It’s been a long time coming, but it’s really and truly here.

First, we have to reiterate that Season 7 would never have been possible without your help. Last summer, our long-term National Science Foundation funding ran out and we were facing a gap in funding that could have closed down the camera survey forever. We launched the Save Snapshot Serengeti campaign to make sure that Season 7 happened — and because of your support, it did.   Thank you, again, for making this project possible in so many ways.

And now! The hard won photos of Season 7 are here.

Season 7 is a big one, running from May 2013 all the way through to the end of November. That’s 7 months! In that time, the long rains faded and the roads became dusty.  Stan, whose face you’ve seen so many times checking cams

Stan

began a master’s program in Dar es Salaam, and Norbert took over checking the cameras in his place.

Norbert!

Back in Minnesota, Margaret defended her dissertation and began a new post doc at Harvard working with the Phenocam project. I’ve been frantically analyzing data from Seasons 1-6 to finish my dissertation. And Meredith became the newest member of the Snapshot Serengeti team.

So, stop whatever you’re doing for a few minutes and go check out Season 7. Because really, whose day *isn’t* brightened by photos like this?

Teehee…warthog nose!