My time up for this field trip is up. I have to put my other hat on as director of the Charity Elephants For Africa and work hard to get the money in to fund the work. I am filled with a heavy heart that tomorrow I will not be walking up in the beauty and sounds of the Delta, but will be in Maun and then flying to RSA for a few days before my final destination the UK. The work goes on, as Mphoeng (hopefully our first local scholarship student - if we can permits and funds sorted) will be learning the ropes before Peter Cooke leaves for pastures new in two weeks time. Graham Bowles has arrived and busy setting up his fieldwork for his PhD on vocalizations. They will be filling you in with the news from this end, and no doubt I will chirp in occasionally with news from my end.
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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.
