Women in Wildlife Eliza Stott

April's episode of the WIW podcast was a bit different- co-hosts Maddy & Eliza were in the hot seat! We thought that we would take this opportunity to delve deeper into some topics that come up for us regularly within this industry, including imposter syndrome, job rejections, and experiences in trying to figure out which pathway to go down within this diverse industry. We chatted about our journeys in getting to our current roles, and shared our biggest learnings along the way. This one is a long one- strap yourself in!
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Music by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX

For our March episode we were able to hear from Kat Best, who is a wildlife ecologist in Australia. Kat has had some incredible experiences working remotely around Australia with a variety of conservation organisations. Kat chatted about the challenges getting your foot in the door of ecology, and the changes that she would like to see in the industry to make it an accessible and inclusive space for all. We also spoke about stakeholder engagement, and particularly the changes that Kat would like to see in how scientists collaborate with first nations people within the ecology space. Kat gave some amazing advice to our listeners on how to pursue a similar career path.
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Links to our resources:

Website: https://women-in-wildlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women.in.wildlife/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077369770841
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninwildlife
Music by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX

February's episode features the incredible Tahnee Barnes, who is a wildlife veterinary nurse, conservationist, and founder of End Extinction International. Tahnee talks us through her journey navigating her way to landing her dream job at 35  years old, and some of the lessons she's learnt along the way. Tahnee shares her experience with imposter syndrome, and provides our listeners with some invaluable advice in tackling this challenging voice in our heads. Finally, Tahnee expands on her role as founder of End Extinction International, and about EEI's future goals. Tahnee is a bright light and a wealth of knowledge! You can find Tahnee on instagram at @tahneevictoria and @endextinctionintl
Any questions or queries contact womeninwildlife@outlook.com

Links to our resources:

Website: https://women-in-wildlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women.in.wildlife/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077369770841
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninwildlife
Music by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX

Happy New Year to our listeners! We kicked off the first episode of 2024 with Roxy Rogan. Roxy is a conservationist and award winning wildlife filmmaker, and has recently started her new role as a producer at Australian Geographic, after closing down her business "Wild Education". We were able to chat about her unique journey in getting to this dream position, and learnt more about her two films; Keepers of the Forest (Sumatra) and Person of the Forest (Borneo). We delved into the lessons she's learnt along the way, choosing to leave university to start her business at 19 years old, and her difficult decisions in stepping away from this role. We covered topics such as burn out, adjusting between self-employment and full time employment, and Roxy was generous enough to share lots of advice to listeners wanting to pursue a similar career path. You can follow Roxy's journey @roxyrogann!
Any questions or queries contact womeninwildlife@outlook.com

Links to our resources:

Website: https://women-in-wildlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women.in.wildlife/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077369770841
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninwildlife
Music by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX

In our final episode of the year, we were lucky to chat to Dr Prishani, who is a Conservation Vet at WWF-International. Prish shares her journey getting to where she is today, delves into how she believes that collaboration is an invaluable tool in solving conservation problems. Prish has some insightful advice for listeners, and talks us through her transition from clinical work focusing on individual animals, to solving veterinary conservation issues on large scale population levels. Tune in to find out more, and check out @doctor.prish to continue following Prish's work.
Any questions or queries contact womeninwildlife@outlook.com

Links to our resources:

Website: https://women-in-wildlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women.in.wildlife/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077369770841
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninwildlife
Music by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX

Olly Pitt is a marine biologist that has spent the past 9 years working at the Australian Seabird and Turtle Rescue (NSW), with the last 6 years holding the position of the general manager. In this episode we were able to delve deep into the toll that working in the wildlife industry has on our mental health. Olly runs us through her decision in taking a step back from the industry, as well as her future plans for her fresh start. She also provides us with advice with networking, as well as advice for managers in mitigating gender issues within the workplace. You can follow Olly's work @biologist_ollypitt.
Any questions or queries contact womeninwildlife@outlook.com

Links to our resources:

Website: https://women-in-wildlife.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women.in.wildlife/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077369770841
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninwildlife

Music by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX