By: Alex DiChiara, University of Virginia
Robin Wall Kimmerer writes that a gift carries an obligation to give back. Maybe that’s the balance I keep coming back to: the busy days and the quiet ones, taking and returning the favor.
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By: Alex DiChiara, University of Virginia
Robin Wall Kimmerer writes that a gift carries an obligation to give back. Maybe that’s the balance I keep coming back to: the busy days and the quiet ones, taking and returning the favor.
By: Jacob Filipkowski, University of Vermont
Kaziikini was an unforgettable first chapter in Botswana. In just two short weeks, the learning curve has been steep, rewarding, and packed with once-in-a-lifetime moments. Watching a pride of lions dialed in for a hunt, catching a rare glimpse of a caracal vanishing into the grass, and navigating the Delta’s backwaters in a mokoro are memories that will stick with me for good. It set an incredible foundation for the rest of our season in the field.
This past spring, students in our Patagonia and Botswana cohorts joined ongoing research initiatives with our partner organizations, contributing to fieldwork and data collection on topics ranging from elephant habitat preference to guanaco population trends.
Explore their capstone research projects here!
By: Sebastian Janowitz, University of Vermont
Our time in Botswana is beginning to wind down, but we have still been treated to some incredible new sights and experiences. Close encounters with a pride of lions, playing wiffleball at sunset with a bat hand-carved from Mopane, and catching a glimpse of the elusive and almost mythical Sable Antelope are just a few things that made Khwai a magical place to spend some of our last days in the field.
By: Ansel Spitler, Montana State University
I was about to go to bed, when I heard a growl behind my tent. Not a tame growl, not a small growl, but a full-bodied, rumbling growl. I was already halfway out of my tent, and as soon as I heard that, I sped walked away towards the rest of camp. That was totally a lion.