What’s at the Waterhole? III (Waterbuck)
Whenever I need (want?) a good dose of Internet, I have to drive up to the main lodge at Okambara. As I’ve said before, the farm is 15,000 hectares, so…
Read MoreMy afternoon “commute”
Saw these four giraffes on Okambara last week as I was driving back from checking the box traps…they were pretty non-plussed by my arrival and just went on eating. Giraffes…
Read MoreGiraffe on Okambara (this post is for Carolyn)
Here are a few images of giraffes on Okambara. Some I can get pretty close to, and others I only can view from far away. They are one of the…
Read MoreKrazy for Kudu
Before coming to Namibia I’d never seen (and actually never even heard of) a kudu. Here’s a picture of a female at a water hole: And here is another…
Read MoreWhat’s at the water hole?
Two days ago I was up at the lodge. They have a water hole there. I never see so many waterbuck anywhere as I do at the lodge. NICE! …
Read MoreMy morning “commute”
This morning I told Vera that I would check the box traps at Frankposten and Bergposten…so I made my tea, climbed into the Landcruiser, and took off across the farm….
Read MoreField scientist Vera Menges in action on a camera trap in Namibia
Here’s a link to a short video featuring Vera, our scientist in Namibia (who is also my working partner for all the Biosphere Expeditions here in Africa). Here she explains…
Read MoreElephant Encounter on Okambara
Last week IZW lead scientist took one of our volunteer groups out to train us on how to use the telemetry equipment. We found them and had a marvelous encounter….
Read MoreCollaring a leopard
I have so much to tell you about Namibia (it’s been building up the month I have been here.) But first, the reason we are here: Studying Leopards, Cheetah and…
Read MoreDreaming of Africa
Remember I said I’d be making a home somewhere else for a while? Well, I’ve long dreamed of going to Africa…a wild continent full of exotic animals I’ve only previously…
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