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Botswana

Once Upon a Time…

By Emma Buckardt, of SUNY ESF Story telling is an integral part of Botswanan culture.  Almost every part of their culture has a story to go along whether it be it short or long. Throughout the time here so far,…

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Horns and Tusks

By Ian Nadel, of Westminster College A recent fascination of mine has begun since coming to the Okavango Delta. This comes photographing the tops of the heads or mouths of some of the most well known herbivores in this area….

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Midterm Meltdown

by Jack Templeton, of the University of Vermont On this week’s installment of Round River in Botswana, we got a taste of Mababe traditional culture, more predator sightings, and people melting in more ways than one. On Sunday the 28th…

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Predator Parade

 By Lauren Berkley, of University of Vermont We’re about halfway through the program here in Botswana. We’ve spent a little over a week now camping in the village of Mababe, and everyone is settling into the routine of being in…

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Trees of Botswana

By Ian Nelson, of Westminster College The Okavanago Delta is internationally recognized for its abundance of wildlife and diversity of plant species. Among these plants are over 50 different species of trees. Many of the trees found in the Delta…