by Maddy Busacco, of University of Vermont When asked what I was most excited to see when in Botswana, not one insect, arthropod, or creature smaller than a bowling ball would have made the list. Instead, I rambled on about…
By Peyton Foster, of College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University This day was a rough one for everyone at Dizhana Camp in Mababe. As we all rose from our tents and set out to get ready for the…
By Meg Hall of University of Vermont As Gabe and I drove across Chacabuco Valley for a guanaco transect, he spotted many birds; from Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) to juvenile black-chested buzzard eagles (Geranoaetus melanoleucus). He pulled the truck over…
By Grace Horne of Colby College Today we went to an elementary school in Mababe, Botswana. My classmates and I had the opportunity to meet with the headmaster. He sat us around his table-sized desk and waxed lyrical about his…
By Kira Warm Lonsdale of Sarah Lawrence College After a day of driving, unpacking and setting up camp, we spent our first full day learning how to do transects. The instructors took us out to a flat area of the…