Gazelles and Puumba

A short clip of Thompson's gazelles and a family of warthogs.

Maasai Giraffe

An adult male Maasai Giraffe in Tarangire National Park. He actually has a moderate case of giraffe skin disease (not on video), and a broken horn.

Cheetah!

A cheetah stalking gazelle in Tarangire National Park!

We spent 2 weeks driving the Northern Safari Circuit in Tanzania with our friends, Derek and Monica, and their partner Robert. They are studying the Maasai Giraffe population - surprisingly, little is known about how many giraffes there are, and where they go. We helped them identify giraffes with signs of skin disease. GSD (Giraffe Skin Disease) is becoming more prevalent, and again little is known about it. Infected individuals may show black, necrotic lesions on the back of the leg(s).

Check out their website to learn more about Giraffes, other migrating ungulates and what they are doing. Also, if you are interested in going on a research safari (and directly funding scientific research) they offer tours: www.wildnatureinstitute.org

Getting into Gear - work!

 Here are a few shots of getting some work done out on the islands. It isn't just fun and games out there. We are saving seals!

Applying a bleach mark on Sharkbite, Kaena Point 2010 - a male brought to the main islands in 1993 to even out the sex ratio on Laysan.

Applying topical dewormer on a Laysan yearling 2011.

Getting into Gear - Seals!

TA68, our largest pup of 2009

TK86 and TK36 - 2 big pups of 2011

Ipomea entangled

TK68

TK26

Juvie in the rocks

TK36 and TK86 rolling around

TK36 and TK86 best buddies

TK68 sleeping

Getting into Gear - Ready for Laysan!

 I'm headed back to Laysan! 2012 will be my 4th season on the island, working on the Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Assessment Study. I'm ready for warm weather, blue water, baby seals, big seals, and seabirds galore. Aloha!

Shipwreck in 2010

Shipwreck close-up (it is gone now)

Me working on data in our office, 2011

...Paris, Luxembourg, Koln

 Paris! We met a Brice and Maelle (we stayed with them) and they were wonderful. We spent Valentine's Day there, how cliche, but it was beautiful! Then we spent a few days in Luxembourg relaxing, and we went to a small town, Vianden, with a castle. And finally to Koln, where Carneval was happening.

Arc de Triomphe

Eiffel Towe

Eiffel Tower from the Seine River boat cruise

Eiffel Tower night light show

Moulin Rouge

Cathedral Notre Dame

Grand Marnier Souffle at La Relegade

Casemate Ruins in Luxembourg

Vianden Castle

Bratwurst in Koln

Koln Dom