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Lions of Tsavo on NPR
NPR's Day to Day is running a story today at noon DST, Pacific Tima, about the lions of Tsavo. Be sure to tune in on your local NPR affiliate. The expert being interviewed is one of the two scientists in charge of the expedition on which I volunteered. If there's a call-in segment, you can bet I'll be on the phone. -
New Kenya posts
Here are the new ones:
6. Lions and elephants
7. The lions, the land and the Maasai
Here are the previous ones in chronological order:
1. Wheels down in Nairobi
2. On the road to Tsavo
3. Notes for the second full day
4. First survey drives and the members of the team
5. Nature walk and survey drive -
Wednesday morning
Signs I'm really back in my life again: I'm wearing my wrist brace again. Yesterday afternoon, after only one day back at the office, my RSI was acting up. Annoying 21st century ( Read more... ) -
Hello from Mombasa!
I'm in an internet cafe in Mombasa, just checking in to let everyone know that I haven't been eaten by a lion...yet ( Read more... ) -
Lion!
Transcribed from hand-written journal
Big night tonight. While Richard was running the antenna and I was running the receiver, we finally picked up one of the three collared lions! After much tracking and triangulating, we discovered Kabochi, a big, handsome male, walking along the very road we were driving along.
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First survey drives and the people around me
Transcribed from hand-written journal3:10 AM ( Read more... ) -
Notes for the second day
Transcribed from hand-written journal6:00 AM ( Read more... ) -
On the road to Tsavo; settling into camp
From Nairobi to Tsavo
Transcribed from hand-written journal
Notes in transit:- The hotel is located in the heart of the capitol, within blocks of many government buildings. The Israeli embassy is located across the street from the hotel--it's a fortress--which explains why we had to drive through a barracaded traffic checkpoint to get in and out ( Read more... )
