New Podcast Episode: African Golden Cat researcher Laila Bahaa-el-din
In the August podcast episode Charles and I talk with carnivore conservation expert Laila Bahaa-el-din.
Laila and Kali in Namibia
Laila studied the near mythical African Golden Cat for her PhD in Gabon from 2010 – 2015 and was the first to study the species for a PhD.
She explains how her grandfather inspired her to follow a career in conservation and how a chance encounter with a mislabeled photo of an African Golden Cat saved her from studying raptors and took her to Gabon.
Laila describes how she studied the cats using camera traps and how a bird flying into a tent led to her one and only sighting during four years in the field.
She also recounts some of her very many adventures in Gabon that range from pleading with a female gorilla to keep quiet so as not to alert the silverback, to fleeing from an elephant while trying to get out of a poncho. No wonder she turned to poetry for solace!
As always you can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple and other podcast platforms or you can stream it here
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