geladas aren’t afraid of all predators you’re looking at the Ethiopian wolf
you’re looking at the Ethiopian wolf
you’re looking at the Ethiopian wolf this occurs in the glossa
this occurs in the glossa
this occurs in the glossa and it’s the rarest the rarest tainted
and it’s the rarest the rarest tainted
and it’s the rarest the rarest tainted in the world there’s only about 400
in the world there’s only about 400
in the world there’s only about 400 remaining in Ethiopia and 40 of them are
remaining in Ethiopia and 40 of them are
remaining in Ethiopia and 40 of them are at Gua so their social but during the
at Gua so their social but during the
at Gua so their social but during the day you see them mostly alone out
day you see them mostly alone out
day you see them mostly alone out hunting for rodents back in 2008 Jeff
hunting for rodents back in 2008 Jeff
hunting for rodents back in 2008 Jeff and I would often see seems like this
and I would often see seems like this
and I would often see seems like this Ethiopian wolves stocking for rodents in
Ethiopian wolves stocking for rodents in
Ethiopian wolves stocking for rodents in the middle of herds of geladas we didn’t
the middle of herds of geladas we didn’t
the middle of herds of geladas we didn’t really think much about it at the time
really think much about it at the time
really think much about it at the time because we saw it so often we didn’t
because we saw it so often we didn’t
because we saw it so often we didn’t have very good cameras back then either
have very good cameras back then either
have very good cameras back then either clearly years later after reading some
clearly years later after reading some
clearly years later after reading some literature we realized that this was a
literature we realized that this was a
literature we realized that this was a really weird thing to observe to observe
really weird thing to observe to observe
really weird thing to observe to observe this carnivore in the middle of a herd
this carnivore in the middle of a herd
this carnivore in the middle of a herd of monkeys and they’re basically just
of monkeys and they’re basically just
of monkeys and they’re basically just ignoring each other you know why isn’t
ignoring each other you know why isn’t
ignoring each other you know why isn’t the wolf going and grabbing a baby
the wolf going and grabbing a baby
the wolf going and grabbing a baby gelada as a snack why isn’t it getting
gelada as a snack why isn’t it getting
gelada as a snack why isn’t it getting chased off by these monkeys so it seemed
chased off by these monkeys so it seemed
chased off by these monkeys so it seemed like a phenomenon worthy of more study
like a phenomenon worthy of more study
like a phenomenon worthy of more study so I wrote a grant to National
so I wrote a grant to National
so I wrote a grant to National Geographic a young explorers grant and
Geographic a young explorers grant and
Geographic a young explorers grant and in 2011 we had a reason and some money
in 2011 we had a reason and some money
in 2011 we had a reason and some money to go back to Gaza so Jeff and I teamed
to go back to Gaza so Jeff and I teamed
to go back to Gaza so Jeff and I teamed up again on this trip we followed wolves
up again on this trip we followed wolves
up again on this trip we followed wolves around all day walking dozens of
around all day walking dozens of
around all day walking dozens of kilometers a day and we watched the
kilometers a day and we watched the
kilometers a day and we watched the behavior of these wolves when they were
behavior of these wolves when they were
behavior of these wolves when they were with geladas and when they were alone so
with geladas and when they were alone so
with geladas and when they were alone so we can make a comparison what we found
we can make a comparison what we found
we can make a comparison what we found is that these wolves gain an important
is that these wolves gain an important
is that these wolves gain an important benefit by the presence of the monkeys
benefit by the presence of the monkeys
benefit by the presence of the monkeys so they spend more of their effort
so they spend more of their effort
so they spend more of their effort foraging when they’re near monkeys and
foraging when they’re near monkeys and
foraging when they’re near monkeys and they also catch more rodents per unit
they also catch more rodents per unit
they also catch more rodents per unit time but they can’t do anything when
time but they can’t do anything when
time but they can’t do anything when they’re among the monkeys they have to
they’re among the monkeys they have to
they’re among the monkeys they have to adhere to certain rules of engagement so
adhere to certain rules of engagement so
adhere to certain rules of engagement so they can’t move too fast they’re not
they can’t move too fast they’re not
they can’t move too fast they’re not allowed to run and if they get within
allowed to run and if they get within
allowed to run and if they get within two or three meters of a monkey they get
two or three meters of a monkey they get
two or three meters of a monkey they get chased off as far as we can tell the
chased off as far as we can tell the
chased off as far as we can tell the monkeys don’t get anything really
