Niall McCann - Tapirs + Anacondas
Escape The Zoo
English - March 26, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 199 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Niall McCann is an explorer, biologist and conservationist who currently serves as the Director of Conservation for National Park Rescue, a direct-action conservation organization that focuses on preventing the slaughter of elephants, rhinos and lions in sub-Saharan Africa.
We talk about:
- giant otters and tapirs
- catching pythons and anacondas
- the roar of a tiger
- and have a deep discussion on the state of conservation in Africa.
Niall’s work:
Sources for topics discussed:
William Baird: https://bit.ly/2VydiFi
Operation Muscox: https://bit.ly/2SAXv6J
His Dark Materials Trilogy: https://bit.ly/1NlLfPZ
Philip Pullman: www.philip-pullman.com
Harry Potter: https://bit.ly/2flUHGY
JK Rowling: www.jkrowling.com
British Antarctic Survey: www.bas.ac.uk
Mount Asgard: https://bit.ly/2EyTJFI
Sir Roger Moore: https://bit.ly/2qREMtj
Nigel Leader-Williams: https://bit.ly/2EKG9jZ
Giant otters vs jaguar: https://bit.ly/2TbZu6v
Niall with anaconda: https://bit.ly/2SH9yPQ
Movie 'Anaconda': https://bit.ly/2Hd5eWq
South Florida python bounty: https://bit.ly/2VxcKze
Jesus Rivas anacondas: https://bit.ly/2VzQMvI
National Park Rescue: www.nationalparkrescue.org
Baird’s tapir: https://bit.ly/2RYqykS
Eating megafauna study: https://bit.ly/2GKgkSn
Four types of tapir: https://bit.ly/2UfP5mI
Panthera - Franklin Castañeda: https://bit.ly/2Hd8lxJ
Borneo tapir article by Jeremy Hance: https://bit.ly/2Ccr7C7
Lanai cat sanctuary: https://lanaicatsanctuary.org/
DSWT: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
Reteti: www.retetielephants.org
Chizarira National Park: https://bit.ly/2UgnPEB
National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com
African Parks: www.africanparks.org
John Hume: https://bit.ly/2XBZiMj
Ami Vitale: www.amivitale.com
WildAid, Yao Ming, shark fin soup: https://bit.ly/2ALJxv8
National Park Rescue documentary: https://vimeo.com/175752302
World Wildlife Fund: www.worldwildlife.org
WWF scandal/allegations: https://bbc.in/2SKwLAu
Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2HYZNuP
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