The EDGE Conservation Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

As our team is off this week lining up new guests and episodes, we're posting again this awesome chat with Oscar Winning Documentary Filmmaker Louis Psihoyos. 

If you didn't catch it before, you absolutely must now: 

Louie Psihoyos directed the Oscar-winning documentary THE COVE, the series RACING EXTINCTION and is Executive Director of the Ocean Preservation Society.  He and Kira discuss the effects of his filmmaking and his conservation efforts.  He's kind of a badass.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwxyrLUdcss

https://www.opsociety.org

Cyril Ruoso is a professional photographer-reporter who has traveled the globe for 20 years in search of extraordinary pictures of wildlife.  

His first encounter with the Borneo orangutan influenced his work by giving pride of place to primates. He also focuses on species too often considered trivial - this is the idea behind the project "Planet Frog".  

Hear about his work and how vital photography is to wildlife conservation in this episode.  

And learn more here: www.cyrilruoso.com

Matt Shapira is a film producer, writer, and artist known for traveling the world and painting his unique style of elephants to raise money and awareness for the species.  

Kira calls him in Los Angeles and we hear about his travels, passion and example of how we can foster our own talents to help wildlife.  Listen now, and subscribe! 

You can follow Matt at @roaming_elephant

And learn more about his work here: http://www.roamingelephantproductions.com/art/

Jeff Provenzano is one of the world's most famous skydivers.  He jumps for the Red Bull Air Force, movies, sporting event and for Endangered Species Day he joined EDGE in South Africa for a special experience.  

Hear about it here in a special episode of the EDGE Conservation Podcast as President of EDGE Nathan Edmondson sits down with Jeff in Limpopo.  

Jessica Babich is the Director of Save the Waterberg Rhino, a conservation group dedicated to a holistic approach to protecting one of the worlds highest concentrations of rhino. She and Kira discuss her never ending quest and constant innovations in the pursuit of changing the South African landscape to preserve the endangered species. 

Chris Treter is the founder of Higher Grounds Coffee and co-founder of On The Ground, an initiative to build schools where Coffee is farmed.  His extraordinary work to build schools and sustainable farms in the Congo.  

Visit www.highergrounds.com 

Kira talks to Paul Blackthorne: Actor, Producer, Conservationist and investigative filmmaker behind the documentary Save the Rhino Vietnam.  Hear the ARROW star discuss his love for exploration and protecting wildlife.  

Louie Psihoyos directed the Oscar-winning documentary THE COVE, the series RACING EXTINCTION and is Executive Director of the Ocean Preservation Society.  He and Kira discuss the effects of his filmmaking and his conservation efforts.  He's kind of a badass.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwxyrLUdcss

https://www.opsociety.org

Stephanie Fennessy is co-director and co-founder of Giraffe Conservation Foundation, and tells Kira about her field work, research and community development in her unique effort to preserve the world’s tallest mammals.  

More about Stephanie here: 

https://giraffeconservation.org 

www.ecodefensegroup.org/podcast

Sean Hensman is the director of the Rory Hensman Conservation and Research Unit, owner of Adventures with Elephants, and leads some of the top elephant research and conservation efforts in Africa.  

More about Sean's work here: rhcru.org