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Botswana, News

Our Botswana Adventure Begins

By Macalester College student, Maya Agata The six of us students recognized each other in the Johannesburg airport pretty quickly. While we had chatted with each other a little bit on Facebook before we all left, it was also easy…

Botswana

Thank you to our Volunteers in Botswana!

This field season, we were lucky to have two volunteers from the USA, Tom Jones and Wyatt Mayo, help us with data collection in Botswana. Tom is a good friend of Dennis (Round River’s director), and Wyatt was a student…

Botswana

Back in Botswana

(photo above: Wyatt and Sixteen with escort guides and villagers in Mababe) This season, we have a small volunteer crew in Botswana carrying out field work in the eastern reaches of the Okavango Delta. The team includes: Tom Jones, a…

Alumni Updates, Botswana

Pre-Veterinary Experience in Botswana

Pre-veterinary students may be interested in this article from a recent Botswana alum, Ben Daggett (a pre-vet student at University of Vermont). While Round River’s research does not include handling animals, daily wildlife observations as well as the opportunities to meet researchers…