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By Anna Nisi (Carleton College) Acacia erioloba, Mogothlo (Setswana) “Camelthorn” is a direct translation of Afrikaans “Kameldoring”, which means Acacia of the giraffe (the scientific name for giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis). Camelthorns can reach 17m in height with rounded…
October 30, 2013 By Ema Mayo (University of Alaska, Fairbanks) Our stay in Dibatana has finally come to an end, and tomorrow we will pack up the tents load the two land Cruisers down to their max and head…
October 20th, 2013 By Jonathan Piazza (Point Loma Nazarene University) It was September 28th when we first departed from Dibatana Research Camp. As much fun as Khwai was at both the Magotho and Adventure Camp locations, the trip back…
Students in Botswana have been assisting PhD student, and former RRCS Botswana instructor, Lindsey Rich with her research on carnivores in the Okavango Delta (read more here). In late September, we set out 52 remote camera traps at 26 locations…
(Python sebae) By Jonathan Piazza Rock Python, Rock Python You make a bad pet. You’re brought into homes and then get way too big. Rock Python, Rock Python You eat like crazy! You need a lot of food…