Elephant Conservation in South Africa | A Scientist's Mission | Katie Thompson
About this episode
Dr. Katie Thompson discusses her work in elephant conservation and the complexities of reducing human-elephant conflict in South Africa.
Send us Fan Mail Link for the show notes In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Katie Thompson, Programme Director for Elephants Alive, a conservation organisation doing deeply important work to protect elephants in the Greater Kruger region and to help reduce human–elephant conflict in ways that support both wildlife and local communities. This is a thoughtful and hopeful conversation, but it also touches on the reality that conservation work can be complex and sometimes imperfect. Katie ...
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Host: Brighde Reed
Guest: Dr. Katie Thompson
Topics covered
- elephant conservation
- human-elephant conflict
- wildlife protection
- local communities
- conservation challenges
Keywords
- elephants
- conservation
- South Africa
- human-elephant conflict
- wildlife
- local communities
- Elephants Alive
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Elephants Alive
Places: South Africa, Greater Kruger region
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