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Into the Dja with Conservation Scientist Nikki Tagg | Episode 27
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On the western edge of the vast Congo basin lies one of the world's most remote rainforests - the Dja. It is one of the last strongholds of a rich biodiversity that includes gorillas, chimps, forest elephants, and a breath-taking range of flora and fauna.
Dr Nikki Tagg - conservation scientist and Head of Conservation for the Born Free Foundation is one of those rare researchers who has ventured into this spectacular rainforest in the hopes of understanding the causes of biodiversity loss and the mechanisms of co-existence between people and nature to conserve threatened species.
Her work explores the effect of human activities like hunting and logging on great ape abundance.
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Talking Apes is an initiative of the nonprofit GLOBIO.
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Manage episode 347891938 series 3419337
On the western edge of the vast Congo basin lies one of the world's most remote rainforests - the Dja. It is one of the last strongholds of a rich biodiversity that includes gorillas, chimps, forest elephants, and a breath-taking range of flora and fauna.
Dr Nikki Tagg - conservation scientist and Head of Conservation for the Born Free Foundation is one of those rare researchers who has ventured into this spectacular rainforest in the hopes of understanding the causes of biodiversity loss and the mechanisms of co-existence between people and nature to conserve threatened species.
Her work explores the effect of human activities like hunting and logging on great ape abundance.
Send us a text
Talking Apes is an initiative of the nonprofit GLOBIO.
Support the show
Buy us a coffee to say thanks!
BUY OUR MERCH
74 episodes
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