{"podcast":{"title":"The Origins Foundation Podcast","slug":"the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143","podcast_index_feed_id":2229143,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM9464199706","website_url":"https://theoriginsfoundation.org/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/89246288-38b5-11eb-8294-07cceeb6addb/image/cceec6c046d1b8af615bfe4adefebfc2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Origins Foundation","episode_count":773,"summary":"The Origins Foundation podcast has hard hitting conversations about wildlife, hunting, and sticky topics in our sustainable use space. Its a rare podcast that isn't afraid to have the hard conversations with people inside and outside our community.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T16:18:52.681645+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 655 - Wicus Diedericks || The Toll Of Rhino Conservation","slug":"episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation","published_at":"2026-07-14T07:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143","url":"https://theoriginsfoundation.org/","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/DC9587/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM1235117756.mp3","summary":"Rhino conservation in South Africa is not for everyone. It's fraught with security liabilities, risks, and poaching concerns, all in an environment that is devaluing Rhinos. Wicus Diedericks, owner of one of only 2 or 3 white rhino conservation breeding facilities in South Africa, invited Robbie to Rockwood to see the scale of the operation. Wicus has been in a legal fight with the South African government about the trade of legal Rhino Horn. If you want to listen to the first podcast in this series check out episode 605 . Today Wicus and Robbie sit down at Rockwood, on the ground at his facility. From feed to camera to security infrastructure, one thing is clear: these people care about Rhinos deeply.  Get to know the guest: https://rockwoodconservation.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Classic African Hunting: https://classicafricanhunting.com/  SCI Louisiana: Acadiana Chapter: https://laacadianasci.org/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencerc…","meta_description":"Rhino conservation in South Africa is not for everyone. It's fraught with security liabilities, risks, and poaching concerns, all in an environment that i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3176,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episodes/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}