Author Archives: Adam Spencer

Into the Gran Caldera de Luba, a new generation of wildlife filmmakers

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Adam Spencer

January 3, 2013 Into the Gran Caldera de Luba, a new generation of wildlife filmmakers In a week I leave for Equatorial Guinea, where I will spend two months trying to film primates on the southern part of Bioko island, … Continue reading →

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An adventure to find the Bioko drill

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Adam Spencer

An adventure to find the Bioko drill In December of 2011 I was looking for an adventure. My wife Shalynn and I had spent the last year rotating between short-term jobs, staying at friends’ and parents’ houses, and reliving the … Continue reading →

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Becoming “The face of Leishmaniasis”

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Adam Spencer

Monsters Inside Me: How I became the face of leishmaniasis On a grumpy day in May, 2011 Shalynn began clicking around on the Animal Planet website. A friend had told her that I should submit my story to the show … Continue reading →

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Following the Love of My Life

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Adam Spencer

If you know her, you would easily say Shalynn Pack is one of the most passionate people you have ever met. Following in her footsteps, meeting all the people she has touched here in Costa Rica, and shadowing her experience … Continue reading →

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El Matabuey

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Adam Spencer

I suddenly realized it had been a very long day, and fear stole my breath. We were passing around a few beers on a break from a night of snake searching in the jungle, and as I got to know … Continue reading →

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