But when I said, well, you know, tell me more, she said, oh, I'm here to support Proposition 8, and essentially started to tick off just about everything you had heard in the Yes on Proposition 8 Campaign's ads: educating school children about gay marriage and even the remarks by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, whether they like it or not.

NPR: California Gay Leaders Assess Marriage Defeat

As I counted the hours on my last day at Desert Rhino Camp, I tried hard to remind myself of why I was there: to learn about rhino conservation, not to tick off a sighting.

BBC: Saving rhinos in Namibia