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Hallie Walker, Field Research Assistant
May 12, 2015
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANT
As a field research assistant, I am responsible for primary data collection and database maintenance. On a normal day I wake up just...
Lindsey Rich, MST
Sep 11, 2014
CREATURES THAT LURK IN THE NIGHT
Northern Botswana has an abundance of wildlife and one of the most diverse carnivore guilds in Africa. Hearing lions (Panthera leo)...
Neil Jordan, PHD
Jul 10, 2014
PREYING SOLITAIRE: KUBU’S STORY
“Kubu” is a lone African wild dog. On first thought, such a strange state of affairs clearly exonerates her – and any research data...
Krystyna Golabek, PHD
Jun 12, 2014
AFRICAN WILD DOGS MAKE THEIR MARK
The Botswana Predator Conservation Trust (BPCT) has been studying African wild dogs in Northern Botswana since 1989. Wild dogs are...
BPC
May 14, 2014
A DOZEN DOGS AND A BIG CAT; OBSERVATIONS OF HUNTING
Despite observing large carnivores on a daily basis, it’s still quite rare to see the entire process of a kill. Thick brush, fast-moving...
Neil Jordan, PHD
Oct 1, 2013
DOG DAYS
A white tail flashes out of the shade, momentarily painting an “S” sha pe on the dry grass canvas before falling abruptly back to earth....
Neil Jordan, PHD
Oct 1, 2013
Dog Days
A white tail flashes out of the shade, momentarily painting an “S” shape on the dry grass canvas before falling abruptly back to earth....
Jessica Vitale
Jun 14, 2013
WHEN FEMALE LIONS HAVE THEIR CUBS
I was lucky enough to join the BPCT as a research assistant at an ideal time, just as several of the female lions gave birth to their...
BPC
Apr 3, 2013
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
After getting the coordinates for Mankwe Pack, obtained by Tico by aerial tracking, I made my first attempt at sleeping out in the bush....
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