Escape The Zoo

Federico Veronesi is a Kenya-based professional wildlife photographer and safari guide. This is his second time on the podcast. We spend time chatting about his upcoming photographic book, One Life, which is following up his incredible first book, “Light and Dust.” We recorded this back in June when the Kickstarter was up and running. Unfortunately, it took me a little longer to edit than I would have liked. That being said, the book will be available for purchase in October. I’ll link to where you can buy / pre-order on escapethezoo.tv/podcast. We chat about: the book the life and death of the most famous elephant on Earth Trophy hunting Wildlife in the times of COVID Federico’s work: http://www.federicoveronesi.com/ One Life Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/2PsuNpb https://www.instagram.com/federico_veronesi/ https://bit.ly/2Ks3PtR (Facebook) https://bit.ly/2KrvbUc (his first book, Light and Dust) Sources for topics discussed: One Life Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/2PsuNpb Light and Dust: https://bit.ly/2KrvbUc Tim elephant: https://n.pr/39Rv9iR Amboseli Trust for Elephants: https://www.elephanttrust.org/ Federico’s video for Tim: https://bit.ly/3gufVCW Kenya Wildlife Service: http://www.kws.go.ke/ Kenya bans trophy hunting (1977): https://nyti.ms/2C0Q5HG ‘Together’ photo: https://bit.ly/3a4UKFb

Dr. Arnaud Desbiez is a conservation biologist living in Brazil. He is the founder of both the Giant Armadillo Conservation Project as well as Anteaters & Highways. He is also the subject of Hotel Armadillo, a story by BBC narrated by David Attenborough. We chat about: Giant armadillos and giant anteaters Fires in the Amazon The role of zoos in conservation, and much more! Arnaud’s work: Giant Armadillo Conservation Project Anteaters & Highways Armadillos Facebook Armadillos Instagram Anteaters Facebook Anteaters Instagram Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/3cx0CGW

Chris Schmid is a photographer, filmmaker and cinematographer specializing in natural history in remote locations. He is a Sony Ambassador and National Geographic Explorer. He explains that his efforts to document and protect the few remaining areas of wilderness are fueled by a love for the natural world and a desire to protect what's left.  We chat about: Desert lions Cheetah 'supermoms' The Jaguars of the Pantanal, and so much more! Chris’ work: www.schmidchris.com/ www.staywild.store/ www.instagram.com/schmid_chris/ www.facebook.com/chrisschmidphotography/ www.twitter.com/Chris__Schmid Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2HNsLw2

Dr. Kinari Webb is the founder of Health In Harmony, a rainforest conservation organization that holistically addresses the health of people, ecosystems, and the planet. In a nutshell, she created an incredibly innovative model that protects the indigineous and traditional communities that protect that rainforests that protect the health of our planet. Their work has driven enormous impact in Borneo - saving human lives, wildlife, and trees - and is now expanding to Madagascar and Brazil. Dr Webb’s work: https://healthinharmony.org/ https://tedxseattle.com/speakers/dr-kinari-webb/ https://twitter.com/kinariwebb Sources for topics discussed: Donella (Dana) Meadows: https://bit.ly/2DUWyRP The Limits to Growth by Dana Meadows: https://bit.ly/36kdk8P Beyond the Limits by Dana Meadows: https://bit.ly/2YzU191 Our Planet: https://bit.ly/2qC7HE0 Planet Earth: https://bbc.in/2RDK3SN WWF: https://wwf.to/2Yssfes WWF Human Rights: https://bit.ly/2LBKgC5 Bolsonaro and Amazon: https://bbc.in/2YzRk7p Andrew Yang - Gross Domestic Happiness: https://bit.ly/2P0rPsE Shaaz Jung: https://bit.ly/2PtoZLJ UN 12 years to limit climate change: https://bit.ly/2Psrkqm Jonathan Jennings, Health In Harmony: https://bit.ly/2PjKz5i Doctors Without Borders: https://bit.ly/355mNB0 Dr. Jodi Rowley: https://bit.ly/2qyvHI9 Frog ID: https://bit.ly/36fkjjt Health In Harmony Results: https://healthinharmony.org/results/

