Monday, May 23, 2011

Mazalai (Gobi bear)

I received a call from Harry Reynolds of the Gobi Bear Project and within 18 hours was on a Russian van headed for the Gobi Strictly Protected Area A to start a water monitoring program there. Below is an introduction to the crew.

 
 Harry Reynolds holding the jab stick
 Photographer Joe during a blizzard on our way south
 Writer Douglas
 Bat Biologist  Cori Lausen
 Cook Gerlee

 Odko of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences using genetics to, among other things, determine if the Gobi bear is a new species.
 Bear Biologist Michael Proctor
 Driver Bat
 Driver Erdene
 Ranger
 Ranger Pujee


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