GDM+ has been operational in the Sabi Sands, Mala Mala, and Londolozi Game Reserves, adjacent to the great Kruger National Park, since 2014 as one of the Panthera.org programs.
Every day the game rangers and guides for each of the 20 lodges in the reserves capture detailed structured data on the various species sightings that they have during the day. This data is all synced to a central database providing scientists, researchers and managers access to comprehensive reporting and analysis across multiple species, ecosystems, lodges, rangers and the like. This is proving to be invaluable!
To date GDM+ has, as just one example of an output, enabled the capture of the most comprehensive set of Leopard data, in both depth (number of sightings) and breadth (number of known individuals), ever captured globally. This data is eliciting all sorts of previously unknown insights into this mysterious animal. These insights are enabling us to better shape policy and the conservation of this magnificent and endangered species.