Monthly Road Survey
Category: Botswana Elephants | Date: Feb 16 2009 | By: elephantsofbotswana
Every month we do a mammal survey of the study area. It used to be just elephants, but we are hoping to look at the changes in mammal densities along side those of elephants to see if there are similarities.
This entails an early start - so as soon as the sun is up we are out in search of our furry friends. Today was a great elephant day and we spent a magical time with a herd by the water at the Bridge towards the end of the survey. The little ones were playing in the mud and having such fun.
Mpoeng and I struggled to count them all as they were all intertwined and grouped together.
Other mammals we saw on the trip was giraffe, kude, impala, baboons and a lone hippo walking. We kept seeing him in different places along the way. It was jolly hot by the time he made it to the Bridge and some water. I would love to know where he came from and how long he had been walking when we found it at 0700!
Now it is time to try and identify the elephants we have seen.
Cheers for now Kate
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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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