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

March 17, 2016 admin

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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Posted in: Adventure and Field Research, Botswana, Ecology

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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Posted in: Adventure and Field Research, Botswana, Ecology

Serious Water Shortages in Southern Africa – Trading Oil for Water

March 14, 2016 admin

We recently passed through the town of Gumare in north western Botswana. We stopped to use restrooms at the petrol…

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Posted in: Botswana, Ecology, Living in Maun

Sampling Fish in the Delta Panhandle – Day 2

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

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Posted in: Adventure and Field Research, Botswana

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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Posted in: Adventure and Field Research, Botswana

A new use for mosquito nets: Improvised histology cassettes

February 25, 2016 admin

Mosquito nets are good for more than catching fish and keeping the bugs out. They make excellent bridal veils and,…

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Posted in: Adventure and Field Research, Botswana

Internet in Botswana

February 22, 2016 admin

In the US, I am an internet junkie. It took coming to Botswana to realize that. Here, I prepay every…

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Posted in: Botswana, Living in Maun

Follow-up post to opening a bank account in Botswana

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Three days after I opened my bank account, I got a phone call from Standard Chartered Bank. I had put…

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Posted in: Botswana, Living in Maun

Seeing a Leopard!

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At dusk, we saw a leopard! We paused our car to navigate a particularly deep ridge in the sand and…

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Posted in: Adventure and Field Research, Botswana

Getting a bank account in Botswana

February 15, 2016 admin

When living in Maun, it is not essential to have a local bank account. At least in my case, my…

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