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Category: Adventure and Field Research

First day of fishing in Moremi

April 9, 2016 admin

April 6, 2016 At dawn, we checked our nets. They were set at the edge of the channel at the…

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Planning scientific field work in the Okavango Delta

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April 5, 2016 Is difficult. And a bit of planning the unplannable. There is little room for error, because sampling…

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Is that an elephant?

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April 5, 2016 After dinner, we naturally made our way to the ablution block, a.k.a. camp bathrooms. It was dark…

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Hippos to the left of me, lions to the right…

March 31, 2016 admin

Stuck in the middle… The day began with discovery – a tick in the teapot. I resolved to add powdered…

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Competing with Crocodiles

March 19, 2016 admin

It turns out that crocodiles are attracted to nets full of fish. At least I imagine my nets were full…

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Delta Burning

March 17, 2016 admin

When we detected vast areas of low oxygen in the water of the Delta panhandle, we naturally asked locals for…

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Posted in: Adventure and Field Research, Botswana, Conservation in Botswana, Ecology

Sampling Fish in the Delta Panhandle – Days 4-7. Perils of Low Oxygen

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I am a big fan of Guma Lagoon Camp. It’s my favorite place so far. The owners are Guy and…

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Sampling Fish in the Delta Panhandle – Day 3. Where are all the fish?

March 16, 2016 admin

By day 3, a question about the Okavango was emerging. Where are all the fish? We stopped by a fish…

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Sampling Fish in the Delta Panhandle – Day 2

March 14, 2016 admin

I woke at 5:30 am – just in time to catch the first rays of a magnificent sunrise over the…

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Sampling Fish in the Delta Panhandle – Day 1

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We traveled north to Shakawe, in the panhandle of the Okavango, near the Namibian border. Today is the beginning of…

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