monkeys don’t get anything really
monkeys don’t get anything really positive or negative out of this but
positive or negative out of this but
positive or negative out of this but this is a very rare kind of mixed
this is a very rare kind of mixed
this is a very rare kind of mixed species in our
species in our
species in our to have a predator stalking among a
to have a predator stalking among a
to have a predator stalking among a potential prey species peacefully
potential prey species peacefully
potential prey species peacefully ignoring each other so we wrote up a
ignoring each other so we wrote up a
ignoring each other so we wrote up a scientific paper about this submitted it
scientific paper about this submitted it
scientific paper about this submitted it it was published in a journal of
it was published in a journal of
it was published in a journal of homology and when the paper came out we
homology and when the paper came out we
homology and when the paper came out we also got some press that really
also got some press that really
also got some press that really surprised this our monkeys domesticating
surprised this our monkeys domesticating
surprised this our monkeys domesticating wolves now this was really surprising
wolves now this was really surprising
wolves now this was really surprising because we hadn’t mentioned the D word
because we hadn’t mentioned the D word
because we hadn’t mentioned the D word anywhere and I can tell you for a fact
anywhere and I can tell you for a fact
anywhere and I can tell you for a fact that this is not occurring there we go
that this is not occurring there we go
that this is not occurring there we go so as far as we know this kind of
so as far as we know this kind of
so as far as we know this kind of interaction is actually unique to the
interaction is actually unique to the
interaction is actually unique to the gua so it only happens at the glossa
gua so it only happens at the glossa
gua so it only happens at the glossa this is because of the fragmented
this is because of the fragmented
this is because of the fragmented species ranges of Ethiopian wolves and
species ranges of Ethiopian wolves and
species ranges of Ethiopian wolves and geladas but we can suppose that in the
geladas but we can suppose that in the
geladas but we can suppose that in the past maybe this interaction was more
past maybe this interaction was more
past maybe this interaction was more widespread and some supporting evidence
widespread and some supporting evidence
widespread and some supporting evidence for this comes from a mosaic it’s 2,000
for this comes from a mosaic it’s 2,000
for this comes from a mosaic it’s 2,000 years old that you actually saw earlier
years old that you actually saw earlier
years old that you actually saw earlier this mosaic depicts the Nile and toward
this mosaic depicts the Nile and toward
this mosaic depicts the Nile and toward the top we have the origin of the Nile
the top we have the origin of the Nile
the top we have the origin of the Nile in the Ethiopian highlands I’ll direct
in the Ethiopian highlands I’ll direct
in the Ethiopian highlands I’ll direct your attention to two sets of archers on
your attention to two sets of archers on
your attention to two sets of archers on the left and then near the rocky
the left and then near the rocky
the left and then near the rocky outcropping in the middle there so we
outcropping in the middle there so we
outcropping in the middle there so we see on the left the stingy ax the Sphinx
see on the left the stingy ax the Sphinx
see on the left the stingy ax the Sphinx monkey of earlier and on the right the
monkey of earlier and on the right the
monkey of earlier and on the right the Ethiopian wolf so I think it’s striking
Ethiopian wolf so I think it’s striking
Ethiopian wolf so I think it’s striking that two thousand years ago artists were
that two thousand years ago artists were
that two thousand years ago artists were portraying these species in the same
portraying these species in the same
portraying these species in the same frame just like in Jeff’s photographs
frame just like in Jeff’s photographs
frame just like in Jeff’s photographs this highlights to me what’s really
this highlights to me what’s really
this highlights to me what’s really special about the Glossip it preserves
special about the Glossip it preserves
special about the Glossip it preserves not only species diversity and genetic
not only species diversity and genetic
not only species diversity and genetic diversity but a different kind of
diversity but a different kind of
diversity but a different kind of diversity which is behavioral diversity
diversity which is behavioral diversity
diversity which is behavioral diversity this is what allows animals to adapt to
this is what allows animals to adapt to
this is what allows animals to adapt to changing conditions and that’s really
changing conditions and that’s really
changing conditions and that’s really important going into the 21st century
important going into the 21st century
important going into the 21st century I was always frustrated coming back from
I was always frustrated coming back from
I was always frustrated coming back from some of these trips trying to talk about
some of these trips trying to talk about
