Escape The Zoo

Rebecca Stirnemann is a biologist, conservationist and writer from New Zealand. Rebecca has spent nearly a decade working to protect the critically endangered, national bird of Samoa....the little dodo.

Check out Rebecca’s work:

book: https://bit.ly/2KRUmk6

Twitter: www.twitter.com/samoanbirds

research: https://bit.ly/2XuaXMl

Medium: https://bit.ly/2VkxoWM

Sources for topics discussed: 

little dodo / manumea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth-billed_pigeon

Jeremy Hance manumea article: https://bit.ly/2H5Gqjz

kakapo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo

baby manumea: https://thedo.do/1gKhmqG

ma'oma'o: https://bit.ly/2IA6ep2

‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden

William Robichaud: https://bit.ly/2V7eFLi

Saola Working Group: https://www.savethesaola.org/

Predator Free New Zealand: https://predatorfreenz.org/

Dr. James Borrell: http://www.jamesborrell.com/

manumea book: https://bit.ly/2KRUmk6

Auckland Zoo: https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/

tragedy of the commons: https://bit.ly/1umDqBX

Elinor Ostrom’s “non-tragedy of the commons”: https://bit.ly/2VhbhAS

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2DpQhxu

Bryce Andrews is a rancher, conservationist and author from Montana. He works with People and Carnivores, a non profit aimed to reconnect and restore carnivore populations in the Northern Rockies by working with the region’s people to prevent human-carnivore conflicts.

He just released his new book, Down from the Mountain, which tells the story of a grizzly bear named Millie: her life, death, and cubs, and what they reveal about the changing character of the American West.

Check out Bryce’s work:

www.peopleandcarnivores.org

Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear

Sources for topics discussed:

Carl Safina: http://carlsafina.org/

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel: https://bit.ly/2a5AK61

How Wolves Change Rivers: https://bit.ly/1fpWu6C

Bryce’s first book ‘Badluck Way’: https://bit.ly/2IpWLQX

Pat Zentz: https://bit.ly/2UXdUrn

E. O. Wilson: https://bit.ly/2dn346Q

Half Earth Project: www.half-earthproject.org

Half Earth book: https://bit.ly/2mq1JSy

Vital Ground Foundation: https://www.vitalground.org/

Great Bear Foundation: http://greatbear.org

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): https://www.nrdc.org/

Defenders of Wildlife: https://defenders.org/

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold: https://bit.ly/2UKe0mZ

Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez: https://bit.ly/2v8sEoA

Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock: https://bit.ly/2UEl0Sj

The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey: https://bit.ly/2eioBwv

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2IGtgtP

Jeremy Hance is a journalist with experience writing about wildlife, climate change, energy politics, animal behavior, conservation and much more for outlets like Mongabay and The Guardian.

We talk about:

- the recent human rights allegations against the WWF

- the potential reintroduction of the Malayan tapir into Borneo

- the conservation status of Sumatran rhinos

- and much more!

Please check out and support Jeremy’s work:

https://jeremyhance.com/

Saving Life on Earth: Words on the Wild: https://bit.ly/2KumBFF

Radical Conservation: https://bit.ly/2D5xQhr

www.twitter.com/jeremy_hance

www.facebook.com/jeremy.hance.7

Sources for topics discussed:

Saola Working Group: www.savethesaola.org

Dr. Jodi Rowley: www.jodirowley.com

Niall McCann: www.niallmccann.com

Greg McCann: https://amzn.to/2BSdMyB

jerboa: https://bit.ly/2TGH6lA

fat rat viral story: https://nyp.st/2Xrf2Sd

rats pretending to be snake: https://bit.ly/2D24L6F

Jeremy Hance - Sumatran rhino: https://bit.ly/2Q04uW8

unsuccessful Sumatran rhino capture: https://bit.ly/2TZ51ZO

successful Sumatran rhino capture: https://bit.ly/2IwloMY

International Rhino Foundation: https://rhinos.org/

Leo DiCaprio / WWF human rights allegations: https://bit.ly/2F6M1UQ

Jeremy’s article critiquing big conservation: https://bit.ly/21tOP0Q

Buzzfeed WWF scandal investigation: https://bit.ly/2VzAh2C

WWF in Cameroon/human rights: https://bit.ly/2iI9nTZ

Survival International: www.survivalinternational.org

Virunga documentary: https://virungamovie.com/

Cameroon guards attacking Baka tribe: https://bit.ly/2UE7j4Q

tapir reintroduction article: https://bit.ly/2Ccr7C7

California condor success story: https://bit.ly/1Oqb2pe

Wooly mammoth climate change: https://bit.ly/2GhfMjb

Bottleneck article: https://bit.ly/2YT07kC

Bottleneck paper: https://bit.ly/2MwbHeE

insect armageddon: https://bit.ly/2zRPlxR

WildAid Yao Ming: https://bit.ly/2ALJxv8

Health in Harmony: https://healthinharmony.org

geoengineering article: https://bit.ly/2HBdvUt

geoengineering paper: https://bit.ly/2UnYgWc

Durrell: www.durrell.org/wildlife/

The Zoological Society of London: https://www.zsl.org/

EDGE of Existence: https://www.edgeofexistence.org/

Wildlife Conservation Society: www.wcs.org

Borneo Rhino Alliance: http://www.borneorhinoalliance.org/

full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2UNqaL3

William Robichaud is the founder of the Saola Working Group.

The saola is one of the rarest large animals on Earth. It is the sole species of a genus of bovids. Its scientific discovery in the forests of Vietnam in 1992 was one of the most spectacular zoological finds of the 20th century.

Please check out William’s work:

www.savethesaola.org

Publications: https://bit.ly/2HRKOmP

Sources for topics discussed:

saola photo: https://bit.ly/2FMpWv0

Saola Working Group: www.savethesaola.org

Jeremy Hance: www.jeremyhance.com

International Ocean Film Festival: http://intloceanfilmfest.org/

Sharkwater Extinction: https://www.sharkwater.com/

Rob Stewart: https://bit.ly/2FNLeIT

John MacKinnon saola discovery: https://go.nature.com/2HOGVzl

Vladimir Flint: https://bit.ly/2uE1oOC

Greg McCann: https://bit.ly/2XmPUw6

Vladimir Dinets: https://bit.ly/2CKW9RK

Empty forest syndrome: https://bit.ly/2WA9ZOf

golden coin turtle: https://bit.ly/2YFPmlu

SeaLegacy California driftnet campaign: https://bit.ly/2GheWXY

Rob Timmins: https://bit.ly/2wKYt5B

Alan Rabinowitz: https://bit.ly/2yNzGPw

WildAid: https://wildaid.org/

Yao Ming shark fin success story: https://bit.ly/2VaTPuy

Rob Steinmetz article “see page 35”: https://bit.ly/2FEUCgL

Dr. James Chamberlain article “see page 20”: https://bit.ly/2FEUCgL

Troy Hansel: https://bit.ly/2OzoZt3

Joe Rogan / Elon Musk podcast: https://bit.ly/2qr233Y

Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown Laos: https://bit.ly/2ppDd6e

Anthony Bourdain: https://bit.ly/2HQV5zU

Racing Extinction: https://racingextinction.com/

Louie Psihoyos: https://www.psihoyos.com/

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2WGmnft

Full video @ https://youtu.be/TSi3CBZpFV0

Niall McCann is an explorer, biologist and conservationist who currently serves as the Director of Conservation for National Park Rescue, a direct-action conservation organization that focuses on preventing the slaughter of elephants, rhinos and lions in sub-Saharan Africa.

We talk about:

- giant otters and tapirs

- catching pythons and anacondas

- the roar of a tiger

- and have a deep discussion on the state of conservation in Africa.

Niall’s work:

www.niallmccann.com

www.nationalparkrescue.org

www.twitter.com/niallpmccann

Sources for topics discussed:

William Baird: https://bit.ly/2VydiFi

Operation Muscox: https://bit.ly/2SAXv6J

His Dark Materials Trilogy: https://bit.ly/1NlLfPZ

Philip Pullman: www.philip-pullman.com

Harry Potter: https://bit.ly/2flUHGY

JK Rowling: www.jkrowling.com

British Antarctic Survey: www.bas.ac.uk

Mount Asgard: https://bit.ly/2EyTJFI

Sir Roger Moore: https://bit.ly/2qREMtj

Nigel Leader-Williams: https://bit.ly/2EKG9jZ

Giant otters vs jaguar: https://bit.ly/2TbZu6v

Niall with anaconda: https://bit.ly/2SH9yPQ

Movie 'Anaconda': https://bit.ly/2Hd5eWq

South Florida python bounty: https://bit.ly/2VxcKze

Jesus Rivas anacondas: https://bit.ly/2VzQMvI

National Park Rescue: www.nationalparkrescue.org

Baird’s tapir: https://bit.ly/2RYqykS

Eating megafauna study: https://bit.ly/2GKgkSn

Four types of tapir: https://bit.ly/2UfP5mI

Panthera - Franklin Castañeda: https://bit.ly/2Hd8lxJ

Borneo tapir article by Jeremy Hance: https://bit.ly/2Ccr7C7

Lanai cat sanctuary: https://lanaicatsanctuary.org/

DSWT: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

Reteti: www.retetielephants.org

Chizarira National Park: https://bit.ly/2UgnPEB

National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com

African Parks: www.africanparks.org

John Hume: https://bit.ly/2XBZiMj

Ami Vitale: www.amivitale.com

WildAid, Yao Ming, shark fin soup: https://bit.ly/2ALJxv8

National Park Rescue documentary: https://vimeo.com/175752302

World Wildlife Fund: www.worldwildlife.org

WWF scandal/allegations: https://bbc.in/2SKwLAu

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2HYZNuP

Will Burrard-Lucas is an incredible wildlife photographer from the UK. He often uses new technologies and innovations to photograph wildlife in unique ways. 

He just released his brand new book, Land of Giants. Below is the book synopsis to provide perspective:

"Deep in the heart of a vast wilderness, some of the rarest creatures on Earth still roam; 

living relics from a bygone era, they are the last of Africa’s great tuskers. For the first 

time these elusive elephants have been subject to an in-depth photographic study and 

are now immortalised in this book. 

Will Burrard-Lucas, in partnership with Tsavo Trust and Kenya Wildlife Service, spent 

months photographing elephants in all corners of the Tsavo Conservation Area. 

Using the latest technology including his innovative remote-control BeetleCam, 

Burrard-Lucas has captured an intimate glimpse into the lives of Tsavo’s elephants and 

a spectacular photographic record of some remarkable individuals.

Against a backdrop of escalating human-wildlife conflict and the ever-present threat 

of poaching, this book brings a message of hope: that these giants are still out there – 

and they can still be saved."

We talk in depth about his experience making this book as well as stories of Ethiopian wolves, painted dogs, orangutans, wild pandas, and so much more.

Please check out and support Will’s work:

www.landofgiantsbook.com

www.willbl.com

www.instagram.com/willbl/

www.facebook.com/BLphotography/

www.twitter.com/willbl

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2HGhFdA

Full video @ https://youtu.be/irID0FDRckE

Ami Vitale is a Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic magazine photographer. Instyle Magazine named Ami one of fifty Badass Women who are changing the world, a list that also includes Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Katie Couric, Cardi B, and Jane Goodall. 

Ami is a founding member of Ripple Effect Images, an organization that uses storytelling to shed light on the hardships women in developing countries face and the programs that can help them. 

Ami recently published a best-selling book, Panda Love: The Secret Lives of Pandas. She lectures for the National Geographic LIVE series. And she’s won a million different awards.  

We talk about:

- Her time with Sudan, the last male northern white rhino 

- The incredible conservation efforts supporting pandas in China

- Reteti, a community-run elephant sanctuary in Kenya

AMI’S OMAZE CONTEST - Support Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Join Ami Vitale on an African Safari & See the World’s Last Two Northern White Rhinos - www.omaze.com/rhinos

Please check out and support and support Ami’s work:

Web site: www.amivitale.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/amivitale/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/amivee

Facebook: www.facebook.com/amivitale1

OMAZE CONTEST: www.omaze.com/rhinos

Panda Love: The Secret Lives of Pandas: https://amzn.to/2XigR41

Ripple Effect Images: https://bit.ly/2Ep67cJ

Sources for topics discussed:

Instyle Badass 50 Women: https://bit.ly/2XiPdDZ

Reteti Elephant Sanctuary: https://bit.ly/2T8tCil

NatGeo Live: https://bit.ly/2VdJBca

Jane Goodall Institute: www.janegoodall.org

Jane Goodall documentary: https://on.natgeo.com/2hAFsgV

Manfrotto: www.manfrotto.us

Nikon: www.nikon.com

Samburu: https://bit.ly/2xGZj8B

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: https://bit.ly/1i5Y1DO

Carl Safina: http://carlsafina.org/

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel: https://amzn.to/2ck0RWF

Giraffes “humming” paper: https://bit.ly/2E8cyiL

West African giraffe success story: https://bit.ly/2TYOYMo

Ami’s NatGeo panda story: https://on.natgeo.com/2TORIMt

Zhang Hemin aka “Papa Panda”: https://bit.ly/2VdMCJO

...full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2TEX3ZE

Carl Safina is a conservationist and writer. His writing about the living world has won a MacArthur “genius” prize, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships in addition to countless awards and medals. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, Audubon, National Geographic News and Views, Huffington Post, CNN.com, and numerous other publications.

He has a PhD in Ecology from Rutgers, hosted the PBS show 'Saving the Ocean,' and runs the nonprofit Safina Center at Stony Brook University.

He has written seven books, including Song for the Blue Ocean. We spend the majority of the conversation discussing his latest, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. It discusses the similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness, self-awareness, empathy and emotional intelligence. The book is an examination of humanity's place in the world and calls us to re-evaluate how we interact with animals. 

Please check out and support Carl’s work:

Web site: http://carlsafina.org/

Books: http://carlsafina.org/books/

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel: https://amzn.to/2ck0RWF

TED talk: https://bit.ly/1kLmBQ1

PBS show: www.pbs.org/show/saving-the-ocean/

Nonprofit: http://safinacenter.org/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/carl.safina

Instagram: www.instagram.com/csafina

Sources for topics discussed:

Crows rival monkeys in cognitive functions: https://go.nature.com/2SlmLh0

Blackfish: www.blackfishmovie.com

Windshield Phenomenon: https://bit.ly/2E25dBr

DDT: https://bit.ly/2NsckWD

Planet Earth: Peregrines in NYC: https://bbc.in/2SgxCsF

CA condor success story: https://bit.ly/1Oqb2pe

Sumatran Rhino story by Jeremy Hance: https://bit.ly/2i68lSR

Sumatran rhino capture: https://bit.ly/2IwloMY

Bernd Heinrich: https://bit.ly/2GUYjAW

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert: https://amzn.to/2tIFgTB

Diane Ackerman: www.dianeackerman.com

BBC Planet Earth: https://bbc.in/2vlogCh

Center for Biological Diversity: www.biologicaldiversity.org

NRDC: www.nrdc.org

Save The Elephants: www.savetheelephants.org

Big Life Foundation: www.biglife.org

Yellowstone Forever: www.yellowstone.org

Amboseli Trust for Elephants: www.elephanttrust.org

Cheetah Fund: https://cheetah.org/

Snow Leopard Conservancy: https://bit.ly/1bGOZLW

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2TfmKAD

Today’s guest is Greg McCann. Greg has a very interesting story. He has taken it upon himself to travel to some of the most remote wildernesses of Southeast Asia to find isolated ecosystems where not only have very few people have ever ventured, but very small populations of highly endangered species still exist. He then sets up remote camera traps, in hopes of capturing proof of these animals’ existence, to encourage support from nonprofits and governments to protect these areas. 

He has located critically endangered Sumatran tigers, found Asian elephants in an area where people hadn’t seen proof of their existence in over ten years, and is hoping to discover a previously unknown population of orangutans.

Lastly, we even get into detailed stories of sightings of a creature known as the orang pendek, which is essentially the bigfoot of Southeast Asia.

Please check out and support Greg’s work:

http://buffalostate.academia.edu/GregMcCann

http://habitatid.org/

Greg’s book: https://amzn.to/2BSdMyB

Greg’s recent article: https://bit.ly/2T0juJ2

Another: https://bit.ly/2GZXtTD

Sources for topics discussed:

Phil Davis: https://bit.ly/2Ed2vKD

Tiger Awareness: http://www.tigerawareness.co.uk/

Helmeted hornbill NatGeo video: https://bit.ly/2S24m8Q

Lost TV show: https://bit.ly/2b5bBHH

Orang Pendek: https://bit.ly/2h0Ou9B

Leuser Ecosystem Action Fund: http://www.leuserfund.org/

Cambodian genocide: https://bit.ly/1rroC6O

Cambodian - Vietnamese War: https://bit.ly/2j0gJC5

Freeland: https://www.freeland.org/

Habitat ID: http://habitatid.org/

People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF): https://bit.ly/2NfNzP3

Sumatran Rhino story by Jeremy Hance: https://bit.ly/2i68lSR

Tiger poachers photo and story: https://bit.ly/2RXGabV

Wildlife Alliance: www.wildlifealliance.org

Douc Langur study with Greg: https://bit.ly/2XeLFmi

Douc Langur Foundation: http://douclangur.org/

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2tEbpe1

Dr. Jodi Rowley is a biologist with a focus on amphibian diversity, ecology and conservation.

Jodi and her team have discovered a multitude of amphibian species never before known to science and have gone to the most extreme lengths to find them.

I found this conversation to be absolutely fascinating. We talk about:

- trekking into remote Cambodian rainforests during monsoon season 

- getting attacked by leeches in the jungle

- benefits amphibians bring to humans and ecosystems

- why they are being lost at an unprecedented rate

- and how we may be able to help

Please check out and support Jodi’s work:

www.jodirowley.com

www.frogid.net.au

www.twitter.com/jodirowley

www.instagram.com/jodirowley/

www.australianmuseum.net.au

Sources for topics discussed:

Vampire flying frog discovery: https://bit.ly/2X0eAdH

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert: https://bit.ly/2SC4jWh

Chytrid fungus: https://bit.ly/2TSqBQb

Australian waterfall frog: https://bit.ly/2X5QGgP

Australian lace-lid frog: https://bit.ly/2GRpMnp

Kihansi spray today returns to Tanzania: https://bit.ly/2z0F306

Red-crowned toadlet: https://bit.ly/2SEJZns

Frog ID: www.frogid.net.au

Pokemon Go: www.pokemongo.com/en-us/

Mount Fansipan: https://bit.ly/2DI7GRy

Pink and yellow frog with spikes discovery: https://bit.ly/2S7OjX8

Jodi’s TED talk: https://bit.ly/2X4zKY6

Frog glue: https://bit.ly/2TR7PsF

Vietnam mossy frog: https://s.si.edu/2DJ675P

Australian Museum: www.australianmuseum.net.au

David Attenborough: https://bit.ly/2a7Go9W

In Search of the Golden Frog by Marty Crump: https://amzn.to/2TYTJ8o

Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2V0187y