By Jackie Tauberman (University of Vermont) Today started out like any other transect day. We got up before sunrise and had oatmeal and tea around the fire. Lindsay, Maya, and I were excited to be going out on one last…
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By Jackie Tauberman (University of Vermont) Today started out like any other transect day. We got up before sunrise and had oatmeal and tea around the fire. Lindsay, Maya, and I were excited to be going out on one last…
By Hailey Everett (University of Vermont) My face is leaning out the window, my body is pressed up against the car door, and the fresh breeze is rolling through car as we drive past the dense vegetation hugging the road….
By Lindsay Cotnoir (University of Vermont) A common and charismatic resident of Botswana, the Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is often seen around our campsites. They are about the size of a crow, and are easy to recognize with their…
By Ben Daggett (University of Vermont ’15) “…and then I studied abroad in Botswana with Round River Conservation Studies during my junior year.” Soon after my statement, I watched both of my interviewer’s pencils start flying across their papers…
By Eda Reed (Colby College) Previously on the blog: traveling from Khwai to Kasane proved harder than we thought, but Uncle Duke, Hardy Sue, and Francolin (our vehicles) managed to make it through. This blog continues with our spring break…
By Emma Rosenfield (Colby College) Our last campsite in Khwai was called Banoka, a Wilderness Safaris camp, where we got to set up our tents in the staff quarters. Here is the Banoka Anagram: B– is for Braai/Boma. On…
By Maya Agata (Macalester College) Ingredients: 1 Vervet monkey 6 Hyenas 1 Large crocodile 300 Impala (minus one) 4 Lionesses 1 Waterbuck, to taste 1 2-L bottle of ginger beer 6:4 Student to instructor ratio +/- 3 Escort guides…
By Lindsay Cotnoir (University of Vermont) March 29, 2015 5:30 – Wake up to the sounds of Reed Frogs clinking and a lion roaring in the distance. Crawl out of the tent and stumble over to breakfast by the light…
By Jackie Tauberman (University of Vermont) It was another exciting week in the bush! Here are some highlights from our last days in Mababe and our first day in Khwai. St. Patrick’s Day The day started off as a typical…
By Hailey Everett (University of Vermont) (this blog was written during the week of March 2nd) After a busy 12 day stay in Sankoyo, it was time to move on to Mababe. All of us had grown quite comfortable at…
By Eda Reed (Colby College) It was your typical Wednesday evening. We were sitting around the fire eating a dinner of pap (a sort of maize mashed potatoes) and lentil stew, while watching the beginnings of the sunset. Maya turned…
By Emma Rosenfield (Colby College) What a week! In preparation for our great journey into the bush, we practiced birding on a sunset cruise, met with various organizations to learn about fieldwork, and cut a few inches off of Hailey’s…
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…
Here are more photos from Tom Jones, one of our volunteers in Botswana this field season. These photos are from the Okavango Delta.
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…
(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…
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…
December 13, 2013 By Ben Daggett (University of Vermont) Gosiame! If one rule has remained true throughout our time in Botswana, it is that time flies when you are having fun. Personally, I still feel as though we just…