Coffee And Conservation

Listen in for a few behind the scenes stories with the group. This episode is part 2 to the First episode of Season 2

Join hosts Mike and Robert with special guests Calvin Kipling and Hein Bester. Mike, Calvin, and Hein go back almost a decade together, working in front line rhino protection and conservation, working as anti poaching rangers and instructors together. Join the group for a deeper dive into the finite details surrounding ranger training and anti poaching in the field of rhino protection.

In this episode, join Robert and Mike as they drive a fully kitted jeep into the ocotillo and Anza borrego desert of California. In this episode they camp out overnight in the desert in a fully rigged jeep. Glamping at its finest, jeep style. The main goal, to film a promotional reel for the upcoming Global Conservation Force, Gala. What ensues? Comedy, fun, off-road adventure, and some good ol gl...

Sorry for the long pause in podcast folks, we've been super busy in the field training the next generation of anti-poaching rangers, working with our mounted anti poaching unit and several of our conservation K9s. In this catch-up episode we share some of the comical stories of what happened during our last deployment in South Africa. And, more importantly, we introduce GCF Anti-Poaching Unit Inst...

Episode 10 - “Coyote Peterson and the balance between entertainment, education, and conservation!” “Since early childhood, animals have played a significant role in Coyote Peterson’s life. As he passed through high school and into college, Coyote discovered his second passion in his love for film and television. While a student at The Ohio State University, he studied video production, writing, an...

Looking to get away as soon as the world allows? Wait no more! Costa Rica is open and is relatively painless to get to and enjoy. From coffee tours, to snorkeling in the Caribbean, to night hikes in the middle of the jungle looking for poisonous and venomous critters. We share a little bit of everything. Stay tuned as we ramp up our episode presence again, after a month stall due to lots of conser...

What the Hellbender are we talking about?! Join us as we talk to Lauren Diaz, this episodes special guest, who has worked to help save and study this massive American salamander species. Learn the current issues surrounding their populations, what is being done, and how you can help!

Finish up this two part episode with our guests Marlina Moreno and Zander Beetge, of Project Conservation. Catch their origin story and thought process around starting their wildlife and conservation film making journey. And continue with the comical stories from the field.

Tune in for fun and funny podcast episodes with Marlina Moreno and Zander Beetge. Both are well accomplished and established photographers, wildlife conservation film makers, and content editors, who co-founded Project Conservation, npo. In this episode we talk goals, field stories, impact, and challenges of the field.

Finish the comical story involving Hein, Mike, and Ben using a Toyota Corolla on a rhino relocation mission in the Kruger National Park. Tune in for a few behind the scenes stories from Mike and Hein working together on Specialized Rhino Protection duties. Hear it straight from Hein and Mike about the real life duties and struggles as an anti poaching ranger. And, stay on as they set several myths...

Join Hosts Mike Veale and Robert Pike as they talk with guest Hein, who was one of the core Instructors on Mike's anti poaching ranger bootcamp training. Listen to what the training was like, several comical stories at Mike's expense, How Mike and Hein joined the Specialized Rhino Protection Unit, and how ultimately Mike and Hein became life long friends. At the end of this episode you'll start th...

Hosts Mike Veale and Robert Pike talk with Natasha Frolander, Global Conservation Force's K9 Anti Poaching Units Projects Coordinator, as she shares her story of being literally "locked out" abroad, in South Africa, in the midst of the 2020 covid19 pandemic. During her GCF deployment, which was originally scheduled for one month, which was prolonged to 6 months long. Hear some of the behind the sc...

In this episode we dive in for a few comical behind the scenes stories about Roberts first conservation trips to Indonesia, what we were working on, and some of our comical fails. Of course we mention how coffee is relevant to conservation, provide travel tips for visiting Indonesia, and share how to be a conscious traveler.

Wildlife trafficking and the illegal pet trade wreak havoc on wildlife all around the world. In this specific rescue mission, Mike and Robert travel to Mexico for a unique rescue mission. Tune in for the story and a few somewhat comical and trying situations, Federales included...