Rob Timmins is a biologist who has discovered several new wildlife species never before known to conservation. We talk about striped rabbits, bald birds, and Asian unicorns. Rob’s work: Rob’s research: https://bit.ly/2MULQij https://www.savethesaola.org/ Sources for topics discussed: William Robichaud:https://bit.ly/35R2szS Saola Working Group: https://www.savethesaola.org/ Kha-nyou discovery: https://bit.ly/2MuOxIl striped rabbit discovery: https://bit.ly/35KvD7L bare-faced bulbul discovery: https://bit.ly/2W0NAe2 saola: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saola saola captive breeding: https://bit.ly/2wKYt5B Yao Ming Wild Aid: https://bit.ly/2P28k3y Shawn Heinrichs: https://bit.ly/2VWN5Bo

Shaaz Jung is a naturalist, big cat tracker, professional wildlife photographer and cinematographer. We talk about: - His upcoming film on the black panther - How one leopard changed the course of his entire life - Stories of sloth bears, elephants, leucistic deer, flying lizards and so much more! Shaaz’s work: http://shaazjung.com/ http://thebisonresort.com/ www.instagram.com/shaazjung/ www.facebook.com/shaazjungphotography/ Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2MfkSm9

Serge Wich is a professor in primate biology at Liverpool John Moores University and an honorary professor for the conservation of the great apes at the University of Amsterdam. He is also the co-founder of the nonprofit, Conservation Drones. His research focuses on primate behavioral ecology, tropical rain forest ecology, and the conservation of primates and their habitats. Much of his work has been focused on orangutans in Indonesia. We discuss: - the complexities and nuances of conservation - the new species of orangutan discovered in 2017 - the terror of coming face-to-face with one of the rarest species on Earth....the Sumatran tiger Serge’s work: www.sergewich.com www.twitter.com/sergewich www.conservationdrones.org Sources for topics discussed: Our Planet: www.ourplanet.com/en/ ‘Jane’ documentary: www.nationalgeographic.com/jane-the-movie/ Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program: www.sumatranorangutan.org/ Borneo Nature Foundation: www.borneonaturefoundation.org/en/ Conservation Drones: https://conservationdrones.org/  Lian Pin Koh: https://bit.ly/1E377eT Air Shepherd: https://airshepherd.org/ Spider monkey survey in Mexico: https://bit.ly/2URuOrd New orangutan species: https://bit.ly/2zsCMgh Hydroelectric scheme that will hurt new species of orangutan: https://bit.ly/2UD0ygA Tapanuli orangutan paper: https://bit.ly/2C9biNf ‘Primates of West Africa’ by John Oates: https://amzn.to/2IIjwyJ Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2NaFrTj

Rhett Butler is the founder of Mongabay, one of the most popular environmental science and conservation news sites in the world. He has such an interesting background and some wild stories. We talk about rainforests, deforestation, climate change, bioacoustic monitoring, close encounters with elephants and gorillas, and what it is like to be friends with Jane Goodall. Rhett’s work: https://www.mongabay.com/ https://news.mongabay.com/author/rhettbutler/ https://twitter.com/rhett_butler www.instagram.com/rhettbutler Sources for topics discussed: Jane Goodall: www.janegoodall.org zero deforestation commitments: https://bit.ly/2xCBrC6 Steve Winter: www.instagram.com/stevewinterphoto Hollywood mountain lion photo: https://on.natgeo.com/2KeDgfM aye-aye lemur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye Health in Harmony: http://healthinharmony.org/ Rhett Butler publications / bioacoustic monitoring: https://data.mongabay.com/about.htm Dr Jodi Rowley: http://jodirowley.com/ Frog ID: https://news.frogid.net.au/ Rainforest Connection: https://rfcx.org/ Planet Labs: https://www.planet.com/ Wildlife Conservation Network: https://wildnet.org/ Acaté Amazon: https://acateamazon.org/ Global Forest Watch: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/ World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org/ David Quammen: http://www.davidquammen.com/ Virunga documentary: https://virungamovie.com/ Impossible Foods: https://impossiblefoods.com/ Global Fishing Watch: https://globalfishingwatch.org/ Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2KVw9Yx

