by Dennis Sizemore, Round River Co-Founder and Executive Director For generations upon generations, the people of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, and Carcross/Tagish First Nation have lived along the lakes and rivers of the Yukon River headwaters. Today the Southern…
By Joscie Norris, of the University of Vermont The night of October 3rd we were packing to depart base camp for our second trip to Battogtokh’s family’s haasha to continue our Daurian Pika research and conduct our migratory waterfowl surveys….
by Dennis Sizemore, Round River Co-Founder and Executive Director The seemingly endless bounty of the Okavango Delta – which supports the majority of the world’s African elephants and the highest density of large predators – may be in jeopardy. Principle…
By Emma Buckardt, of SUNY ESF Story telling is an integral part of Botswanan culture. Almost every part of their culture has a story to go along whether it be it short or long. Throughout the time here so far,…
By Ian Nadel, of Westminster College A recent fascination of mine has begun since coming to the Okavango Delta. This comes photographing the tops of the heads or mouths of some of the most well known herbivores in this area….
by Jack Templeton, of the University of Vermont On this week’s installment of Round River in Botswana, we got a taste of Mababe traditional culture, more predator sightings, and people melting in more ways than one. On Sunday the 28th…
Doug Peacock and John Ward on the Yellowstone River Stepping Aside – Co-Founder and Former Chair, Doug Peacock Without Doug Peacock’s guidance and friendship Round River simply would not be the strong organization and leader in conservation that it…
By Lauren Berkley, of University of Vermont We’re about halfway through the program here in Botswana. We’ve spent a little over a week now camping in the village of Mababe, and everyone is settling into the routine of being in…
Brandon Lawton, of the University of Vermont Chilean Swallows circle about as the spring sun shines through my window. It’s early in the morning, and I remove the crust from my eyes. Peering outside, I see pasture and fields with…
By Ian Nelson, of Westminster College The Okavanago Delta is internationally recognized for its abundance of wildlife and diversity of plant species. Among these plants are over 50 different species of trees. Many of the trees found in the Delta…
by Emma Buckardt, of SUNY ESF This has been a week of travel. On Monday the 15th we had to say goodbye to our camp in the woods in NG18. We packed the cars in record time and were on the…
by Matt Hendrickson, of University of Wisconsin Ineffable: a word to describe the indescribable. Looking down at the Catharitiforme bird that soars above everything else sure emits this feeling. Standing on the rocky summit of a mountain in El Mosco Reserve…
by Hannah Thorne, University of Vermont The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana is a species rich wetland system that is home to hundreds of different bird species. As in any region, some of these birds are more common than others, and a…
By Katie Tennis, of University of San Francisco The Students: Cameron is like sunshine. She is warm and friendly and brightens conversations with silly voices and excellent facial expressions. On top of that, her repertoire of fun songs is extensive….
By Hannah Uttley, of Carleton College This week, like every other magical and challenging week thus far, has been full of excitement and surprises. For starters, my fellow students and I were blessed with some truly rare and incredible sightings…
By Taran Tucker, of Colorado State University Since arriving at basecamp a lot has happened. We started both Daurian and talus pika research while also managing to harness our talents in activities such as wrestling, snow sculpting and haircuts. Our…
By Hannah Uttley, of Carleton College On October 6th of 2018, our group ventured out of the NG19 concession and into NG18 to set up our camp for the next week. It was a long day of packing, driving, and…
by Jeremy Barnes, of Colby College First two weeks of the program have passed and many things have happened. We were in Ulaan Bataar (OO-lan bah-ter, or UB) for the first week or so, where our never ending stream of…