Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Round River Conservation Studies ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://roundriver.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Batshegi “Godfrey” Kedikilwe](https://roundriver.org/batshegi-godfrey-kedikilwe/) - Botswana Program Intern - [TJ Guercio](https://roundriver.org/tj-guercio/) - Mongolia Program Assistant Instructor - [David Marquis](https://roundriver.org/david-marquis/) - Mongolia Program Instructor - [Across the Chitwan–Annapurna Landscape: Round River Expands Student Programs to Nepal Through New Partnership with BIOCOS-Nepal](https://roundriver.org/across-the-chitwan-annapurna-landscape-round-river-expands-student-programs-to-nepal-through-new-partnership-with-biocos-nepal/) - From snow leopard habitat in the high Himalayas to the lowland grasslands of Chitwan National Park, Nepal is home to a remarkable diversity of habitats and wildlife. Within this ecologically important landscape, Round River Conservation Studies is expanding its conservation work and student programs through a new partnership with BIOCOS-Nepal (Biodiversity Conservation Society Nepal). - [Sam Herzig, Mongolia '25](https://roundriver.org/sam-herzig-mongolia-25/) - I am excited to be returning to Mongolia this summer with support from the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences' Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)... - [Mariam Adegoke, Taku ‘25](https://roundriver.org/mariam-adegoke-taku-25/) - Congratulations to Mariam Adegoke, Taku ‘25, on presenting her student research at the Colby College Liberal Arts Symposium (CLAS)! The research Mariam presented arose from the fieldwork she conducted during the Taku program in the summer of 2025... - [Noelle Foster, Mongolia ‘23](https://roundriver.org/noelle-foster-mongolia-23/) - Congratulations to Noelle Foster, Mongolia ‘23, for being named by The National Science Foundation (NSF) to its 2026 class of Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) scholars... - [LeeAnna Pekel, Taku '08](https://roundriver.org/leeanna-pekel-taku-08/) - Since leaving the US in 2010, my path has been a global one, taking me to five countries across three continents... - [Claudia Scognamillo](https://roundriver.org/claudia-scognamillo/) - Patagonia Program Co-Director/Instructor - [William Riley](https://roundriver.org/william-riley/) - Conservation Program Intern - [Mongolia: Chris "Bob" Smith named American Teacher of the Darhad Valley](https://roundriver.org/mongolia-chris-bob-smith-named-american-teacher-of-the-darhad-valley/) - We’re excited to share that Chris Smith, Mongolia Program Instructor, has been recognized by our partners, the Ulaan Taiga Special Protected Areas Administration (UTSPAA), as the American Teacher of the Darhad Valley. - [Patagonia Spring 2026: Learning from the Land and Community](https://roundriver.org/patagonia-spring-2026/) - The program is off to a strong start, with a motivated and collaborative group of students and an experienced instructional team that blends returning staff with new additions... - [Round River Patagonia Helps Launch New Biodiversity Project in Chile Chico](https://roundriver.org/learning-to-read-the-land-round-river-patagonia-helps-launch-new-biodiversity-project-in-chile-chico/) - A cold wind blows across a mosaic of grasses and shrubs dotting the rocky, dry steppe of Chile Chico, Chile. Yet despite the landscape's harsh character, laughter and chatter carry through the air as a group of community members and students make their way across the terrain, pausing at intervals to bend down and examine something more closely... - [Botswana Spring 2026: Pula - Bring it on!](https://roundriver.org/botswana-pula-bring-it-on/) - This semester has been full of surprises, with heavy rains and more water than the Okavango Delta has seen in over 20 years. This has brought its own set of challenges — nearly swimming through roads, getting stuck in the mud, everything perpetually wet — and the need to adapt our plans to the conditions. Yet, it has also colored the landscape with the most vibrant green... - [David Moscow](https://roundriver.org/david-moscow-2/) - Advisor - [Round River Stories: Cora Murphy, Patagonia '25](https://roundriver.org/round-river-stories-cora-murphy-patagonia-25/) - One year ago today, I was packing my bags for the Spring Patagonia 2025 semester. Last week, I was packing my bags to go on a ski trip in Bozeman, Montana with a few of the good friends I made from the program. If you had told me a year ago that this is what my life would look like after the program, I’m not sure I would’ve believed it. The program allowed me to build life-long friendships, connections, and have a shared understanding of a beautiful semester in Patagonia... - [Corlin Zeringue, Botswana '25](https://roundriver.org/corlin-zeringue-botswana-25/) - My Botswana Fall semester was my last semester of college, probably the most amazing way I could have graduated. My friends Audrey and Karyn, who were my Botswana tent-mates, came to my official graduation ceremony in Wisconsin... - [Round River Stories: Summer 2025 - Return to Mongolia](https://roundriver.org/round-river-stories-summer-2025-return-to-mongolia/) - TJ Guercio, Mongolia '22 alum, returned as an Assistant Instructor for Round River's Mongolia Summer 2025 program... - [Leanne Deschenes, Namibia '07](https://roundriver.org/leanne-deschenes-namibia-07/) - Leanne is writing in from the Austrian Alps where she is skiing! Back in Vermont, she is the Director of Operations at the Poker Hill School, a nature-based Pre-K… - [Sofia Mancebo, Botswana '23](https://roundriver.org/sophia-mancebo-botswana-23/) - I am super excited to report that the time in Botswana really solidified for me how much I love field work! At the time, I was definitely on the fence between vet school and grad school, and I'm happy to say that I am now pursuing my Master's at the University of Siena, in Siena, Italy! - [Ben Daggett, Botswana '13](https://roundriver.org/ben-daggett-botswana-13/) - Currently the Chief of Staff Veterinarian at Acadia Veterinary Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine. Family recently purchased a homestead property and we are starting the gardens soon... - [Grace Stein, Mongolia '18](https://roundriver.org/grace-stein-mongolia-18/) - I biked the length of the South Island of New Zealand in January! A total of 900 miles in 19 days... - [Drew Chambers, Taku '08](https://roundriver.org/drew-chambers-taku-08/) - After a decade and a half working as a farmer, carpenter, and baker, I'm starting a bakery where I live here in Belfast, ME... - [Round River Stories: Linky le Roux Ohm - Namibia 2003](https://roundriver.org/linky-leroux/) - One of my most powerful memories from Namibia was tracking the critically endangered black rhino across the vast, rugged landscape of the