New Mammalwatching Podcast: Claudia Diaz from Wild about Colombia
In the latest episode of the mammalwatching podcast, Charles and I are joined by Wild About Colombia’s Claudia Diaz from her home in Bogota.
Claudia co-founded Wild About Colombia in 2017 with Robin Smith and the company quickly developed a reputation for high quality and adventurous mammalwatching trips.
Claudia talks about a career which has taken her from marine biology in Mexico’s Gulf of California back to her native Colombia, via studying conservation in the UK. She describes her passion for involving local communities in ecotourism and runs through some of the particular difficulties she and Rob faced in bringing not just ecotourism, but mammal tourism, to a country emerging from 60 years of conflict. From navigating travel insurance company red zones to trying to persuade birding guides that some clients prefer to walk past megabirds (some clients like Jon for example), she describes a challenging but rewarding journey through an extraordinary country.
You can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple and other platforms or listen here.
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