some of these trips trying to talk about concepts like behavioural diversity or
concepts like behavioural diversity or
concepts like behavioural diversity or just describing the scenes that I saw
just describing the scenes that I saw
just describing the scenes that I saw and I dealt with this by turning towards
and I dealt with this by turning towards
and I dealt with this by turning towards photography since 2008 in our crappy
photography since 2008 in our crappy
photography since 2008 in our crappy camera technology we got some newer
camera technology we got some newer
camera technology we got some newer cameras
cameras
cameras a lot of time in the field and I found
a lot of time in the field and I found
a lot of time in the field and I found this is a nice way to intersect my
this is a nice way to intersect my
this is a nice way to intersect my scientific work with communicating this
scientific work with communicating this
scientific work with communicating this work to other people and it’s been a
work to other people and it’s been a
work to other people and it’s been a very fruitful kind of collaboration
very fruitful kind of collaboration
very fruitful kind of collaboration between these two ideas it’s a great way
between these two ideas it’s a great way
between these two ideas it’s a great way to improve the messaging of science but
to improve the messaging of science but
to improve the messaging of science but many of the photos you’ve seen today are
many of the photos you’ve seen today are
many of the photos you’ve seen today are end-products they don’t start out like
end-products they don’t start out like
end-products they don’t start out like this a photo for me often starts off as
this a photo for me often starts off as
this a photo for me often starts off as an idea I see something and like I want
an idea I see something and like I want
an idea I see something and like I want to capture the essence of that and we
to capture the essence of that and we
to capture the essence of that and we can just kind of explore this in a very
can just kind of explore this in a very
can just kind of explore this in a very simple example
simple example
simple example I like watching geladas jump across
I like watching geladas jump across
I like watching geladas jump across streams to me it’s interesting it’s a
streams to me it’s interesting it’s a
streams to me it’s interesting it’s a cool like dynamic behavior and I wanted
cool like dynamic behavior and I wanted
cool like dynamic behavior and I wanted to take a picture of it that just
to take a picture of it that just
to take a picture of it that just captured the way I felt and you know I
captured the way I felt and you know I
captured the way I felt and you know I tried and tried and tried and some of
tried and tried and tried and some of
tried and tried and tried and some of these are interesting pictures perhaps
these are interesting pictures perhaps
these are interesting pictures perhaps but they didn’t quite connect and I ran
but they didn’t quite connect and I ran
but they didn’t quite connect and I ran through trying an infrared camera you’re
through trying an infrared camera you’re
through trying an infrared camera you’re long exposures you know cutting geladas
long exposures you know cutting geladas
long exposures you know cutting geladas heads off but when it comes to this to
heads off but when it comes to this to
heads off but when it comes to this to get a nice picture it requires
get a nice picture it requires
get a nice picture it requires persistence and for all of these is just
persistence and for all of these is just
persistence and for all of these is just trial and trial and trial and mostly
trial and trial and trial and mostly
trial and trial and trial and mostly failure eventually I end up with a
failure eventually I end up with a
failure eventually I end up with a picture like this which is not a perfect
picture like this which is not a perfect
picture like this which is not a perfect picture by any means but it’s much
picture by any means but it’s much
picture by any means but it’s much closer to the feeling that I wanted to
closer to the feeling that I wanted to
closer to the feeling that I wanted to capture with the monkey jumping across
capture with the monkey jumping across
capture with the monkey jumping across the stream so I’ve learned an immense
the stream so I’ve learned an immense
the stream so I’ve learned an immense amount about photography by partnering
amount about photography by partnering
amount about photography by partnering with other photographers I remember I
with other photographers I remember I
with other photographers I remember I first came back from the monkey wolf
first came back from the monkey wolf
first came back from the monkey wolf project the VOC and I were doing solely
project the VOC and I were doing solely
project the VOC and I were doing solely as researchers and had the huge
as researchers and had the huge
as researchers and had the huge collection of photographs and I was
collection of photographs and I was
collection of photographs and I was showing them to a couple of people and I
showing them to a couple of people and I
showing them to a couple of people and I met this guy Trevor frost and he took a
met this guy Trevor frost and he took a