Kunene Region—a place of stark beauty, where mountains rise from the desert like ancient sentinels, and sunsets drip slowly into the endless horizon... - [Lucca Sterrer, Patagonia '20](https://roundriver.org/lucca-sterrer-patagonia-20/) - Spending a semester abroad in Chile with Round River was very influential in figuring out what I wanted to do post college! Doing fieldwork in such a special environment helped me realize I want to continue my experience with field ecology and work outside as much as I can... - [Roma Pawelek, Namibia '07](https://roundriver.org/roma-pawelek-namibia-07/) - In 2007, Roma was a student at Carleton College who enjoyed martial arts and the outdoors. When she heard about Round River’s Namibia program, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit a place she may never have an opportunity to explore... - [Dominic Noce, Botswana '20](https://roundriver.org/dominic-noce-botswana-20/) - After returning from Botswana, Dominic worked as a Canada lynx technician in Glacier National Park before returning to the University of Montana for his senior year. After receiving his B.S. in wildlife biology, he worked on a mountain lion project in Utah and a pronghorn project in Montana... - [Sam Steig, Belize '21](https://roundriver.org/sam-steig-belize-21/) - After graduating from the University of Vermont, Sam decided to return to his freshwater roots. This led him to work for the Mountain Lakes Research Group. Over the summer he surveyed lakes in the Sierra Nevadas to help with understanding Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog populations and the chytrid fungus that is threatening them... - [Jenn Thomsen, Namibia '05](https://roundriver.org/jenn-thomsen-namibia-05/) - Jenn Thomsen, Program Director of Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management at the University of Montana, visited Round River’s Spring 2025 Botswana cohort in the field... - [Gabe Falcione, Taku '23 & Emily Rothe, Patagonia '23](https://roundriver.org/gabe-falcion-taku-23-emily-rothe-patagonia-23/) - In Summer 2025, Gabe and Emily hiked 2,255 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail over 115 days, averaging 20 miles per day on the trail. Gabe shared what their experience was like... - [Alonso Vigil Tirado](https://roundriver.org/alonso-vigil-tirado/) - Patagonia Program Instructor - [John D. Ward](https://roundriver.org/john-d-ward-chair/) - Co-Chair - [Nickolas Butler](https://roundriver.org/nickolas-butler/) - Co-Chair - [Kaggie Orrick](https://roundriver.org/kaggie-orrick/) - Secretary - [Barbara Dugelby](https://roundriver.org/barbara-dugelby/) - Treasurer, Michael Soulé Conservation Chair - [Botswana Through the Years: We Will Win!](https://roundriver.org/alumni-newsletter-botswana-update-we-will-win/) - By Gabe Kayano, Student Programs Associate Director - [Selena Zhao](https://roundriver.org/selena-zhao/) - Botswana Program Instructor - [Back Into the Bush: Fall 2025 Botswana Program](https://roundriver.org/back-into-the-bush-fall-2025-botswana-program/) - The Botswana Fall 2025 program started at full speed with exciting news... - [Connecting Community & Conservation: Fall 2025 Patagonia Program](https://roundriver.org/connecting-community-conservation-fall-2025-patagonia-program/) - Our Fall 2025 Patagonia Student Program has had an exciting and adventure-filled start! - [Research in Focus: Mongolia Summer 2025 Student Program](https://roundriver.org/research-in-focus-mongolia-summer-2025-student-program/) - Summer 2025 in Mongolia was, as always, an eventful program! - [Conservation Update: Summer 2025](https://roundriver.org/conservation-update-summer-2025/) - This summer, RRCS staff were active in northern Canada, supporting engagement events, advancing research collaborations, and contributing to the Taku Student Program. - [Mongolia Program Piloting New Research Techniques](https://roundriver.org/mongolia-program-piloting-new-research-techniques/) - At the request of Ulaan Taigan National Park, Round River’s Mongolia summer program will be piloting new research using a drone. - [Will Peterson](https://roundriver.org/will-peterson/) - Originally from Pennsylvania, Will moved to Salt Lake City in 2014, drawn by the mountains and a sense of adventure. He’s an avid skier, cyclist, and photographer who enjoys spending time outdoors and around water.Will leads strategy and growth for AECOM’s municipal water business across the Western United States, helping cities and utilities plan and - [Helena (Linky) le Roux Ohm](https://roundriver.org/helena-linky-le-roux-ohm/) - Helena (Linky) le Roux Ohm, Ph.D., has nearly 20 years of experience in higher education and non-profit administration. She has been with The Center for Discovery for over a decade and currently serves as Chief of Staff to the President & CEO, where she plays a key role in driving the organization’s strategic and operational priorities. - [Marcy Bucheit](https://roundriver.org/marcy-bucheit/) - Student Programs Assistant - [Samara Moreira Müller](https://roundriver.org/samara-moreira-muller/) - Brazil Program Associate - [Lily Harrison](https://roundriver.org/lily-harrison/) - Patagonia & Botswana Program Instructor - [Ben Schmidt](https://roundriver.org/ben-schmidt/) - Patagonia Program Instructor - [Gabe Kayano](https://roundriver.org/gabe-kayano/) - Student Programs Associate Director - [Ben Szydlowski](https://roundriver.org/ben-szydlowski/) - Student Programs Director - [Chris Smith](https://roundriver.org/chris-smith/) - Mongolia Program Instructor - [2024 Impact Report](https://roundriver.org/2024-impact-report/) - As we jump into 2025, we’re thrilled to share our 2024 Impact Report! - [Pic Walker](https://roundriver.org/pic-walker/) - Prior to joining the board, Pic was involved with Round River as a foundation program officer, advisor and consultant. At Blu Skye Sustainability Consulting, Pic developed and implemented sustainability strategies for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to this, he worked at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, co-developing the Wild Salmon Ecosystem Initiative, a $190 million - [Jerry Scoville](https://roundriver.org/jerry-scoville/) - Alumni Engagement Advisor - [Round River's Story](https://roundriver.org/round-rivers-story/) - Telling stories about important experiences is hard to get right. I have spent decades thinking about this. Not only because Round River’s story is a great one, filled with science, adventure, friendship, and magic, but also because it is next to impossible to clearly communicate what alchemy moves our hearts into action, or causes our hardened perceptions to soften and change. - [Taku River Watershed Student Program - Summer 2024](https://roundriver.org/taku-river-watershed-student-program-summer-2024/) - This past summer, while hiking up Monarch Mountain for the first time in a year, I