Conservationists Assemble

Jonny Bloxham

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble! Join your host, Jonny, each week as he teams up with Earth’s mightiest conservation heroes from ex situ and in situ backgrounds as they discuss the conservation efforts for our planets most threatened species. Will you join the fight? Subscribe to the podcast and follow on social media to be a part of the Conservationists Assemble movement!

  1. 52. The Malayan Giant Turtle

    2025. 10. 05.

    52. The Malayan Giant Turtle

    The Conservationists Assemble is back with episode 52. In this episode Jonny welcomes Irna, Dhanu & Vanda to discuss the collective journey and efforts of wildlife rescue centre Jogja, konklusi & the gembira loka zoo in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in their mission to raise the profile of and save the critically  endangered Malayan giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis).   Links/Extra reading: Saving Malayan Giant Turtle from brink of extinction, Phase I: establishing healthy and genetically viable assurance colony — Asian Species Action Partnership | ASAP Species Conservation – WRC Jogja (PDF) Turtles in Malaysia: A Review of Conservation Status and a Call for Research ZQ_107_92d68e56d4.pdf - Zooquaria Issue 107 (has some background on the founding population of O. borneensis in EAZA member organisations. 2022_TAG_Annual_Reports_web_7d92d2e668.pdf - The 2022 EAZA TAG report mentions an upgrade from an ESB to a new style EEP for O. borneensis). EAZA_AC_22_PROGRAMME_BOOKLET_0f9083bedf.pdf - The 2022 EAZA annual conference featured poster publicising the efforts of Gdansk zoo, Poland in assisted breeding of O. borneensis. ZootierlisteHomepage - Current estimates of O. borneensis under human care globally Orlitia borneensis (Malaysian Giant Turtle) (PDF) Orlitia borneensis (Gray, 1873) (Testudines, Geoemydidae), Malaysian Giant Turtle, from Belitung Island, Indonesia: filling a distribution gap - a paper published since recording this episode filling a distribution gap in O. borneensis Kolaborasi Inklusi Konservasi (KONKLUSI) — Asian Species Action Partnership | ASAP - konklusi Kolaborasi Inklusi Konservasi (@konklusi_id) • Instagram photos and videos - konklusi Instagram Homepage | Happy Loka Zoo - gembira loka zoo homepage Gembira Loka Zoo (@gembiraloka.zoo) • Instagram photos and videos - gembira loka instagram

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  2. 51. The Lord Howe island stick insect (part. 2)

    2025. 08. 07.

    51. The Lord Howe island stick insect (part. 2)

    The Conservationists Assemble is back with Volume 50! Tune in to part 2 of the conversation with your host Jonny Bloxham and special guests, Kate Pearce and Rohan Cleave from Melbourne Zoo & Zoos Victoria. This episode is all about the Lord Howe island stick insect. A critically endangered invertebrate endemic to Lord Howe island that went from estimated millions in population to what was thought to be complete extinction in the matter of a decade with the wreckage of a ship and the arrival of invasive rodents in the 1900s. That was until 2001 when a population of anywhere between 9-35 individuals were found on six Melaleuca howeana shrubs on the nearby and almost inhospitable, Ball's pyramid. This conversation highlights a tremendous and ongoing effort to save a species from extinction. Find some awesome resources and links below: Sticky: Rediscovering the Lord Howe Stick Insect - Island Conservation (PDF) The recovery programme for the Lord Howe Island Phasmid (Dryococelus australis) following its rediscovery (PDF) Rediscovery of the ‘extinct’ Lord Howe Island stick-insect (Dryococelus australis (Montrouzier)) (Phasmatodea) and recommendations for its conservation Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Conservation Breeding Program turns 20 Beyond Mega Zoo - The Lord Howe Island stick insect Lord Howe Stick Insects, resilient survivors but are they cute? Museum Lecture: The true life adventure story of Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Reading with a Ranger – “Phasmid Saving the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect” Home | Lord Howe Island Board Phasmid Pale Ale 16-Case – Lord Howe Island Brewing Co https://www.instagram.com/lenkomelb?igsh=cWdnZDdtaXpubThy - a link to the talented Dana Lenko who produced the jumper that Kate was wearing (and briefly discussed in part. 2)

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  3. 50. The Lord Howe island stick insect (part. 1)

    2025. 08. 03.

