VETERINARIAN REMODELS, REOPENS BIG SKY’S ONLY CLINIC By Jessianne Wright, Explore Big Sky, September 3, 2017 BIG SKY – Dr. Sydney Desmarais wasn’t sure if she really wanted to be a veterinarian when she signed up with Round River Conservation…
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VETERINARIAN REMODELS, REOPENS BIG SKY’S ONLY CLINIC By Jessianne Wright, Explore Big Sky, September 3, 2017 BIG SKY – Dr. Sydney Desmarais wasn’t sure if she really wanted to be a veterinarian when she signed up with Round River Conservation…
Namibia (CCF) ’02, Ecuador ’03, Taku ’03, TA Namibia (SRT) ’05 It’s been an interesting 12+ years since my first semester abroad in Namibia. While I learned that field biology wasn’t my calling during my time with Round River…
November 28, 2014 By Karissa Killian (Westminster College) Who knew that Namibia had a natural paradise so similar to that of Palm Springs in the United States? In fact, it has the same name: Palmfontein. Fontein means spring in…
November 12, 2014 By Taylor Schlichting (Colby College) We drove in on a dark, smooth paved road initiating the feeling of novelty, the thrill of being somewhere different. Wide eyed, overwhelmed and excited, we pass tour busses crammed with…
By Taylor Schlichting (Colby College) We awkwardly stood, the center of attention at the front of the classroom, about twenty five expectant eyes on us. “So we’re from Round River Conservation Studies” Rebekah begins, introducing herself and stating her…
Written October 24, 2014. By Karissa Killian (Westminster College) On our second day in the Hoanib river bed on October 23rd, having seen five, young, collared male lions on our way into the Hoanib the day before, we decide…
Written October 17th (posted late due to limited internet access in the field) By Sam Wasserman (Colby College) “Woah, woah, woah, there’s an elephant!” Vehi stomped on the brakes, put the car in reverse, and backed up over the…
By Taylor Schlichting (Colby College) 5:45am wakeup, 6:00am breakfast is the daily routine. We sit around the table, quietly munching on our oatmeal with peanut butter, our bodies still numb from sleep. Since it is too early for the…
By Rebecca McGehee (Carleton College) Written on October 3rd, 2014. After spending all of last week around Wereldsend (our charming base camp in Palmwag Concession), we were all excited to go bush-camping. On Monday, September 29th, we packed up…
By Jay Bongey (Northland College) Hi everyone! Jay here at Round River Namibia. So it has been our first week here and I can tell you it has been AMAZING. It officially started at the Namibia airport where everyone involved…
By Sam Wasserman (Colby College) After driving along the dirt roads of northwest Namibia for 8 hours from Windhoek, we arrived at Wereldsend, our base camp oasis in the middle of the desert. We all eagerly moved into our…
Today is World Rhino Day, and at Round River we are reflecting on the work we have done over the years with our Namibia Student Program assisting groups such as Save the Rhino Trust. We hope that our efforts in…
By Rebekah Karimi (Namibia Program Coordinator and Instructor) The students have not yet arrived, but I have been in Namibia since September 1st preparing for the upcoming semester here. Vehi and I attended a rhino awareness meeting at Wereldsend…
By Emma Griggs (University of British Columbia ’18) The kudu, or Tragelaphus strepsicerus as they’re known by their friends, stand with their shoulder at around 1 and a half metres tall, and are close relatives of elands and sitatunga….
This program in Namibia has had a special treat. With all the rain and an actual rainy wet season, the corn crickets here have flourished. Now that the nights are getting cooler as Namibia moves into ‘winter’ (put in quotations because…