SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
Ep 132: Award-winning Wildlife Conservationist, Sanjay Gubbi of Holematthi
Meet the award-winning wildlife biologist and conservationist, Sanjay Gubbi who works extensively on the conservation of large carnivores like tigers and leopards, proposing conservation policies for their protection, and minimizing human-wildlife conflict. The PhD holder in Leopard Ecology and Conservation has won the Whitley Award (Green Oscars) in 2017 and the Co-Existence Award in 2019 and he has authored several books and articles in English and Kannada.
Through his organization Holematthi Nature Foundation, Sanjay and his team are working tirelessly to help conserve and protect the wildscapes of Karnataka, working closely with locals and the government to provide alternatives for forest-based resources to local communities, conduct outreach programmes to improve awareness on wildlife conservation, and mitigating human-wildlife conflict.
Vinay traces Sanjay’s stories from the wild – hit play to listen.
[02:35s] An ‘accidental conservationist’: Journey into conservation
[10:00s] ‘Boots on the ground’: Conservation advocacy
[19: 34s] ‘10% science, 90% communication skills’: What it takes for conservation advocacy
[25: 17s] Managing the human-wildlife conflict
[35: 00s] Funding for wildlife conservation work in India
[43: 00s] Stories from the wild
[51:00s] RWL: David Quammen’s ‘Monster of God’; Dr. George Schaller’s books;
Sanjay’s books: ‘Leopard Diaries’ and ‘Second Nature’
See how you can get involved in saving wildlife: https://www.holematthi.org/
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