So, at this point you hopefully know that we came to the Tete Province in Mozambique to do a lion survey for National Geographic. We knew that the area’s miombo woodland ecosystem was too unproductiveContinue reading
Category: Surveying Lions in South Africa
Calling in the lions
Have you ever spent two consecutive hours projecting the grating sound of dying pigs and buffalo from loudspeakers into the African darkness in the hopes of attracting predators? Well, we have. As we’ve mentioned inContinue reading
Orcas, Bungee and Cape Town
On Sunday (7/25), we drove to Tsitsikamma National Park for hiking and whale watching. Wow, this park delivered lots of both! Tsitsikamma is along the N2, known as the Garden Route that spans the southernContinue reading
Wine and Sharks
After leaving the Cape of Good Hope, we headed into Simon’s Town Wednesday night (7/21). Simon’s Town is just north from the Cape of Good Hope and a little southwest of Cape Town. We grabbedContinue reading
Beginning
Hello again Nic Schoolers! In my last blog, I left off at our arrival into Cape Town. Andrew, Megan, Jay, Lisanne and I spent just over a week (July 19 – July 27) in theContinue reading
Pre-Trip Description
Research Description This summer, five Nicholas School students are traveling to southern Africa to survey for lion and lion prey species. Working with a group of researchers of out the Conservation Ecology Research Unit (CERU)Continue reading
Pre-Departure
Greetings fellow Nic Schoolers! I am writing this from the University of Pretoria in South Africa and am joined by your classmates Jason Riggio, Lisanne Petracca, Megan Cattau, and Andrew Jacobson. We are in PretoriaContinue reading