by Griffin Weller, of University of Vermont Dumela! Hello! And welcome to the Africa I have begun to know and loved from the moment we met. Over the last month there have been spectacular sights, exhilarating encounters, and formative friends…
by Mariel Ferragamo, of Colby College It’s been one month that we’ve been stationed here in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park of Botswana. Our research in the park was focused on a wildlife fence put up inside the park that…
by Sophie Karolczak, of Wesleyan University Both teams just returned from spending the last eight days in Patagonia National Park performing censuses on guanaco and Ñandú (Darwin’s Rhea). The Patagonia National Park includes the Tamango Reserve, the Jeinimeini Reserve, and…
by Karl Pfeiffenberger, of Seward, AK Piling our gear onto the small colectivo, we crammed ourselves into the small fold-out middle seats and started our bus ride to Piro. Along the bumpy ride, we passed cattle ranches, teak plantations, and thick…
by Jacob Ney, of College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University 05:30- Your watch goes off and you arise to prepare for a transect, careful not to awake your tentmate as you dress and shine around your headlamp. You…