Escape The Zoo

Escape The Zoo

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Escape The Zoo episodes

  • Cristina Mittermeier - SeaLegacy

    Cristina Mittermeier is a contributing photographer, speaker, and explorer for National Geographic. She is the Founder and President of SeaLegacy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the protection of the world’s oceans through storytelling with her partner, Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen. She founded the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) to provide a platform for photographers working on environmental issues. 


    Cristina has received the Smithsonian Conservation Photographer of the Year Award and been named one of National Geographic’s 2018 Adventurers of the Year. She is also the first female photojournalist to reach one million followers on Instagram.


    We talk about:

    - swimming in icy Norwegian waters with orcas

    - floating beside an American crocodile in Cuba

    - the heartbreaking video of a starving polar bear that she filmed last year

    - and what it truly will take to save our oceans


    Please check out and support Cristina’s work:

    www.cristinamittermeier.com

    www.sealegacy.org

    www.instagram.com/cristinamittermeier/

    www.facebook.com/cristinamittermeier

    www.twitter.com/cmittermeier


    Sources for topics discussed:

    Jacques Cousteau: https://bit.ly/2n7Xvjy

    Blue Planet sperm whale family: https://bbc.in/2MThrAk

    dying baby penguin: https://bit.ly/2RMS6cd

    starving polar bear: https://on.natgeo.com/2KkSz1H

    Tony Wu: https://bit.ly/2SGv7Eo

    Lonely Whale: www.lonelywhale.org

    Adrian Grenier: https://bit.ly/2MTU5dU

    Racing Extinction: www.racingextinction.com

    Racing Extinction extinct bird video: https://bit.ly/2GezsIR

    Japan resuming commercial whaling: https://bit.ly/2LyoXju

    Louie Psihoyos: https://bit.ly/2BsgOJI

    SeaLegacy “STOP ICELAND WHALING”: https://bit.ly/2uzb3q1

    SeaLegacy “ban deathnets”: https://bit.ly/2GheWXY

    Shawn Heinrichs: https://bit.ly/2HUoZUC

    Paul Hilton: https://bit.ly/2SqPUsr

    Fishing village success story for manta rays: https://bit.ly/2JGfW6e

    Cristina swimming with orcas in Norway: https://bit.ly/2DZBeLS

    Timothy Treadwell: https://bit.ly/2DkorSq

    Grizzly Man: https://bit.ly/1GP4P8d

    Paul Nicklen: https://bit.ly/1lv8s9n

    Paul Nicklen spirit bears: https://bit.ly/2UPDafr

    International League of Conservation Photographers: https://bit.ly/2DXtCJt


    Full show notes available @ https://bit.ly/2BthePW

    1 hr 19 min
  • Shannon Wild - Coffee + Komodos

    Shannon Wild! is an absolutely incredible wildlife photographer and cinematographer. Shannon has worked with clients such as Nat Geo WILD, WildAid, and the United Nations.


    She has written three books, runs photographic expeditions, and founded Wild In Africa, a business that creates handmade beaded bracelets that are very cool, but even cooler is that she donates 50% of sales to carefully selected wildlife conservation organizations that she has worked directly with.


    Shannon is also married to another friend of the podcast, Russell MacLaughlin, who was on the podcast a couple months ago. They do a lot of their work together so you will hear us mention Russ quite a few times in the conversation.


    We talk about:

    - their film on the black panther in India

    - standing next to a Komodo dragon

    - what it’s like to be attacked by a cheetah

    ....and much, much more!


