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Botswana

Our First Week at Dibatana

September 26, 2013 By Ben Daggett, University of Vermont Dumela!  After many plane flights from all corners of the U.S., we all arrived safely to Maun on Friday September 20th. The first 3 nights in Maun at Island Safari Lodge…

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Welcome to Botswana!

  Our students have hardly been here for a week and we are already out in the bush, beginning our field work and becoming familiar with the natural history of the area. Already we have seen elephants close to camp,…

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It’s about time!

By Susanna Howe (University of Vermont) Written April 27, 2013   What a week! With all leaders having the chance to spot these marvelous carnivores, it was about time for us students to see the African wild dogs. I was…

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Welcome to Khwai

By Sam Smith (University of Vermont) Written April 22, 2013   Although ferrying across the border to see the majestic Victoria Falls was an incomparable adventure, this past week was exciting in it of its own: it marked the beginning…