Dear All, It has been a LONG hot day here int here in the delta, and I have only just got back (2030 local time) - I logged on and was greeted by messages hoping the elephant with the collar down was OK. It is really lovely to know that people out there care about the elephants and what we are up to. Thanks so much for keeping our spirtis up. Best wishes Kate
3 Comments posted on "Thanks"
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL on May 16th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Take care Kate, we are with you in spirit! Things just have to start looking up!
Lucia Cristiana, Brasil on May 16th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Kate, I love your passion for your job. I always will be with you in spirit. Thanks.
elephantsofbotswana on May 17th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Thanks so much for your support - we really appreciate it. It is so nice to hear that you are with us in spirit. Post a comment
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Hi, I am Kate Evans, or more commonly known as Elephant Kate. I am a zoologist whose great love is elephants. Since 2002 I have been living my dream by researching elephants in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I decided I was going to be an elephant researcher when I was seven. I was living in Asia at the time and visited the elephant orphanage in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was there that I made up my mind I was going to work for these majestic and intelligent animals. I made a promise to an elephant and we all know an elephant never forgets!!!! It took me 20 years to finally realise my dream and start my life as an elephant researcher. It was 20 years well spent and now I have to pinch myself most days to make sure it is true and I am living my dream.
I now head up a team who are researching the elephants and trying to work out the social and ecological needs of the largest remaining population of the African elephant. From time to time, other team members will add their thoughts and experiences.
I love sharing my experiences - so I hope that this blog is a medium through which you will be able to join the elephants and I on our adventures in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
