Coexist Podcast (Ep. 20) - Coe talks with Debbie Ethell - Founder The KOTA Foundation for Elephants

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 20

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 20) - Coe talks with Debbie Ethell - Founder The KOTA Foundation for Elephants

Debbie Ethell has followed a group of more than 400 elephants since she was eight years old. As a conservation research scientist she realizes how important it is to share what she’s learned with others.

In 2015 she founded The KOTA Foundation for Elephants as a way to teach people in the United States all of the extraordinary things she learned about elephants as a way to support positive outcomes for their survival.

In 2019 Debbie published her best-selling memoir “The Will of Heaven: An Inspiring True Story About Elephants, Alcoholism, and Hope” which captured her serendipitous journey (and hard fought battle) overcoming addiction intertwined with the stories of her beloved elephants which gave her the strength and courage to never give up. Due to The Will of Heaven’s enormous success one book has now been turned into a series of three. The second in the series is scheduled for release in 2023.

https://www.kotafoundation.org/

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 19) - Coe talks with Sangita Iyer - a National Geographic Explorer, multiple award-winning nature & wildlife filmmaker, broadcast journalist, and a biologist.

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 19

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 19) - Coe talks with Sangita Iyer - a National Geographic Explorer, multiple award-winning nature & wildlife filmmaker, broadcast journalist, and a biologist.

Sangita Iyer is a National Geographic Explorer, multiple award-winning nature & wildlife filmmaker and broadcast journalist, and a biologist.

Sangita has recently produced a 26-part short docu-series about Asian elephants, funded by the National Geographic Society’s storytelling grant. She's also the director and producer of the globally acclaimed epic documentary, "Gods in Shackles", which was nominated at the United Nations General Assembly, and has garnered 13 international film festival awards. Sangita received the "Nari Shakthi Puraskaar" - Women Power Award - the highest award for women making a difference in India from the country's President for her courage to expose the plight of captive elephants that are being exploited for profit behind the veil of culture and religion.

https://www.vfaes.org

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 18) - Coe talks with Jeff Kremer about the the video THE CONSERVATION GAME!

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 18

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 18) - Coe talks with Jeff Kremer about the the video THE CONSERVATION GAME!

THE CONSERVATION GAME

Set against the backdrop of a heated national debate on captive big cats in America, THE CONSERVATION GAME follows the story of Tim Harrison, a retired cop who makes a bombshell discovery while undercover at an exotic animal auction. He starts to suspect that America’s top television celebrity conservationists may be secretly connected to the exotic pet trade. What follows is a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, filled with lies, deception, and coverups.

As his investigation leads deeper into the secret world of the big cat trade, Tim and his team take their fight to the halls of Congress, pressing lawmakers to pass federal legislation that would end the private breeding and exploitation of these endangered and majestic animals. But when opposition comes from an unexpected source, Tim is forced to face the demons of his own past, while wrestling with the consequences of exposing his childhood hero.

https://www.theconservationgame.com/

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 17) - Coe talks with Thyra Rutter – Founder of Arte for Elephants

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 17

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 17) - Coe talks with Thyra Rutter – Founder of Arte for Elephants.

Thyra Rutter is Founder of Arte for Elephants which was started as a "side gig" for two California artists longing for a way to make a difference in the lives of captive elephants.

Over the past six years, Arte for Elephants has grown and evolved from a simple art business to a travel, art, community and education adventure! Through art shows and our 5 star rated, 100% ethical retreats to Kenya, Thailand (and soon India) Arte for Elephants has been fortunate to meet amazing people and spread awareness all over the world.

https://www.arteforelephants.net/

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 16) - Coe talks with Darrick Thomson – Cofounder of “Save Elephant Foundation”

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 16

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 16) - Coe talks with Darrick Thomson – Cofounder of “Save Elephant Foundation”.

Coe talks with Darrick Thomson – Cofounder of “Save Elephant Foundation”.

Darrick Thomson – Cofounder of “Save Elephant Foundation” based at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. A former firefighter from Toronto who met his wife and fellow conservationist Lek Chailert and moved to Thailand dedicating him self to the protection of captive and wild animals. Darrick is also overseeing the rehabilitation of “Kaavan, the world’s loneliest elephant” rescued from Islamabad zoo and the subject of a Smithsonian Channel program.

www.saveelephant.org

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 15) - Coe talks with Nick Holme and Ever Chinoda

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 15

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 15) - Coe talks with Nick Holme and Ever Chinoda.

Coe talks with Nick Holme and Ever Chinoda.

We are on the steering committee of The Royal Foundation's (https://royalfoundation.com/) United for Wildlife Southern Africa Financial and Transport Task forces (along with Ever Chinoda) and my role within the ZCA is to focus on combating the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) with the ultimate aim of coordinating efforts to share information, in order to be more effective in the fight against IWT.

