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Today on nature's playgrounds was joined by the horseman, Nicolás Rodríguez-Amenabar. Who is based in Zahora at Trafalgar polo club, he is an exceptional horse trainer and his specifity Is Polo. He handles the entire process of receiving a horse from the wild till he is ready to play his first chukkers either with a profesional or with an amateur player. We discussed what attracted him to polo and some insights into his training schedule. We talked about the concept of the Professional Polo Registry and Nico joining the team as a trainer and clinician. We also discussed the Polo Stirrups "Pisa" by Tech Stirrups. It was great to have him on the show and in the future a regular guest. For more information on the Polo Stirrups, Professional Polo Registry & Polo Camps please contact Info@topball.co.uk. Nicolas Rodriguez-Amenabar can be contacted on nicolasrodriguezamenabar@gmail.com Natures Playgrounds is a bi-weekly podcast. Topball CIC part of Nature's Playgrounds supports Brooke Hospital for Animals by way of a monthly donation by revenue accrued from the Polo Stirrups & The Podcast. Please visit us at www.topball.co.uk and email us on info@topball.co.uk for any enquiries on the work we do in Sports. Today on nature's playgrounds was joined by the horseman, Nicolás Rodríguez-Amenabar. Who is based in Zahora at Trafalgar polo club, he is an exceptional horse trainer and his specifity Is Polo. He handles the entire process of receiving a horse from the wild till he is ready to play his first chukkers either with a profesional or with an amateur player. We discussed what attracted him to polo and some insights into his training schedule. We talked about the concept of the Professional Polo Registry and Nico joining the team as a trainer and clinician. We also discussed the Polo Stirrups "Pisa" by Tech Stirrups. It was great to have him on the show and in the future a regular guest. For more information on the Polo Stirrups, Professional Polo Registry & Polo Camps please contact Info@topball.co.uk. Nicolas Rodriguez-Amenabar can be contacted on nicolasrodriguezamenabar@gmail.com Natures Playgrounds is a bi-weekly podcast. Topball CIC part of Nature's Playgrounds supports Brooke Hospital for Animals by way of a monthly donation by revenue accrued from the Polo Stirrups & The Podcast. Please visit us at www.topball.co.uk and email us on info@topball.co.uk for any enquiries on the work we do in Sports.

This week on Natures Playgrounds I Interviewed Andrew Sebastian Founder & CEO of Eco Tourism & Conservation Society Malaysia (ECOMY). He is a very accomplished Birder recorded a total number of 2,400 Birds worldwide. He Is a leader in Nature, the Environment furthermore as a premier nature/birdguide. He has over 80 guides in Malaysia attached to his formidable NGO. We spoke about his Vision & Mission for 2022, Intact forests, and his plans to accelerate his guides & rangers program. We also discussed plans of writing a treatment for a national nature TV show...

Today on Natures Playgrounds I interviewed Muhire Damascene from Jacana Birding Tours for the second time. We spoke about Nyarutarama dam, Mont Kigali Lake Kivu & the Western part of Rwanda. Including Mashoza Parike Forest Akagera National Park, the Papyrus Swamps and Wetlands of Bugesera. We also discussed Nyungwe Forest National Park, MUKURA GISHWATI NATIONAL PARK & the Lakes Burera & Ruhondo. In 2022 we will be implementing an Adventure Birding Tour alongside Jacana Birding Tours. Please visit https://birdranger.com for details on all our tours & guides & rangers profiles.

Vimal is the Founder of  Nature-treks.com Himalaya (NTH)  and has some 25 years of experience in Nepal tourism, mainly in adventure and nature-based tours. He is also involved in national social and conservation organisations such as Bird Conservation Nepal, Nepal River Conservation Trust and Umbrella Nepal with an electronic bird forum- Friendsofbird. We spoke about the Pokara region, Bird Conservation Nepal, & Golden Eagles..

Rainforest Connection builds devices called 'Guardians' that are installed high in the rainforest canopy to collect acoustic data from the rainforest. The NGO detects chainsaw & deleterious events in real-time and sends rangers an audio file to review verify and reference to 'action on' and deploy to the site under observation. This week I has the pleasure of Lawrence Whittaker joining me on the show. Lawrence is a professional tree climber and the lead field installer for Rainforest Connection.

Today on Natures Playgrounds my guest was Kwesiga Christopher from Bird Finders is Uganda. We spoke about Bwindi National Park & Kibele Forest. Furthermore what a majestic country with nature on a grand scale, a profusion of brilliant birds & wildlife including the endemic ' Ruwenzori bouble collared Sunbird & the Gorillas. We also discussed how Winston Churchill proclaimed in his book my African Journey Uganda as the 'Pearl of Africa.'" for magnificence, for variety of form and color, for profusion of brilliant life- bird, insect, reptile, beast - for vast scale Uganda is truly the Pearl of Africa. We also touched on the explorers of the Nile Speke & Burton as the Nile begins near Jinja Uganda on the north shore of the lake. Please visit https://birdfindersuganda.com & visit https://birdranger.com to get in contact with Christopher.

In this age of data, knowing what's important is paramount, at Bird Ranger we try and uncover some of these gaps, our work starts where open source material stops. The Climate Intelligence space is relatively new, big data, science and technology are the pillars behind the industry. But added value can further arise from its synergy with people. We are building up a global connectivity of Guides, Rangers, Industry Leaders & strategic alliance partners. Asset grade insights via the podcast show natures playgrounds, spot on insightful reports and in the field technology driven initiatives are all are scope of work. For more information please visit https://birdranger.com

Listen 🎧 to ‘natures playgrounds’ https://anchor.fm/birdranger a podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts,  Breaker, Castbox, Sticher, Overcast, Radio Public for bi-weekly interviews sharing the ultimate adventure birding, the trailblazers in the world of nature & other outdoor recreation experiences from the partakers connected to the richest tapestry of natures playgrounds.

American Technologist Topher White uses mobile phones to create a network of forest ears that can report illegal activity as well as live-stream the sounds of birds & wildlife in remote regions such as the Amazon, Central America and Asia. We discussed forest preservation and Rainforest Connection technology to protect it & how they support the local groups in the forests to share intelligence through acoustics, apps and mechanisms to respond. Local groups are key especially indigenous rangers. We spoke how to deploy bird rangers network of guides & rangers under a direct partnership, climbing trees, and how to make a difference. Furthermore the recordings for birds with their 'guardians of the trees' eco-acoustics tech & and how they can work with Birders.

We spoke about his recent trip to Flores in Indonesia where he observed the Flores scops owl a species that was lost for almost 100 years! the rare Bare- throated Whistler, the chestnut -backed thrush. We also discussed Papua or formerly Irian Jaya, Thailand & Taman Negara in Malaysia.

We spoke about our combined adventure birding tour in 2022. We also discussed the birdsong of the blue whistling thrush, conservations projects & the Snow leopard.

Am out everyday for at least 3 hours adventure Birding, am in johor Malaysia at the moment, so the environment is lowland forests, plantations & small reservoirs, the tapestry of birds here, right now at a place called Impian Emas include White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Blue- throated bee eaters, yellow vented bulbuls & black Headed Munias, scaly breasted Munias to.mention just a few..

James shares his passion for the great outdoors & nature, in particular Adventure Birding.