Painting Primates in the Heart of Africa with Robin Huffman | Episode 77
Watch the episode here: All featured artwork ©Robin Huffman
-
-
Why Storytelling Matters in Gorilla Conservation
By Maegan Leavendusky, Outreach Education Coordinator for GLOBIO Stories connect us. They inspire us, educate us, and shape how we understand the world. In November, I traveled to Detroit to represent GLOBIO at the International Gorilla Workshop, where I shared the Great Ape Conservation Film Project and joined a panel on storytelling in gorilla conservation….
-
Why Community Voices Matter: Building Conservation Capacity Through Storytelling and Film
For four decades I have watched conservation efforts ebb and flow across the world of apes—mostly ebbing. Why? Traveling from one ape country to the next, I have asked myself why. Lack of justice, lack of laws, lack of effort—why? Stories! I think it is a lack of stories. Locally told stories. Stories that connect…
-
-
Voices From the Ape House with Beth Armstrong | Episode 61
Click HERE to visit Beth’s website Click HERE to purchase Beth’s book, Voices from the Ape House Click HERE to learn more about ZACC Click HERE to find out about Detroit Zoo’s Gorilla Workshop Click HERE to read Beth’s article: We Can Solve Climate Challenges Beth’s book, Voices from the Ape House Photo by Jerry…
-
The Mystery of the Leopard-Eating Bili-Apes with Cleve Hicks & Toni Romani | S3E48
Dr Hicks and colleagues examine ground-nests in the rainforest. Toni Romani tests out the chimp nests! GET DOWN YOUNG MAN! One of the honey-pounding tools Cleve and his team found in Ngotto. You wouldn’t like to see that heading towards your house if you were a bee! Cleve lies next to a variation of chimp…
-
Saving the Congo’s Last Giants with GRACE’s Dr Katie Fawcett | S3E46
‘Finding the balance between human needs and conserving gorillas is the key to success.’ Featured image: ©Andrew Barnard/GRACE Dr Katie Fawcett – Programs Director at GRACE The GRACE facility houses 14 critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas in two huge forest enclosures which allow the gorillas to develop critical survival skills needed for release into the wild….
-
Gorilla Ecotourism with Praveen Moman | S2E37
“These landscapes are very important to me, and there’s been a compelling drive to share that with the world.” Photos of the stunning Virunga lodges and surrounding areas. Images courtesy of Volcanoes Safaris.
-
WALKING WITH GORILLAS with Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka | S2E36
“We share over 98% genetic material with gorillas so we can easily make each other sick. we have to be so careful that they don’t pick up human diseases because they may find it harder to fight them.” Conservation through Public Health website.Click here for upcoming live events for Walking with Gorillas. Click here to learn about CTPH’s incredible project, Gorilla…
-
The Tiny Gorilla Who Changed My Life Forever, With Rachel Hogan | S2E29
Photo courtesy ©Jo-Anne McArthur/WeAnimals.org *IMPORTANT NOTE: This photo created in 2009, prior to wearing of gloves and mask now required. The gorilla featured in the photo (2009) is a rescued victim of poaching and wildlife trafficking and is undergoing rehabilitation. Primates are wild animals and not pets, and we do not condone human contact with…