quickly realized my once strong “mountain legs” of old times had become squishy desk legs that needed some breaking into. - ["It's beautiful, It's beautiful, and it's beautiful."](https://roundriver.org/its-beautiful-its-beautiful-and-its-beautiful/) - Whenever people ask me what I do for a job, I tend to struggle to find a straight answer. I could just say that I’m a conservation biologist, or a field ecologist, or even a conservationist – whatever I feel... - [Reflections from the Inklin Camp](https://roundriver.org/reflections-from-the-inklin-camp/) - Since 2007, my life has largely revolved around regular trips to the town of Atlin, British Columbia and Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) Territory. Whether leading Round River student programs, conducting community interviews, or working on a seemingly endless list of research and stewardship projects, I have spent cumulative years of my life in TRTFN territory... - [Felipe Alegria](https://roundriver.org/felipe-alegria/) - Patagonia Program Instructor - [We're Putting Grizzlies in the Crosshairs](https://roundriver.org/grizzlies-in-crosshairs/) - We're Putting Grizzlies in the Crosshairs By Doug Peacock, The Daily Beast, 18 March 2016 A government proposal to remove the grizzly bear from the list of endangered species would surely condemn the species to almost certain slaughter. For the first time in more than 40 years, Yellowstone National Park’s grizzly bears may soon be - [Danitza Cayun](https://roundriver.org/danitza-cayun/) - Patagonia Camp Manager - [Pabalelo Motswadi](https://roundriver.org/pabalelo-motswadi/) - Botswana Program Assistant Instructor - [María Paz Quercia Raty](https://roundriver.org/maria-paz-quercia-raty/) - Patagonia Program Instructor - [José Cruz San Martín](https://roundriver.org/jose-cruz-san-martin/) - Patagonia Program Co-Director/Instructor - [Khumiso Cosmos "KC" Rathipana](https://roundriver.org/khumiso-cosmos-kc-rathipana/) - Botswana Program Co-Director - [Dikatholo "Dix" Kedikilwe](https://roundriver.org/dikatholo-dix-kedikilwe/) - Botswana Program Co-Director/Instructor - [Matthew Hickey](https://roundriver.org/matthew-hickey/) - Conservation Program Assistant - [Julia Leach](https://roundriver.org/julia-leach/) - Office Assistant - [Badmaa Dovchin](https://roundriver.org/badmaa-dovchin/) - Mongolia Program Director/Instructor - [Julia O’Keefe](https://roundriver.org/julia-okeefe/) - GIS Analyst - [Will Tyson](https://roundriver.org/will-tyson/) - Community Programs Director - [Kathleen Wilson](https://roundriver.org/kathleen-wilson/) - Director of Operations - [Doug Milek](https://roundriver.org/doug-milek/) - Executive Director - [Welcoming Doug Milek as Executive Director](https://roundriver.org/welcoming-doug-milek-as-executive-director/) - The Round River Conservation Studies Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Milek as our new Executive Director. Doug replaces our longtime Founder and Executive Director, Dennis Sizemore. Doug has worked on many facets of Round River’s conservation efforts for 24 years with a focus on directing and expanding Round River’s - [Mark Erelli, Mexican Wolf '94](https://roundriver.org/alumni-spotlight-mark-erelli-by-degrees/) - Singer-songwriter Mark Erelli performed his beautiful song "By Degrees" with Rosanne Cash during the Brady Campaign's 2016 Bear Awards in New York City. He shared this video on October 2... - [Kylan Frye Christensen, Ecuador '03](https://roundriver.org/kylan-frye-christensen/) - Ky is not only a believer in Round River’s education mission, she is a product of it. Beginning by tracking Black Rhinos across vast deserts as a Round River student in the Namibia program, Ky went on to assist with programs in Ecuador... - [Jean Polfus, Taku '06](https://roundriver.org/jean-polfus/) - My involvement with Round River began in 2006 with the Taku Student Program. After that integral experience, I worked with Dr. Kim Heinemeyer and Round River to develop a master's project in collaboration with the University of Montana - [Mariel Ferragamo, Botswana '19](https://roundriver.org/mariel-ferragamo-botswana-19/) - Mariel was a student in the 2019 Botswana program and continues to work on sub-Saharan African issues from Washington, DC. After returning from Botswana, her interest in politics... - [David Moscow, Mexican Wolf '94](https://roundriver.org/david-moscow/) - David first read the works of Rick Bass, Barry Lopez, and Aldo Leopold by headlamp on the Blue River in Arizona as a student on Round River’s Mexican Wolf program... - [Jenifer Torres, Botswana '20](https://roundriver.org/jenifer-torres/) - Jenifer’s career in conservation started as a student in Round River’s program in Botswana. As a pre-vet student Jenifer did not have the typical background of most Wildlife Biologists, however... - [Ian Salzl Foote, Botswana '20](https://roundriver.org/ian-salzl-foote/) - In Spring 2020, the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic marked the premature end to Ian’s RRCS experience in Botswana. After a raw and convoluted evacuation... - [Helena le Roux Ohm, Namibia '03, Taku '05](https://roundriver.org/helena-le-roux-ohm/) - Helena le Roux Ohm – better known as “Linky” – is an alumnus from Namibia ’03 and the Taku ’05. After graduating from the University of Vermont... - [Ellie McNairy, Taku '16](https://roundriver.org/ellie-mcnairy/) - In the past year, she has taken time to launch her own artwork business, Ellie McNairy Art. Her work is derived from her experiences in nature... - [Molly Shane, Botswana '12](https://roundriver.org/molly-shane/) - Molly grew up in Santa Cruz immersed in the spectacular nature of the California coast. Her mother, a marine biologist, instilled in her a deep respect and appreciation for nature and... - [Jonathan Piazza, Botswana '13](https://roundriver.org/jonathan-piazza/) - Jonathan Piazza grew up watching nature documentaries and dreaming of spending time in picturesque southern Africa. When he was encouraged by his advisor to study abroad... - [Nina Ferrari, Patagonia '15](https://roundriver.org/nina-ferrari/) - Nina is crew lead and coordinator at Mount St. Helens Institute where she is involved in a long-term study to assess how populations of birds, small mammals, amphibians, and fish have recovered since the 1980 eruption... - [Kenna Hill, Costa Rica '16](https://roundriver.org/kenna-hill-costa-rica-16/) - Kenna recently wrapped up a stint with Healthy Environment Alliance (HEAL) of Utah, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit where she assisted with lobbying for environmental legislation... - [Maggie Triska](https://roundriver.org/maggie-triska/) - Conservation Director - [Grizzlies Saved This Vietnam Vet's Life. Now He's Fighting To Return The Favor.](https://roundriver.org/peacock-grizzlies-saved-life/) - Doug Peacock returned from Vietnam in 1968 a different man