4/16/2010

Time to start data collection! We had a bit of a late start, getting into the field around 9. We set up four trap nets in the savannah, and then four nets on the golf course in the staff camp. While we were setting up, we also swept for butterflies in the area. Once, we were looking around for the road, and our game guard kept leading us around in circles. We kept asking him to take us to the road, and when we finally came out on the road, we were almost 150 meters down the road from where we entered the bush. We also may have almost encountered a leopard. After we were done with setup, Melissa took us to the store to get treats . We had a little time off in the early afternoon, and then we went back out at 3 to collect our nets and what was in them. Luckily, it looks like we’ll get a lot of data, because we had a lot of butterflies in our nets. When we came back, I entered data and started labeling my pictures, as I’m on data duty for this project. This is going to be my life for the next few days, I fear. When the other groups got back, we found out that one of the game guards had to shoot, because there was a leopard in their site that wouldn’t leave. It came up to 5 meters away from Don. What’s with all of the leopards?!