With thanks to Pea Horsley of Animal Thoughts for her interview that introduced me to the work of Dr. Ian Redmond (Ape Alliance Chairman and Conversation Consultant for the Born Free Foundation) during her Conversations for Nature World Summit 2022.
"Drawing on four decades of research with gorillas, starting as an assistant to Dian Fossey, Ian Redmond OBE passionately argues why we must protect these and other species such as elephants because of their important impacts on ecosystem processes..."
The Gardeners of the Forest, Ian Redmond, TEDXSouthampton University
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Last Stand for Leuser – Asia’s Vanishing Eden
​The Leuser Ecosystem in northern Sumatra, Indonesia is unique – the last place on Earth where Orangutans, Tigers, Elephants, and Rhinos still survive together.