Explore every episode of the podcast Finding Wildlife with Akash Mehta

This week biologist-conservationist-filmmaker Ian Redmond remotes in to unpack his incredible journey from researching with Dian Fossey to filming with David Attenborough, spearheading efforts to protect gorillas, cave elephants and everything in between.

For more of Ian's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/ianredmond4eco/

https://www.facebook.com/ian.redmond.33/

https://www.youtube.com/@YoGAmbassador

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-redmond-b849283/

https://www.watchecoflix.com/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week explorer, filmmaker, author and now TV star Lucy Shepherd joins Akash to share tales from travels across the globe from the deepest Amazon to frozen Arctic and now crossing Africa in Channel 4's Secret Africa: Into the Wild.

For more of Lucy's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/lucysheps/

https://www.youtube.com/c/LucyShepherd

https://www.tiktok.com/@lucyshepsexplorer

https://www.lucy-shepherd.com/

https://www.facebook.com/lucysheps/

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/secret-africa-into-the-wild

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week BirdLife chief scientist Dr Stuart Butchart sits down across from Akash to chat bird research, conservation and experiencing nature's wonders from a wheelchair.

For more of BirdLife's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/birdlife.international/

https://www.facebook.com/BirdLifeInternational/

https://www.youtube.com/user/BirdLifeVideo

https://www.birdlife.org/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week climate influencer super-couple Ben Brown and Ciara Doyle of Going Green Media join Akash to share their story and insights on finding your audience, building a sustainable following and spreading hope for our planet.

For more of Going Green's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/goinggreenmedia/

https://www.youtube.com/@GoingGreenOfficial

https://www.goinggreenmedia.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ggreenmedia/

https://www.tiktok.com/@goinggreenmedia

And down forget to tune in to their Inspire Action podcast wherever you listen:

https://www.goinggreenmedia.com/podcast

To catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week Danish conservation hero, biologist and researcher extraordinaire Sophie Lund Rasmussen (Dr Hedgehog) flies in to sit and chat across from Akash, discussing overcoming debilitating illness, researching for the world's most famous uni, working 80 hour weeks and the story behind her latest discovery which could save millions of hedgehogs each year.

For more of Sophie's work head to:

https://drhedgehogcommunications.dk/en/

https://www.youtube.com/@drhedgehog

https://www.facebook.com/DrPindsvin/

https://www.instagram.com/drhedgehog_drpindsvin/

https://x.com/Dr_Pindsvin

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week TV star, Brave Wilderness cofounder and host, palaeo enthusiast and wildlife wrangler extraordinaire Coyote Peterson joins Akash from across the pond to unpack how we grew one of the world's largest wildlife media brands to tens of millions of followers, packaging conservation for mainstream audiences and the dangers of extreme animal handling.

For more of Coyote's work head to:

https://www.youtube.com/@BraveWilderness

https://www.instagram.com/coyotepeterson/

https://www.facebook.com/CoyotePeterson/

https://www.tiktok.com/@coyotepetersonofficial

https://www.bravewilderness.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@bravewildernessnetwork

https://www.instagram.com/bravewilderness/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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On this our pilot episode, YouTuber, science communicator and founder of the Natural World Facts channel with over one million subscribers Leo Richards sits down with Akash to discuss the unsung wonders of British wildlife, poetry in filmmaking and tapping into the untold stories of the deep sea.

For more of Leo's work head to:

https://www.youtube.com/naturalworldfacts

https://www.naturalworldfacts.com/

https://www.instagram.com/naturalwfacts/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund work see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week field biologist, wildlife filmmaker and broadcaster Dan O'Neill joins Akash to share stories of filming and working with big cats and raptors around the globe, from Guyana to Nepal, and now starring in landmark BBC series Tiger Island out on BBC One and iPlayer every Sunday night.

For more of Dan's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/danowild/

https://www.facebook.com/DanWildlife/

https://x.com/danoneill_wild

https://www.tiktok.com/@dan.owild

https://www.youtube.com/@danoneillwild

https://www.danoneill.tv/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002x3br/tiger-island

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week wildlife photographer, explorer, conservationist and founder of Reserva: The Youth Land Trust, Callie Broaddus joins Akash in the studio to discuss the incredible untapped power of youth in saving our planet, creating pioneering reservas in Ecuador and Colombia, and the wealth of species yet to discover in these tropical forests.

To support Reserva in protecting endangered titi monkeys with its latest forest corridor head to:

https://give.reservaylt.org/campaign/piamonte-conectado/c719401

For more of Callie's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/calliebroaddus/

https://x.com/CallieBroaddus

https://www.calliebroaddus.com/

https://www.instagram.com/reservaylt/

https://www.facebook.com/reservaylt/

https://reservaylt.org/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week wildlife filmmaker Abraham Joffe shares his tale from touring Australia as a kid, apprentice-ing on expedition docs to creating his own breakout series on Netflix and now crafting a very special feature doc to shine a light on polar bears' plight.

For more of Abraham's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/abrahamjoffe/

https://x.com/Abrahamjoffe

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7059859/

https://untitledfilmworks.com.au/

https://untitledfilmworks.com.au/trade-secret/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week conservation creator Ganyah Goldstein joins the show for an honest, inspiring conversation about making a career out of digital storytelling and how these conservation stories change lives.

For more of Ganyah's work head to:

https://www.tiktok.com/@ganyahgold

https://www.instagram.com/gardenofganyah/

https://www.youtube.com/@gardenofganyah

https://www.threads.com/@gardenofganyah

https://www.facebook.com/p/Ganyah-Gold-61561750419698/

https://linktr.ee/ganyah

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week Conservation X Labs CEO and Co-founder Alex Dehgan joins the show to share his story from hearing the lost plight of the passenger pigeon to saving animals through technology across 70 countries, and the animals he's yet to see.

For more of Alex's work head to:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdehgan/

https://www.instagram.com/alexdehgan/

https://x.com/lemurwrangler

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17739234.Alex_Dehgan

https://www.conservationxlabs.com/

https://www.instagram.com/conservationxlabs/

https://www.facebook.com/ConservationXLabs/

https://x.com/conservationx

https://www.snowleopardproject.com/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week conservation technologist extraordinaire, creator of EarthRanger, ex-director of SkyLight, OlmoEarth program lead and current Senior Director of Conservation at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Ted Schmitt joins Akash to share his story of falling in love with conservation through a rather unexpected route and the incredible global impact he's made since with gamechanging AI and satellite solutions.

For more of Ted's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/tedschmitt/

https://accidentalconservationist.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedschmitt/

https://allenai.org/olmoearth

https://x.com/allen_ai

https://www.instagram.com/earthrangertech/

https://www.earthranger.com/

And to catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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This week, chemical biologist, National Geographic Explorer, conservation leader, and founder of Amazon Research Internacional, Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza joins Akash in the studio to explore the hidden worlds shaping our planet’s future. From leading the global movement protecting wild pollinators to researching medicinal microbes, Rosa reveals how bridging science, ancestral knowledge, and storytelling can protect the Amazon and drive real-world environmental change. 

For more of Rosa's work head to:

https://www.instagram.com/rosavespinoza

https://www.rosavespinoza.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@rosavespinoza

https://www.instagram.com/amazonresearchint

https://www.amazonresearch.org/

To catch up on the latest Fable Fund actions and films see:

https://www.instagram.com/fablefund

https://www.youtube.com/@fablefund

https://www.tiktok.com/@fablefund

https://fablefund.givingcircles.io/

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