Today was filled with many activities. Two groups went out this morning to work on tree id’s and trail clean up. Students working on tree id’s documented both the English and Makushi names with the help of guides from the wildlife club. Later in the afternoon, a small group walked over to the health post to speak with Sylvester, the health worker. Three groups of four people each have been traveling out with local guides to find caiman in the Rupununi River. On our boat ride, we also saw iguanas, boa constrictors and multiple species of monkeys. Before the sun set, we saw giant lily pads, about a meter in diameter each and got to see a water lily open over about a half-hour time span.
We saw four black caiman and Fernando was able to catch them and bring them into the boat to i.d. them for the on-going caiman project. Anthony, the village’s tushau, or chief, was our captain and did a great job of steering our boat through the dark waters.
We are all excited to travel to a near-by village tomorrow to work with balata!
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