Anh the binturong lives in a cruel civet coffee tourist attraction, and was named by The Civet Project when they encounter her whilst filming the award winning film From Rare to Reckless. In this podcast, Jes introduces Anh, her plight, and why she is so special.

Following The Civet Project's win - Best Short 2024, awarded by S.O.F.A. Film Festival, director and producers Jack Wootton and Jes Hooper talk all things behind the scenes in the making of 'From Rare to Reckless' with Anna G Roy.

In this special episode for the inaugural Jane Goodall Day (3rd April), Jes and Jack join other animal advocates who had the honour of meeting and working with Jane Goodall in person. 

In this special episode for the inaugural World Civet Day, Jes speaks to the Asia for Animals Coalition about the wonders of civets and why we should be protecting them. 

In this bonus episode, host Claudia Hirtenfelder speaks to Jes and Carol about animals in tourism. In particular, they discuss the upcoming 'Emerging Voices for Animals in Tourism' 2023 conference and the need for greater attention to be paid to ways animals are impacted by touristic practice.

In this episode, host Josh Milburn speaks to Jes about civets! In particular, they discuss Jes’s paper ‘Cat-Poo-Chino and Captive Wildlife: Tourist Perceptions of Balinese Kopi Luwak Agrotourism’, which was published open access in the journal Society & Animals in 2022, as well as her developing research on human-civet interaction via the Civet Project research initiative.

What the heck is a civet and why do people love them?! Find out on this episode, the first in series 4 of the Deal with Animals- all about wildlife encounters!