Overview
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Computer Systems And Application
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Honours And Awards
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Patmore Ngorima

Harare

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Ecologist

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
01.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Conducting research and monitoring of habitats and wildlife resources in Protected Areas (PAs). Website: http://www.zimparks.org.zw
  • Conducting research and monitoring of habitats and wildlife resources in Protected Areas (PAs). Website: http://www.zimparks.org.zw

Terrestrial Ecologist

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
01.2018 - 12.2023
  • Company Overview: Conducting research and monitoring of habitats and wildlife resources in Protected Areas (PAs). Website: http://www.zimparks.org.zw
  • Conducting Ecological Impact Assessments (EIA’s) for proposed projects
  • Evaluating and screening proposed developmental projects within and outside Pas
  • Producing scientific publications with content that aids in decision-making
  • Participating in the quota-setting workshops
  • Conducting field surveys to monitor wildlife density and distribution
  • Participating in the development of Park and Animal Management Plans
  • Focal Person: Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool Implementation
  • Site Manager & Natural Expert: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas World Heritage Site
  • Alternate: National Elephant Coordinator
  • Conducting research and monitoring of habitats and wildlife resources in Protected Areas (PAs). Website: http://www.zimparks.org.zw

Research Assistant

Centre for Impact Evaluation and Research Design
11.2016 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: Data analysis and baseline surveys. Website: https://c4ierd.org
  • Survey and research design
  • Monitoring and evaluation of project
  • Data analysis and baseline surveys. Website: https://c4ierd.org

Education

Master of Science - Resource Conservation Biology

University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
01.2023

Certificate in Programme and Project Monitoring and Evaluation -

University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
01.2018

Bachelor of Environmental Science - Natural Resources Management

Bindura University of Science Education
Bindura, Zimbabwe
01.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • R Studio
  • ArcGIS
  • SMART tool
  • MAXENT
  • CAMERA traps

Affiliations

Zimbabwe Evaluation Association (ZEA)

Certification

  • Class 4 Driver’s licence, 07046DJ
  • Drone Pilot licence, ZWRPL0407, VLOS, BVLOS, Fixed Wing

Computer Systems And Application

  • Microsoft Office
  • R Studio
  • ArcGIS
  • SMART tool
  • MAXENT
  • CAMERA traps

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/27/90
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Zimbabwean

