The other night as Kate and I were sitting at the dinner table about to eat , she noticed a little bush baby in the fork of the tree that sits right next to the table and protrudes straight through the roof ( as seen in the picture to the left) . The bush . . . → Read More: Oh Baby!

When I got back from my Christmas break I was kind of surprised to see that all the elephants had disappeared from the area. I have been driving around for days but have only seen the odd elephant. One thing that has kept me occupied other than all of the data to imput , . . . → Read More: Its good to be back

A few days ago as I was out looking for elephants, the sky became increasingly darker and the wind came out of nowhere in every direction. I happen to be in a very open dry floodplain and decided to get out of the vehicle to watch the first big thunderstorm come into the delta. I . . . → Read More: Delta Storm

Mafunyane has spent the past 8 years of his life with a radio collar around his neck. When we release elephants from the Captive herd , we fit them with this collar, so that we can keep a close eye on their daily movements. This is both interesting for our research and also useful . . . → Read More: The Uncollaring of Mafunyane

Last week, as I was walking up to the kitchen in the morning thinking about what to make for breakfast, Mphoeng came up to me and told me that there was a hurt bat that someone had found. I quickly asked him to show me where it was. We walked over to a metal . . . → Read More: Sparky