Gaël Vande Weghe: The Hidden Decline of Rwanda’s Wildlife
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Gaël Vande Weghe discusses the hidden decline of Rwanda's wildlife and biodiversity.
Rwanda is often celebrated as a conservation success story, known for its national parks, gorillas, and protected ecosystems. But how much of the country’s natural world has already disappeared? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, scientist, photographer, and conservationist Gaël Vande Weghe discusses his research on Rwanda’s biodiversity, including a comprehensive study documenting 229 mammal species. This conversation examines wildlife conservation, biodiversity loss, African en...
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Host: LF MEDIA
Guest: Gaël Vande Weghe
Topics covered
- wildlife conservation
- biodiversity loss
- Rwanda
- mammal species
- ecosystems
- African wildlife
Keywords
- Rwanda
- wildlife
- biodiversity
- conservation
- mammals
- ecosystems
- gorillas
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Books & works: The Long Form Podcast
Places: Rwanda, Rwanda’s national parks, Rwanda’s biodiversity
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