Ambika Yelahanka: Why it's Time To Revist Zoos Ep#23

Show notes coming soon with pics and links.:) Instagram Photo courtesy Ambika Yelanhanka. I am speaking to Ambika Yelahanka whose has a very enviable job involving lots of animals. Ambika’s has a Masters in Zoo Conservation and a specialization in feline behaviour and reptilian husbandry. She's the Assistant curator at Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in Chennai. Find out what a day at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust as Assistant Curator looks like. Ambika explains why enrichment is as important for reptiles as it is for carnivores and other animals. She also tells us why zoos play an important role in conservations and explains in detail about captive breeding. She also regales us with her experiences in the game parks of Africa and has interesting info about volunteering at the MCBT (Chennai) and sound advice for future zoologists.

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Ambika Yelahanka: Why it's Time To Revist Zoos Ep#23 is an episode from Heart of Conservation by Lalitha Krishnan.

This episode is 00:28:37 long.

This episode was published on Aug 30, 2021.

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