Send us a text This is podcast #65 with Dr. Ikuma Adachi. Before getting into the interview, I announce with great sadness the passing of Dr. Steve Ross, as announced by Lincoln Park Zoo . Steve was a formidable figure in chimpanzee conservation and animal welfare science in general, in addition to being an all around good person and key figure at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. He will be missed. This is also the first podcast released since the restructuring of the Primate Research Institute, whic...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 65
Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field . " Dreams are not destinations, they're journeys. So, dare to dream " - Zimbo In the third podcast in this lecture series, we hear from Dr. Ramesh Boonratana , Zimbo, talking about why he's not a primatologist and - according to him! - other incoherent ramblings. Zimbo details his journey into and then out of primatology, with a ...
Mar 05, 2022•35 min•Ep. 64
Send us a text This is podcast #63 with Drs. Chia Tan and Fred Bercovitch - and was recorded in March 2015. The setting for this interview was one of the symposiums for our Primatology and Wildlife Science graduate program at Kyoto University, where students and wildlife professionals gathered to share their research and efforts towards conservation, environmental stewardship and advocacy. At the time, Chia Tan was working in San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research (now the San Diego...
Feb 19, 2022•39 min•Ep. 63
Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field . "Expect Problems; you won't be disappointed" - Vernon Reynolds In the second podcast in this lecture series we hear from Dr. Vernon Reynolds, in a talk entitled " Budongo: The Making of a Field Station ". In the lecture, Vernon gives us the story behind many decades of chimpanzee research in Uganda, leading to the Budongo Forest...
Jan 29, 2022•57 min•Ep. 62
Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Julie Duboscq , researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research based at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, in the department of EcoAnthropology. I interviewed Julie just before she left Japan to join the CNRS after a five years of postdoctoral study here at the Primate Research Insitute. Note to readers: this podcast interview was recorded in June 2018, but I'm only now getting to releasing it....
Jan 07, 2022•40 min•Ep. 61
Send us a text In this installment of The PrimateCast we introduce a new series that CICASP launched in June 2021, the International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field . The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures delivered by those very individuals. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Communication for graduate students of our p...
Dec 23, 2021•52 min•Ep. 60
Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Cécile Sarabian , co-host of this very podcast and producer of Conservation Voices for The PrimateCast . I interviewed Cécile just before she departed Japan to begin the next stage of her life and career... Cécile spent the better part of 9 years with us here in Inuyama City at Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute, so there is also a good deal of tripping down memory lane in the podcast. But we do try to stay focused...
Dec 08, 2021•59 min•Ep. 59
Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast and Conservation Voices is Dr. Anne Laudisoit , senior scientist at EcoHealth Alliance in New York City, who visited us at the Primate Research Institute last month between two field trips in eastern DRCongo. Plague, monkeypox and more In the podcast, Dr. Laudisoit starts by coming back to her disease biology background and how her fascination with zoonotic diseases started… trapping rats in Kinshasa as a master’s student! She then ...
Apr 12, 2020•56 min•Ep. 58
Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Valeria Romano, who shares with us a series of interviews she conducted with conservation scientists during a meeting on the “Strategic Planning for the Conservation of Golden Lion Tamarins” run by the Save the Golden Lion Tamarin Association in 2018. Have a beer on the golden lion tamarin In the podcast, Dr. Romano introduces us to golden lion tamarins and why they are in special need of our attention as endangered species. ...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 57
Send us a text The PrimateCast rolled out its mobile podcasting unit to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. Last year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo , and the conference was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, USA. The PrimateCast On Location at IPS 2016 with Dr. Chris Whittier I was really excited to be able to chat ...
Sep 19, 2017•19 min•Ep. 56
Send us a text The PrimateCast rolled out its mobile podcasting unit to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. Last year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo , and the conference was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, USA. The PrimateCast On Location at IPS 2016 with Dr. Fabian Leendertz As a practicing primate infectious dis...
