Excited to share our new paper from the @WildCamGNP camera trap study @GorongosaPark! We explore Gorongosa's large mammal community as it recovers from civil war http://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12661 (1/)

Throughout the core area of the park, mammal richness has recovered to levels comparable with the iconic savannas of the Serengeti and Okavango (2/)

However, recovery has been asymmetric, and skewed patterns of ungulate occupancy echo findings from aerial counts (so. many. waterbuck.) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/comments?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0212864 (3/)

We also found high occupancy for baboons and other mesocarnivores in the absence of an intact apex predator guild (4/)

Frequent fires and control of hunting led to higher mammal occupancy, and heterogeneity in tree cover supported a diversity of species (5/)

Camera traps provide a valuable monitoring tool and complement ongoing aerial surveys, and shed light on the status of rare and cryptic species like mongoose, pangolin, and aardvark (6/)

Huge shoutout to amazing coauthors @JoshDaskin, Lindsey Rich & Justin Brashares, to all of the @WildCamGNP volunteers, to everybody @gorongosasci for supporting this work (especially Beca, Castiano, Diolinda, & Gabi), and to @jenguyton for the incredible photos (7/)

I'm excited to see how the mammal community continues to change amidst carnivore reintroductions and animal-habitat feedbacks, with @songofdodo @JustineABecker @matthewchutch @rob_pringle and many others! (8/8) https://twitter.com/WildCamGNP/status/1253006335022514176