Snapshot Kgalagadi
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About Snapshot Kgalagadi
Hundreds of camera traps spread across southern Africa are providing a powerful new window into the dynamics of Africa's most elusive wildlife species. We need your help to classify all the different animals caught in millions of camera trap images. These camera images come from Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park stretches from the Namibian border across South Africa and into Botswana, covering a landscape commonly referred to as the Kalahari – an arid Savanna. This huge protected area encompasses a total area of 3 800 000 ha and is famous for its red sand dunes and two dry riverbeds. These riverbeds, the Nossob and Auob, are favourites of predators and game alike. This landscape blends itself well to game viewing, including black-maned lions. Temperatures can be extreme in this arid landscape, ranging between -11°C and 42°C! With ground temperatures exceeding both those cold and hot ranges this region is of great interest to those aiming to understand how animals cope with extreme temperatures.
Because of such an extreme climate only 92 of the 280 bird species recorded in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park are resident species, the remainder being nomadic, vagrant or migratory species. This landscape is a favourite for wildlife photographers; the subject framed by red sands contrasting beautifully against clear blue skies, not to mention the most spectacular sun rises and sun sets.
Classified data and bulk image downloads for Season 1 of Snapshot Kgaligadi are available through the Labeled Image Library of Alexandria (LILA). Additional ecological metadata available upon request by emailing Sarah Huebner of the University of Minnesota Lion Center at huebn090@umn.edu with details about your research questions.
