Ian Redmond: podcast appearances and interviews

Ian Michael Redmond OBE FZS FLS, born on 11 April 1954, is a tropical field biologist and conservationist noted for his work with mountain gorillas and elephants. He has been involved in over 50 documentaries on these subjects for organizations such as the BBC, National Geographic, and the Discovery Channel. Redmond participated in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist, working alongside Sigourney Weaver to help her understand her character. Early in his career, he worked as a junior researcher with Dian Fossey and took part in filming David Attenborough's encounter with mountain gorillas in Rwanda. He recounts this event in a BBC tribute program celebrating Attenborough's 90th birthday. Redmond played a key role in conservation efforts following the death of the gorilla Digit in 1978; he discovered Digit's body and later became chairman and trustee of The Gorilla Organization, formerly known as the Digit Fund. He has participated in fundraising events for the charity, including the Great Gorilla Run. Redmond also established the African Elephant Fund after discovering the body of an elephant he named Charles and led campaigns such as Elefriends to combat the ivory trade. He has served as ambassador for the United Nations' Year of the Gorilla and for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Additionally, he is an advisor to various conservation organizations, chairs the Ape Alliance, founded the UK Rhino Group, and helped launch the UNEP/UNESCO Great Apes Survival Partnership. Recently, he co-founded Rebalance Earth, a capital investment firm focused on treating nature as investible infrastructure.