Virtual Rangers

Members of the Junior Giraffe Club enjoyed becoming virtual rangers, watching animals LIVE (in real time!) in the beautiful African bush using Wildlife Watch.

JGC member Rebecca recorded notes and observations while watching. She said “If not for homework, I think I would have stayed on for hours! It was very enjoyable.” She used the internet to help identify what she was seeing - waterbuck, impala and an Egyptian goose.

Wildlife Watch screenshot of an impala taken by Rebecca.

Wildlife Watch screenshot of impala taken by Rebecca.

Wildlife Watch screenshot of an Eyptian Goose taken by Rebecca.

JGC member Emerson told us he watched for 52 minutes and saw two elephants!

Wildlife Watch screenshot of two elephants taken by Emerson.

Of course, there were amazing giraffe sightings as well…

We’re so glad the JGC members took the time to watch, observe and enjoy wildlife in Africa!

The first phase of the Wildlife Watch pilot is now complete but you can still enjoy watching on https://www.africam.com

Rebecca’s notes:

Date of watch: April 27, 2021

Time of day: 11:06 AM (EST)

Length of watch: Approximately 45 minutes 

Sights and sounds:

-       Birds chirping, wings flapping

-       Small birds flying/hopping by

-       Bugs

-       Sunset

-       Watering hole

-       Lots of vegetation 

-       Sometimes the cameras were repositioned to see a different view of the area

Thoughts:

-       Exciting!

-       Interesting 

-       Beautiful scenery 

-       Fun trying to identify the different animal species