Christle de Beer
Christle received her Master of Science degree from the University of the Free State for her molecular study on Temminck’s Ground Pangolins. Christle evaluated the feasibility of using different tissue types by evaluating their genetic yield, and also developed an initial set of microsatellite markers to use in pangolin molecular studies.
Kimberley Murray
Kimberley completed her honours project in the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. Kimberley used modelling and GIS software to investigate what factors govern the distribution of Temminck's Ground Pangolin in South Africa, and her results will be used to guide future surveys to more accurately determine the distribution of pangolins in South Africa as well as guide reintroduction activities, if these become necessary. Her methods will form the basis for future research to model the distribution of all four African pangolin species.
