In episode 12, we're in Kibale Forest, agog at the sight of chimpanzees. (You'll never guess where they are!) Listen in as 'Papa' Les Lloyd and I compare notes about our unexpected primate visitors. Then, I discuss my recent trip to Kenya and preview some of the upcoming episodes:

• How many modes of public transport do I take on the long journey between Kampala, Uganda, and Mombasa, Kenya?
• What are my personal highlights from our first episodes?
• Who's up next? A sneak peek into conversations with experts on great apes (Ian Redmond OBE), parrots (World Parrot Trust), turtles (Diani Turtle Watch), monkeys (Colobus Conservation in Diani), and butterflies and moths (Mikhail Ochse, Pollichia).
• And lastly, what's my most unusual location yet for recording the podcast? You gotta laugh!
• Join me - Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of Diary of a Muzungu – as we hang out with cool people doing awesome stuff to protect our world.

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In episode 11, I’m joined by a visitor from Peru: ecologist and field researcher Chris Ketola. With 25 years’ experience working with wild animals, I’m intrigued to know how time in Equatorial Africa compares with his life in the Amazon.

During a ten-week tour of Uganda, Ketola and Fauna Forever co-founder Chris Kirkby led a team of 14 volunteers. Together they covered 3000 km, capturing (and releasing) 2000 birds and bats at eight sites across the country.

Listen to my conversation with Chris Ketola, accompanied by a backdrop of birdsong, as he reveals:

• What are his tips for organising a trip to Uganda?

• What did the baboons do to his mosquito net?

• Which are his favourite Ugandan foods?

• How does he reassure people not to be afraid of snakes?

• And, why does he find bats so adorable?

Join me - Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of Diary of a Muzungu – on the shores of Lake Victoria as I compare notes with Chris Ketola.

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In episode 10, we have 150 square kilometres of unspoilt wilderness to ourselves as we venture on safari in Kyambura Game Reserve, Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, western Uganda. The night is alive with the sounds of the wild, from the hippos munching next to my tent to the near-encounter with a leopard! On our walking safari, we witness the unexpected drama of a warthog showdown.

Later, Wildplaces owner Jonathan Wright tells me all about his new camps and lodges. Listen in to hear:

• What does it sound like to sleep under canvas at Honey Bear Camp?
• What are the chances of encountering a crocodile on our walking safari?
• Who were the classic filmstars and writers who inspired the names of Wildplaces’ new camps in Uganda?
• And lastly, why did I let Philip Briggs talk me into climbing into a warthog hole?

Pour yourself a sundowner and join me, Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of Diary of a Muzungu, as we explore some of Uganda’s more remote safari destinations and take a walking safari on Kasenyi Plains. We stay at Honey Bear Camp, visit the site of the new River Station in Kyambura Game Reserve, Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, Uganda.

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