Mammalwatching
Jon Hall & Charles Foley
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Charles Foley and Jon Hall talk to mammalwatchers, biologists, conservationists and those with a passion for observing and protecting the world's wild mammals. For more information visit www.mammalwatching.com/podcast.
Dr Charles Foley is a mammalwatcher and biologist who, together with his wife Lara, spent 30 years studying elephants in Tanzania. They now run the Tanzania Conservation Research Program at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
Jon Hall set up mammalwatching.com in 2005. Genetically Welsh, spiritually Australian, currently in New York City. He has looked for mammals in over 100 countries.
Produced and edited by José G. Martínez-Fonseca, mammalwatcher, photographer and wildlife biologist.
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Recent Episodes
S4E7 Tom Butynski & Yvonne de Jong: Wild Solutions (Kenya)
Charles and Jon talk to conservationists and primatologists Tom Butynski and Yvonne de Jong from their base in Kenya.Tom and Yvonne run the East African Primate Diversity and Conservation Program and…
S4E6 Joel Sartore: The Photo Ark
Charles and Jon talk to Joel Sartore, founder of NatGeo's Photo Ark project and one of the world's most preeminent wildlife photographers.Joel describes his passion for conservation, a passion…
S4E5 Nick Mcphee - Nick's Adventures Bolivia
Charles and Jon chat with Nick Mcphee, founder of Nick's Adventures Bolivia, from his home in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.Nick explains how a childhood love of wildlife - inspired by growing up…
S4E4 Mammalwatching: The Next Generation
Charles and Jon turn the podcast over to three of the youngest mammalwatchers we know: Ellen Linton (20), Bruno Kovacs Gomez (16) and Moses Swanson-Mwamasika (15).In a lively chat the three share…
S4E3 Adventures in Argentina & Tales from Tanzania
Charles and Jon don't have a guest this month. Instead we talk to each about our recent trips to southern Tanzania (Charles) and Tierra del Fuego (Jon).Charles's adventure coincided with the…
S4E2 Episode 2: János Oláh
In the first podcast of 2026 we talk with professional bird and mammal guide János Oláh from his home in Hungary. János set up Sakertours in 1994. Initially focussing on birding tours in Eastern…
S4E1 Episode 1: Expedition to Sulawesi
The Season 4 opener to the mammalwatching podcast has Charles and Jon talking about their September 2025 expedition to Sulawesi. This is a blow by blow - and mammal by mammal - account of a…
S3E18 Episode 18: Nachiket Kelkar & Kadambari Deshpande (India)
Charles and Jon speak to conservation power couple Nachiket Kelkar and Kadambari Deshpande from their home in Bangalore. for the finale to Season 3 of the podcast.Kadambari and Nachiket both work to…
S3E17 Episode 17: African Golden Cat researcher Laila Bahaa-el-din
Charles and Jon talk with carnivore conservation expert Laila Bahaa-el-din.Laila studied the near mythical African Golden Cat for her PhD in Gabon from 2010 - 2015 and was the first to study the…
Episode 16: Nigel Marven
Charles and Jon talk with wildlife filmmaker and presenter Nigel Marven from his home in the UK.Nigel describes how a childhood fascination with wildlife led to his first job in TV, 'wrangling…
S3E15 Episode 15: Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh, Nigeria
Charles and Jon talk with Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh, founder of the SW/Niger Delta Conservation Project. Rachel, a Nigerian conservationist and visionary, has built a team of almost 100 people working…
S3E14 Episode 14: Shavez Cheema, Borneo
Charles and Jon talk to Shavez Cheema, founder of Borneo1Stop Wildlife, from his home in Sabah.Shavez talks about a childhood in Brunei surrounded by wildlife and how, at the age of nine, he was…
S3E13 Episode 13: Venkat Sankar & Nicole Haseley's Big California Year
Charles and Jon talk with mammalwatching power couple Venkat Sankar & Nicole Haseley from their base at Stanford University in California. Nicole and Venkat 'accidentally' turned 2024 into a Big…
S3E12 Episode 12: Sid Francis, China
Charles and Jon talk to legendary mammal guide Sid Francis from his home in Sichuan.Sid runs through a career as geographically diverse as it is professionally. After studying agriculture in the UK…
S3E11 Episode 11: The Horn of Africa
In the first episode of 2025 Charles and Jon talk about their December 2024 trip to Ethiopia's Somali Region and Djibouti. From Dik-diks to Dibatags we discuss some of the rare mammals we encountered…
S3E10 Episode 10: Marcelo Gavensky and Argentina
In the last podcast episode of 2024, Charles and Jon talk to Marcelo Gavensky from his home in Buenos Aires. Marcelo is director of Birds Argentina, a tour company that recently expanded into running…
S3E9 Episode 9: Rodney Jackson and Snow Leopards
Charles and Jon talk with Rodney Jackson the director of the Snow Leopard Conservancy, who is widely considered the leading world expert on the snow leopard, having devoted over forty years to…
S3E8 Episode 8: Coke Smith and Jirayu 'Tour' Ekkul (Thailand)
Charles and Jon chat with two Bangkok-based mammalwatchers, Alexander Coke Smith and Jirayu 'Tour' Ekkul. Coke, an American, moved to Thailand a decade ago. He has travelled extensively and many…
S3E7 Episode 7: Fernando Tortato & Jaguar tourism
Charles and Jon talk to Fernando Tortato from his home in Cuiaba in Brazil's Pantanal. Fernando is Brazil Conservation Program Coordinator for Panthera, the global wild cat conservation…
S3E6 Episode 6: Rod Cassidy, Sangha Lodge
Charles and Jon are joined from South Africa by Rod Cassidy who runs world famous Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic. A true mammalwatching nirvana.Rod talks about his early career as a…
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