Out Now: Episode 11 of the Mammalwatching Podcast – Lisa Dabek
In the latest podcast episode, Jon Hall and I interview Dr. Lisa Dabek about her incredible 25 year study of the Matschie’s tree-kangaroo in the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. She describes the difficulties of finding tree-kangaroos and how they’ve worked with the local communities to set up highly successful hunting free zones, where mammal populations are flourishing. Jon and I go weak at the knees listening to Lisa discuss the mammal species that can be seen in the area, and her dreams to see all 14 tree-kangaroo species. We also discover a highly innovative method to ensure that Jon retains his crown as the world’s most successful mammalwatcher.
Here is the YouTube trailer.
You can find the podcast on your favourite platform or at http://www.mammalwatching.com/podcast/
6 Comments
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Daniel Boyland
I recently visited the YUS Conservation Area as a tourist. The mammals are fantastic, but the locals have a strong dislike for the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program. They feel that they are not getting any real benefits from the program and now hunting inside the conservation area is on the rise. The landowners are looking to develop a tourist industry in the area, despite opposition from the TKCP, as they feel this will actually bring benefits to the local communities.
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Daniel Boyland
Yep, will do once I get back to New Zealand. I didn’t spend enough time in the core area and the weather wasn’t the best, so I only saw the common species like the Matschie’s tree-kangaroo and small dorcopsis. However, I talked to the locals about seeing the more difficult species like the eastern long-beaked echidna and they know exactly how to find them, so I can provide information about that. It’s actually really easy to organise a trip there and the locals are super keen to have visitors, so they asked me to spread the word.
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