• Chris studies a tranquilized Tenrec, an animal often caught for meat in Madagascar.
  • Thoreau Scholar Skylar Behr prepares a test sample in a lab.
  • Thoreau Scholar Katrina Malakhoff SCUBA dives in a coral reef.
  • A groupd of students in Madagascar take a pause from performing environmental research
  • Thoreau Scholar Ross Lieb-Lappen views penguins in Antarctica.
  • A group of students explore the jungle at night
  • A group of students study the unique environment of the Madagascar jungle
  • Thoreau Scholars review a field manual onboard a sailboat as part of a Sea Education Experience (SEA) program.

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