Mike Veale&Victory Wallace with Coexist Ep. 111 - a podcast by IQ Podcasts

Mike Veale is a southern California native who has worked extensively
with animals for the majority of his conservation career. From a young age
Mike has been passionate about the nature, wildlife, and anything he could
do to protect it. He focused on gaining any experience he could from a
young age, taking on some of his first conservation projects at the age of
14, as a Boy Scout. As a Senior Mammal Keeper at San Diego Safari Park he
had unparalleled access to two of the last remaining North African White
Rhinos as well as dozens of other endangered species.
In 2014, after years of watching the wild populations of animals under his
care rapidly dwindle, Mike decided to take action. His lengthy wildlife
care career, combined with his conservation, ranger, and active,
combat-sport-heavy lifestyle gave Mike the unique experience needed to
fight on the front line of conservation. Mike traveled to South Africa and
passed the intensive boot camp training required before finally becoming
an anti-poaching ranger in Greater Kruger National Park. After several
months of fighting poaching, Mike returned to America, and Global
Conservation Force was founded. He continues to go back and fourth between
the US, Asia, and Africa working on direct impact wildlife conservation
projects, local community support, and anti poaching patrols.
Mike spends his downtime camping, backpacking, surfing, free-diving,
training in Muay Thai, and shooting competitions.
GlobalConservationForce.org
Victoria (Victory) Wallace
Was born in Bend Oregon to an Arizona cowboy and a Russian immigrant. One
of 4 sisters, she grew up in the Midwest and southwest until at age 17 she
took her year old son Max Demian Wallace to live in Hawaii.
In 1996 after graduating with her bachelors degree in Nursing she met
David Wallace on a freighter in the South Pacific.
They married in 1997 and lived in San Diego California. Both loved
traveling and they traveled extensively all over the world.
In 2005 they visited Southern Africa and fell in love with a world that
changed their lives.
From then on the only place they wanted to go back to was Africa.
After the 3rd trip they decided they wanted to live their full time and
decided on Zambia.
Getting a piece of land and building a camp became their goal as they
noticed that wildlife thrives around lodges and it seemed one of the only
things that was keeping them alive.
After a bad start with a Zambian guide (who only wanted to take their
money) their son Demian stayed in Zambia and was given land by the local
chief. That was the beginning of a 5 year fight to keep the land and get
Title Deeds for a 99 year lease. With opposition from every side and
Demians courage, they finally obtained the deed and built Zikomo Safari.
It was opened in 2012.
Over the years it took to build it they saw first hand the falling numbers
of animals.
In 2015 Nsefu Wildlife conservation foundation was formed with Coe Lewis
to try and stop the poaching and help the local community. Presented by Attorney King Studios with Coe Lewis- Coexist on IQ Podcasts.
www.NSEFU.org

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