Steve Boyes — Okavango and the Source of Life
Conservation scientist Steve Boyes presents his expedition to trace the headwaters of Africa's Okavango Delta, one of Earth's last great wild places.
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Boyes led the team that mapped the Okavango's headwaters for the first time — this is exploration in the most literal sense, from someone who has been there.
Conservation scientist Steve Boyes presents Okavango and the Source of Life, documenting his expedition to trace the source of the Okavango Delta. The Okavango is one of Africa’s last great wilderness areas, a vast inland delta that supports an extraordinary concentration of wildlife in the middle of the Kalahari.
Boyes led the team that mapped the delta’s headwaters for the first time, traveling through Angola’s remote highlands to understand where the water comes from and what threatens it. The talk combines field science with the kind of firsthand narrative that makes conservation tangible rather than abstract.
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