Grace, April, Cal, and Finn appreciate the view from the top of a mountain in Horidol-Saridag SPA (Photo by Rebecca W.) by Mikayla Call, of SUNY ESF Hello from Mongash Camp! This past week has been full of research!…
by April Reisenfeld, of Carleton College Mongash camp has officially become our home away from home. After our initial camp set-up, it took a few days to acclimate to a Mongolian lifestyle, namely the necessity of going with the flow….
By Alyssa Cote (of University of Vermont) and Finn Townsley (of Westminster College) We arrived in Ulaanbaatar (UB) around 11pm on June 26th, where, exhausted from a full day’s travels, we drove straight to the hostel and went to sleep. The…
by Chris Smith, RRCS Mongolia Summer 2018 Program Instructor After two years of preparation and planning, we are excited to announce the beginning of our Summer 2018 Student Program in Mongolia! The looks of excitement on our students’ faces as…
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 Sierra Lammi, of the College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University Everyone said this semester would be over too fast – and they were absolutely right. It is hard to believe that this is the last day of our…
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….
Video by Lillian Schroeder, University of Vermont Text by Olivia Drukker, University of Puget Sound Studying Megafauna in Patagonia National Park from Round River Conservation Studies on Vimeo. We just returned from our final research expedition for the semester, a…
Adult female Spotted hyena in Mopane mixed age woodlands in the early morning on the 23rdof March 2018. We saw 6 Spotted hyenas in total on Round River’s Transect 7 in NG34. by Paige Mathison, of Westminster College Spotted…
African sunset, one of the common backgrounds to our classes. By Jacob Knudson – Saint John’s University The average American student spends hours upon hours sitting at small desks listening to lectures in hopes of earning college credit. With…
By Sergei Bluman, of the University of Vermont Round River Botswana puts students on the ground to immerse them in both the natural environment as well as the cultural and social environments in northern Botswana. We are learning about the…
Each year Round River students assist the Chilean Forestry Service (CONAF) in its census of one of the most important huemul populations in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. This year our students found 36 huemules over several study areas. Round…
By Paige Mathison, of Westminster College I start my day waking up to the sunrise shining through acacia trees. I head over to the kitchen tent and grab corn flakes and peanut butter for breakfast. I sit and eat to…
Image 1: One of our only sources of light pollution in the bush. Photo by Sam Christopher. By Sam Christopher, of the University of Vermont As the rainy season has started to spare us from constant clouds and rain,…
Hiking out of the coigue forest, the Mosco Valley opens in all its fall splendor. Photo by Shalynn Pack. By Cormac Quinn, of the College of Saint Benedict | Saint John’s University The Mosco Valley has it all. At its…
by Selma Siekert – University of Vermont The morning brings with it early rising and breakfast – an array of granola, bran-flakes, Weetabix, and an abundance of peanut butter. In the young hours of the day, students gather together…