Aug 31, 2017•15 min•Ep. 55
Send us a text The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. This year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo , and the conference was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, USA. The PrimateCast On Location at IPS 2016 with Dr. Charlie Nunn As a practicing ...
May 15, 2017•13 min•Ep. 54
Send us a text The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. T his year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo , and the conference was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, USA. The PrimateCast On Location at IPS 2016 with Dr. Karen Strier In this edition...
May 13, 2017•15 min•Ep. 53
Send us a text IUCN World Conservation Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii - September, 2016. Conservation Voices correspondent Cecile Sarabian attended the screening of “ Blood Lions ”, a film portraying the lucrative and legal business of canned lion hunting in South Africa. The screening was followed by a discussion with Dr. Andrew Venter – Executive producer and CEO of Wildlands Conservation Trust . Bloody business “Every single day in South Africa, at least two to three captive-bred or tame lions ar...
Feb 02, 2017•22 min•Ep. 52
Send us a text Konichiwa! On September 24, 2016, a few dozen people gathered under a tent at Ueno Park in Tokyo for The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos – an event that took place in more than 130 cities around the world to raise awareness about poaching and the ivory/rhino horn trade. The march was organized on the first day of the CoP17 meetings in Johannesburg, where country leaders decided on regulations regarding the ivory trade and the protection level to be attributed to all elephant...
Oct 16, 2016•17 min•Ep. 51
Send us a text The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. T his year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo , and the conference was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, USA. The PrimateCast On Location at IPS 2016 with Dr. Laura Marsh Just as we were ...
Oct 10, 2016•13 min•Ep. 50
Send us a text Aloha! From September 1-10 2016, the IUCN World Conservation Congress – the world’s largest conservation event – was held at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. The PrimateCast switched its IPS/ASP T-shirt with a Hawaiian shirt and lei to ride the waves of this huge conservationist gathering. What’s happening at the IUCN WCC 2016? In this introductory podcast, we showcase some of the big motions and decisions that took place at the IUCN WCC 2016, in addition to the many voic...
Oct 06, 2016•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 49
Send us a text The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. T his year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo , and the conference was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, USA. The PrimateCast On Location at IPS 2016 In this introductory podcast, we show...
Oct 04, 2016•50 min•Ep. 48
Send us a text Have you ever wondered whether tortoises yawn contagiously? Or what reptile memory might be like? Or even what impact reptile cognition may have on ecosystem processes? No? Well, Dr. Anna Wilkinson has, and she shares her thoughts with us on this episode of The PrimateCast . A-MAZE-ing Moses… In the interview, Dr. Wilkinson talks about how her interest in studying reptile cognition arose, how Alexandra the red-footed tortoise failed to spread yawns contagiously, and how tortoise c...
Aug 30, 2016•15 min•Ep. 47
Send us a text Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Anna Nekaris, the world's foremost authority on one of the world's least known primates: the slow loris, or as she likes to call it, the Little Fireface . " A venomous primate, that's ridiculous" In the interview, Dr. Nekaris talks about how she seeks to understand why a primate has evolved venom, placing it in small company to which only a handful of other mammals belong. She also discusses why we need to be concerned about ...
Aug 08, 2016•33 min•Ep. 46
Send us a text The PrimateCast interviews Dr. Ralph Adolphs about emotion, the social brain, and the approaches he and his lab are using to understand these phenomena. Dr. Ralph Adolphs is Bren Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology. The Adolphs Lab researches various topics related to emotion and social decision making in normal functioning as well as certain clinical populations such as people with autism spectrum disorder or...
Jul 17, 2016•39 min•Ep. 45
Send us a text Ellensburg, Washington – The Valley of the Wild Monkeys, China – and Kyoto University. How are they all connected? In this episode, we chat with Drs Lori Sheeran and Steve Wagner of Central Washington University after their talks at the 5th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science . This year’s symposium was held right here in Inuyama, and PWS students had the chance to invite guest speakers from all over the world. Life has a funny way of connecting the dots In...
