By Emma Rosenfield (Colby College) Our last campsite in Khwai was called Banoka, a Wilderness Safaris camp, where we got to set up our tents in the staff quarters. Here is the Banoka Anagram: B– is for Braai/Boma. On…
By Rachel Ross (University of Michigan ’14) “I just don’t want to forget this in 5 years y’know?” Devan’s sentiment reverberated through all of our heads as we stomped on over cobbles silently. It was day 3 of the Jeinimeni…
By John Crockett (Colby College) This week we put an end to our science, spending a few more days on birds and vizcachas before returning to Cochrane. The last days of field surveys were particularly fruitful. We saw a great…
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…