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Published: Feb. 25, 2019, 5:53 p.m.

Today\u2019s guest is Greg McCann. Greg has a very interesting story. He has taken it upon himself to travel to some of the most remote wildernesses of Southeast Asia to find isolated ecosystems where not only have very few people have ever ventured, but very small populations of highly endangered species still exist. He then sets up remote camera traps, in hopes of capturing proof of these animals\u2019 existence, to encourage support from nonprofits and governments to protect these areas. 

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He has located critically endangered Sumatran tigers, found Asian elephants in an area where people hadn\u2019t seen proof of their existence in over ten years, and is hoping to discover a previously unknown population of orangutans.

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Lastly, we even get into detailed stories of sightings of a creature known as the orang pendek, which is essentially the bigfoot of Southeast Asia.

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Please check out and support Greg\u2019s work:

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http://buffalostate.academia.edu/GregMcCann

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http://habitatid.org/

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Greg\u2019s book: https://amzn.to/2BSdMyB

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Greg\u2019s recent article: https://bit.ly/2T0juJ2

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Another: https://bit.ly/2GZXtTD

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Sources for topics discussed:

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Phil Davis: https://bit.ly/2Ed2vKD

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Tiger Awareness: http://www.tigerawareness.co.uk/

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Helmeted hornbill NatGeo video: https://bit.ly/2S24m8Q

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Lost TV show: https://bit.ly/2b5bBHH

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Orang Pendek: https://bit.ly/2h0Ou9B

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Leuser Ecosystem Action Fund: http://www.leuserfund.org/

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Cambodian genocide: https://bit.ly/1rroC6O

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Cambodian - Vietnamese War: https://bit.ly/2j0gJC5

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Freeland: https://www.freeland.org/

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Habitat ID: http://habitatid.org/

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People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF): https://bit.ly/2NfNzP3

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Sumatran Rhino story by Jeremy Hance: https://bit.ly/2i68lSR

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Tiger poachers photo and story: https://bit.ly/2RXGabV

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Wildlife Alliance: www.wildlifealliance.org

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Douc Langur study with Greg: https://bit.ly/2XeLFmi

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Douc Langur Foundation: http://douclangur.org/

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Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2tEbpe1

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