than when he left. His mind was eating at him. He and other war veterans didn’t have words for the disease from which they suffered. Later... - [Supreme Court rules in favour of Yukon First Nations in Peel watershed dispute](https://roundriver.org/supreme-court-rules-favour-yukon-first-nations-peel-watershed-dispute/) - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of Yukon First Nations in their fight to protect the Peel watershed region, overturning a decision that rolled back years of planning... - [Bear's Ears: Traditional Ecological Knowledge](https://roundriver.org/bears-ears-traditional-ecological-knowledge/) - Listen to Bear's Ears, Part Five: Traditional Ecological Knowledge, from Scott Carrier's "Home of the Brave" - [A Wolverine Named Olive](https://roundriver.org/wolverine-named-olive/) - What are the potential impacts of outdoor recreation on uncommon, discreet, solitude-seeking species like the wolverine? Recent media reports have been circulated about the conclusions of a study... - [We Only Protect What We Love - an interview with Michael Soule](https://roundriver.org/we-only-protect-what-we-love-an-interview-with-michael-soule/) - The following is an excerpt from an interview by Leath Tonino The Sun Magazine - April 2018... - [Epic migration re-emerges in Southern Africa](https://roundriver.org/epic-migration-re-emerges-in-southern-africa/) - Round River participated in and helped to convene an important workshop in Botswana in early September - [Makgadikgadi-Nxai Pans Conservation Initiative Charting Connections Workshop](https://roundriver.org/makgadikgadi-nxai-pans-conservation-initiative-charting-connections-workshop/) - On September 3 - 5, 2018, Round River, with its partners Natural Selection Conservation Trust, Botswana Predator Conservation Trust and the Okavango Research Institute, conducted... - [Round River Board Chair Announcement](https://roundriver.org/round-river-board-chair/) - Doug Peacock, ,a co-founder and former Chair on the Round River Board, is stepping down and making way for our new Chair, John D. Ward. Read more... - [Grizzly Country Film](https://roundriver.org/grizzly-country-film/) - Round River is pleased to be a nonprofit partner for the new short film Grizzly Country featuring Doug Peacock, Round River's co-founder and longtime board chair. Film by Ben Moon and Peak Design... - [Wolverines in Winter - Article Published in Journal Ecosphere](https://roundriver.org/wolverines-in-winter-ecosphere-journal-article/) - Outdoor recreation is increasingly recognized to impact nature and wildlife, yet few studies have examined recreation within large natural landscapes that are critical habitat to some of our most rare and potentially disturbance‐sensitive species. - [Gulo Gulo! What The American West Can Learn From Wolverine Conservation In Mongolia](https://roundriver.org/gulo-gulo-what-the-american-west-can-learn-from-wolverine-conservation-in-mongolia/) - They're not only concerned about the effects of climate change on rare species that need a lot of habitat, but she, as an environmental anthropologist, is helping to evolve the thinking surrounding human-wildlife co-existence... - [Make way for the ungulates](https://roundriver.org/make-way-for-the-ungulates/) - It is simply visceral. Witnessing northern Botswana's multiplicity of life, it imaginably harkens to our collective savannah beginnings or directly to our childhood fantasies. The lands comprising Botswana's iconic natural areas, the Greater Okavango Delta... - [What’s threatening the elusive wolverine?](https://roundriver.org/whats-threatening-the-elusive-wolverine/) - Wolverines require a lot of land and snow in order to survive, making places like the Payette National Forest in west-central Idaho a perfect home. But this forest is also a hub for winter sports... - [Conservation Work In The Makgadikgadi](https://roundriver.org/dennis-sizemore-on-his-conservation-work-in-the-makgadikgadi/) - For 40 years, Dennis Sizemore of the American conservation organization Round River has worked as a researcher, manager and fundraiser, in regions as diverse as Utah and Montana, as well as the Yukon and British Columbia... - [Still Fighting for Wild Places](https://roundriver.org/still-fighting-for-wild-places/) - Dennis Sizemore is limping, shuffling his swollen left ankle through the dusty streets of Maun, Botswana, the gateway city to the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta. Over his long conservation career... - [Dams and protected areas: Quantifying the spatial and temporal extent of global dam construction within protected areas](https://roundriver.org/dams-and-protected-areas-quantifying-thespatial-and-temporal-extent-of-global-dam-construction-within-protected-areas/) - Protected areas (PAs) are an essential tool for freshwater biodiversity conservation. Given past and expected future global increases in dams and impacts of dams on freshwater ecosystems, we document the number of dams existing or planned within PAs, their history, and the extent of... - [Dr. Michael Soule - Remembrance](https://roundriver.org/dr-michael-soule-remembrance/) - The North American Congress for Conservation Biology conference concluded on July 30, 2020... - [Rewilding Earth Podcast: Dennis Sizemore](https://roundriver.org/rewilding-earth-podcast-dennis-sizemore/) - met Dennis Sizemore in 1995 at the Black Range Lodge situated on the edge of the Gila Wilderness. It was the beginning of the Sky Island Wildland Network Design project. I have always thought of Dennis as someone with the coolest job in the world... - [The Beast of Our Time](https://roundriver.org/the-beast-of-our-time/) - The 28-minute documentary is an unflinching inquiry into the relationship between climate change and grizzly bears. The film is narrated by one of America’s most beloved actors and storytellers... - [Conservation Planning with Indigenous Communities - presentation by Dr. Kimberly Heinemeyer](https://roundriver.org/conservation-planning-indigenous-communities/) - The deep, long temporal breadth of knowledge as well as the enduring stewardship commitment of indigenous people to their homelands provides a strong foundation for conservation planning... - [Round River's work in Canada](https://roundriver.org/round-rivers-work-in-canada/) - Round River’s work in northwestern Canada is picking up again this summer, as more communities become vaccinated and activities resume. We have been working on cultural landscape mapping and connectivity modeling for Northern Woodland Caribou... - [Ceremony at Yukon River seeks salmon’s return](https://roundriver.org/ceremony-at-yukon-river-seeks-salmons-return/) - It was at about 5:20 on Aug. 7 when 24 slightly groggy people assembled on the banks of the Yukon River to participate in a water healing ceremony. Sunrise is an especially powerful time for ceremony. The invitation had been