Tiger King has taken the world by storm. The Netflix series about exotic animal owner and breeder Joe Exotic and his feud with sanctuary owner Carole Baskin fascinated people across the world. While the Netflix docuseries was definitely captivating, as a wildlife biologist, it was extremely frustrating to watch…
#26. First Field Season with Forest Elephants
In this episode, I talk about what it was like to study forest elephants in my very first field season…
#25. Choosing a Field Site for Forest Elephant Research
In the last episode, I take you through the process of how and why I decided to study African forest elephants, and how I came up with the research questions I would ask for my dissertation research…
#24. How Do You Study Elephants? The Start of My Journey
I chose to study elephants for my dissertation research. But how does one even set something like that up? Where do you begin?
#12. Has Poaching Decreased for Elephants?
Elephants are sought after for their ivory, which comes from their tusks. In most countries, it is illegal, but this has’t stopped people from killing them…
#11. 10 Best Activities to Connect to Wildlife
Over the summer, kids go to summer camps and aspiring wildlife biologists have technician positions, internships, or volunteer opportunities…