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 14) - Coe talks with Raabia Hawa, Executive Director of the Ulinzi Africa Foundation in Kenya.

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 14

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 14) - Coe talks with Raabia Hawa, Executive Director of the Ulinzi Africa Foundation in Kenya.

Coe talks with Raabia Hawa, Executive Director of the Ulinzi Africa Foundation in Kenya.

http://walkwithrangers.org/

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 13) - Coe talks with Zambesia Conservation Alliance (ZCA)

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 13

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 13) - Coe talks with Zambesia Conservation Alliance (ZCA)

The Zambesia Conservation Alliance (ZCA) was founded in March 2020 by Robin, Luke and Suzanne Brown. Their diverse skill set is evident from their biographies. This dynamic founding team foresaw the need for a passion-driven, well-coordinated, and concerted wide scale effort to address some of the most significant challenges facing wildlife conservation and community upliftment in the Zambesia region. The Zambesia area spans more than 1,2 million square kilometers, across 7 countries and is home to some of the globe’s most pristine biodiversity, which includes the largest remaining African elephant population on Earth and 10% of the world’s carnivore population. Habitat loss is the biggest threat to this landscape.

https://www.zambesia.com/

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 12) - Coe talks with Larry Laverty!

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 12

Coexist Podcast (Ep. 12) - Coe talks with Larry Laverty!

While involved in a 30-year career as a Hollywood actor, Larry was prompted to activism on behalf of threatened wildlife, most notably the buffalo of Yellowstone Country. In 2021, he recently released the film Where Buffalo Roam, intended to call attention to Yellowstone Park’s threatened buffalo.

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 11) - Coe talks with Leif Cocks founder of The Orangutan Project!

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 11

Coe talks with Leif Cocks founder of The Orangutan Project

Leif Cocks founder of The Orangutan Project discusses with Coe Lewis about the securing the survival of critically endangered orangutans. For over three decades world-renowned orangutan expert Leif Cocks has worked to secure the survival of Critically Endangered orangutans. Leif is the Founder of The Orangutan Project, International Elephant Project and International Tiger Project.

www.theorangutanproject.org

@theorangutanproject on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theorangutanproject/

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 10) - Coe talks with Dr. Joanna Grossman leads the equine program and is a lobbyist for the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC.

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 10

Coe talks with Dr. Joanna Grossman leads the equine program and is a lobbyist for the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC.

Dr. Joanna Grossman leads the equine program and is a lobbyist for the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC. She was previously the organization’s federal policy advisor, advocating for a wide range of animal protection issues on Capitol Hill.

Her writings and work have been featured in or covered by numerous media outlets including The Hill, Roll Call, Politico, NBC News, Newsweek, the Daily Caller, and the Washington Examiner. Her chapter on political advocacy for animal protection causes was published in the Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics. Joanna has an A.B. from Princeton University and studied as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Oxford before earning her doctorate from Harvard University.

Joanna serves on the advisory boards for Predator Defense and Sinergia Animal, as well as on the steering committee for the Homes for Horses Coalition. Originally from rural Texas, Joanna lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband, two daughters, and two rescue dogs.

Links:

https://awionline.org/press-releases/lawmakers-blm-stop-barbaric-surgical-sterilizations-wild-horses-utah

https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2020/aug/07/blms-wild-horse-management-must-be-fixed/

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2020/02/12/joanna-grossman-failed/

https://awionline.org/cases/protection-wild-horses

https://awionline.org/press-releases/veterinarians-call-blm-abandon-barbaric-surgical-sterilization-experiments-wild

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 9) -Coe talks with Michelle Lute of Project Coyote & Heidi Perryman of Worth A Dam

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 9

Coe talks with Michelle Lute of Project Coyote & Heidi Perryman of Worth A Dam

Michelle Lute is part of the Project Coyote. Project Coyote is a national non-profit organization based in Northern California whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy. Our representatives, advisory board members and supporters include scientists, educators, ranchers and citizen leaders who work together to change laws and policies to protect native carnivores from abuse and mismanagement, advocating coexistence instead of killing. We seek to change negative attitudes toward coyotes, wolves and other misunderstood predators by replacing ignorance and fear with understanding, respect and appreciation.

Learn more at www.projectcoyote.org

Heidi Perryman is a child psychologist who became an ‘accidental’ beaver advocate when a family moved into her hometown creek. She started the non-profit ‘Worth A Dam’ to defend the beavers in Martinez - along the way becoming interested in helping other cities learn how and why to co-exist with these important animals. Since 2008 she has organized an annual beaver festival and taught others about their key role in the ecosystem. Beavers are especially needed in this state as their dams increase biodiversity and offer protection to our dwindling salmon population. As California faces ever more drought years and fire events, Heidi believes it is essential to coexist with these important ‘water-savers’.

