UFS researchers develop DNA-based wildlife monitoring technique
Jacobs uses DNA extracted from animal dung to identify individual animals and estimate population size.
The research is being led by wildlife geneticist Ruan Jacobs, who is testing the technique on greater kudu at the Doornkloof Nature Reserve in the Northern Cape.
Jacobs says the non-invasive technique could help reserve managers make better conservation and wildlife management decisions.
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