Bullet Proof Handkerchiefs and A Bottle of Wine

Feb 25

Megan starts us off this week with some science news shared by a listener, Jen Eells, of Margaret Howe Lovatt and her relationship with Peter the dolphin as well as a tid bit shared from another listener, Lilly Bug, about the WHO recommending the groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk! Jen gets serious with us this week when she shares the story of Dian Fossey and mountain Gorillas. Get your tissues handy.

Organization to Support: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

https://gorillafund.org/

More than 50 years of successful conservation work in saving gorillas is based on a holistic model with four key pillars:

Protecting Gorillas - Daily, sustained protection of wild populations is the foundation of our work and has helped bring mountain gorillas back from the brink of extinction

Conducting Science – Longest running gorilla research site

Training Conservationists - Education is key to empowering people and creating the next generation of conservationists. We work directly with African educational institutions to train hundreds of young scientists each year.

Helping Communities - We believe that working with local communities is crucial to effective and sustainable conservation. Only when people are thriving can gorillas thrive too. That’s why our motto is Helping People. Saving Gorillas.

You can Donate or Adopt a Gorilla

This charity's score is 97.87, earning it a 4-Star rating. Donors can "Give with Confidence" to this charity.

Links:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gorillas-endangered-idUSKCN1NK2OZ

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/1986/09/fatal-obsession-198609

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birut%C3%A9_Galdikas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leakey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dian_Fossey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamond_Carr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karisoke_Research_Center

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53024073