• Episode 2: The Elephant Whisperers of the Congo Basin

  • Apr 14 2025
  • Length: 30 mins
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Episode 2: The Elephant Whisperers of the Congo Basin

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  • Jack travels to the remote rainforests of Central African Republic's Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area to join BaAka trackers who use their extraordinary traditional knowledge to monitor and protect the last remaining forest elephants—smaller, more elusive cousins of their savanna counterparts and among the most endangered mammals on Earth. As Jack learns tracking techniques passed down through generations, he witnesses how the BaAka can read subtle signs invisible to outside eyes and interpret elephant behavior with remarkable precision. Through his immersion with anti-poaching patrols and research teams, Jack explores the parallel struggles for survival facing both the forest elephants and the BaAka culture, revealing how traditional knowledge offers insights that even the most sophisticated conservation technology cannot replace.
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