Bicycles and Lemurs in Madagascar
Hi All! My name is Curtis and I'll be heading to Madagascar to ride around the northern part of the island. I'll be there for nearly three months and working with Dr. Patricia Wright to collect data on lemur populations while en route. My plan is to...
Day 146: Dear Departed Dorados
You can see ROZ’S ROUTE here. Each dot links to the blog from that day. 238 nautical miles to go. (This may be updated as the day goes on.)My fishy friends are leaving me. The community of dorados that has kept me company for much of this voyage is...
Roz Savage Day 142: Totnes – Transition Town
Day 142: Totnes – Transition Town Isabel I was put in touch with Isabel Carlisle by a mutual friend, and last year when my travels took me to Devon she invited me to meet her at her home in Totnes. Over a delicious homemade lunch, she told me about her recent...
Short movie of Centennial grizzly bear survey in September
I was so inspired by our Centennials grizzly bear survey that I made a short movie from the photos and video clips I shot that weekend. Thank you Gregg, Jamie, NRDC and everyone else who made possible this cool project! Dave Gaillard, Defenders of Wildlife.
Grizz Tracking in the Centennial Mountains: Capri Gillam, Day 2
After brushing up and learning a few new skills, like hair identification and scat ID, we were off to the field to put them into practice. Scouring fence posts, tree rubs, barbed wire and berry patched, we fine-tuned the difference between black cow hair and black...
Grizz Tracking in the Centennial Mountains : Capri Gillam, Day 1
After mild adjustments and a bit of quality control, I managed a sleeping bag bunged to the handlebars, a red duffel bag strapped to the rack, and my blue day pack secured to my waste. I was off to track grizzly bears in the Centennial Mountain Range. Ten of us met up...
Day 133: Character-Building StuffAt least the currents are on my side.
Generally, I try not to whinge about my life at sea. After all, I volunteered to be out here. Nobody forced me. So I feel that I thereby surrendered any right to complain.But today was a tough one. Another day of 30 knot winds, and at least three more such days to...
Day 127: The Amazingly Insane Race
I don’t want to tempt fate, so I am knocking on wood and crossing my fingers as I type (not easy) – but I think I may actually make it to the end of this voyage without running out of anything vital – like toilet paper, Larabars, or functioning...
British University Kayak Expedition to Venezula
We have been exploring and kayaking rivers in Venezuela for nearly 2 months now and have found lots of great runs. It is a relatively unpaddled country so much of the kayaking is unknown and very exciting. We were really pleased to hear that whilst on our...
Tracking Bears with Citizen Scientists – It’s as Fun as It Sounds
Hey folks! This is Whitney from the Natural Resources Defense Council, ASC’s partner in the ongoing series of grizzly tracking workshops in the Centennial Range. I was lucky enough to join Gregg and a great group of volunteers for the first trip last weekend,...