"We're quick to try and find bandaid solutions to problems we face, while ignoring a solution that's spent the last 5 billion years evolving, and that is nature. It's the best regulating system we have on this planet."
Today’s conversation is with Damien Mander. Damien is an activist and founder of the International Anti Poaching Foundation. He has a unique background in that he is a former Australian Royal Navy clearance diver and special ops military sniper. His work has been featured on The Guardian, ABC, National Geographic, Forbes, The Game Changers and was the winner of the 2019 Winsome Constance Kindness Gold Medal, a prestigious international recognition for services to animals and humanity.
Video version: https://youtu.be/7Tzylk94WTI
The key topics in today's episode:
03:30 - Who is Damien Mander
06:30 - Different types of poaching
09:00 - How poaching works
12:00 - Impacting local communities
15:00 - Human-animal conflict
18:00 - Having hope
20:30 - The reduction of poaching
29:00 - Conservation on a global scale
35:00 - Fully plant based Akashinga rangers
40:00 - How dangerous is being a ranger
42:00 - Being vegan is "not manly"
48:00 - Becoming a ranger
50:00 - Words of wisdom
Resources:
Connect with Damien:
Website | https://www.iapf.org/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/int.anti.poaching.foundation/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/damien_mander/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/damienmander/
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