Apologies
Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 28 2008 | By: elephantsofbotswana
Apologies for the long delay in blogging - a few of you are wondering how we are doing. In a nutshell fine. The car problems set us back for a while and then I have been on a workshop and took a break for a couple of weeks.
The workshop was about Animal Sampling Techniques and was a wonderful opportunity to be taught by incredible people in the field of Biostatistics. It was really hard work to follow all the maths that was thrown at us - but I walked away understanding more of the concepts and problems behind evaluation animal population sizes. I have also met some great people working throughout the world and hope to maintain these relationships so we can work together to make animal research more effective. This workshop was in Evora, Portugal and having got the coach back to Lisbon with one of the lecturers we set the seed of ideas to have one in Africa sometime!!!! That really would be great.
I am currently in the UK sorting out Mphoeng’s (our scholarship student) masters degree at the University of Bristol as well as my post doc on the hormonal analysis of puberty in male elephants. Graham and Mphoeng continue to work hard in Botswana and will be updating us all soon on life in the bush.
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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. -
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2 Responses to “Apologies”
Amber, on 28 Jul 2008
Dear Kate,
I am most intereasted in your study of hormonal analysis of puberty in male elephants. I suppose it is African elephants that you are analyzing? Have you published any of your research on this topic that might be available? I work in a zoo with two young adolescent male Asian elephants, and your line of research is truly fascinating to me. Best of luck!
Sincerely,
Amber Alink
elephantams@yahoo.com
TheTeach, Seattle, on 15 Aug 2008
Please continue the blog as you are able. We are reading and following the elees of Botswana. Our intention is to support your field efforts as much as we can. I clearly understand that Botswana is one of the last strongholds for elephant populations and I am determined to do my part to help keep it that way. Best wishes to you all and God bless your commitment to this important work.
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