by Ian Nelson, of Westminster College It’s been a busy and eventful week in the Round River Bostwana student program! To start it all off we finished our work in the Mababe village area and moved back to Maun. We…
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by Ian Nelson, of Westminster College It’s been a busy and eventful week in the Round River Bostwana student program! To start it all off we finished our work in the Mababe village area and moved back to Maun. We…
by Lauren Berkley, of UVM People travel from all over the world to see the magnificent, charismatic wildlife of Africa. We have been very fortunate in our time here in Botswana to see such species as lions, leopards, African wild…
By Emma Buckardt, of SUNY ESF Story telling is an integral part of Botswanan culture. Almost every part of their culture has a story to go along whether it be it short or long. Throughout the time here so far,…
By Ian Nadel, of Westminster College A recent fascination of mine has begun since coming to the Okavango Delta. This comes photographing the tops of the heads or mouths of some of the most well known herbivores in this area….
by Jack Templeton, of the University of Vermont On this week’s installment of Round River in Botswana, we got a taste of Mababe traditional culture, more predator sightings, and people melting in more ways than one. On Sunday the 28th…
By Lauren Berkley, of University of Vermont We’re about halfway through the program here in Botswana. We’ve spent a little over a week now camping in the village of Mababe, and everyone is settling into the routine of being in…
By Ian Nelson, of Westminster College The Okavanago Delta is internationally recognized for its abundance of wildlife and diversity of plant species. Among these plants are over 50 different species of trees. Many of the trees found in the Delta…
by Emma Buckardt, of SUNY ESF This has been a week of travel. On Monday the 15th we had to say goodbye to our camp in the woods in NG18. We packed the cars in record time and were on the…
by Hannah Thorne, University of Vermont The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana is a species rich wetland system that is home to hundreds of different bird species. As in any region, some of these birds are more common than others, and a…
By Hannah Uttley, of Carleton College This week, like every other magical and challenging week thus far, has been full of excitement and surprises. For starters, my fellow students and I were blessed with some truly rare and incredible sightings…
By Hannah Uttley, of Carleton College On October 6th of 2018, our group ventured out of the NG19 concession and into NG18 to set up our camp for the next week. It was a long day of packing, driving, and…
by E Shaw, of Fairhaven College, WWU Around 60% of all wild African elephants visit the Okavango Delta each year during their migrations. Because I have loved, admired, and been fascinated with African elephants since I can remember, and am…
by Ian Nadel, of Westminster College Even before the sun rises, the work begins for Round River staff and students. A sharp 6:00AM departure time calls for a 5:30 alarm- to prepare tools and materials for the morning surveys. The…
by Hannah Thorne, University of Vermont After a tiresome, day-long cross-continental journey, nine weary travelers stepped off the last of three plane rides into week one of our Botswana adventure. We began our journey at a poolside paradise: The Island…
By Annie Barkan, of University of Vermont Click here to view video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xJU6a-y9xnffR3KfH4DT8qVuprleAz4E/view?usp=sharing The beauty of the Okavango Delta is undeniable. Even when not searching for wildlife, we have all experienced the pull of our faces toward the car window,…
By Anna Yu, of Colby College Time flies so fast! It is really hard to believe that our time here in the Delta is gradually coming to an end. Reflecting on the whole semester, it is such a rewarding experience…
by Caroline Frigon, of University of Vermont Here in Botswana, we are constantly surrounded by incredible wildlife. Megafauna is all around us, and large charismatic species understandably receive a lot of attention. There is, however, an entire world of smaller…
by Sergei Bluman, of University of Vermont Yesterday, the group came together for our tenth Conservation Biology class. The lecture (led by Paige Mathison, Westminster College) was about unequal and privileged access to natural resources in the Okavango Delta, Botswana….