The Dangers of Not Being Perceived as a Conservationist

(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Paul Rosolie is an explorer, author, award-winning wildlife filmmaker, and “real-life Tarzan.” For much of the past 17 years, Paul has lived deep in the Amazon rainforest protecting endangered species and trees from poachers, loggers, and the foreign nations funding them. His 2014 book, “Mother of God” is revered by many among the int’l conservation community (including Jane Goodall) –– and his wildlife work has stretched across 4 continents.

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***TIMESTAMPS***

0:00 - Paul Reveals the Truth about getting anaconda on Discovery Channel

18:49 - Paul’s origins with the Amazon; There are no laws in the Rainforest

36:05 - How Paul’s friend was almost murdered in the Amazon; The Uncontacted Tribes

50:10 - Why you can’t replace the trees foreign governments are cutting in the Rainforest; Who’s buying & who’s funding?

1:02:09 - Paul experience with the insane fires burning down the Amazon every day; The Rainforest’s tipping point

1:19:12 - What we can do to solve the Amazon Rainforest problem; What Paul’s org (JungleKeepers) does

1:34:06 - Paul tells insane stories about the Uncontacted Tribes

1:42:10 - Why the “Man-Made Amazon Rainforest” arguments are BS

1:55:51 - Why the loggers are well-funded; The Amazon Rainforest is eerie once you enter it (for real)

2:05:43 - Paul recounts living off the land; Crazy Species in the Amazon; Paul raised an Anteater

2:18:04 - Paul & Julian discuss their friend Ryan Tate (Episode 117) & his organization VETPAW

2:29:03 - Paul explains how Congo and South America used to be attached millions of years ago; The Boreal Forest in Russia

2:38:49 - Julian brings up the farthest north inhabited places; Paul tells a story about running out of food in the middle of the Amazon

2:54:38 - The Lost City of Z; The Amazon’s Secret Pyramids

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