met this guy Trevor frost and he took a look at the pictures like oh that seems
look at the pictures like oh that seems
look at the pictures like oh that seems like a pretty interesting place um have
like a pretty interesting place um have
like a pretty interesting place um have you thought about trying to do a photo
you thought about trying to do a photo
you thought about trying to do a photo essay event to kind of describe the
essay event to kind of describe the
essay event to kind of describe the place in more detail like I have
place in more detail like I have
place in more detail like I have thousands of pictures like it’s already
thousands of pictures like it’s already
thousands of pictures like it’s already a photo essay just pick a couple is like
a photo essay just pick a couple is like
a photo essay just pick a couple is like I don’t think you understand how this
I don’t think you understand how this
I don’t think you understand how this works why don’t we write a grant we
works why don’t we write a grant we
works why don’t we write a grant we could go back together and try to mail
could go back together and try to mail
could go back together and try to mail tell this story professionally it’s like
tell this story professionally it’s like
tell this story professionally it’s like wait they give you grants for
wait they give you grants for
wait they give you grants for photography I had this very biologist
photography I had this very biologist
photography I had this very biologist centric view of the world and so this
centric view of the world and so this
centric view of the world and so this was illuminating for me so Trevor and I
was illuminating for me so Trevor and I
was illuminating for me so Trevor and I wrote a grant and we were funded by
wrote a grant and we were funded by
wrote a grant and we were funded by National Geographic to go try to capture
National Geographic to go try to capture
National Geographic to go try to capture this environment so with the vet Korea
this environment so with the vet Korea
this environment so with the vet Korea headed back to the field and Trevor
headed back to the field and Trevor
headed back to the field and Trevor started teaching me some new techniques
started teaching me some new techniques
started teaching me some new techniques like this camera trap setup where you
like this camera trap setup where you
like this camera trap setup where you have a DSLR one of these big fancy
have a DSLR one of these big fancy
have a DSLR one of these big fancy cameras with an infrared beam and if the
cameras with an infrared beam and if the
cameras with an infrared beam and if the practice walking through triggering the
practice walking through triggering the
practice walking through triggering the infrared beam to get it just right so
infrared beam to get it just right so
infrared beam to get it just right so you can get a spectacular photo I
you can get a spectacular photo I
you can get a spectacular photo I struggled at first initially um even
struggled at first initially um even
struggled at first initially um even with opening the camera trap box I think
with opening the camera trap box I think
with opening the camera trap box I think I stabbed my hand with my Leatherman
I stabbed my hand with my Leatherman
I stabbed my hand with my Leatherman pretty good I was worried that was gonna
pretty good I was worried that was gonna
pretty good I was worried that was gonna get infected but it wasn’t so bad and
get infected but it wasn’t so bad and
get infected but it wasn’t so bad and you know after just setting it up and
you know after just setting it up and
you know after just setting it up and waiting and tweaking and tweaking
waiting and tweaking and tweaking
waiting and tweaking and tweaking eventually we ended up with a photo like
eventually we ended up with a photo like
eventually we ended up with a photo like this which was our tip staff bringing
this which was our tip staff bringing
this which was our tip staff bringing their kids to work and they knew that we
their kids to work and they knew that we
their kids to work and they knew that we set up an automatic camera machine and
set up an automatic camera machine and
set up an automatic camera machine and they’re like oh we can trigger this
they’re like oh we can trigger this
they’re like oh we can trigger this camera anytime we want this is great so
camera anytime we want this is great so
camera anytime we want this is great so they have their kids walk through it all
they have their kids walk through it all
they have their kids walk through it all the time and then they would borrow
the time and then they would borrow
the time and then they would borrow ak-47s from their neighbors and they’ll
ak-47s from their neighbors and they’ll
ak-47s from their neighbors and they’ll pull that out so we’ll have a couple of
pull that out so we’ll have a couple of
pull that out so we’ll have a couple of printouts for those guys when we head
printouts for those guys when we head
printouts for those guys when we head back
back
back but the real intention of this is to get
but the real intention of this is to get
but the real intention of this is to get up close and personal with wildlife that
up close and personal with wildlife that
up close and personal with wildlife that you couldn’t otherwise to give you a
