Always on my mind

Even when the water studies are going on, the peccary are always in the back of scientists' thoughts. Each time we went out on the boats, getting from one location to another, we would take out the tracking equipment to see if we could pick up a signal.

We did pick up several - and we saw a lot of animals along the shores that were an added bonus, like the howler monkeys, we saw an entire family, and the giant otter in the water, lots of caiman, birds of all sorts - even the spoonbill - all fabulous. But the peccary were what brought us here, and so we keep them in mind always.

I asked Alexine what ONE tool was the most beneficial to them in the field and she said it was radio tracking and GPS. Without them there would be no record of where the animals roam.