Greetings from Uganda!

We arrived safely at Queen Elizabeth National Park and soon began working with the wildlife veterinarian there. It was such a great experience! Within a few days we learned about how to track lions and various other species of animals including elephants, hippos, hyenas and leopards!

Our most exciting experience was one where we went searching for a male lion that was located across the channel whose radio collar was becoming too small and needed to be removed. We traveled by boat for over an hour using radio signals to try and get as close to him as possible and then tried to attract him with bait and recordings of baby animals. It took quite some time but finally we caught a glimpse of him and the doctor was able to shoot a dart from the boat into the bushes! After he was completely sedated we worked quickly to monitor respiratory rate,  remove the collar, check for parasites and take blood samples and oral swabs. After moving him to a shady area we waited for 2 hours to make sure he was fully awake before leaving him.

We’ve learned so much in such a short period of time and can’t wait for what’s next!

Team Africa ❤

P.S. Since internet is quite difficult to come by we will try our best to post as frequently as possible however it may take a few days for updates 🙂