RARE Team in Action
Will Dowd holds one of the parrots that lives at the hotel the students are staying at in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Michelle Maurer interacts with a young howler monkey at the Amazon Shelter For Animal and Environmental Protection near Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Fallon Parker checks out the scenery on Las Piedras during the five hour journey to the research station. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Jessie Basham checks out the river near the Amazon Shelter For Animal and Environmental Protection near Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Michelle Maurer writes in her journal at the research station in Peru. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Students and faculty, pictured here with staff, volunteered at the Amazon Shelter For Animal and Environmental Protection near Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE). From left, Mohsin Kazmi, Will Dowd, Jessi Basham, Steve Gallas, Fallon Parker, Josh Oliver, Jason Davis, Sarah Hebert, Michelle Maurer, Joy Caughron, Caitlin Annear, unknown, Magali Salinas, Emily Guise, Hanna Mitchell and unkown.
Fallon Parker climbs a very tall tree in the rainforest. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Joy Caughron, assistant professor of biology, collects water samples near the water pump for the research station for microbiology testing. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Joy Caughron assists Steve Gallas as he takes water samples from Las Piedras for his research. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Diego Kendall and Jessi Basham look at the first bee Kendall caught for his research project. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Will Dowd stands next to a kapok tree in the Amazon Rainforest. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Skyler Carrell explains his research project with social spiders in the rainforest. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Fallon Parker measures a fish found in a stream that flows into Las Piedras in the Amazon rainforest. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Caitlin Annear is studying the impact of native sounds versus human created noises on macaws. Helping Annear with her project are Sarah Hebert and Fallon Parker. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Diego Kendall uses the field microscope to dissect some of his research findings. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Jessi Basham, a physics and mathematics major, is studying the travel patterns of ants as part of the Radford Amazonian Research Expedition to Peru.
Emily Guise, Cassie Bonavita, Caitlin Annear, Diego Kendall and Hanna Mitchell have fun in Lucetio waterfalls. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Will Dowd has a good laugh as he heads down the river on a pack raft. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Steve Gallas reads by candle light before dinner is served at the research station. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
Gowri Varanashi, Emily Guise, Hanna Mitchell, Will Dowd, Sarah Hebert, Steve Gallas, Jessi Basham, Diego Kendall, Fallon Parker, Caitlin Annear, Michelle Maurer, Skyler Carrell, Josh Oliver, Cassie Bonavita, Mohsin Kazmi, Paul Rosoli, Jason Davis and Joy Caughron with the Radford University flag in the Amazon. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).
A howler monkey interacts with Emily Guise at the Amazon Shelter For Animal and Environmental Protection near Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE).