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Chobe, Kasane, and Victoria Falls

April 7 – 14th By Sarah Kechejian (University of Vermont) Out of the bush and into Kasane we went this week. Tuesday presentations of the herbivore data collected in Mababe concluded our training sessions while a later musical performance by…

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Spoor Tracking in Mababe

April 1 – 6th By Jack Massey (University of Vermont)   While still conducting transects in NG 41 with the escort guides of Mababe, the first week in April marked a shift in the program. Being our last full month…

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Species Profile: Acacia tortilis

Species Profile: Acacia tortilis By Phoebe Howe (Middlebury College) Botswana Student Program     They call me Umbrella thorn or acacia tortilis In Setswana, mosu is what my name is Afrikaans, it’s haak-en-steek Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe – come…

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Mababe!

24 March to 30 March By Phoebe Howe (Middlebury College)   Our sixth week began with a move up to Mababe, the second of the three communities that we’re working with during our time here. Having nearly mastered the art…