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Wild about conservation - a new podcast hosted by two chatty conservationists.
How do you get wild about conservation? Do you get outside and explore? Have you read every book on natural history? Or maybe, you have watched every wildlife documentary?
Listen to Hannah and Lexi - women in science, communicators, conservationists, and volunteers - as they talk to guests about their experiences, stories, and getting wild about conservation.
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Wild About COP26 with your hosts Hannah Lee & Lexi Hemshaw - S2 E14
Welcome back to the Wild About Conservation podcast. In this episode we wrap up the wonderful season that we have had for the latter half of 2021. We talk a little about what we have been up to recently - it’s not all podcasting! And Hannah gets to share her experience about her time at COP26. We really want to thank all of our listeners for your ongoing support, it has meant the world to us to hear your feedback - and we absolutely love that some of you have been reaching out to guests too! 2021 was a big year for our podcast; we launched, we have had 2 seasons, we ran our first giveaway and now we have our merch too! Keep listening for a great episode that focuses on demystifying COP26
Here is where to find us:
Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day
Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/
Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
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Wild About Seagrass with Dr Richard Lilley - S2 E13
In this episode we talk with Richard Lilley also known as RJ, who is passionate about education, particularly marine science communication and outdoor learning. He is interested in the role of seagrass meadows and is speaking to us as one of the founders of Project Seagrass. His work domestically is focussed on developing seagrass meadow restoration opportunities across Scotland and supporting restoration of seagrass throughout the UK, and further afield. RJ has over nine years experience of research in marine systems. He has primarily worked in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas and more recently the North Atlantic Ocean. We talk about seagrasses in the UK, but also globally. We cover what seagrass is, why we should care about seagrass for seagrasses sake, and some amazing projects involving local communities.
Here is where to find us:
Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day
Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/
Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation
Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws
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Wild About Tidal Energy with Andrea Copping - S2 E12
Hello, and welcome to the Wild About Conservation Podcast. In this episode we talk with Andrea Copping, a senior researcher for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States department of Energy and who is also a Fellow of the University of Washington. Her work focuses on marine renewable energy and offshore wind development - which is energy created by changes in the ocean - waves, tides, temperature and salinity. Andrea is a wonderful speaker and plays a lead role in marine renewable energy end applications that support Blue Economy development including ocean observations, aquaculture, and providing power to remote communities and islands. Keep listening to dive into this cutting edge science, and hopefully come out a little more informed. In this episode we mention COP26, which is an International Meeting to Discuss Global Action on Climate Change that (at time of recording) just closed in Glasgow, Scotland. We will be having an episode soon to chat about this in more detail.
Here is where to find us:
Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day
Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/
Www: wildaboutconservation.com
Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation
Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
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Wild About Basking Sharks with Chelsea Gray - S2 E11
Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we chat to Chelsea Gray, an Environmental Science and Policy PhD student at George Mason University. Her research focuses on using Individual Based Models for Basking Shark Behaviour and using those to inform relevant policy. Chelsea is an excellent communicator who explains what individual based models are, how policy is created, and how scientists like herself may better be able to inform policy using their research. This episode isn’t just about the models but all about basking sharks too. One key takeaway is that citizen science projects that capture species presence data are invaluable - if you spot a basking shark in Atlantic waters, you can report it here.
CW: We discuss 'historic population control' of basking sharks with some graphic language 34:00 - 36:00
Here is where to find us:
Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day
Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/
Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation
Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws
And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends! -
Wild About Dune Slacks with Dr Ciara Dwyer - S2 E10
Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we talk with Ciara Dwyer, a Doctorate who has just finished her PhD in Coastal Wetlands in the UK at Loughborough University. We explore her work on understanding the ecological and hydrological drivers of dune slack plant communities. We also dive into how dune systems are formed, how her research can support the management of these dynamic ecosystems as well as ways that you, our listeners, can get involved with your own local sand dune habitat management.
Here is where to find us:
Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day
Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/
Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation
Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws
And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends! -
Wild About Deep Sea Corals with Ben Stablow - S2 E9
Hello and welcome back to Wild About Conservation. In this episode we talk to Ben Stablow - an MSc student studying environmental policy in the USA. Ben talks to us about his research into reef edge effects on deep sea coral reef communities and we discuss how he came to work on these mysterious habitats. We also dive into the differences between deep sea and shallow warm water corals, the threats deep sea coral communities face and how these threats can be mitigated.
Here is where to find us:
Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day
Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/
Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation
Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com
Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws
And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!
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A very interesting and passionate podcast. Very enjoyable to listen to.
Great Podcast!
It is so refreshing to hear the hosts talk so openly about their experiences with conservation! Also the range of topics they have discussed so far is amazing, I am so excited for the rest of the season to learn more about all things ocean
Fantastic!
This is a wonderful podcast full of interesting information. It’s so nice to hear all of these guests share their passion and their experiences of conservation!