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 Clara Friedman (Macalester College) We started this week of Chacabuco field work with plenty of excitement on the horizon. Following our dramatic discovery last week of the itinerary and food schedule of the mysterious “Riverdale Outdoors” leadership trip, bets…
By Ava Lewis (Carleton College) With the CONAF presentations proudly behind us, we finally got our feet soaked in our first full week of Chacabuco fieldwork. After a short visit to the administración headquarters the previous week, we hit…