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By: Stephanie Holmes, Carleton College
Seeing incredible wildlife on transects is cool, but have you ever had them wreck your camp? This was the predicament we faced in Mababe, our last concession of the semester, where baboons, hyenas, mice, and even the weather teamed up to destroy as much as they could.
By: Magnus Ames, Carleton College
Ever heard of Chilean Thanksgiving? Maybe? No…? Me either, but our lamb-themed asado (lamb roast) decked out with sweet bread, mashed potatoes, apple crisp, and much more almost fits the part.
By: Sophie Pentz, Duke University
I was halfway through my lunch when a small red head emerged from a hole above me, head turning, one yellow eye glancing curiously down at us far below. Then suddenly, in a flurry of feathers, it’s off, soaring through the trees with its majestic wings outstretched. We’ve found a woodpecker! Instantly, everyone is on their feet, research gear is being pulled out, and I turn on my GPS ready to follow the bird through the
forest.
By: Sam Holmes, University of Vermont
At the beginning of October, we had the opportunity to participate in a replanting activity with a group called Escualos. They are a youth-led group out of Cochrane, working to protect the Cochrane River. This planting project aimed to transform the area around the water sports center into habitat that would have short and long-term impacts.
By: Nico Hochanadel, University of Vermont
Now that it’s 10:00 am, we can start walking. You are in charge of the compass and your job is to ensure that we continue to walk due north. A few minutes later we see our first guanaco! You mark the waypoint on the GPS and read out to me the distance and orientation of the guanaco while I record everything on the data sheet.