Totsiens Suid-afrika! That’s ‘good-bye South Africa in Afrikaans. As I write this we are on our way back to Dr. Burger’s home from our last appointment as Global Vets volunteers. We just finished up with the elephant cow that we have been working on for the past 2 weeks. We are happy to report that…
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AFRICA: 1st week in South Africa!
Another week is over and we are (once again) in awe about how fortunate we have been with our Global Vets experience. As we mentioned in our previous blog, we arrived on Monday of this week and began working with African wildlife immediately. After arriving at Dr. Burger’s house on Monday we did fecal floats…
AFRICA: Our 2nd week in Tanzania
Week two of our Global Vets trip has just come to an end and we have been loving every minute of it! If you are following our blog, you know that we started the week with a half day. You would also know that we have been observing and participating in quite a few spays…
AFRICA: First Week Volunteering in Arusha, Tanzania
Our first week with the Better Harvest Organization (BHO) is just coming to an end and we are already so grateful for the experiences we have had and the people we have met. On Saturday June 20th we returned from our climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain and the tallest freestanding mountain in the…
TEAM AFRICA: WEEK THREE
Our last few days in Uganda were spent at the Entebbe Zoo with Dr. Hameed Kateregga, the zoo’s veterinarian. This placement gave us great exposure to zoo medicine and we were happy that we could help with their cases and that the supplies we brought were useful as their resources are tighter than those of…
TEAM AFRICA: WEEK TWO
Hello all, apologies for the delay between posts! A good internet connection proved very difficult to come by unfortunately! Our second week at Queens Elizabeth National Park was spent focusing more on OneHealth and how we can use those principles in improving the region. For those of you that aren’t too familiar, OneHealth is a collaborative effort…
Team Africa: Week One
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…
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