Hey there, friends, and welcome to episode 332 of Just the Zoo of Us.

This week, I am joined by the co-founder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, a conservation organization

that is doing truly incredible work, making the world a better place for the people and wildlife

of India, including the star of this week's episode, Asian elephants.

We discussed the harm caused by wildlife exploitation, how they protect animals by uplifting

human communities, how education can help tourists make more ethical choices, and of course,

our guest shares some fantastic stories of what it is like living and working alongside these beautiful giants.

He's got feel-good conservation success stories, workplace comedy, and adorable baby elephant.

Truly, what more could you possibly want from a podcast episode?

Just the Zoo of Us presents Asian elephants with Kartik Satya Narayan. Hi there, everybody, this is Ellen Weatherford with Just the Zoo of Us, your favorite animal

review podcast. I am so excited this week. I have a brand new friend. This is Kartik Satya Narayan. Say

hi, hi, Kartik. Hi, everyone. And hi, Ellen. Thank you for having me and wildlife issues on your podcast.

I love the name just as do of us.

I unfortunately cannot take all the credit for that one.

That one was my husband's idea, but we all love a pun here.

Now, Kartik, you are coming to us, like you mentioned, from Wildlife SOS, which is doing a ton of work on the ground for conservation for these amazing animals that we're going to talk about here today, which I'm so excited to talk about because I just feel like they're endlessly fascinating. And I think a lot of people are really excited to learn more about them. Before we talk about the fascinating animal that we have for today, I would like to talk about you a little bit.

What got you into the work that you do with wildlife conservation?

I think some of us are just the chosen few.

I think like many of the people listening in and yourself and your husband included,

we get chosen for these tasks by the universe and we're just

lucky and fortunate and it's such a privilege to be able to help animals. And so right from when I was a

child, I've always been fascinated by everything, creepy, crawly, animals, birds, reptiles. And,

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