Chris Hoare discusses the extraordinary life of his father, 'Mad Mike' Hoare
The name 'Mad Mike' Hoare is synonymous with post-war swash-buckling adventure. Embracing the philosophy that you get more out of life by living dang...
Tales Less Told - unconventional lives in Africa & beyond
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Tales Less Told meets conservationists, ex-soldiers and adventurers living unconventional and fascinating lives in Africa and beyond.Artifact Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Conservation #8 Elephants & Bees ... controlling elephant behaviour to save trees
Robin Cook of Elephants Alive explains the effect of elephants in the environment and rural communities, and the innovative counter-measures researche...
Conservation #7 Michelle Henley & Elephants Alive
As human populations grow, so does their need for land. This often brings them ever closer to wildlife areas, and with it, increased chance of human-a...
Line of Fire #4: the role of Psychological Operations in war - a General speaks
As Kleynhans served as a Brigadier General in the South African Army, and spent a large part of his career running Psychological Operations (PsyOps) i...
Antipoaching #4 - Using tech to combat wildlife crime - a case study at Welgevonden
Welgevonden is a stunning game reserve a few hours north of Johannesburg, and home to a wide variety of African wildlife. It's also what could be desc...
Conservation #6 Communities, Poverty and Poaching
Mike Grover trained as an ecologist and spent 8 happy years getting involved in all things related to running a wildlife reserve. Then the rhino poach...
Line of Fire #3: the Call to Adventure: a young South African decides to join the French Foreign Legion
For nearly 200 years, the thirst for adventure has drawn many young men to the French Foreign Legion. In our latest podcast, Alex du Bruyn discusses h...
Conservation #5: At Close Quarters - a life of photography in the wild
Villiers Steyn and Lance van der Vyver from wildlife photography specialists At Close Quarters talk about their love of the bush and teaching the fine...
Line of Fire #2: ex-Special Forces officer and the operation that changed his life (and more)
In 1985 Wynand du Toit led a patrol of crack South African Recce soldiers from a submarine to a sensitive oil installation in Angola. The mission: to ...
Antipoaching #3 - running an anti-poaching operation
Once upon a time Lisa Trueman was a veterinary nurse from Wales. Somehow she transitioned to overseeing hot anti-poaching operations, coordinating mul...