopards. Endangered Wildlife Trust, Modderfontein, South Africa, 6 April Workshop: Non detrimental findings workshop for cheetah. Endangered Wildlife Trust, Modderfontein, South Africa, 6 April

10 Other competences 1. First Aid, level one Heavy vehicle licence Code EC, with Professional driving permit (exp 2014) 3. Technical skill in making traps to capture large carnivores, including foot snare throwers and snares as well as capture cages for Leopards, Brown Hyenas, black footed cats, mongooses, etc. Build all the protective boxes for camera traps. Fieldwork experience o Extensive experience in data management and research co-ordination. I have collected camera trapping data for a period of 4 years (> images), collected carnivore scat data for a 4 year period (> 700 scats), collected GPS tracking and predation data which resulted in the finding of over 200 leopard kills, collected genetic data for over 31 leopards in the Waterberg Biosphere, during this period I co-ordinated 2 MSc students, 2 Honours students and 5 intern students to help with data collection. All this data is stored on central data bases which were subsequently used by other students. See below o Extensive experience in off road driving, including vehicle maintenance o Extensive experience working and collecting data in dangerous animal research sites (Collected leopard research data on Welgevonden for a period of 4 years) o Extensive knowledge and field experience on camera trapping methodology, including camera setup, data capture, database management (Microsoft Access), statistical data analysis in R, MARK and CAPTURE camera trapped over ha in Waterberg Biosphere o Extensive knowledge and field experience on carnivore diet analysis using scats; including scat collection, scat cross section and cuticle pattern preparation, identification of prey. Collected and analysed with students: 51 Wild dog, 400 Brown Hyaena, 250 leopard scats in the Waterberg Biosphere o Extensive knowledge on leopard capture using foot snares or capture cages; Captured, collared and took morphometric measurements of leopards. 2005/6/7 & 2010 & 2012 (Trap cages: 6 leopard captures; Foot snares: 10 leopard captures, 21 brown hyenas, one lion, one spotted Hyaena) o Extensive knowledge of GIS analysis of leopard GPS tracking data to locate prey sites in veld; With help of students (E Jooste/R Pitman) we have collected over 250 leopard kills o Extensive knowledge of prey age estimation (African mammals) using teeth and/other morphological remains o Have assisted Dr F Dalerum in the capture and collaring of Aardwolf during fieldwork stints in Benfontein (De Beers Reserve near Kimberly), o Have assisted Welgevonden in the capture of lions for translocation, 2008 o Extensive knowledge of vegetation description o Extensive knowledge of prey abundance estimation via DISTANCE sampling 10

11 List of students which used data I collected or I supervised during their field work My PhD research project quickly crew into a large scale leopard ecology project. I therefore realised that I could collect data on various carnivores without compromising my PhD work. I therefore designed and conducted (later with help of students) my PhD research in such a way to contribute data, either full or partial, to other post graduate students. Below is a current list of students using data I collected during my PhD. 1. Michelle Thorn. UP Post doc. Using Brown Hyaena camera trapping data from game farms I collected during my PhD 2. Esmarie Jooste. MSc Wildlife Management. Supervisor: Prof W van Hoven. Used GPS tracking and kill data 3. Liza Isaacs. MSc Wildlife Management. Supervisor: Prof M Somers Co-supervised with L H Swanepoel. Civet and Mesocarnivore data from Camera trapping from PhD 4. Janelle Bashant. MSc Wildlife Management. Supervisor: Prof M Somers Co-supervised with Dr F Dalerum. Brown Hyaena camera trapping data from PhD and scats I collected during my field work. 5. Laura Tensen. MSc Wildlife Management. Supervised by Dr Dick Roelofs (VU Amsterdam) and Prof Ian Gaigher (Lajuma Research Centre). Used genetic samples I collected during my PhD 6. Ross Pitman. BSc Honors. Supervised by Dr P Ramsey (Plymouth University). Used all the GPS tracking data from PhD to find and model leopard kills. 7. Jason Mulvaney. BSc Honors. Supervised by Dr P Ramsey (Plymouth University). Used all the leopard scats collected which he supplemented with his own to determine leopard diet in Waterberg Biosphere. 8. Ramnanan, R. BSc Honors. Supervised by Prof M Somers Co-supervised with L H Swanepoel. Used all wild dog pictures from camera trap data base and scats I collected during my PhD. Other interests Bird watching, hiking, entomology, reading, gardening Referees On Request 11