A Talk with Anne K Taylor and Professor Stuart Pimm

My old friend Professor Stuart Pimm at Duke University invited me to a talk with his class via the dreaded Zoom. Among his many, many accomplishments as a scientist, academic and advocate, Stuart worked and taught in Africa for nearly 20 years on elephants, most recently lions — through National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative — but always on topics that relate to the conservation of wildlife and the ecosystems on which they depend. He is currently the Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology.

We had a long and delightful chat wherein we spoke of my childhood in Kenya and all the AKTF initiatives. It was a tremendous honor to speak to his students—my scientific credentials are rather lacking—and do hope you find it informative!