In March 2020, a team of scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and a U.S. Air Force wildlife ecologist, in coordination with Djiboutian nationals, traveled Djibouti’s interior and collected targeted specimens in environmental extremes such as mountain forests and mangrove swamps to identify wildlife hazards near airfields. Pictured from left to right - Djama from the Ministry of the Environment, James Whatton, Houssein Rayaleh from Djibouti Nature, Christopher Milensky, 1st Lt. Will Boss, and their driver Mohammad. (Courtesy photo)