In this episode, I'm talking with Theresa Sowry. Theresa is the CEO of the Southern African Wildlife College,  which equips people with the necessary knowledge and applied skills to conserve and protect Africa’s natural resources and biodiversity in viable, inclusive and economically successful ways. Theresa holds a Master of Science Degree in Botany from the University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa.  She gained conservation experience while employed by South African National Parks working on their rare antelope programme in the Kruger National Park. And she is a pilot, flying a Savannah S, Light Sport Aircraft. 

In this conversation, we talk about Theresa's family visits to Kruger National Park in her youth, and how those fostered her love of nature. We talk about her path to working at the Wildlife College, the beauty of the location and people, and the many programmes offered: from field ranger training, the K9 unit, and aerial support to community and youth development, and responsible Resource Management. We talk about the changes that took place because of the rhino poaching crisis, the complexities and nuances of conservation, and Theresa's love of flying. Such a wonderful, wide-ranging conversation.

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CREDITS
Produced by @theglobalconservationcorps
Music by @simon.wilson.music
Edited by @karaborej
Host @johnjurko

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Ep 42: Theresa Sowry - SAWC and educating the next generation of conservationists.

In this episode we speak with M. Sanjayan, the CEO of Conservation International. Born in Sri Lanka, raised in West Africa, educated in the U.K. and the U.S., Sanjayan has seamlessly blended a lifelong passion for nature, an education in science, a powerful gift of storytelling, and a commanding global presence to becoming one of the world’s foremost experts on protecting and expanding nature for the future of humanity.
 
In today’s episode, we will discuss a variety of topics, ranging from the work of Conservation International to how we can bring more financial capital to efforts that protect nature and - most exciting - Sanjayan’s insights about what is over the horizon for nature, each of us, and our communities.

31. M. Sanjayan and the Future of Nature

A conservation podcast hosted by filmmaker John Jurko II about rangers, rhinos, and what we can do to stop the poaching crisis. Recorded in support of the Global Conservation Corps' feature-length documentary, RHINO MAN. A film about the courageous field rangers who risk their lives every day to protect South Africa's rhinos from being poached to extinction.

Ep 42: Theresa Sowry - SAWC and educating the next generation of conservationists.

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