The Mystery of the Leopard-Eating Bili-Apes with Cleve Hicks & Toni Romani | Episode 48

The Mystery of the Leopard-Eating Bili-Apes with Cleve Hicks & Toni Romani | Episode 48

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 | Episode 46

Saving the Congo’s Last Giants with GRACE’s Dr Katie Fawcett | Episode 46

‘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….

WALKING WITH GORILLAS with Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka | Episode 36

WALKING WITH GORILLAS with Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka | Episode 36

“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…

Woman hugs a young gorilla in an enclosure

The Tiny Gorilla Who Changed My Life Forever, With Rachel Hogan | Episode 29

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…

gorilla sitting in the forest

Gorillas and Forest Elephants with Conservationist Ian Redmond – Part 2 | Episode 23

Can’t listen? Read the transcript below.  Gerry: Welcome to part two of our conversation with naturalist and conservationist Ian Redmond. Part one of our conversation was the opening podcast for season two of Talking Apes, and a chance to celebrate World Gorilla Day. But after 45 minutes, it was clear we were just getting started….

Man with beard in the jungle

Gorillas and Forest Elephants with Conservationist Ian Redmond – Part 1 | Episode 23

Can’t listen? Read the transcript below.  Gerry: Welcome to Season two of Talking Apes. I’m your host Gerry Ellis. And to kick off our second season of exploring the world of Apes, I can think of no person more passionately committed to life on this planet, as my next guest. Once asked to summarize his…