passed only by word of mouth, in keeping with the old ways. - [Congratulations to Kaggie Orrick!](https://roundriver.org/congratulations-to-kaggie-orrick/) - Kaggie Orrick‘s journey in conservation traces back to her semester abroad with Round River in the fall of 2008 in Namibia. During this experience, she was exposed to various conservation initiatives, including assisting with Save the Rhino Trust projects, conducting Ximenia (sour plum) transects, and participating in mapping exercises to understand wildlife movements. It was - [Wolverines in a changing landscape and warming climate](https://roundriver.org/wolverines-in-a-changing-landscape-and-warming-climate/) - Round River Science Director Kim Heinemeyer is a coauthor on a new paper in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 34, April 2022, 2019, “Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in a changing landscape and warming climate: A decadal synthesis of global conservation ecology research.” Abstract Wolverines are vulnerable to multiple, widespread, increasing forms of human activity so - [Leaders in Chilean Patagonia Agree to Strengthen Conservation—and Communities](https://roundriver.org/leaders-in-chilean-patagonia-agree-to-strengthen-conservation-and-communities/) - March 7, 2022 By: Makarena Roa, The Pew Charitable Trusts In a move designed to guarantee that the effective protection of national parks and reserves in Chilean Patagonia improves the quality of life—and provides increased development opportunities—for the area’s residents, local officials signed an unprecedented agreement in late January, in the windswept forest of lenga, - [T’akú Tlatsini IPCA](https://roundriver.org/taku-tlatsini-ipca/) - T’akú Tlatsini (Places that Make Us Strong) Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area Round River is excited to share news of a major conservation advancement for the Taku River Tlingit First Nation, with the announcement of an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA). Round River first met with the Taku River Tlingit First Nation in 1998. At - [Round River 30th Anniversary Celebration](https://roundriver.org/round-river-30th-anniversary-celebration/) - On May 7th, 2022, Round River Conservation Studies celebrated 30 years of wildlands conservation with an event held at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum in Salt Lake City, UT. It was a night to remember... - [Jeff Muntifering](https://roundriver.org/jeff-muntifering/) - Science Advisor - [Jennifer Shepherd](https://roundriver.org/jennifer-shepherd/) - Development Advisor - [Michael E. Soulé](https://roundriver.org/michael-e-soule/) - Trustee Emeritus ✡ - [Douglas Peacock](https://roundriver.org/douglas-peacock/) - Co-founder and Former Chair, Trustee Emeritus - [Peter F. Gerity](https://roundriver.org/peter-f-gerity/) - Co-founder and Trustee Emeritus - [Round River Accompanies Navajo Nation to Washington, DC.](https://roundriver.org/round-river-accompanies-navajo-nation-washington-dc-2/) - Representatives from the Navajo Nation, Utah Diné Bikéyah (UDB) and Round River spent the week of February 24th in Washington, DC. The purpose of this trip was to seek support for the Diné Bikéyah Conservation Plan developed by the Navajo Nation and UDB with help from Round River. Representatives met with staff from the Department - [Welcome Dineo Keithome to Round River Botswana](https://roundriver.org/welcome-dineo-keithome/) - Round River is very fortunate to welcome Dineo Keithome to our conservation efforts in Botswana's Makgadikgadi National Park and Kalahari Game Reserve region. As a staff member of the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Dineo has accepted a graduate position with the University of Botswana and the Okavango Research Institute to examine human-wildlife - [Transatlantic perspectives on Conservation and Wildlife Management](https://roundriver.org/transatlantic-perspectives-on-conservation-and-wildlife-management/) - Maggie Triska, conservation scientist at RRCS, was invited to join 30 researchers in Paradise Valley, Montana for a workshop entitled: Transatlantic perspectives on Conservation and Wildlife Management. Participants came from government agencies, universities, and nonprofit organizations – with half arriving from Germany. The workshop took place at the end of May over 3 days and - [A fond farewell to Kim Heinemeyer](https://roundriver.org/a-fond-farewell-to-kim-heinemeyer/) - Round River’s Conservation Science Leader, Kimberly Heinemeyer, has resigned after 24 years of exemplary service and accomplishments. Kim provided direction and assistance to Round River’s work in Canada including the Great Bear Coast Information Team Ecosystem Spatial Analysis, Taku River Tlingit Land Use Plan, Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Conservation Design, Southern Lakes Initiative, Yukon North Slope Management - [Revised Edition](https://roundriver.org/revised-edition/) - Revised Edition: In the Shadow of the Sabertooth Global Warming, the Origins of the First Americans, and the Terrible Beasts of the Pleistocene "In his new, substantially revised edition, famed wilderness defender, Doug Peacock, takes the reader on a profoundly new look at ice age global warming in North America, its effect on human colonization, - [Diné Bikéyah National Conservation Area presentation at open house](https://roundriver.org/dine-bikeyah-national-conservation-area-presentation-open-house/) - San Juan County Courthouse, Monticello, Utah On August 9, 2013, Navajo Nation and Utah Diné Bikéyah representatives offered their vision for Navajo ancestral and federal public lands within San Juan County. At the request of Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, the 1.9 million acre Diné Bikéyah National Conservation Area that includes wilderness designations and co-managed areas was - [Court Rejects Las Vegas' Groundwater Rights to Rural Valleys](https://roundriver.org/court-rejects-las-vegas-groundwater-rights-rural-valleys/) - Court Rejects Las Vegas' Groundwater Rights to Rural Valleys Ruling » Nevada decision fails to protect water users, including those in Utah’s Snake Valley, judge says. By Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Dec 11 2013 05:37 pm • Last Updated Dec 12 2013 09:29 pm - [B.C. Announces Coal Rights Deferral Deal in Sacred Headwaters Area](https://roundriver.org/b-c-announces-coal-rights-deferral-deal/) - BY DIRK MEISSNER, THE CANADIAN PRESS DECEMBER 16, 2013 VICTORIA - A remote area of northwest British Columbia considered sacred by aboriginals and resource rich by mining companies has received a reprieve from potential coal-mining activities with a government order that puts new coal tenures on hold for one year. . . .more - [Taku River Tlingit First Nation, Ecojustice Announce Litigation](https://roundriver.org/taku-river-tlingit-first-nation-ecojustice-announce-litigation/) - VANCOUVER — The Tulsequah Chief Mine cannot go ahead as its environmental approvals have expired, Taku River Tlingit First Nation and Ecojustice said today. The Taku River Tlingit are also challenging the province’s failure to consult and an improper decision-making process. The Taku River Tlingit government, represented by Ecojustice lawyers, has filed a lawsuit in B.C. - [Utah Public Lands Initiative, Utah State Capitol](https://roundriver.org/utah-public-lands-initiative-utah-state-capitol/) - Willie Grayeyes, Chairperson, Utah Diné Bikéyah Thank you, Congressman Bishop, for organizing this event and your efforts to assist in our land planning. We have met with many of the organizations here comparing maps and ideas. It is an honor to be included in this very important planning and we thank you for working with - [Two Round River Board Members Named Among Utah's Most Influential Artists](https://roundriver.org/two-round-river-board-members-named-among-utahs-influential-artists-2/) - On Friday, February 21st the works of Utah’s 15 most influential artist were exhibited at Salt Lake City’s Rio Gallery. Round River board members Trent Alvey and Terry Tempest Williams were honored. This exhibition is the culmination of a project that began with the question: Who are the state’s most influential artists. As part of the - [Wolverine study uncovers worries, sparks debate](https://roundriver.org/wolverine-study-uncovers-worries-sparks-debate/) - Scott Stuntz - Teton Valley News A study to explore the impact of winter recreation on wolverines drew concerns about losing recreation opportunities during a public discussion in Driggs on February 20. The meeting mainly focused on the possible impact that recreation would have on female wolverines as they create dens and birth their young. - [Study eyes wolverines and skiers in Tetons](https://roundriver.org/study-eyes-wolverines-skiers-tetons/) - Aim is to determine how recreation influences rare mustelid, researcher says. By Mike Koshmrl | Jackson Hole News&Guide Biologists have selected the Tetons as the site of a multiyear study of wolverine habitat, in part because of the amount of human-powered winter recreation in the range. Now in its fifth field year, a research project - [Study Looks at how Wolverines React to Recreation — San Francisco Chronicle](https://roundriver.org/study-looks-wolverines-react-recreation-san-francisco-chronicle/) - JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Researchers are studying the effects of winter recreation on wolverines in northwest Wyoming. The research project headed by Round River Conservation Studies is being done in the Teton Range and is part of a larger study that has been going on for about five years. Officials plan to continue the study through next winter. - [Round River Accompanies Navajo Nation to Washington, DC.](https://roundriver.org/round-river-accompanies-navajo-nation-washington-dc/) - Representatives from the Navajo Nation, Utah Diné Bikéyah (UDB) and Round River spent the week of February 24th in Washington, DC. The purpose of this trip was to seek support for the Diné Bikéyah Conservation Plan developed by the Navajo Nation and UDB with help from Round River. Representatives met with staff from the Department of - [Michael Soulé is presented the Paul Shepard Conservation Award](https://roundriver.org/michael-soule-presented-paul-shepard-conservation-award/) - March 20, 2014. On Tuesday evening, before Dr. Soulé's lecture at the Westminster College/Round River Conservation Studies Common Lands Lecture Series, Michael was presented Round River’s Paul Shepard Conservation Award for his conservation achievements. With Flo Shepard in the audience, Michael accepted an engraved Ruana knife in his honor. Below are several comments from others honoring - [The Idea of Public Land Means Nothing to Utah County Commissioner](https://roundriver.org/editorial-doug-peacock-round-river-board-chairman/) - Editorial by Doug Peacock, Round River Board Chairman A month after tangling with Cliven Bundy, the BLM confronts a Utah county commissioner planning an ATV rally in a canyon full of archeological significance. Edward Abbey first introduced me to the canyons and mesas of Southeastern Utah 40 years ago. Soon thereafter, Recapture Canyon became my - [Mobile science - Wolverine research brings together unlikely groups](https://roundriver.org/mobile-science-wolverine-research-brings-together-unlikely-groups/) - By Sarah Jane Keller Missoula News/Independent Publishing Three months ago at a trailhead in eastern Idaho’s Centennial Mountains, wolverine research technician Kyle Crapster eyed two snowmobilers from across the parking lot as they pulled avalanche safety gear from a sticker-emblazoned truck. He suspected they were heading for the steep, open slopes that help make this area - [Leaving Only Footsteps? Think Again](https://roundriver.org/leaving-footsteps-think/) - New York Times‎ - Sunday Review By CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON FEB. 13, 2015 ONE of the most popular places for backcountry skiing in North America is Teton Pass in Wyoming, high above the adventure playground of Jackson Hole. This winter, as skiers and snowboarders unload gear for a day of sweat and powder-skiing, the researcher Kimberly Heinemeyer has been moving - [Botswana Wildlife and Wetlands Symposium](https://roundriver.org/botswana-wildlife-and-wetlands-symposium/) - Maun, Botswana — Round River Executive Director, Dennis Sizemore, and Student Program Director, Doug Milek, attended the and presented to the 2015 Botswana Wildlife and Wetlands Symposium on March 17th - 19th. Round River's work in Namibia and Botswana was featured at the symposium. - [Biologists Find Wolverines in Their Surveys](https://roundriver.org/biologists-find-wolverines-in-their-surveys/) - Wednesday, September 9, 2015 by Mike Koshmrl, Jackson Hole News and Guide An effort to determine where wolverines roam in the American West has confirmed the presence of the scarce mustelid in the Gros Ventre Range for the first time. A wolverine was also potentially documented outside the species’ known turf in the northern Wyoming - [Petitioning Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, No Trophy Hunting of endangered Grizzly Bears leaving Yellowstone Park looking for food.](https://roundriver.org/petitioning-secretary-of-the-interior-sally-jewell-no-trophy-hunting-of-endangered-grizzly-bears-leaving-yellowstone-park-looking-for-food/) - Yellowstone Park continues to break its own visitation records. Millions of Americans flock to see its world famous animal spectical. One of Yellowstone's most iconic creatures, the endangered Grizzly Bear, has become a target for wandering outside the park boundary. Its seasonal food sources there are now gone as a result of climate change so - [Obama designates new national