By Katherine King, of Colby College A classic in the delta, Mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane) were the very first we learned to identify in Botswana and have been by far, the most commonly seen during our time here. When…
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By Katherine King, of Colby College A classic in the delta, Mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane) were the very first we learned to identify in Botswana and have been by far, the most commonly seen during our time here. When…
By Lori DeCarlo, University of Vermont For our final field trip this semester we returned to Khwai (NG18), the very first place we did our transects this season. It was amazing to come back to the first concession we started…
By Sam Gerdts, Saint John’s University The African elephant, Loxodonta africana, is the biggest herbivore mammal left on this planet we call Earth. Even though male bulls grow to be 5000kg in weight and over 3 meters in height,…
By Kristie Weeks, University of Montana When I was 4 years old, my parents told my two older brothers and me that if we saved our money, we could buy any breed of puppy that we wanted. Even though…
By Amber Davis, UVM Living in a canvas tent for three months: Welcome to our humble abode! We have been sleeping in these tents for the past three months rotating tent mates every couple weeks. They are sturdier than…