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Stellenbosch University engineers have developed an automated, solar-powered biotelemetry system to track black-backed jackals, opening the door to smarter, non-lethal predator management for livestock farmers. Black-backed jackals remain one of the most severe threats to South African livestock farming, particularly for small-scale subsistence and emerging farmers. Predation inflicts heavy financial losses and immense psychological stress on farming communities. Traditional control methods—such as calling and shooting at night—have largely failed to curb the problem. Furthermore, ecologists warn that lethal culling disrupts jackal social structures, causing younger females to breed earlier and allowing outside packs to claim empty territory, ultimately increasing predation. Now, innovative engineering offers a path toward understanding—and managing—these adaptable mesopredators through...