A female waterbuck. Picture by Samara Müller.   By Jacob Knudson, of Saint John’s University The Okavango Delta harbors over 1,000 different types of plant, bird, reptile and mammal species which are often found nowhere else in the world. The…

by Anna Yu, of Colby College Dumela bo mma le bo rra! Greetings from Maun! We finished our first adventure in the field on March 4th and returned to Maun for a short stop before carrying on the journey to…

by Selma Siekert, of the University of Vermont Human beings and other animals alike interact with their natural environment for the relief of physical ailments. The Ocimum americanum, the Wild Basil plant, a part of the Lamicae (mint) family, grows…

By Emmali Cabral, of the University of Vermont Hello World! Life in the bush of Botswana is quite interesting to say the least. While we are able to go out and see amazing things and animals in the field that…

By Caroline Frigon, University of Vermont   Greetings from beautiful Botswana! The weather is lovely and we are having a wonderful time getting to know each other and this new place. I think it’s safe to say that everyone has…