welcome to our Google+ hangout while we working our chair on the Okavango
working our chair on the Okavango
working our chair on the Okavango Wilderness projects this is our fifth
Wilderness projects this is our fifth
Wilderness projects this is our fifth year you’ve got these explorers with us
year you’ve got these explorers with us
year you’ve got these explorers with us and we are troubleshooting for the big
and we are troubleshooting for the big
and we are troubleshooting for the big expedition next year when we go down the
expedition next year when we go down the
expedition next year when we go down the length of the Okavango River we’ve been
length of the Okavango River we’ve been
length of the Okavango River we’ve been doing a bunch of water testing we set up
doing a bunch of water testing we set up
doing a bunch of water testing we set up some sensors um it’s it’s a industry
some sensors um it’s it’s a industry
some sensors um it’s it’s a industry it’s just incredible it’s been a long
it’s just incredible it’s been a long
it’s just incredible it’s been a long song to get here through mud with cha
song to get here through mud with cha
song to get here through mud with cha had nine leeches on his leg earlier
had nine leeches on his leg earlier
had nine leeches on his leg earlier today we want to have put all the
today we want to have put all the
today we want to have put all the research that we’re doing species
research that we’re doing species
research that we’re doing species sightings water samples etc etc up for
sightings water samples etc etc up for
sightings water samples etc etc up for immediately so that everybody else can
immediately so that everybody else can
immediately so that everybody else can have access to them it’s been fun
have access to them it’s been fun
have access to them it’s been fun sharing the experience with everybody at
sharing the experience with everybody at
sharing the experience with everybody at who is not covered in leeches I don’t
who is not covered in leeches I don’t
who is not covered in leeches I don’t see any risk in doing this if there’s a
see any risk in doing this if there’s a
see any risk in doing this if there’s a risk of not sharing experiences like
risk of not sharing experiences like
risk of not sharing experiences like this not inspiring the world to care
this not inspiring the world to care
this not inspiring the world to care about these pencils um guys Tina Crofts
about these pencils um guys Tina Crofts
about these pencils um guys Tina Crofts on Google+ has a question from her
on Google+ has a question from her
on Google+ has a question from her classroom she’s watching how do people
classroom she’s watching how do people
classroom she’s watching how do people interact with elephants I had an
interact with elephants I had an
interact with elephants I had an elephant outside of my tent last night
elephant outside of my tent last night
elephant outside of my tent last night so close that it literally I could hear
so close that it literally I could hear
so close that it literally I could hear that every single campsite we’ve been to
that every single campsite we’ve been to
that every single campsite we’ve been to you has been crisscrossed with these
you has been crisscrossed with these
you has been crisscrossed with these huge elephant dongs I mean I bet we can
huge elephant dongs I mean I bet we can
huge elephant dongs I mean I bet we can just look around and find one anywhere
just look around and find one anywhere
just look around and find one anywhere yeah there’s one literally six feet away
yeah there’s one literally six feet away
yeah there’s one literally six feet away from us over here jerez gonna run and
from us over here jerez gonna run and
from us over here jerez gonna run and pick one up for us here we literally had
pick one up for us here we literally had
pick one up for us here we literally had elephants at every one of our last four
elephants at every one of our last four
elephants at every one of our last four sites and it’s amazing so yeah here’s
sites and it’s amazing so yeah here’s
sites and it’s amazing so yeah here’s our elephant dong hopping off of no just
our elephant dong hopping off of no just
our elephant dong hopping off of no just everywhere and so I think one of the
everywhere and so I think one of the
everywhere and so I think one of the important things is do you remain calm
important things is do you remain calm
important things is do you remain calm and interacting with any lot wildlife
and interacting with any lot wildlife
and interacting with any lot wildlife species can be dangerous but at the same
species can be dangerous but at the same
species can be dangerous but at the same time if you remain calm the animals can
time if you remain calm the animals can
time if you remain calm the animals can sense that what was your most dangerous
sense that what was your most dangerous
sense that what was your most dangerous encounter with a wild animal and what
encounter with a wild animal and what
encounter with a wild animal and what happened I said it was two years ago we
happened I said it was two years ago we
happened I said it was two years ago we were coming into an area called teacher
were coming into an area called teacher
were coming into an area called teacher and took a wrong turn and this massive 5
and took a wrong turn and this massive 5
and took a wrong turn and this massive 5 6 meter crocodile
6 meter crocodile
6 meter crocodile under the birds but in very very shallow
under the birds but in very very shallow
under the birds but in very very shallow water I looked down first just amazing
water I looked down first just amazing
water I looked down first just amazing we do this animal but also the danger
we do this animal but also the danger
we do this animal but also the danger would represent in its nest site and
would represent in its nest site and
would represent in its nest site and hold twice for words we were in Reverse
hold twice for words we were in Reverse
hold twice for words we were in Reverse hooked up and there was an elephant
hooked up and there was an elephant
hooked up and there was an elephant haven’t got a fright because it wasn’t
haven’t got a fright because it wasn’t
haven’t got a fright because it wasn’t expected to see someone there in this