monuments in the California desert](https://roundriver.org/new-national-monuments-california/) - Mojave Trails National Monument, credit: In Photos: President Obama Designates 3 National Monuments in California; February 17, 2016 White House Office of Digital Strategy, by Tanya Somanader, Clay Dumas. Obama designates new national monuments in the California desert By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post, February 12, 2016 President Obama has set aside more of America’s lands and - [The Bison Roundup the Government Wants to Hide](https://roundriver.org/the-bison-roundup-the-government-wants-to-hide/) - Please read the excellent article in today’s New York Times op-ed on the bison slaughter in Yellowstone. This lingering outrage remains a slap in the face of all things wild and reasonable: How little things have changed for the buffalo. I went back to the articles I had written about Yellowstone bison 20 years ago - [Op-ed: Why the PLI failed American Indians in San Juan County](https://roundriver.org/82113-2/) - Op-ed: Why the Public Lands Initiative failed American Indians in San Juan County By Willie Grayeyes, The Salt Lake Tribune, Feb 17, 2016 The op-ed by Rep. Jason Chaffetz ("PLI gives tribes more of what they want in Bears Ears," Feb. 7) demonstrated exactly why Native Americans have been failed by the Public Lands Initiative - [Op-Ed: Don’t Delist Yellowstone Grizzly Bears](https://roundriver.org/op-ed-dont-delist-yellowstone-grizzly-bears/) - The animals currently face two great threats to their survival: global warming, and the U.S. government. Outside Online March 9, 2016 http://www.outsideonline.com/2061226/op-ed-dont-delist-yellowstone-grizzly-bears Read More - [Saying goodbye to my friend Jim](https://roundriver.org/saying-goodbye-to-my-friend-jim/) - The late, great author was generous with his time, his money, his talent, and his friendship. He made life better. He cannot be replaced. A eulogy to Jim Harrison on The Daily Beast by Doug Peacock. A month ago, I drove a half-cooked leg of lamb around the foot of the Santa Rita Mountains to Jim - [Judge says climate change threatens wolverines](https://roundriver.org/judge-says-climate-change-threatens-wolverines/) - APNewsBreak: Judge says climate change threatens wolverines BY MATTHEW BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS Apr 4, 5:45 PM EDT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- The Obama administration brushed over the threat that climate change poses to the snow-loving wolverine when it denied protections for the elusive predator also known as the "mountain devil," a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District - [Yukon North Slope Wildlife Conservation and Management Planning Webinar](https://roundriver.org/yukon-north-slope-wildlife-conservation-and-management-planning-webinar/) - Webinar - Yukon North Slope Wildlife Conservation and Management Planning Developing a Baseline Ecological and Cultural Conservation Assessment and Decision-Support Tool Kim Heinemeyer (Lead Conservation Scientist, Round River Conservation Studies) and Lindsay Staples [Chair, Wildlife Management Advisory Council (North Slope)] Wednesday April 13, 2016, 2-3pm MDT The Yukon North Slope (YNS), Canada, is one of - [Help Save Yellowstone's Bears](https://roundriver.org/help-save-yellowstones-bears/) - Dear friends- As you probably know, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to strip Yellowstone’s grizzly bears of protection under the Endangered Species Act, and open the population up to hunting. The FWS states, astonishingly, that climate change does not constitute a threat now, or in the future, to grizzly bears. I would - [The war on elephants](https://roundriver.org/waronelephants/) - The war on elephants How the very existence of Africa’s elephants is threatened by poachers, traffickers and Asia’s appetite for ivory By Alastair Leithead, BBC News Magazine, April 28, 2016 Every year in Africa between 30,000 and 40,000 elephants are poached for their ivory, and it's thought there are only 400,000 left. Even accounting for - [Mike Noel asks constitutional council to investigate group calling for national monument in Utah](https://roundriver.org/mike-noel-asks-constitutional-council-to-investigate-group-calling-for-national-monument-in-utah/) - Mike Noel asks constitutional council to investigate group calling for national monument in Utah By BRIAN MAFFLY | The Salt Lake Tribune, First Published Apr 27 2016 06:00PM Making good on his recent threat to investigate Bears Ears supporters, Utah lawmaker Mike Noel on Wednesday persuaded colleagues on the state Constitutional Defense Council to ask Attorney - [Bagley Cartoon: The Bears Ears Inquisition](https://roundriver.org/bagley-cartoon-the-bears-ears-inquisition/) - Bagley Cartoon: The Bears Ears Inquisition By PAT BAGLEY | The Salt Lake Tribune, First Published Apr 28 2016 11:42PM http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3834278-155/bagley-cartoon-the-bears-ears-inquisition - [80 rhino poached in Namibia last year](https://roundriver.org/80-rhino-poached-in-namibia-last-year/) - 80 rhino poached in Namibia last year 08 Jan '16, 6:07pm Oscar Nkala Gaborone – The Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism says the number of rhinos killed through poaching in 2015 has gone up from the 76 reported late in November to 80 following the discovery of four more carcasses in the Kunene region late - [Open Letter to President Obama](https://roundriver.org/open-letter-to-president-obama/) - April 29, 2016 The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Obama: We are writing to thank you for your leadership on climate change and to ask for your help: Yellowstone grizzly bears are in grave danger. Your administration has regrettably taken steps to strip the bear’s federal - [Botswana Wildlife Monitoring Presentation](https://roundriver.org/botswana-wildlife-monitoring/) - Round River is reporting on its community-based wildlife monitoring activities, at the Okavango Research Institute on 09 May 2016, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. - [A major Native American site being looted. Will Obama risk armed confrontation to save it?](https://roundriver.org/native-american-site-looted-will-obama-risk-confrontation-to-save-it/) - A major Native American site is being looted. Will Obama risk armed confrontation to save it? The Washington Post, By Juliet Eilperin June 5 at 8:48 PM RIM OF CEDAR MESA, Utah — For centuries, humans have used the red sandstone canyons here as a way to mark their existence. First came archaic hunter-gatherers who worked - [Northern Gateway pipeline approval overturned](https://roundriver.org/northern-gateway-pipeline-approval-overturned/) - Northern Gateway pipeline approval overturned Federal Court of Appeal finds Canada failed to consult with First Nations on pipeline