by Gretta Stack, of University of Vermont As we near the end of the semester, I am feeling a mixture of emotions. I can speak for all of us when I say we are so excited to be re-united with…
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by Gretta Stack, of University of Vermont As we near the end of the semester, I am feeling a mixture of emotions. I can speak for all of us when I say we are so excited to be re-united with…
by Charlotte Brodie, of University of Vermont On the morning of March 27th, we packed up camp around 7am and headed off to the Central Kalahari National Park! The drive was roughly 3-hours, and looking out the window I could…
by Ryan Doyle, of University of Vermont After being in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park area for one month, we have moved to the Okavango Delta. Our first two-week stay was in Khwai, a place known for the wildlife, and…
by Natalie Albrecht, of University of Vermont The question I’m most frequently asked by people back home is if I feel scared at night. When wildlife is all around you, I can understand how canvas walls could worry some people….
by Louise Haupert, of College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University After seven weeks in Botswana, I’m torn between feeling like I just arrived and feeling like this place is my home. I’ve studied more species of flowers, grasses,…
by Alison Betelak, of University of Vermont When I arrived in Botswana one of the first things I noticed was the constant background noise. From the hum and chatter of insects and birds to the late-night calls of lions and…
by Eleanor Van Arsdell, of University of Vermont You never know what a day in Botswana has in store for you. Since arriving here over a month ago, every day has been an exciting adventure full of incredible wildlife sightings,…
by Mary Chasen, of University of Vermont Within a month and a half of our time here in Botswana, us students have been fortunate enough to take in experiences that truly come once in a lifetime. Being from New York,…
by Griffin Weller, of University of Vermont Dumela! Hello! And welcome to the Africa I have begun to know and loved from the moment we met. Over the last month there have been spectacular sights, exhilarating encounters, and formative friends…
by Mariel Ferragamo, of Colby College It’s been one month that we’ve been stationed here in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park of Botswana. Our research in the park was focused on a wildlife fence put up inside the park that…
by Jacob Ney, of College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University 05:30- Your watch goes off and you arise to prepare for a transect, careful not to awake your tentmate as you dress and shine around your headlamp. You…
by Colleen Powers, of the University of Vermont After months of anticipation, the seven of us in the Pitse Botswana Round River group arrived in Maun, Botswana on February 7th, and after a few days of settling into the program,…
by Claire Fortenberry, of Nebraska Wesleyan University The Bush of Botswana almost has a myth surrounding it, and it is spoken of with an air of respect, mild trepidation, wonder, and curiosity. The Bushmen were the first people of Botswana…
By Hailey Brookins of Carleton College Some of the most engaging conversations I have had since arriving in Botswana have been about the complexities of wildlife conservation. In conservation discussions, it is very easy (and all too common) to oversimplify…
by Rose Newell of Carleton College Round River Botswana Program, Dry Season 2019. This video-blog is a peek into what a day on the program can look like, from waking up in the morning for transect to preparing meals to…
by Caroline Galliani, of the University of Vermont The research my classmates, instructors, and I are conducting this semester in Botswana has given me the opportunity to experience incredible wildlife sightings almost every day. Before I got here, I had…
by Caroline Galliani, of University of Vermont Ah, the Okavango Delta. Southern Africa’s largest wetland ecosystem, home to 1,300 plant, 71 fish, 33 amphibian, 64 reptile, 444 bird, and 122 different mammal species (Ramberg et. all 2006). The Okavango has…