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Dateline 1995 Dr. P went on an Earthwatch trip studying Black rhino's in Zimbabwe for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks of looking for rhino's in African bush he spent some time traveling around the area. This is his report, although the names have been changed to protect the innocent. For you photo buff's, the pictures on this page were taken be a Canon EOS Elan camera with slide film and a Canon 100mm-300mm zoom lens. This was the midd 90's and there were no digital cameras available or even on the horizon. One of the most endangered mammals on the

Ardak, a master eagle falconer, training his golden eagle We went back to Mongolia in June of 2016 to continue the filming of our documentary called “The Twelfth Eagle”. The two main reasons we went back in the summer were to watch Ardak release his current eagle of 6 years for good, and watch him capture a new golden eagle chick to train. The capital, Ulan Bataar, at 70 degrees F in the summer is much better than -20 degrees F we had in our winter trip! There were three of us this time- Dr. Kennedy, Dr. Palazzolo, and Mary. Mary was our

It's the people (including our excellent guides and camp staff) that make the trip, and the 14 people that joined me on this trip were some of the best guests I have ever taken to Africa. I would know, I have been taking people like this on trips for decades. Hopefully, we will be traveling as a group again in the near future. Four of my guests were from Michigan, one was from Nevada, and the rest from California. This is at Camp Moremi, at the Okavango Delta in Botswana. You will get a chance to see them in action later

Once we got through customs and brought our bags to the hotel, our African adventure started by going on a sundowner cruise on the Zambezi river. It was a great way to start the trip. On the cruise we had our first encounter with guides from Zimbabwe. They were fantastic in their warmth, knowledge, and professionalism.  I kept an extra hand on my camera when this guide asked if he could take a photo. Didn't feel like losing my camera in the river so early on my trip! There is wildlife all along the banks of the Zambezi It was a good start to our trip,

There are few roads, so the best way to get from Victoria Falls to Camp Moremi is by flying Walking to your room, you never know who or what (a bushbuck) might be waiting for you at these camps. You are in the bush, surrounded by wildlife, and can hear the lions and other animals at night.  Our rooms at Camp Moremi were luxurious There was a souvenir waiting for us, courtesy of Luxe Travel and Big Five Safaris The daytime dining and meeting area Speaking of food, the cuisine was great and plentiful, even for a vegan like Dana