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John Neelo

John Neelo

Botswanan field researcher and PhD student at Wild Entrust / Botswana Predator Conservation, dedicated to African wild dog conservation in the Okavango Delta.

Sep 26, 2026

Nella's Tin Trunk Podcast

Nella's Tin Trunk Podcast

Man's Best Friend: John Neelo's Commitment to African Wild Dogs

Sep 26 · 43m

NellaHOST
13:58
But their range is huge and so they still can have human-wildlife conflict even here, correct?
John Neelo
John NeeloGUEST
14:04
Yeah, that's true.
John Neelo
John NeeloGUEST
14:06
That's true.
John Neelo
John NeeloGUEST
14:07
They feel safe, honestly, just to add on what you just said.
John Neelo
John NeeloGUEST
14:10
They feel safe when they know that they are not going to be retaliated to.
John Neelo
John NeeloGUEST
14:15
They are very smart and sometimes it's because they want to use the resources that is there.
John Neelo
John NeeloGUEST
14:23
They will take days and days without water, but if they get a chance to get to a water source or a point where they can drink.

10 MINS LATER

NellaHOST
24:33
Is that right?

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