Ep. 37: Damien Mander - Conservation Crusader

PLANTSTRONG Podcast

Rip Esselstyn

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Damien Mander is founder and CEO of The International Anti-Poaching Foundation and, if you’ve seen “The Game Changers” documentary, you’ll also, no doubt, remember his powerful contribution to the film as a former hunter-turned-conservationist.

In this candid interview, Mander describes his former self - the alpha male who used to take aim at the vulnerable through the hunting, killing, and eating of animals.

A chance meeting with an elephant transformed him from a meat-loving Aussie to a plant-strong crusader with a personal mission to protect animals and the world’s natural heritage for future generations. You’ll hear all about the initiatives of the IAPF and their valiant efforts to protect over 20 million acres of the African wilderness.

In 2017 Damien founded ‘Akashinga – Nature Protected by Women’, an IAPF program that has already grown to over 170 employees, becoming the only group of nature reserves in the world to be protected by women. Their goal is to employ 1000 women by 2025, protecting a network of 20 nature reserves, all managed by the IAPF.

We’ve recently seen first-hand just how delicate our ecosystems are and, thanks to people like Damien, we are fighting valiantly, with thought-provoking conversations just like these that inspire us to action.

Episode Resources:

International Anti-Poaching Foundation
Damien's Mander's TEDx Talk
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0:00.0	In this episode of the Plant Strong Podcast, I sit down with Damien Mander. If that name
0:09.3	doesn't register with you initially, he has a remarkable segment in the Game Changers
0:15.1	film. He is the founder and CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. It's located in Victoria
0:22.8	Falls, Zimbabwe, where since 2009 he has been protecting different endangered wildlife
0:30.7	species such as Black rhinos and elephants. He is doing really spectacular work there.
0:38.7	His background, he was an Australian Royal Navy clearance diver. After doing that, he
0:46.2	joined the army and did 12 tours of duty in Iraq as a special operation sniper. This is a man
0:54.7	that has an unwavering ability to just go right to the truth in an unflinching and unapologetic way.
1:05.2	He shares his kind of life's journey ups and downs in a way that is just heart-warmingly honest
1:16.3	and refreshing. I love so many things about Damien and what he's doing. Just so everybody knows,
1:24.3	there is a lot of profanity in this episode and that is just kind of part of his Australian
1:31.3	demeanor. And so take it in the spirit in which it's delivered. But in 2020, as we are faced
1:47.1	right now with a planet that is warming, we have COVID-19 that is raging throughout the globe.
1:56.3	There's never been a more important time for us to hear the message that Damien has to offer.
2:05.0	So with that, I hope you enjoy this episode with Damien Mander. I have a favorite ask before we
2:13.4	kick off today's conversation with Damien Mander. The grocery system has been turned upside down
2:20.3	the past couple of months. The plant-strong team is working to increase access to the engine to
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2:33.5	for the past 10 years. We could really use your help. What I'd like to ask you to do is to visit our
2:40.1	show notes for the podcast and take a brief survey. We want to know where you shop and whether or
2:48.4	not you'd be interested in online access to our plant-strong products. Thank you in advance for
2:54.5	your time and your feedback. I look forward to sharing some exciting announcements on this endeavor
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