I happened to see this guy while traveling in Mwanza last week. I googled “colorful lizard” to find out what is his species … only to find that the Mwanza Flat Headed Agama is known as “the prettiest of all lizards”. He is truly beautiful with his red-violet and blue color combination. Females of the same species are…
I went to Mwanza, Tanzania this week for a work conference. Located about 1,100 km from Dar es Salaam (1.5 hour flight), Mwanza sits on the southern shore of Lake Victoria – the largest lake in Africa and and the second largest freshwater body after Lake Superior in North America. While Lake Victoria borders Uganda…
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[...] happened to see this guy last week while traveling in Mwanza last week. (Yes, I know he’s a male because females are brown and ugly … go figure). I [...]
Watch this 3:36 minute video on BBC News which discusses a PSI initiative which uses mobile phones, text messages and electronic mapping technology to improve the chances that health centers throughout Tanzania have a constant supply of drugs to treat malaria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-14836731
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Happy New Year!! May 2012 bring you happiness, good health, and adventure. My family and I spent the weekend in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia (about 2 hours south of Washington DC). It’s been a while since I drove through the countryside, past large open fields with cattle grazing. I love to look at…
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