you couldn’t otherwise to give you a
you couldn’t otherwise to give you a sense of their space in their
sense of their space in their
sense of their space in their environment and this is the type of
environment and this is the type of
environment and this is the type of picture that we were looking for an
picture that we were looking for an
picture that we were looking for an Ethiopian wolf the rarest came in on the
Ethiopian wolf the rarest came in on the
Ethiopian wolf the rarest came in on the planet in the glossa
planet in the glossa
planet in the glossa so one day I had a happy intersection of
so one day I had a happy intersection of
so one day I had a happy intersection of science and photography I was following
science and photography I was following
science and photography I was following a wolf around trying to see if it would
a wolf around trying to see if it would
a wolf around trying to see if it would have one of these monkey wolf
have one of these monkey wolf
have one of these monkey wolf interactions to try to get a picture of
interactions to try to get a picture of
interactions to try to get a picture of it when I saw a female walk off from the
it when I saw a female walk off from the
it when I saw a female walk off from the gelada herd and this is bizarre behavior
gelada herd and this is bizarre behavior
gelada herd and this is bizarre behavior sets off all sorts of alarm bells in my
sets off all sorts of alarm bells in my
sets off all sorts of alarm bells in my biologist brain being like something’s
biologist brain being like something’s
biologist brain being like something’s happening what’s going on
happening what’s going on
happening what’s going on all right bailing on wolf I went over
all right bailing on wolf I went over
all right bailing on wolf I went over and I watched her she started arching
and I watched her she started arching
and I watched her she started arching her back and lying down and standing up
her back and lying down and standing up
her back and lying down and standing up and I realized oh my god this monkey is
and I realized oh my god this monkey is
and I realized oh my god this monkey is about to give birth so I gave her her
about to give birth so I gave her her
about to give birth so I gave her her space with my telephoto lens I stepped
space with my telephoto lens I stepped
space with my telephoto lens I stepped back in my shaking hands captured this
back in my shaking hands captured this
back in my shaking hands captured this image sequence
so it’s incredibly rare to see a primate
so it’s incredibly rare to see a primate give birth in the wild I was very
give birth in the wild I was very
give birth in the wild I was very excited about these images for aesthetic
excited about these images for aesthetic
excited about these images for aesthetic purposes I thought it really spoke
purposes I thought it really spoke
purposes I thought it really spoke visually to a process that most people
visually to a process that most people
visually to a process that most people don’t get to see but I also sensed that
don’t get to see but I also sensed that
don’t get to see but I also sensed that there was great scientific value in
there was great scientific value in
there was great scientific value in these images having talked to other
these images having talked to other
these images having talked to other researchers that have worked at this
researchers that have worked at this
researchers that have worked at this site before so it’s kind of equally
site before so it’s kind of equally
site before so it’s kind of equally excited about what this means to kind of
excited about what this means to kind of
excited about what this means to kind of our broader understanding over the past
our broader understanding over the past
our broader understanding over the past 10 years scientists egg Wassa have
10 years scientists egg Wassa have
10 years scientists egg Wassa have witnessed 15 live births which is the
witnessed 15 live births which is the
witnessed 15 live births which is the largest or one of the largest catalogues
largest or one of the largest catalogues
largest or one of the largest catalogues of live births in wild primates from
of live births in wild primates from
of live births in wild primates from anywhere on the planet
anywhere on the planet
anywhere on the planet we recent recently wrote up a paper kind
we recent recently wrote up a paper kind
we recent recently wrote up a paper kind of describing this process and it’s now
of describing this process and it’s now
of describing this process and it’s now part of the scientific literature
part of the scientific literature
part of the scientific literature looking at comparative process of birth
looking at comparative process of birth
looking at comparative process of birth processes in primates the deck and I are
processes in primates the deck and I are
processes in primates the deck and I are always trying to think of ways to
always trying to think of ways to
always trying to think of ways to combine our photography with science
combine our photography with science
combine our photography with science here’s another National Geographic
here’s another National Geographic
here’s another National Geographic funded project that we we came up with
