The Kalahari Meerkat Project, or KMP, is a long term research project focused on studying the evolutionary causes and ecological consequences of cooperative behaviors in meerkats. blank">Animal Planet: Expert Bios - Professor Tim Clutton-Brock The secondary aims of the project to are determine what factors affect the reproductive success of the meerkats and what behavioral and physiological mechanisms control both reproduction and cooperative behavior. /cluttonbrock_briefing.pdf Earthwatch: Meerkats of the Kalahari Expedition Briefing by Professor Tim Clutton-Brock The project is also working on monitoring overall plant and animal populations within the reserve and work with the nearby community of Van Zylsrus in the areas of conservation and sustainable use of resources.
Situated at the Kuruman River Reserve in _Northern Cape, South Africa, close to the border to Botswana, the project is jointly funded by Cambridge University and the Kalahari Research Trust.