Learn more at: www.martinezbeavers.org

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 8.5) - Coe talks with Kelly Sorenson, Ventana Wildlife Society

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 8.5

Coe talks with Kelly Sorenson, Ventana Wildlife Society.

Kelly Sorenson first started as a wildlife biologist focusing on saving endangered species in the wild, including work with peregrine falcons, bald eagles and California condors. As Executive Director for Ventana Wildlife Society since 2003, Kelly led the effort to establish the endangered California condor to central California. He has six, peer-reviewed scientific publications and numerous technical reports in the field of wildlife conservation. Kelly served on the California Condor Recovery Team, an advisory body to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, from 2001 to 2010.

Kelly currently leads the fundraising, marketing and management efforts of Ventana Wildlife Society which now conducts research, wildlife recovery and outdoor youth education throughout central California and collaborates or contracts with dozens of government and nongovernmental agencies. He also serves on the board of directors for the International School of Monterey and the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District board. Kelly has a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University and a Masters in Public Administration from Golden Gate University.

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 8) - Coe talks with Captain Paul Watson, a Marine Wildlife Conservation Activist

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 8

Coe talks Coe talks with Captain Paul Watson, a Marine Wildlife Conservation Activist

Captain Paul Watson is a marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist. Watson was one of the founding members and directors of Greenpeace. In 1977, he left Greenpeace and founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. A renowned speaker, accomplished author, master mariner, and lifelong environmentalist, Captain Watson has been awarded many honors for his dedication to the oceans and to the planet.

Among many commendations for his work, he received the Genesis Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1998, was named as one of the Top 20 Environmental Heroes of the 20th Century by Time Magazine in 2000 and was inducted into the U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame in Washington D.C. in 2002. He was also awarded the Amazon Peace Prize by the president of Ecuador in 2007. In 2012, Captain Watson became only the second person after Captain Jacques Cousteau to be awarded the Jules Verne Award, dedicated to environmentalists and adventurers. In 2019 he was awarded an commendation from Governor Ned Lamont from the State of Connecticut for “50 years as an environmental conservation activist”.

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Coexist Podcast (Ep. 7) - Coe talks with Black Mamba All Women Anti Poaching Unit, Craig Spencer.

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 7

Coe talks with Black Mamba All Women Anti Poaching Unit, Craig Spencer.

Craig Spencer, Director of the conservation NGO Transfrontier Africa", started the Black Mamba All-Women Anti-Poaching Unit in 2013, to tackle the sudden surge in rhino poaching in the western boundary of the Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa. Starting with 6 young women from the local tribal communities, the team soon grew to 36 and patrolled a 60 000ha Big 5 landscape whilst Craig was the Head Warden of the Balule region. The all-women unit has diversified to include their sister-project, the Bush Babies, where 10 primary schools in three tribal villages are visited daily for conservation education and community engagement. Links:

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Coexist Podcast - Ep. 6

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 6

Coe talks with Connie Edwards McGaughy and Kaleigh Rhoads.

Connie Edwards McGaughy is an animal advocate and author of The Carrot Underground. Coe also talks with Kaleigh Rhoads, who has worked at PETA and now at Kind Safari / Charlie's Acres.

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Connect with Kaleigh Rhoads and Kind Safari on social media.

• Kaleigh Rhoads personal IG: @artichokemafia

• Kind Safari IG: @kindsafari

• Kind Safari Facebook: www.facebook.com/Kind-Safari

Coexist Podcast - Ep. 5

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 5

Coe talks with Multiple Award-Winning Journalist & Filmmaker, Sangita Iyer.

She's the director and producer of the globally acclaimed epic documentary, "Gods in Shackles", which was nominated at the United Nations, and has garnered 13 international awards.

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Coexist Podcast - Ep. 4

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 4

Coe talks with Robin Vitulle, Co-Founder, Vice President and on the Board of Directors of FREE ALL CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS (FACE).

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Coexist Podcast - Ep. 3

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 3

Nsefu.org Co-Founder Coe Lewis talks with Bobbi Brink, the Founder and Director of Lions Tigers & Bears, a globally accredited big cat and exotic animal sanctuary in Alpine, California.

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Coexist Podcast - Ep. 2

Conversation for Conservation with Coe Lewis - Ep. 2

Coe talks with Mike Veale from Global Conservation Force and also Nsefu Wildlife's co-founder, Victory Wallace on Facebook Live. Visit Nsefu.org to hear Coe's first podcast. https://bit.ly/CoexistPodcasts #nsefu #conservation

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