funded project that we we came up with
funded project that we we came up with it’s a 3d imaging system that allows you
it’s a 3d imaging system that allows you
it’s a 3d imaging system that allows you to capture the dimensions of wild living
to capture the dimensions of wild living
to capture the dimensions of wild living primates without having to resort to any
primates without having to resort to any
primates without having to resort to any invasive procedures basically you can
invasive procedures basically you can
invasive procedures basically you can reconstruct a 3d version of what you’re
reconstruct a 3d version of what you’re
reconstruct a 3d version of what you’re looking at by taking multiple pictures
looking at by taking multiple pictures
looking at by taking multiple pictures of the same thing from different angles
of the same thing from different angles
of the same thing from different angles at the same time this is one of our
at the same time this is one of our
at the same time this is one of our earlier versions we have a more complex
earlier versions we have a more complex
earlier versions we have a more complex one built now and this is an active
one built now and this is an active
one built now and this is an active project that we’re still working on at
project that we’re still working on at
project that we’re still working on at the moment but we have some promising
the moment but we have some promising
the moment but we have some promising preliminary results and we’re looking
preliminary results and we’re looking
preliminary results and we’re looking forward to taking these kind of remote
forward to taking these kind of remote
forward to taking these kind of remote measurements of morphology and combining
measurements of morphology and combining
measurements of morphology and combining them with the long term behavioral data
them with the long term behavioral data
them with the long term behavioral data set that we have at glossa it’s a really
set that we have at glossa it’s a really
set that we have at glossa it’s a really exciting intersection of photography and
exciting intersection of photography and
exciting intersection of photography and science but this brings us towards the
science but this brings us towards the
science but this brings us towards the end of our day on the high plateau the
end of our day on the high plateau the
end of our day on the high plateau the Sun is starting to set in the West and
Sun is starting to set in the West and
Sun is starting to set in the West and casts the huge shadow onto the rift
casts the huge shadow onto the rift
casts the huge shadow onto the rift valley below and the farms that are down
valley below and the farms that are down
valley below and the farms that are down there will walk with the go with the
there will walk with the go with the
there will walk with the go with the geladas back towards their sleeping
geladas back towards their sleeping
geladas back towards their sleeping cliffs and we’ll leave them there it’s a
cliffs and we’ll leave them there it’s a
cliffs and we’ll leave them there it’s a routine that we do every day
routine that we do every day
routine that we do every day we’ll pick them up again in the morning
we’ll pick them up again in the morning
we’ll pick them up again in the morning and they don’t seem to really care
and they don’t seem to really care
and they don’t seem to really care whether we’re with them or not they just
whether we’re with them or not they just
whether we’re with them or not they just go about their typical business and you
go about their typical business and you
go about their typical business and you know we can hear this happening even
know we can hear this happening even
know we can hear this happening even long after we’ve walked away hundreds of
long after we’ve walked away hundreds of
long after we’ve walked away hundreds of meters back towards our camp you can
meters back towards our camp you can
meters back towards our camp you can still hear them going about their
still hear them going about their
still hear them going about their transition from day in tonight so
transition from day in tonight so
transition from day in tonight so [Music]
tonight we’ve walked you through a day
tonight we’ve walked you through a day in the life of gelato and the people who
in the life of gelato and the people who
in the life of gelato and the people who study them we’ve shown you some science
study them we’ve shown you some science
study them we’ve shown you some science and some intimate portraits of behaviors
and some intimate portraits of behaviors
and some intimate portraits of behaviors that seem to appear nowhere else on
that seem to appear nowhere else on
that seem to appear nowhere else on earth over the past few years I’ve grown
earth over the past few years I’ve grown
earth over the past few years I’ve grown very appreciative of integrating science
very appreciative of integrating science
very appreciative of integrating science and photography together to not only
and photography together to not only
and photography together to not only discover something but then tell a story
discover something but then tell a story
discover something but then tell a story about it whether it’s through data and
about it whether it’s through data and
