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Botswana

Pathways through the Okavango

Written March 9, 2016 By Laurel Martinez (University of Vermont) Photos by Ben Szydlowski.   Dumela from Botswana! The group has just moved from Camp Dibatana to a new campsite in the bush west of Sankuyo village. After a day…

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New Experiences in the Delta

By Gabriel Feinman-Riordan (College of the Atlantic) To put it mildly my time here in Botswana has been a thrilling adventure. The few relaxing moments I’ve had here have been interrupted by either a herd of elephants, a bizarre new…

Botswana

Our new home: the African Wilderness

Feb 27, 2016 Written by Ben Szydlowski (University of Vermont)   Greetings from Camp Dibatana in the Ngamiland district of Northern Botswana! After spending the first four days in the town of Maun it’s finally time to be in the middle…

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Species Profile: Steenbok

By Drew Stazesky (University of Vermont) Imagine a dwarf antelope, reddish in color with absurdly large ears and small, delicately spiked horns (on the male only). Individuals don’t stand more than 60cm tall and weigh an average of 13.2kg. And when…

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Species Profile: Warthog

“A Pig in the Hand” By Sierra Moen (Middlebury College)   Vehi, Forrest, Lauren, Louise, and I had nearly completed a transect near Chobe National Park when we heard a strange, pig-like noise coming from the scrub. I chalked it…