    50. The Lord Howe island stick insect (part. 1)

    The Conservationists Assemble is back with Volume 50! Tune in to part 1 of the conversation with your host Jonny Bloxham and special guests, Kate Pearce and Rohan Cleave from Melbourne Zoo & Zoos Victoria. This episode is all about the Lord Howe island stick insect. A critically endangered invertebrate endemic to Lord Howe island that went from estimated millions in population to what was thought to be complete extinction in the matter of a decade with the wreckage of a ship and the arrival of invasive rodents in the 1900s. That was until 2001 when a population of anywhere between 9-35 individuals were found on six Melaleuca howeana shrubs on the nearby and almost inhospitable, Ball's pyramid. This conversation highlights a tremendous and ongoing effort to save a species from extinction. Find some awesome resources and links below: Sticky: Rediscovering the Lord Howe Stick Insect - Island Conservation (PDF) The recovery programme for the Lord Howe Island Phasmid (Dryococelus australis) following its rediscovery (PDF) Rediscovery of the ‘extinct’ Lord Howe Island stick-insect (Dryococelus australis (Montrouzier)) (Phasmatodea) and recommendations for its conservation Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Conservation Breeding Program turns 20 Beyond Mega Zoo - The Lord Howe Island stick insect Lord Howe Stick Insects, resilient survivors but are they cute? Museum Lecture: The true life adventure story of Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Reading with a Ranger – “Phasmid Saving the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect” Home | Lord Howe Island Board Phasmid Pale Ale 16-Case – Lord Howe Island Brewing Co https://www.instagram.com/lenkomelb?igsh=cWdnZDdtaXpubThy - a link to the talented Dana Lenko who produced the jumper that Kate was wearing (and briefly discussed in part. 2)

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  4. 48. The Scarce Yellow Sally

    2025. 06. 15.

    48. The Scarce Yellow Sally

    The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 48! Today's episode focuses on the Scarce Yellow Sally. There are fewer pleasures greater than being out in nature, and rivers are a great source of that. For me, rivers were a great source of enjoyment in the pandemic as I know they were for a lot of people. When restrictions started easing here in the UK, Panshanger park became a place we visited often. On days where the weather was pristine, we would sit at the river's edge and just enjoy the environment. I knew that there was wildlife around. The possibility of kingfishers and perhaps even otters. Okay so both (particularly the latter) were incredibly unlikely given the presence of people enjoying the outdoors. But being able to observe the character of butterflies, bees and dragonflies along the waters edge was a privilege. Today's episode is about a species that relies upon and is synonymous with healthy rivers, the Scarce Yellow Sally. Joining me is Joe Chattell, as we put the spotlight on this mysterious stonefly. Check out the resources below to learn more! https://www.instagram.com/joechattell?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=emk0eWtwa2dpNjI1 Recording Riverflies Introduction to Stoneflies Contents Meeting Sally... - Buglife Blog - Buglife Scarce Yellow Sally - Buglife projects John Davy-Bowker — Freshwater Biological Association Craig Macadam — Freshwater Biological Association Connect with the podcast - Will you join the fight? conservationistsassemble@outlook.com Conservationists Assemble (@conservationistsassemblepod) • Instagram photos and videos

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Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble! Join your host, Jonny, each week as he teams up with Earth’s mightiest conservation heroes from ex situ and in situ backgrounds as they discuss the conservation efforts for our planets most threatened species. Will you join the fight? Subscribe to the podcast and follow on social media to be a part of the Conservationists Assemble movement!