    Please check out and support Shannon’s work:

    www.shannonwild.com

    www.wildinafrica.store

    www.instagram.com/Shannon__Wild/

    www.facebook.com/ShannonWild/

    www.twitter.com/Shannon__Wild

    YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TMl79l


    full video @ https://youtu.be/b7OIgTwLCV0


    Sources for topics discussed:

    RED cameras: https://www.red.com/

    Komodo dragons video: https://bit.ly/2QOmrGL

    Cheetah attack: https://bit.ly/2AMWPov

    Cheetah ‘supermoms’ / Eleanor: https://on.natgeo.com/2Dbpw03

    Blue white-lipped viper Komodo Island: https://bit.ly/2RUhGQR

    RED collective ‘The Wilds’: https://bit.ly/2BH42c2

    Margot Raggett IG: https://bit.ly/2AIZ64k

    Michelle Valberg IG: https://bit.ly/2Hp75cD

    Cristina Mittermeier IG: https://bit.ly/2Ch2bs0

    Ami Vitale IG: https://bit.ly/2SSguKL

    Dhole / elephant: https://bit.ly/2TMpDog

    Nespresso: www.nespresso.com

    Wild In Africa: https://wildinafrica.store/

    Wild Tomorrow Fund: www.wildtomorrowfund.org

    Zambian Carnivore Programme: https://bit.ly/2Da1ylW

    Conan O’Brien podcast: https://apple.co/2PJ7eGl

    Lizards eating insects on lions: https://bbc.in/2FBDda2

    Half Earth project: https://bit.ly/2sqWzad

    Alive book / Uruguayan Rugby team: https://bit.ly/2ST405N

    Shannon Wild’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TMl79l

    1 hr 58 min
  • Shem Compion - Photo Safaris

    Shem Compion is an adventurer, nature photographer, creative, author and photography hide builder. He runs C4 Photo Safaris, a company with a simple goal - to bring clients to the best wildlife locations, in the best season with the best photo guides so you can take the best photos.


    We discuss:

    - Working with BBC to capture lions hunting elephants for the Planet Earth series

    - The struggle of rhinos in Africa

    - A leopard attacking a porcupine

    ....and much, much more!


    Please check out and support Shem’s work:

    www.c4photosafaris.com

    www.shemimages.com

    www.instagram.com/shemimages/

    www.facebook.com/shemimages

    www.twitter.com/shemimages


    Sources for topics discussed:

    Planet Earth - lions hunting elephants: https://bit.ly/1t6WwXl

    Shem’s paper on lion predation on elephants: https://bit.ly/2RG8zTA

    Planet Earth II - lion vs giraffe: https://bit.ly/2CjMgcO

    Blue Planet II - crab vs. eel vs. octopus: https://bit.ly/2QC0MSc

    giraffes sleeping: https://bit.ly/2D4tQOC

    Nikon D5: https://bit.ly/2FlUNzA

    Dr. James Borrell: www.jamesborrell.com

    Endangered Wildlife Trust: https://www.ewt.org.za/

    Maasai: https://bit.ly/1STVIYk

    Datooga: https://bit.ly/2TPjGan

    Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown: https://cnn.it/2O0C4ed

    Encounters with the Dragon by John Hone: https://bit.ly/2AG8RA6

    Eternal Enemies documentary by Dereck and Beverly Joubert: https://bit.ly/2RjEbPz


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

    Full video @ https://youtu.be/dW2utDkLnOA

    1 hr 30 min
  • Ken Geiger - Pulitzer

    Ken Geiger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who served nearly twelve years with National Geographic Magazine as Deputy Director of Photography.


    We discuss:

    - photojournalism

    - a 3200 year old Sequoia tree 

    - wild dogs in Africa 

    - desert foxes in Morocco 

    - his widely celebrated photo of a solar eclipse that also sparked a little controversy


    Please check out and support Ken’s work:

    www.kengeiger.com

    www.instagram.com/kengeiger/

    www.twitter.com/kengeiger/


    Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2FdZYl0

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

    1 hr 44 min
  • Amber Jackson + Emily Hazelwood - Rigs-to-Reefs
    Amber Jackson and Emily Hazelwood are marine scientists, explorers, and entrepreneurs. They are founders of the certified, women-owned marine environmental consulting firm, Blue Latitudes.
    We talk about their program Rigs-to-Reefs, where offshore oil platforms that are no longer being used by oil companies are modified so they can continue to support marine life as artificial reefs.
    Please check out and support Amber and Emily’s work:
    www.rig2reefexploration.org
    Petition with Patagonia: https://bit.ly/2De1bat
    www.instagram.com/rig2reefexplorers/
    www.twitter.com/Rig2ReefExplore
    www.facebook.com/rig2reefexploration
    YouTube: https://bit.ly/2PWCOou
    48 min
  • Russell MacLaughlin - Filming the Black Panther
    Russell MacLaughlin is an award-winning wildlife filmmaker, photographer, naturalist, and conservationist who creates with groups like National Geographic, WildAid, and Disneynature.
    We discuss:
    - his new film project documenting one of the rarest animals in the world, the black panther in India
    - swimming with crocodiles
    - lemurs in Madagascar
    - wolves playing with bears in Scandinavia
    Please check out and support Russell’s work:
    www.instagram.com/russ_wildlife
    www.twitter.com/russ_wildlife
    www.facebook.com/russ.mac.wildlife.photography/
    https://bit.ly/2T5S94M
    Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2Dia6HK
    Full video @ https://youtu.be/KxpdvQMjQW8
    1 hr 35 min
  • Jeremy Hance - Weird Species!
    Jeremy Hance is a journalist with experience writing about wildlife, climate change, energy politics, animal behavior, and much more for outlets like Mongabay and The Guardian.
    We talk about:
    - solenodons: venomous, nocturnal, burrowing mammals found in the Caribbean that can trace their lineage back to the dinosaurs
    - the Sumatran rhino: a small, hairy rhino on the brink of extinction that does lives in Indonesia but no one ever sees it
    - as well as Half Earth, an ambitious yet exciting proposal that aims to be the future of conservation and save life on this planet
    Please check out and support Jeremy’s work:
    https://jeremyhance.com/
    https://twitter.com/jeremy_hance
    https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.hance.7
    Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2zbfkBG
    Full video @ https://youtu.be/eMlXpifJkAs
    1 hr 38 min
  • Dr. James Borrell - Optimism + Conservation
    Dr. James Borrell is a conservation scientist and science communicator with a passion for adventurous expeditions and conservation fieldwork.
    I really enjoyed this fascinating conversation including discussions on:
    - invasive species
    - trophy hunting
    - discovering a new species of amphibian in Madagascar
    - using dogs that think they are goats to save cheetahs
    - why we should be optimistic about conservation in general
    Please check out and support James’s work:
    http://www.jamesborrell.com/
    TED Talk: https://bit.ly/2tv7bIv
    https://www.facebook.com/Jamesborrell.co.uk
    https://twitter.com/James_Borrell
    https://www.instagram.com/james_borrell/
    Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2S2zcQ1
    Full video @ https://bit.ly/2JeDcZK
    1 hr 29 min
  • Matt Draper - Replace Fear With Fascination
    Matt Draper is an internationally acclaimed fine art photographer. Matt uses his imagery to foster love for the ocean, by replacing fear with fascination.
    We discuss:
    Free diving with humpback whales in Tonga
    Traveling for two weeks on an ice-breaking boat to find king penguins on Macquarie Island
    Watching two elephant seals fight
    Cage diving with great white sharks
    Swimming with spotted eagle rays, sea turtles, tiger sharks and everything else you can imagine
    Please check out and support Matt’s work:
    http://www.mattdraperphotography.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/mattdraperphotography/
    https://www.facebook.com/mattdraperphotography/
    Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2pxy0a5
    1 hr 20 min
  • Elliott Neep - Tigers in India
    Elliott Neep is an award-winning wildlife photographer and photographic guide. He has produced articles for major photographic publications, including BBC Wildlife magazine and the National Press.
    Included stories:
    - searching for tigers in India
    - witnessing hyenas hunt flamingos in Africa
    - extreme trips to the Arctic and Antarctic
    - why Elliott decided to leave social media
    Please check out and support Elliott’s work:
    http://elliottneep.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/elliottneep
    https://natureinfocus.co.uk/
    Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2xqzGpE
    Full video @ https://bit.ly/2xoVimk
    1 hr 47 min

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Welcome to the ESCAPE THE ZOO podcast, where we interview leading wildlife photographers, conservationists and scientists to learn more about the awe-inspiring species that we share this fascinating…