One of the experiments students conducted was exploring the distance a seed is for a squirrel to be a seed disperser or predator. Marula nuts are a fan favorite among squirrels in South Africa. TheseContinue reading
Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon– Have We Gotten Better at Managing Oil Spills?
by Chinmay Amin I remember glancing at the TV as I walked by the living room. I saw adults sitting across a glass newsroom desk, eyebrows furrowed and conversing furiously with each other. I wasContinue reading
Paving the Earth
Areas covered by pavement all contribute to the footprint of humans on Earth.
Do you know what a savanna is really?
One of the first question posed to students was how would you describe a savanna? Answered range from seasonally dry, megafauna and grazers present, fire as a disturbance, low latitudes, etc. If you had toContinue reading
Dragons, Rabbits, and Crabs: The Highlights of Singapore!
Quest Day is a great name for the only planned break from 5-10 mile hikes around Singapore. Tom’s only objective for us was to explore parts of Singapore that the class syllabus didn’t cover, onContinue reading
Leaving “The Fine City”
It’s March 10th, 9am in Singapore. It’s March 10th, 10am in Japan. It’s March 10th, 8am in Thailand. It’s March 9th, 8pm in North Carolina, USA. By the end of today, everyone was going toContinue reading
A little mud!
We start the day today at 8AM, a little early for most considering the past two quest days. This time we’re taking a bus to mount ritchie, so we can sit back and relax forContinue reading
Blink and you’ll miss it!
Students stumbled upon a small lion pride of 2 brothers with 2 females! Lions are territorial and typically you will only see one male amongst females, but in this case the brothers could be cordial!Continue reading
Mouse, Gerbil…. and a Frog????
Students set out rodent traps and after one day there were some crazy surprises! 2 bush veld gerbils, 1 fat mouse, and some unexpected bush veld rain frogs! Measurements were taken including weight and bodyContinue reading
ROYG I Can’t Believe It!
Day 1 of the Duke University Biodiversity and Climate Change class in Kruger National Park! Jim Clark, the god of the forest, ditched the textbook and took his students to South Africa to learn inContinue reading