By Esther Daranciang, Westminster College We spent March 13th back at our favorite research station, Piro, packing and preparing for the upcoming week deep in the jungle. During our short time back at Piro we were invited by Manuel, the…
Written by Harrison Buck (Westminster College) Common Name: Southern giraffe Latin Name: Giraffa camelopardalis Setswana Name: Thutlwa (too-twa) Giraffa camelopardalis, commonly known as the southern giraffe, is the tallest of all land mammals, with adult males able to…
Written by Stacie Wright (University of Vermont) The Thamalakane river borders the campsite that we stay at in Maun. On many occasions we’ve been able to catch a glimpse of a hippo that moves up and down the river….
Written by Max Beal, Northland College After packing our bags on the last night of midterms, we all woke up bright and early to catch the 7:00 AM colectivo to start our journey into Corcovado National Park. We met up…
by Carolina May, College of William and Mary Photos also by Carolina May, unless otherwise noted. After arriving in Puerto Jimenez, we spent a restful day exploring the town, drinking lots of smoothies, and running errands (including sending our laundry…