Roxy Furman | Episode 56 - Zoologist, filmmaker, presenter, environmental activist.

The Plant Based News Podcast

This week's guest is Roxy Furman AKA ‘Roxy The Zoologist’, a wildlife biologist, photographer, activist, filmmaker, and presenter. She has a passion for animals and the natural world, and uses social media to share this with others, regularly posting content with the goal of reconnecting people with animals and inspiring them to get involved with conservation initiatives. Roxy worked as the photographer for the #HumansOfXR campaign for the Extinction Rebellion group, leading to editorial coverage in papers such as the Metro and the Guardian. Roxy has also hosted public talks about photography, conservation, and sustainable living, including ones for Greenpeace UK and VegFest. Roxy is a vegan and the founder and owner of her own business – Zephyr Eco Market where she sells a range of eco-friendly and sustainable products, encouraging people to indirectly help animals through the way in which they live their lives and through this supports two charities, One Tree Planted and Painted Dog Conservation UK. In this week's episode we discussed: 00:02:54 Being raised vegetarian and becoming vegan 00:05:24 Studying Zoology at university 00:07:24 The power of art as a gentle activism 00:09:07 Understanding the feelings of sentient beings 00:12:16 Deciding on where to start with filmmaking and photography projects 00:14:52 Solutions to the environmental change 00:17:59 Things we can do to preserve the planet 00:21:18 Humans of Extinction Rebellion campaign 00:25:48 Staying positive and looking after our mental health 00:28:37 How our food choices affect humans as well as animals 00:33:22 Examples of animals showing supreme intelligence 00:38:30 Rewilding: How we can bring life back to the earth 00:44:30 Imagining a future without other species 00:46:20 The frustrations of important messages being ignored 00:51:00 The Zephyr Eco Market 00:55:15 Stranded on a desert island Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Phil Marriott Follow Roxy here https://www.roxythezoologist.com