Jun 10, 2016•29 min•Ep. 44
Send us a text by Cecile Sarabian On this first episode from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), great ape conservationist Jef Dupain shares his vision and missions as the Technical Director for Central and Western Africa of the African Wildlife Foundation ( AWF ) based in Nairobi, Kenya. " AWF looks at sustainability ecologically, economically and socially " Jef Dupain started his career as a primatologist, studying bonobos in the Lomako Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D...
May 12, 2016•18 min•Ep. 43
Send us a text American primatologist Dr. Michael Huffman , a mainstay of Japanese primatology for over 30 years, waxes (but never wanes) philosophically on life and work with us on The PrimateCast . " When I grow up I'm going to Africa to live with chimpanzees " Michael Huffman is Associate Professor in the Section of Social Systems Evolution, Department of Ecology and Social Behavior at Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute. He's also the former PhD supervisor of your host, Andrew MacI...
Apr 29, 2016•45 min•Ep. 42
Send us a text South Korean behavioral ecologist, science educator, biodiversity conservationist and best-selling author Dr. Jae Chun Choe joins us on The PrimateCast to talk about his role in the development of evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology in Korea. Cecile Sarabian of Conservation Voices and Kyoto University Primate Research Institute graduate student Heungjin Ryu , also from South Korea, help introduce the interview " So I finally had to give up my own life ... to become a so-ca...
Apr 06, 2016•24 min•Ep. 41
Send us a text by Cecile Sarabian March 2016 – Inuyama, Japan. Raymond Lumbuenamo gave a talk at the 5th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science on habitat fragmentation and effective community involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. " Conservation without livelihoods is conversation " Raymond Lumbuenamo is a conservationist, an economist and an expert in remote sensing, and until recently (2005-2015) he was Director of the World Wildlife Fund DRC . He is currently P...
Mar 29, 2016•23 min•Ep. 40
Send us a text Canada Research Chair in Primate Ecology and Conservation, Dr. Colin Chapman, joins us in the studio to talk about 26 years of work in and around Kibale National Park, Uganda. " People always expect me to have a nice kind of plan ... like I had it all lined up, but the reality is ... " 26 years of directing primate research and conservation activities confers a lot of perspective, to which this interview with Dr. Colin Chapman will attest in spades! In the interview, we talk about...
Mar 16, 2016•35 min•Ep. 39
Send us a text by Cecile Sarabian In January 2016, Luc Mathot , wildlife law enforcement activist and director and founder of Conservation Justice, received me at his apartment in Libreville, Gabon for an interview. Luc’s work on wildlife management started in the Central African rainforests of Gabon, Cameroon and Congo. Then, Luc became the manager of the Lesio-Louna project (“Projet Protection des Gorilles”) and the representative of the Aspinall Foundation in the Congo for 4 years. Later on, ...
Mar 16, 2016•18 min•Ep. 38
Send us a text Hello everyone and welcome back to The PrimateCast ! Really excited to welcome back to the podcast our very own Dr. Chris Martin. Chris is currently Research Scientist at Indianapolis Zoo where he runs cognitive tasks on touch panels with orangutans to advance both science and public understanding of animal behavior, cognition and conservation, but he's back in Inuyama temporarily and was ready to get back to the studio. For anyone who may not know or remember, Chris is one of the...
Mar 12, 2016•19 min•Ep. 37
Send us a text by Cecile Sarabian After a 2-hour boat trip on Lake Victoria, across the Equator, I arrived at Ngamba Island, a chimpanzee haven in Uganda. Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary currently hosts 48 chimpanzees, all rescued from illegal ownership and/or orphaned by hunting activities in Uganda or neighboring countries. Lilly Ajarova is the executive director of The Chimpanzee Trust, an NGO working on all aspects of the sanctuary. The first time we met, it was March 2015 for the annual ...
Sep 30, 2015•17 min•Ep. 36
