A BIG announcement for elephants ..... and behind the scenes of what's been happening on the business side of For Elephants with your host and founder of the organization, Dr. Kari Morfeld. Track us down on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. P

Episode 11 | Elephant Foot Care with Rebecca Wyatt

Dec 18th, 2020 25m 37s

Welcome to a conversation with elephant care professional, Rebecca Wyatt! Becca shares her path to working with elephant and then answers all of my questions about elephant foot care. Track us down on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Please

Episode 10 | An interview with the "For Elephants" graduate students- Katie Campbell, Chelsi Marolf, & Lindy Gates

Dec 1st, 2020 50m 11s

How do you actually work for elephant research and conservation? Today we're interviewing Dr. Morfeld's graduate students! You'll hear the inspiring journeys of about how they said "yes" to a career path that was not clearly defined, their rese

Episode 9 | Pregnancy in Elephants

Nov 17th, 2020 22m

Dr. Morfeld discusses 5 facts about pregnancy in elephants, as well as what For Elephants is doing to study elephant pregnancy and reproduction. Track us down on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Please rate and review the podcast on whateve

Episode 8 | How do you tell if an elephant is fat?

Nov 10th, 2020 28m

For Elephants is always on a mission to contribute to scientific knowledge AND practical approaches to best care for elephants. Dr. Morfeld shares some of her initial research on elephant body condition (obesity)- the why, how, and results. T

Episode 7 | Dr. Kari Morfeld's Vision for Elephants in Zoos

Nov 3rd, 2020 13m 32s

What's the next step for caring for elephants in Zoos? What leaps do we need to take? How can wild elephants guide our management decisions? Track us down on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Please rate and review the podcast on whatever p

Episode 6 | Building Community with "The Elephant Managers Association" by passion and A Bit of Crazy

Oct 27th, 2020 22m 23s

Dr. Morfeld invites the Elephant Managers Association (EMA) to talk about what they do for elephants and how you can get involved. This conversation with Adam Felts, Tripp Gorman, and Mike McClure talks about the EMA journey, challenges and suc

Episode 5 | For Elephants/Disney Part 2!

Oct 20th, 2020 22m 46s

After Dr. Morfeld interviewed Dr. Mark Penning of Disney's Parks & Resorts in last week's episode, he contacted her to ask to reverse the seats and he interview her! As a results, in this episode will you'll learn more about Dr. Morfeld and he

Episode 4 | Dr. Mark Penning | Vice President: Animals, Science And Environment For Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Oct 14th, 2020 27m 58s

A large part of For Elephants, Inc. is education and leading the way for others. In this episode, Dr. Morfeld has the pleasure of interviewing guest, Dr. Mark Penning. Dr. Mark Penning is the Vice President: Animals, Science and Environment fo

Episode 3 | Dr. James Wilson | University Nebraska-Omaha

Oct 6th, 2020 24m 41s

In this episode, Dr. Morfeld talks with Dr. James Wilson of the University of Nebraska-Omaha about the joint graduate program in Biology, why Dr. Morfeld wanted to start this, and how you can get involved. Track us down on Twitter, Facebook,

Episode 2 | Meet Members Of Our Board

Sep 30th, 2020 26m 5s

I want to introduce you to two members of the For Elephants board Adrianne Prokupek-Pickett and Jimmy Sweeden! A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more p

Episode 1 | The For Elephants Show

Sep 17th, 2020 16m 12s

Welcome to the first episode of The For Elephants Show with Dr. Kari Morfeld. In this episode, you'll hear why Dr. Morfeld started this nonprofit and this podcast. Improving lives of elephants through science, research, and education is a jou