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"We're quick to try and find bandaid solutions to problems we face, while ignoring a solution that's spent the last 5 billion years evolving, and that is nature. It's the best regulating system we have on this planet."Today’s conversation is with Damien Mander. Damien is an activist and founder of the International Anti Poaching Foundation. He has a unique background in that he is a former Australian Royal Navy clearance diver and special ops military sniper. His work has been featured on The Guardian, ABC, National Geographic, Forbes, The Game Changers and was the winner of the 2019 Winsome Constance Kindness Gold Medal, a prestigious international recognition for services to animals and humanity.Video version: https://youtu.be/7Tzylk94WTI The key topics in today's episode:03:30 - Who is Damien Mander06:30 - Different types of poaching09:00 - How poaching works12:00 - Impacting local communities15:00 - Human-animal conflict18:00 - Having hope20:30 - The reduction of poaching29:0