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by Dennis Sizemore, Round River Co-Founder and Executive Director For generations upon generations, the people of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, and Carcross/Tagish First Nation have lived along the lakes and rivers of the Yukon River headwaters. Today the Southern…
by Dennis Sizemore, Round River Co-Founder and Executive Director The seemingly endless bounty of the Okavango Delta – which supports the majority of the world’s African elephants and the highest density of large predators – may be in jeopardy. Principle…
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…
Written by Mateo Pomilia, Round River Latin America Director Photos by Susie Dain-Owens, Associate Director of Student Programs Costa Rica is widely regarded as the poster child for democracy in Central America, a nation unburdened by many of the destructive…
By Ava Lewis (Carleton College) With the CONAF presentations proudly behind us, we finally got our feet soaked in our first full week of Chacabuco fieldwork. After a short visit to the administración headquarters the previous week, we hit…
by Russell Carter The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity. However, they started out a little slower, when we had the opportunity to dry out next to a fire and rest on the banks of the Rio…
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…
Stepping off the plane in Balamecda it was obvious I wasn’t in Maine anymore. The hot wind swept across the arid valley and the rays of sun soaked into my vitamin D deprived skin. In the distance I could see…
“Yellowstone grizzly bears face the two greatest threats to their survival in our lifetime: global warming and the U.S. government. Between them they could wipe the bears out.” – Doug Peacock Round River co-founder, long-time board member and friend,…
Thanks to everyone who submitted photos for our first Alumni Photo Contest! We received over 200 of photographs from Namibia, Botswana, Patagonia, British Columbia, and Wyoming – all taken by alumni of our student programs. Winners for each category are posted below….
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…
Alumni, send us your best shots! As a student on our program, you have the opportunity to experience vast, wild places, encounter wildlife, and interact with the local people. In our first official Photo Contest, we would like to see your best…
Dr. Nichols visited our program on the Taku this summer as part of a growing relationship between Round River and Westminster College. We were honored to have him with us, and look forward to more visits by Jeff and his…