Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Tarik Bodasing. Tarik is an experienced ecologist and conservationist from South Africa, and in this episode we here some stories from his career including pangolins, vultures and sea turtles.

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A special thanks to Lisle Gwynn for the use of his amazing photos.

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The guys start a new mini-series about the world's best destinations for both wildlife AND food. In this episode, they cover numbers 4-6 in their respective top 6 lists. Want to hear about the time in Indonesia when Charley almost blew his top because Ken hid his bowl of tofu and tempe? Check out this episode!

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Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Andrés Vásquez back to the show. He tells 3 of his most memorable bird encounters in Ecuador. Charley & Ken also chip in a couple of Ecuador stories of their own.

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Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Andrés Vásquez. Andrés is a senior guide at Tropical Birding and a long time friend of Charley & Ken's. He has guided several tours since Covid and shares some of his experiences.

Tropical Birding follows ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association) health and safety guidelines developed in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic. These are in line with international travel industry standards.

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Check out Andres's excellent wildlife guide:

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Charley & Ken welcome their special guest, Tony Croasdale. Tony is lead-singer for the hardcore punk band R.A.M.B.O. and a hardcore birder. In this episode we explore the surprising parallels between birding & Punk!

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Ken and Charley each talk about three of the most remarkable wildlife spectacles that they have witnessed. These range from migrants streaming overhead in Central America to dogfighting sea-eagles in northern Japan. 

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In this episode, Charley & Ken discuss forests. Charley visits several forests in southern Thailand and shares some of his highlights, including the rare 'Demon's eye bird'! 

Ken introduces the reforestation project on the land he bought in Madagascar which leads on to Malagasy beaurocracy and marraige culture!

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Charley is still in southern Thailand, so he talks about his recent travels, plus Ken and Charley each present their "top 3" birds from this region, which is part of Sundaland, one of the world's great tracts of tropical forest. 

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As Charley finds himself on the idyllic Koh Surin, Ken and Charley discuss small islands and the wildlife they hold.

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Thanks to Binanda Hatiboruah for the Swamp Prinia recording, our natural sound at the end of the podcast. 

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Charley asks Ken a bunch of questions, so that he and the listeners can get to know him better. 

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Barred Antshrike recording by Richard E. Webster

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