Lilian Mremi's guest appearances

Lilian Mremi

The Wild Initiative

Tommy's Outdoors

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Lilian Mremi, a native and game scout of The Rungwa Game Reserve, Tanzania, Africa, joins Sam on The Wild Initiative to talk about her perspective as a professional African game scout. Lilian shares how her journey as a professional game scout began with inspiration from her uncle's occupation as a wildlife commander. She and Sam chat about the misconception outsiders have about hunting in Africa by telling how these hunts are conducted and are actually very closely watched and regulated by biologists and researchers with rules and quotas. Lilian explains her country’s perspective and the many reasons why hunting is actually beneficial to the wildlife and local communities of Africa as a whole. “If there is overpopulation, there becomes a lack of food and in turn destruction to the habitat as well as the community crops and livestock.” Lilian goes on to talk about how the government and game reserves help their people learn to live with these animals and teaches them to avoid massive encroachment with resources like beehives, chili peppers, and more. She also clarifies how hunting outfitters in Africa greatly benefit the local communities and details how they help provide value to things such as schools, roads, water, and even employment. She leaves Sam with a little lesson in Swahili “Asante Sana,” and gives her best advice to those who do not know much about African hunting. “I encourage people to come and view the process for themselves.”Guest InfoLilian Mremi  @lilymremi   facebook.com/lilian.mremi   tiktok.com/@missielili  ---Get discounts on hunting, fishing, and outdoor products at thewildinitiative.com/discounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lilian Mremi, a native and game scout of The Rungwa Game Reserve, Tanzania, Africa, joins Sam on The Wild Initiative to talk about her perspective as a professional African game scout. Lilian shares how her journey as a professional game scout began with inspiration from her uncle's occupation as a wildlife commander. She and Sam chat about the misconception outsiders have about hunting in Africa by telling how these hunts are conducted and are actually very closely watched and regulated by biologists and researchers with rules and quotas. Lilian explains her country’s perspective and the many reasons why hunting is actually beneficial to the wildlife and local communities of Africa as a whole. “If there is overpopulation, there becomes a lack of food and in turn destruction to the habitat as well as the community crops and livestock.” Lilian goes on to talk about how the government and game reserves help their people learn to live with these animals and teaches them to avoid massive encroachment with resources like beehives, chili peppers, and more. She also clarifies how hunting outfitters in Africa greatly benefit the local communities and details how they help provide value to things such as schools, roads, water, and even employment. She leaves Sam with a little lesson in Swahili “Asante Sana,” and gives her best advice to those who do not know much about African hunting. “I encourage people to come and view the process for themselves.”<h2>Guest Info</h2><h3>Lilian Mremi</h3><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilymremi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lilymremi</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lilian.mremi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lilian.mremi</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@missielili" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tiktok.com/@missielili</a> </li> </ul>---Get discounts on hunting, fishing, and outdoor products at<a href="https://thewildinitiative.com/partners#partners-discounts-header" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> thewildinitiative.com/discounts</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep 246 - Lilian Mremi: Misconceptions of Hunting in Africa

Those of you who either read the excellent book “Cries of the Savanna” by Sue Tidwell or listened to the podcast episode with her are familiar with Lilian Mremi, a Game Scout and Tanzanian Wildlife Ranger. Shortly after the episode was published many of you expressed great interest in hearing directly from Lilian. I thought it would be an excellent idea and so today I am pleased to publish my conversation with her.During our conversation, we touched on all the usual topics such as human-wildlife conflict, national parks, game reserves, poaching, and law and regulations as they pertain to hunting. Of course, I did not forget to ask Lilian about her views on the deteriorating public opinion of hunting and on the attempts in the USA, UK and EU to pass legislation banning imports of hunting trophies. Finally, we discussed the differences between hunting tourism and non-extractive tourism. And her answers might not be exactly what some of you would expect.Of course, we have discussed these topics many times on my podcast. But in this episode, we have an opportunity to hear directly from a local Tanzanian ranger who lives and breathes these issues every day.Support the Podcast and Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tommysoutdoorsRecommended Books: tommysoutdoors.com/booksHats and T-shirts: tommysoutdoors.com/shopFollow Tommy's Outdoors on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Those of you who either read the excellent book “<a href="https://tommysoutdoors.com/2022/04/19/cries-of-the-savanna-by-sue-tidwell-a-book-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Cries of the Savanna</a>” by Sue Tidwell or listened to the <a href="https://tommysoutdoors.com/2022/04/27/episode-121-cries-of-the-savanna-with-sue-tidwell/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">podcast episode</a> with her are familiar with Lilian Mremi, a Game Scout and Tanzanian Wildlife Ranger. Shortly after the episode was published many of you expressed great interest in hearing directly from Lilian. I thought it would be an excellent idea and so today I am pleased to publish my conversation with her.During our conversation, we touched on all the usual topics such as human-wildlife conflict, national parks, game reserves, poaching, and law and regulations as they pertain to hunting. Of course, I did not forget to ask Lilian about her views on the deteriorating public opinion of hunting and on the attempts in the USA, UK and EU to pass legislation banning imports of hunting trophies. Finally, we discussed the differences between hunting tourism and non-extractive tourism. And her answers might not be exactly what some of you would expect.Of course, we have discussed these topics many times on my podcast. But in this episode, we have an opportunity to hear directly from a local Tanzanian ranger who lives and breathes these issues every day.Support the Podcast and Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tommysoutdoors" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">buymeacoffee.com/tommysoutdoors</a>Recommended Books: <a href="https://tommysoutdoors.com/books/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">tommysoutdoors.com/books</a>Hats and T-shirts: <a href="https://tommysoutdoors.com/shop/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">tommysoutdoors.com/shop</a>Follow Tommy's Outdoors on <a href="https://twitter.com/outdoorspodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tommysoutdoors" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/tommysoutdoors" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZML9M8NKy/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tommysoutdoors" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.