Table 1. List of environmental variables used to model the distribution of African wild dog, black rhino, cheetah, elephant, leopard and lion.
| Type | Predictor variable | Data type |
| Climatic | Mean annual rainfall | Continuous |
| Mean annual temperature | Continuous | |
| Maximum temperature of hottest month | Continuous | |
| Minimum temperature of coldest month | Continuous | |
| Median rainfall of driest month | Continuous | |
| Median rainfall of wettest month | Continuous | |
| Habitat | Aspect | Continuous |
| Digital Elevation Model (altitude) | Continuous | |
| Distance from woodland | Continuous | |
| Distance from dense bush | Continuous | |
| Distance from bushland | Continuous | |
| Distance from grassland and bushland | Continuous | |
| Distance from grassland | Continuous | |
| Distance to water | Continuous | |
| Geology | Categorical | |
| NDVI driest month | Continuous | |
| NDVI wettest month | Continuous | |
| Slope | Continuous | |
| Soil type | Categorical | |
| Human Impact | Distance to human development | Continuous |
| Distance to national highways | Continuous | |
| Distance to provincial roads | Continuous | |
| Distance to reserve roads | Continuous |