Languages

  • English, fluent
  • Shona, native

Publications

  • Spatial Modelling of the Temporal Patterns and Intensity of Wire Snare Poaching and Predicting Land Cover Change Dynamics in a Semi‐Arid Protected Area, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Ngorima, P., Musora, T., 2025, African Journal of Ecology, 63, 3
  • Crash Course in Conservation: Predicting and Mitigating Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions in a Savannah Area, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Ngorima, P., 2025, African Journal of Ecology, 63, 2
  • Global positioning system (GPS) collar data shows variations in distribution, ranging area and habitat selection of the African savannah elephant in a semi-arid protected area, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Taru, P., Utete, B., Ngorima, P., 2025, Sustainable Environment, 11, 1
  • Landscape Connectivity Modelling for the African Savannah Elephant with Spatial Absorbing Markov Chain and Predicting the Regenerative Power of the Range in a Mesic Protected Area, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Taru, P., Utete, B., Ngorima, P., Madamombe, H. K., 2025, African Journal of Ecology, 63, 2
  • Innovative Geographic Information Science (GIS) and Remote Sensing Tools for Modelling the Ranging Behaviour and Habitat Dynamics of the African Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Mesic Protected Areas, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Taru, P., Utete, B., Ngorima, P., 2024, African Journal of Ecology, 62, 4
  • A comparison of home range estimates using the time local convex hull (T‐LoCoH) and minimum convex polygon (MCP) methods for African savannah elephants in a semi‐arid protected area, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Taru, P., Utete, B., Ngorima, P., 2024, Wildlife Letters, 1-17
  • Modelling Tree Allometries to Understand the Impact of African Savannah Elephant Herbivory Dynamics on the Vegetation Structure and Tree Cover Change in a Protected Area, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Taru, P., Utete, B., Ngorima, P., 2024, African Journal of Ecology, 1-28
  • Modelled Vegetation Structure and Abundance Confirms African Savannah Elephant-Induced Damage Across Space in a Dry Protected Area with Diverse Vegetation, Mukomberanwa, N. T., Taru, P., Utete, B., Ngorima, P., 2024, African Journal of Ecology, 1-11
  • Home range establishment of translocated African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a savanna environment, Ngorima, P., Francesca Parrini., Melinda Boyers., Elena Mariotti, 2023, MSc Thesis
  • Trends in elephant poaching in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe: Lessons learnt and future outlook, Ngorima, P., Mpakairi, K. S., Kavhu, B., Gara, T. W., Ndaimani, H., Chakuya, J., 2022, African Journal of Ecology, 00, 1–5
  • Water sources during drought period in a Savanna wildlife ecosystem, northern Zimbabwe, Jeremiah Chakuya, Roseline Mandisodza-Chikerema, Patmore Ngorima, Augustine Malunga, 2021, Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 10.1080/24749508.2021.1971413
  • Global Climate Lessons and the Perils of Lack of Prognostic and Synoptic Data, Tafangenyasha, C, Ngorima, P, 2019, Oceanography Fish Open Access J., 9, 4, 555767
  • Trophy hunting anxiety at Sengwa in retrospect, now and the future, Ngorima, P, 2017, International Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 4, 3, 555638
  • Analysis of trends on trophy quality of African elephant, lion, buffalo and stakeholders’ perceptions in Sengwa Wildlife Research Area, Zimbabwe from 2003 to 2013, Ngorima, P, Mhlanga, W, Tafangenyasha, C, 2015, Research Council of Zimbabwe, 2412-2386
  • The environmental officer, environmental awareness and the trouble with CAMPFIRE in lessons on environmental management in a specific park in Zimbabwe, Tafangenyasha, C., Moyo, G., Ngorima, P., Nyazika, P, Mudzingwa, S, 2015, Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, 2360-798X, 3, 11, 326-337

References

  • Mrs R. Mandisodza-Chikerema, Chief Ecologist Terrestrial, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, P.O Box CY 140, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe, +263 772433907, rmandisodza@zimparks.org.zw
  • Mr Felix Chimeramombe, Regional Manager, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, +263 772436664, fchimeramombe@zimparks.org.zw

Honours And Awards

  • Vice Chancellor’s award for graduating with a First-Class, 2015
  • African Wildlife Foundation Charlotte Fellowship Scholarship, 2021
  • Great Plains Foundation Scholarship, 2025

Presentations

  • Modifications of the Flora Zambesiaca in the Zambezi Basin by Environmental Antecedent Factors: Termites, Fire and Elephant, Tafangenyasha, C., Ngorima, P., Musungwa, S., Kavhu, B., 2018, International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 12, 3, 75-84
  • Analysis of trends on trophy quality of African elephant, lion, buffalo and stakeholders’ perceptions in Sengwa Wildlife Research Area, Zimbabwe, from 2003 to 2013, Ngorima, P, Mhlanga, W, Tafangenyasha, C., 2015, 10th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium, Research Council of Zimbabwe, 2412-2386, 369-380

Timeline

Principal Ecologist

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
01.2024 - Current

Terrestrial Ecologist

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
01.2018 - 12.2023

Research Assistant

Centre for Impact Evaluation and Research Design
11.2016 - 12.2017

Master of Science - Resource Conservation Biology

University of the Witwatersrand

Certificate in Programme and Project Monitoring and Evaluation -

University of Zimbabwe

Bachelor of Environmental Science - Natural Resources Management

Bindura University of Science Education
Patmore Ngorima