about it whether it’s through data and statistics or through pictures Jeff and
statistics or through pictures Jeff and
statistics or through pictures Jeff and I always love returning to the glossa
I always love returning to the glossa
I always love returning to the glossa because in a lot of ways everything is
because in a lot of ways everything is
because in a lot of ways everything is kind of the same we see some of the same
kind of the same we see some of the same
kind of the same we see some of the same individuals the routine is more or less
individuals the routine is more or less
individuals the routine is more or less the same year to year but the guava is
the same year to year but the guava is
the same year to year but the guava is also changing and it’s changing rapidly
also changing and it’s changing rapidly
also changing and it’s changing rapidly today there’s power lines and roads that
today there’s power lines and roads that
today there’s power lines and roads that go through part of it connecting the
go through part of it connecting the
go through part of it connecting the people living near the glossa with the
people living near the glossa with the
people living near the glossa with the outside world and it’s not only the
outside world and it’s not only the
outside world and it’s not only the landscapes is changing but also the
landscapes is changing but also the
landscapes is changing but also the perceptions of the local community
perceptions of the local community
perceptions of the local community members picked also here he’s worked for
members picked also here he’s worked for
members picked also here he’s worked for our staff for seven or eight years now
our staff for seven or eight years now
our staff for seven or eight years now and the truth is when he was a young kid
and the truth is when he was a young kid
and the truth is when he was a young kid he hated geladas they raided his crops
he hated geladas they raided his crops
he hated geladas they raided his crops and he would run after them with stones
and he would run after them with stones
and he would run after them with stones and try to hit them but over the years
and try to hit them but over the years
and try to hit them but over the years his perspective has changed he spent a
his perspective has changed he spent a
his perspective has changed he spent a lot of hours with the monkeys and he’s
lot of hours with the monkeys and he’s
lot of hours with the monkeys and he’s watched their individual personalities
watched their individual personalities
watched their individual personalities develop and these bonds between mothers
develop and these bonds between mothers
develop and these bonds between mothers and infants
and infants
and infants develop as well and he even tells us
develop as well and he even tells us
develop as well and he even tells us that now when I see monkeys I see you
that now when I see monkeys I see you
that now when I see monkeys I see you know what makes us human basically we’ve
know what makes us human basically we’ve
know what makes us human basically we’ve also talked about the factors that
also talked about the factors that
also talked about the factors that affect species and their ability to
affect species and their ability to
affect species and their ability to persist in the 21st century geography
persist in the 21st century geography
persist in the 21st century geography climate and the local community of
climate and the local community of
climate and the local community of plants and animals and to that we can
plants and animals and to that we can
plants and animals and to that we can add another element which is a human
add another element which is a human
add another element which is a human community the Casa has persisted for 400
community the Casa has persisted for 400
community the Casa has persisted for 400 years across revolutions and famines all
years across revolutions and famines all
years across revolutions and famines all because of local engagement of the
because of local engagement of the
because of local engagement of the people with their land and of course
people with their land and of course
people with their land and of course today we’re facing a major conservation
today we’re facing a major conservation
today we’re facing a major conservation crisis humans are shaping the natural
crisis humans are shaping the natural
crisis humans are shaping the natural world like never before and a lot of
world like never before and a lot of
world like never before and a lot of these problems have global solutions
these problems have global solutions
these problems have global solutions like climate change but for others
like climate change but for others
like climate change but for others perhaps the glossa provides a lesson
perhaps the glossa provides a lesson
perhaps the glossa provides a lesson I think the Casa shows us that going
I think the Casa shows us that going
I think the Casa shows us that going into the 21st century local small-scale
into the 21st century local small-scale
into the 21st century local small-scale conservation has a major role to play
conservation has a major role to play
conservation has a major role to play thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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