Our Wild World

The news is filled with crises threatening wildlife and our environment- from deforestation to desertification, climate change, human overpopulation and encroachment, poverty and crashing numbers of wildlife populations. We hear a lot of poachers and poaching, criminal cartels and the illegal wildlife trade. But, what we don’t hear about is the Bushmeat trade itself, what drives it, and what effects it leaves in its wake. Today, my guest is long time friend and colleague Evanson Kariuki- who has studied this issue for more than a decade and its relationship to biodiversity, conservation efforts, national and international economies, and global public health. I have seen Evans grow into an expert conservationist with a deep knowledge gained through working alongside and in partnership and collaborative efforts across the spectrum of fellow colleagues from governmental, non-governmental, communal to private and public conservation program consulting.