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peninsula or Chief’: island that was last ltitrdly t'\'cl‘:L‘L'£pt:(lplL’. Ourcxpcditlun («am Ihuirliullm.
ust-it over 40 ycnn agn. our 28-day transect hatl amazing sightings ul sable and ruan l_ttt::t| ttummutlillua are not a liability or
lruvtzrstng the rnnlrllcsl, mos! inaccessible .tnlelope,wllt:l dug. |inn.rhlnrt.tml mztnyulltcr lhrcal lo the ttknrnngn Della. my rrc thn
purtstlflhe Nqttgtt. l\llaunaclttt'a. ltlhnruga and ratifies. like huncy badgers. slaty cgrcts. lesser true slcwartlsnl'll1i.\ cnlgmztlir wildlzrtlcss. The
$‘t|nl3I\lBIjiht'Cl11||\l1ClSYMCIHSCU|‘flpl€l¢dfI\’CI‘ jactmas amt, of Count, lrr-rs fishing nulls. ll \\layv:yi have guided us in our research and
7,|l)0knt 0| dclltlled .\Cl$'l\llliC surveys nltlltg all was wt>mlcrl'tt| lo be exploring new mules and COIlSC|’\’rllll)lI wttrk for almost ltxlttsls-cades. The
ntitlurrivcri and cltannels H] the okmngn and islands ||'| the tlella again. innrtlc cunntzclttm nflltc lncztl commumltcs or
Kwando lttvt-r Basins. All except. llltt cornutt, l.ncal cumntunitics living in the wilderness lhc Okavangtt Delta. lht: \’t’aycyi, Banuka. sari.
iltangexuttuniatitiLtnyantt. are an inspiration and show us all the Hambttkusliu and Tswart-.1 people. should be
Allhuugll the water levels were at their tttthrcakattale bond bL‘|\V'L‘L‘lI people and celebrated as the centrepiece ofthe tourism
lowest fnrdccatlcs. this livingEtlcrtinnurthern the planet. The sense of cultural pride and industry llterc. The world has a lot to laztrn
Botswana proved hnw resilient ttur planefl tzunnecliun to the Okavango Delta displayed from the penple tltat have heritage rights It)
tart wild places can bk‘ it they are ltcaltlty in our Waytryi team members while pnllng the land that sustains the large.~l»rcrn2il-ting
an.-l properly protected. we saw iltcrediblc Iltross the delta is an cxantplc to us all. They elephant population an Earth.
\\'l.ldlXfL‘ Lin this first of ten rescarclt transects are proud at‘ the lraditiunal knowledge, skills Pcttplc dn not only travel M) Cambodia.
in ntnknru through semi: at‘ the rt-rtture parts and ntt.‘muril:s' ll'it‘y use to find new, or old, Germany or Mexico in see local wildlife, they
at the Okavitttgo Dr-lta. Thcsu areas are not m0lt(L\t‘u ruutes. All at‘ the \t'ayeyt witlt us had travel there lu cxpericntc tltu people and their
nttcn seen or t-xpertettcetl. Rt-mute islands (til stnrius uf thcmst-lvcs. or their parents. being cullurc. fond, and lrzdiliom. Tourists shuultl
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