project By Jason Proctor, CBC News Posted: Jun 30, 2016 9:44 AM PT Last Updated: Jun 30, 2016 2:07 PM PT The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned approval of Enbridge's controversial Northern Gateway project after finding - [Big money, environmentalists and the Bears Ears story](https://roundriver.org/big-money-environmentalists-bears-ears-story/) - Big money, environmentalists and the Bears Ears story By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News Published: Thursday, Aug. 4 2016 6:15 p.m. MDT SALT LAKE CITY — In October 2014, a group of people sat around a table and discussed their campaign to bring a monument designation to southeast Utah for the region they called Bears - [Save the Yellowstone Grizzly Campaign](https://roundriver.org/save-the-yellowstone-grizzly-campaign/) - A star-studded coalition of scientists, authors, movie stars and conservationists has launched a media campaign and petition to convince President Barack Obama to take executive action, overruling an agency proposal to take the Yellowstone grizzly bear off the Endangered Species list. Esteemed scientists Jane Goodall, George B. Schaller, Michael Soule, and Edward O. Wilson - [Celebrities Unite to Save the Yellowstone Grizzly](https://roundriver.org/celebrities-unite-save-yellowstone-grizzly/) - Celebrities Unite to Save the Yellowstone Grizzly August 24, 2016 A star-studded coalition of scientists, authors, movie stars and conservationists has launched a media campaign and petition to convince President Barack Obama to take executive action, overruling an agency proposal to take the Yellowstone grizzly bear off the Endangered Species list. Esteemed scientists Jane Goodall, - [Efforts to boost elephant protection fails at Cites](https://roundriver.org/elephantprotectioneffortsfailed/) - Efforts to boost elephant protection fails at Cites By Matt McGrath, BBC News Environment correspondent, Johannesburg; 3 October 2016 Attempts to give the maximum level of international protection to all African elephants have foundered at a key species conference in Johannesburg. A proposal put forward by Kenya was strongly supported but failed to gain the two-thirds majority - [Obama declares Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah](https://roundriver.org/obamabearsearsdeclaration/) - Obama declares Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah By BRIAN MAFFLY AND THOMAS BURR. The Salt Lake Tribune, December 28, 2016 President Barack Obama on Wednesday protected a sprawling landscape in southeastern Utah that many had either hoped or dreaded would join the outgoing president's long list of national monuments. The 1.35 million acres of - [The president did the right thing: Bears Ears National Monument](https://roundriver.org/president-right-thing-bears-ears-national-monument/) - The president did the right thing: Bears Ears National Monument By Stephen Trimble, December 28, 2016, LA Times Op-Ed President Obama deserves our gratitude for designating the rich natural and cultural treasure of the Bears Ears region in southeastern Utah as a national monument. He had to think big. In granting 1.35 million acres of federal land - [Insights from Inuvialuit Comanagement Efforts](https://roundriver.org/insights-inuvialuit-comanagement-efforts/) - Photo credit: Will Tyson Using social-ecological systems theory to evaluate large-scale comanagement efforts: a case study of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Ecology and Society 22(1):5. New journal article by William Tyson, Round River staff member and alumnus ABSTRACT Comanagement efforts are increasingly tasked with overseeing natural resource governance at a large scale. I examine comanagement of subsistence - [Historic Gift from Tompkins Conservation Helps Chile Protect 10 Million Acres as New National Parks](https://roundriver.org/tompkins-chile-new-national-parks/) - In a ceremony in Chile's Pumalín Park, American conservationist Kris Tompkins (left) and Chilean president Michelle Bachellet announced the historic expansion of Chile's national parkland by 10 million acres. Photograph by Jimmy Chin (National Geographic) Historic Gift from Tompkins Conservation Helps Chile Protect 10 Million Acres as New National Parks Pumalín Park, Chile - March - [The Grizzly Man's Last Stand](https://roundriver.org/grizzly-mans-last-stand/) - by Rick Bass, Men's Journal, May 12, 2017 We've been walking slowly through the dark for a long time, the old soldier and I, beneath a thumbnail silver moon, the coyotes chattering like roosters. He makes his way using a wooden flagpole for a cane, a rifle and a tripod strapped to his back. - [Is Yellowstone's Grizzly Bear Population Doomed?](https://roundriver.org/yellowstones-grizzly-bear-population-doomed/) - by Doug Peacock – Men’s Journal Nearly a half century ago, when I returned from Vietnam, I was lost and wandered the Western American wilderness seeking palliation from war sickness. As the snows melted, I moved north into Yellowstone National Park. 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While we engage in conservation work in remote areas, the welfare of our participants always comes first. While absolute safety cannot be guaranteed anywhere, our programs are designed to - [Academics](https://roundriver.org/study-abroad/academics/) - Study Abroad Academics Courses Our courses are designed to give students a holistic view of conservation, incorporating foundational theory, experiential field learning, social considerations, and practical experience. This comprehensive approach ensures that students gain a well-rounded understanding of conservation practices and principles. All courses are 3-credits each. Courses offered on all of our programs Applied - [FAQs](https://roundriver.org/study-abroad/faqs/) - Frequently Asked Questions Please do not hesitate to call or email us if you have questions, we are happy to speak with students and parents at any time. 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Since the signing of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, in 1984, the YNS was managed as “a special conservation - [Botswana](https://roundriver.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/botswana/) - Our Work in Botswana In Northern Botswana, where wildlife once moved freely across vast landscapes, traditional migration routes have been disrupted by fences and land-use changes, while local communities have often been excluded from their management. These changes have intensified challenges like human-wildlife conflict, unsustainable land practices, and the economic impact of shifting climate conditions.Round - [Atomic Editor trial page](https://roundriver.org/atomic-editor-trial-page/) - [Board Members](https://roundriver.org/who-we-are/board-members/) - Board Members and Advisors Trustees John D. 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