by Jacob Ney, of College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University 05:30- Your watch goes off and you arise to prepare for a transect, careful not to awake your tentmate as you dress and shine around your headlamp. You…
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by Jacob Ney, of College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University 05:30- Your watch goes off and you arise to prepare for a transect, careful not to awake your tentmate as you dress and shine around your headlamp. You…
by Colleen Powers, of the University of Vermont After months of anticipation, the seven of us in the Pitse Botswana Round River group arrived in Maun, Botswana on February 7th, and after a few days of settling into the program,…
by Claire Fortenberry, of Nebraska Wesleyan University The Bush of Botswana almost has a myth surrounding it, and it is spoken of with an air of respect, mild trepidation, wonder, and curiosity. The Bushmen were the first people of Botswana…
By Hailey Brookins of Carleton College Some of the most engaging conversations I have had since arriving in Botswana have been about the complexities of wildlife conservation. In conservation discussions, it is very easy (and all too common) to oversimplify…
by Rose Newell of Carleton College Round River Botswana Program, Dry Season 2019. This video-blog is a peek into what a day on the program can look like, from waking up in the morning for transect to preparing meals to…