Biological Research in Kuzikus

brink stands for biological research in kuzikus, it is a research station in the namibian kalahari. access to a 100km2 wildlife reserve and additional surrounding lifestock farmes, brink offers unique opportunities to dryland/savanna ecologists, including research in experimental ecology. kuzikus was established around 1907 and been used for livestock farming since. in 1964, a farmer passionate about wildlife introduced a wildlife camp on his farm, therefore kuzikus is renowned as traditionally game rich. a familiy of biologists who owns it now, bought the farmland in 1984, used it further for lifestock for four years or so, when they started with hunting to fund the introduction of locally-adapted game. nearly seven years for hunting, the area was closed to the public for 11 years in order to allow regeneration of natural herds of wildlife and start restoration of the ecosystem from overgrazing. during this time, the critically endangered black rhino were introduced part of a governme