expected to see someone there in this
expected to see someone there in this little dark corner elephant starts
little dark corner elephant starts
little dark corner elephant starts falling into the water we start pulling
falling into the water we start pulling
falling into the water we start pulling back now the polar behind me tom is over
back now the polar behind me tom is over
back now the polar behind me tom is over there falls onto where the crocodiles
there falls onto where the crocodiles
there falls onto where the crocodiles gone and brief moments of chaos but vs
gone and brief moments of chaos but vs
gone and brief moments of chaos but vs we didn’t dangerous or today but not
we didn’t dangerous or today but not
we didn’t dangerous or today but not really going in there that carefully not
really going in there that carefully not
really going in there that carefully not looking after see there’s a giant here
looking after see there’s a giant here
looking after see there’s a giant here to fit back in front of us and we were
to fit back in front of us and we were
to fit back in front of us and we were looking down at the crocodile Garrincha
looking down at the crocodile Garrincha
looking down at the crocodile Garrincha I would imagine a lot of what you guys
I would imagine a lot of what you guys
I would imagine a lot of what you guys normally do requires things like
normally do requires things like
normally do requires things like electricity can you tell us a little bit
electricity can you tell us a little bit
electricity can you tell us a little bit about how you’re making this happen you
about how you’re making this happen you
about how you’re making this happen you don’t have a generator we have one as
don’t have a generator we have one as
don’t have a generator we have one as backup but we don’t use it our
backup but we don’t use it our
backup but we don’t use it our expedition this conversation all of our
expedition this conversation all of our
expedition this conversation all of our recording is all solar powered one of
recording is all solar powered one of
recording is all solar powered one of our macaw Rose is almost entirely the
our macaw Rose is almost entirely the
our macaw Rose is almost entirely the surface area is a solar panel and so as
surface area is a solar panel and so as
surface area is a solar panel and so as we’re out there covered in leeches and
we’re out there covered in leeches and
we’re out there covered in leeches and pulling through the mud this thing is is
pulling through the mud this thing is is
pulling through the mud this thing is is soaking up our nobody wants to have a
soaking up our nobody wants to have a
soaking up our nobody wants to have a diesel generator running in the evening
diesel generator running in the evening
diesel generator running in the evening when you have when you have this um Alex
when you have when you have this um Alex
when you have when you have this um Alex Colin on google+ says congratulations on
Colin on google+ says congratulations on
Colin on google+ says congratulations on the leaps and bounds you’ve made for the
the leaps and bounds you’ve made for the
the leaps and bounds you’ve made for the Okavango what can we do to help protect
Okavango what can we do to help protect
Okavango what can we do to help protect this incredible place you can be part of
this incredible place you can be part of
this incredible place you can be part of this for the remaining ten days that we
this for the remaining ten days that we
this for the remaining ten days that we have on this expedition you’re going to
have on this expedition you’re going to
have on this expedition you’re going to share it share this with your friends
share it share this with your friends
share it share this with your friends and follow us on the Okavango and let’s
and follow us on the Okavango and let’s
and follow us on the Okavango and let’s get this conversation started so that
get this conversation started so that
get this conversation started so that the Aqua bango becomes parallel with
the Aqua bango becomes parallel with
the Aqua bango becomes parallel with something like the Great Barrier Reef
something like the Great Barrier Reef
something like the Great Barrier Reef when we think about the communal gems of
when we think about the communal gems of
when we think about the communal gems of the world and the wildlife areas that
the world and the wildlife areas that
the world and the wildlife areas that can be preserved oh my god we have a
can be preserved oh my god we have a
can be preserved oh my god we have a huge elephant right over here try to get
huge elephant right over here try to get
huge elephant right over here try to get it on oh my god full of it well as we
it on oh my god full of it well as we
it on oh my god full of it well as we put the bull elephant on the screen
put the bull elephant on the screen
put the bull elephant on the screen there come back to the right just a
there come back to the right just a
there come back to the right just a little bit alright guys well everyone
little bit alright guys well everyone
little bit alright guys well everyone who’s watching online thanks for joining
who’s watching online thanks for joining
who’s watching online thanks for joining us you can follow the team at into the
us you can follow the team at into the
us you can follow the team at into the Okavango
Okavango
Okavango dot org also they’re tweeting using
dot org also they’re tweeting using
dot org also they’re tweeting using hashtag Okavango 14 that’s Okavango 14
hashtag Okavango 14 that’s Okavango 14
hashtag Okavango 14 that’s Okavango 14 follow them there Steve Greg Shah Jer
follow them there Steve Greg Shah Jer
follow them there Steve Greg Shah Jer thanks guys so much for making this
thanks guys so much for making this
thanks guys so much for making this happen and all the work you’re doing
happen and all the work you’re doing
happen and all the work you’re doing everyone that’s watching at home and in
everyone that’s watching at home and in
everyone that’s watching at home and in classrooms thank you for joining us and
classrooms thank you for joining us and
classrooms thank you for joining us and we’ll see you next time
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