Daisy Gilardini is a photographer and conservationist specialized in the polar regions and North American bears. Her images have been published internationally by leading media outlets including National Geographic, Smithsonian, BBC Wildlife, and many, many others. Gilardini is a Canadian Geographic photographer-in-residence, member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a fellow of “The Explorer Club”, and part of the Swiss Nikon Ambassador’s team, the SanDisk Extreme Team, the Lowepro Storytellers Team, and the SeaLegacy Collective. We chat about her travels to the polar regions, becoming a wildlife photographer, climate change, biodiversity, and much, much more! Daisy’s work: www.daisygilardini.com www.instagram.com/daisygilardini/ https://bit.ly/2MxTTVf Sources for topics discussed: Annenberg Center for Photography: https://annenbergphotospace.org/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute: https://www.whoi.edu/ Dan Westergren: http://danwestergren.com/ UN Report - 1 Million Species At Risk: https://on.natgeo.com/2WqXxAM tech to absorb carbon dioxide: https://wapo.st/2WqCDAO Cattle seaweed: https://bit.ly/2EXVj5h The Ocean Cleanup: www.theoceancleanup.com/ Boyan Slat: www.theoceancleanup.com/about/ Lonesome George / extinct pinta tortoise: www.instagram.com/p/BxkuxX6F1Ot/ Sudan rhino: https://bbc.in/2EYIx6x IAATO (Antarctica tour operators): https://iaato.org/home Carl Safina: http://carlsafina.org/ Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel: https://amzn.to/2ck0RWF Paul Nicklen: www.instagram.com/paulnicklen Cristina Mittermeier: www.instagram.com/cristinamittermeier March of the Penguins: www.imdb.com/title/tt0428803/ Our Planet: www.netflix.com/title/80049832 BBC’s Dynasties: https://www.bbcearth.com/dynasties/ Greenpeace Antarctica: https://bit.ly/2H8yR8R SeaLegacy: www.sealegacy.org/ SeaLegacy Collective: www.sealegacy.org/collective ILCP: https://conservationphotographers.org/ Meat companies rebrand as protein companies: https://bit.ly/2XtEPck Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2KLFCS6

Caine Delacy is a marine biologist, expedition leader, conservationist and wildlife photographer. We chat about:  - swimming with sperm, humpback and pilot whales - the mysteries of whale communication - photographing bobcats in Colorado Caine’s work: www.cainedelacy.com www.instagram.com/cainedelacy Sources for topics discussed: Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock: https://bit.ly/2UEl0Sj spinner dolphin harassment Hawaii: https://bit.ly/2W9RYX9 Tony Wu: https://bit.ly/2xStZnS Blue Planet sperm whale family: https://bbc.in/2MThrAk wooly mammoth climate change: https://bit.ly/2GhfMjb Paul Nicklen: www.instagram.com/paulnicklen Cristina Mittermeier: https://bit.ly/2vrAz0x Conan O’Brien podcast: https://bit.ly/2TEZUBF Joe Rogan podcast: http://podcasts.joerogan.net/ Caine’s bobcat photo: https://bit.ly/2J0F6iA Keith Ladzinski: www.instagram.com/ladzinski Cory Richards: www.instagram.com/coryrichards Adam Greentree grizzlies in Colorado: https://bit.ly/2VryJeL wolves in California: https://bit.ly/2DD49oh Caine’s pilot whales selfie: https://bit.ly/2XR4r2E Jacques Cousteau: https://bit.ly/2n7Xvjy Blue Planet: www.bbcearth.com/shows/blue-planet/ Our Planet: www.ourplanet.com David Attenborough: https://bit.ly/2a7Go9W Caine’s whale, shark, dolphin photo: https://bit.ly/2V1fVDt Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2ZMFkzs