Brown Hyena Research Project

The Brown Hyena Research Project (BHRP) is a Namibian non profit organisation that was registered as an Incorporated Association not for Gain in 2002, although it existed as the Namib Desert Brown Hyena Project since 1997. Our objectives are the research of the brown hyena in its natural habitat to ensure the long-term conservation and survival of free-ranging brown hyenas and their ecosystem and to create solutions for the conservation of brown hyenas and their habitats and all objects ancillary thereto. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Applied research and monitoring of brown hyenas in Namibia.
• The development of techniques to implement the long-term monitoring of brown hyena densities and distribution.
• Provision of relevant information, raising awareness and promoting appropriate environmental education.
• To make recommendations regarding existing and future developments in the brown hyena’s habitat.
• To co-operate with other organisations and individuals with common interests and objectives to better promote and protect.
• To promote comparative studies of hyena morphology, behaviour, and ecology through collaborative research.
• To raise funds for brown hyena research, conservation and management including its habitat.

We work under a research permit issued by the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism. We are also member of the Large Carnivore Management Association of Namibia and are a founding member of the Namibian Wildlife Coalition.