By Molly Estabrook (University of Vermont ’15) This week was very exciting as we completed our first week of game drives, point counts, and bush camping in the Palmwag Concession and in Torra Conservancy. The week was filled with many…
March 18, 2014 By Bekah Karimi (RR program instructor since 2010) One of our game drives in Northern Torra this past week showed me the contrast between the wet and dry season. At one point in the drive, you travel…
(Photo by Jonny Miller: rescued condors to be released into the wild by Conservacion Patagonica) By Frances Iannucci (University of Vermont ’15) Description: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a member of the vulture family. With a wingspan…
By Alli Cerretani (University of Vermont ’15) The morning of Thursday, March 6th started out innocently enough. We left our base camp at Wereldsend at 8 am for a practice game drive before it got too hot. After an hour…
By Bolton Howes (Macalester College) Since the last blog post, we have been pretty darn busy. We have hiked out of Jeinimeni Reserve, where mountain lakes and glacial valleys surrounded us. It felt like leaving behind a 360 degree postcard….