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Ian Redmond is a tropical biologist who has extensively traveled and conducted research in Europe, New Guinea, and Africa and has devoted his life to researching ecosystems. Renowned as an authority on the research and conservation of mountain gorillas and elephants, Ian Redmond appears on GREAT MINDS to lecture on the value of wild animals, their habitats, and protecting the environment.

Ian Redmond’s lecture is comprised of five parts. In lectures one and two, he tells the reality of Africa’s mountain gorillas in danger of extinction, with the story of one gorilla’s death he experienced firsthand. In lectures three and four, he shares with us success stories of protection activities of African elephants, which have escaped, in part, the dangers of poaching. He also touts the worldwide accomplishments of wild animal conservation groups, many of which gathered together to stop ivory poaching at its peak in Africa in the 1980s. In his last lecture, Ian Redmond explains his ideas on rebalancing the Earth, arguing that the lessons from the conservation of elephants should be applied to the protection of the entire world ecosystem.

As a field scientist, Ian Redmond has dedicated his whole life to researching and protecting wildlife. He emphasizes that appealing to human sympathy isn’t enough to protect wild animals and the ecosystem. We meet Ian Redmond as we learn ways to preserve the natural world around us in realistic and sensible ways.