In this episode of Into the Bush, we head to Indonesia to meet Alifi Nisya, the only woman Program Manager at Forum Konservasi Leuser. With eight years of experience protecting her country’s biodiversity, Alifi has built her career on collaboration, bringing together communities, scientists, and policymakers to protect elephants and their rapidly shrinking habitat. Her work is both scientific and deeply human: addressing human-wildlife conflict, empowering local women, and fighting for the forests that sustain all life. Together, we talk about what it means to lead as a woman in conservation, how courage and compassion coexist in fieldwork, and what keeps her grounded in a world that’s constantly changing.

This episode was made possible by the Denver Zoo’s Women Conservation Fund, which supports women like Alifi who are redefining what conservation leadership looks like.

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