Professor Emeritus Steve Strand
Steve Strand received his PhD in Marine Biology from UC Davis. His doctoral research focused on the role that predators play in ecosystem dynamics. While at UCLA he continued studying predators and their prey. He studied jellyfish in the arctic, krill in Antarctica and fishes throughout the South Pacific. Steve was a faculty member at UCLA from 1978 until 2005 when he retired in order to devote more of his time time to conservation education and research. While at UCLA he was chair of the Life Science Core, Director of the UCLA Ocean Discovery Center and spent two years on loan to UC Berkeley while he was director of the Richard Gump Research Station on Moorea, French Polynesia. Steve and his wife Pat spend their summers in British Columbia, living among the bears and wolves while they enjoy photography, birding, and spend as much time as possible making observations of predators in their natural habitats.

About the Trip

Explore the faraway gems of south Africa with marine biologist and Professor Emeritus Steve Strand. In Cape Town, view the breathtaking vistas from the top of Table Mountain to the serene landscapes of the Cape Peninsula coastline. Explore historic Robben Island, then board the Rovos Rail for the trip to Johannesburg; during the two-day stay, visit the stirring Apartheid Museum in Soweto. A visit to the world-famous Kruger National Park, with accommodations at the Thornybush Private Lodge ends the trip with a pursuit of lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, giraffes, impalas and more than 300 bird species.

$5,895
Alumni Holidays International

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