Masae Suda (class of 2004) spent the summer of 2002 in Africa, working on a variety of research projects with wildlife veterinarians. Below are several photos from some of her experiences.
Masae assisted researchers in a giraffe capture at Lake Nakuru National Park. Here, a Roschild giraffe is being immediately reversed from anesthesia. Giraffes are particularly susceptible to complications from anesthesia, therefore the researchers elected to restrain her physically (rather than chemically) once she was captured.
Masae assisted in capturing seven giraffes. The giraffe is being released into the boma (corral) where she will be kept for 10 days to acclimate before being transported to a private conservation ranch.
Masae with Adera (pictured on left), the veterinarian of the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS). This oryx baby was "stolen" from his mother by a lion who chased the mother away and tried to raise the oryx. Since the oryx wouldn't nurse from the lioness the KWS people took him to their orphanage.
Masae and a camel on the airstrip of Bidoa, Somalia, where people have to chase camels away before every plane landing.
