PEL'S FISHING OWL Scotopelia peli GROUND SURVEY OF THE OLIFANTS RIVER, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK 2007-2010

A ground-based survey of Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli along the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park was conducted from the 22nd-25th of June 2008 by two teams of observers from SAN-Parks, staff and volunteers from EWT-BoPWG.

This ground survey was the second to be conducted for the Pel's Fishing Owl and other selected species occurring along the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park since the detailed surveys conducted by Keith Begg (unpubl. data) in the early 1990's. It was preceded by a similar survey being conducted over the corresponding week in 2007 and forms part of the registered research project focused on this species within the Kruger National Park.