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Risking life to save the Indian leopard with Sanjay Gubbi
Risking life to save the Indian leopard with Sanjay Gubbi
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
“The first time I saw a tiger pugmark in Cauvery landscape I was totally thrilled, I can’t explain the thrill and the joy I had. That’s what you all work and survive for, right?” India is now home to more than 3000 tigers according to estimates from the latest tiger census, released every four years by the Indian government. Sanjay Gubbi is an award-winning conservation biologist and rewilding hero in India whose work focuses on large mammals including big cats and elephants.Sanjay hit headlines six years ago after he was attacked by a leopard that had strayed onto the grounds of a school. Despite being seriously injured, Sanjay has made a full recovery and is very vocal about the problems that a loss of habitat is having on animals such as leopards.Join rewilding enthusiast and financier Ben Goldsmith as he speaks to environmental trail blazers from all corners of the globe.Recent climate science seems to paint a picture of despair with irreparable damage being done to our natural world. But there are rays of hope. Across the planet people are carrying out astonishing work, returning large areas of land and oceans back to their former glory.This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.
Released:
Nov 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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