Charles Foley and Jon Hall interview scientist and conservationist Dr Tim Davenport from his base in Tanzania about his many mammalian achievements and adventures during 30 years in Africa. Highlights include a Giant Pangolin rodeo, a flatulent gorilla, and his key role in discovering the Kipunji monkey in Tanzania: one of the most exciting mammalian discoveries of the past 100 years.

Here's the YouTube trailer.

For more information visit www.mammalwatching.com/podcast

Notes: Here is a piece + video from CNN on Tim’s work with Kipunji.  And here is an article on Magawa, the landmine sniffing rat.

Cover photo - Kipunji - by Tim Davenport.

Dr Charles Foley is a mammalwatcher and biologist who, together with his wife Lara, spent 30 years studying elephants in Tanzania. They now run the Tanzania Conservation Research Program at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

Jon Hall set up mammalwatching.com in 2005. Genetically Welsh, spiritually Australian, currently in New York City. He has looked for mammals in over 100 countries.

Produced and edited by José G. Martínez-Fonseca mammalwatcher, photographer and wildlife biologist.

Thanks also to Sierra Foley for her editing skills and patience.

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Erscheinungs­datum: 18.6.2021, 16:00:00