{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/60d6a74cce26f00019ab7532?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"478: Forrest Galante, part 1: Saving Zanzibar Leopards and Other Not Yet Extinct Species","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/1624679192247-5b52c9dab48db13fee877fc56a8073af.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Most of you probably know Forrest for his television shows. He combines the most intriguing parts of being a biologist, an adventurer, and a television star. His passion for each is infectious. Most of all, he loves wildlife. </p><p>I learned from him first through his new book, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0306924277\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Still Alive: A Wild Life of Rediscovery</em></a>, which gives depth and origins to that passion and love. I can imagine seeing him on TV without knowing that background, you'd wonder where it all came from.</p><p>You know me. Even with the background, I'm curious about the story behind the story behind the story, which Forrest shares in our conversation.</p><p>He also shared a meaningful moment of new reflection when I asked what the environment meant to him. Despite working with nature being his life, no one had asked what it meant to him. Listen to find out.</p>","author_name":"Joshua Spodek: Author, Speaker, Professor"}