Conservation Uncut

Here it is, EPISODE ONE of Conservation Uncut, the  podcast where conservationist Gianluca Cerullo will be talking about wildlife conservation with people from many different walks of life. This episode Gianluca spoke with David Kwarteng, alongside his filmmaker friend, Alex Moore. In 2009, David co-founded Herp Ghana, a charity focused on the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Ghana. David was a keynote speaker at the recent Earth Optimism summit in London, which is part of a global movement to inspire optimism about the future of the world’s wildlife – despite the often depressing headlines. Here, David spoke alongside the likes of Sir David Attenborough and the world’s leading chimpanzee expert, Jane Goodall. In the podcast, David talked about: The importance of engaging local communities during conservation projects; The potential power of harnessing religious beliefs for the protection of wildlife; His  quest to save from extinction the critically endangered Togo slippery frog, a species numberin