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Anastasia Guise is a grass-roots journalist, qualified ecologist, and published author.
When not writing, she works as a landcare leader in her intentional community in the Northern rivers.
Anastasia trains citizen science teams with a particular focus on forest protection.
More Information
https://anastasiadeguise.wixsite.com/author
https://firestories.com.au/
https://landcare.nsw.gov.au/groups/greater-sydney-landcare-network-inc/streamwatch/
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-programs/bionet



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Jessica Raintree is happiest when she is exploring the bush or underwater treasure hunting for cool creatures. 
She has been running the Biocontrol Facility at Mooloolah River Landcare for the past five years and helps to enable citizen scientists to follow their passion through field activities.
Jessica helps members of the community take positive environmental action through projects including Trees for Resilience.
More Information
https://mrl.org.au/
https://www.facebook.com/mooloolahnativenursery
https://www.instagram.com/mooloolahriverlandcare


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Vanessa Pirotta is a passionate science communicator who uses drones to collect whale snot and AI to detect illegal wildlife trafficking.
She is a successful author on the topic of humpback whale biology and ecology in Australian waters.
More Information
https://www.vanessapirotta.com
https://www.wildsydneyharbour.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEN8pxOh0fU


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Tonight’s guest has lived his passion from the age of fifteen. Little did he know, he would become an underwater photographer and filmmaker. His underwater career has spanned sixty years and he has won numerous underwater photography awards. He is also a dive tour pioneer and recently has extended his tours to include wildlife photography safaris in Africa. He was a dive centre owner and PADI dive master instructor. From Sydney Australia, welcome to the show, Kevin Deacon
More Information
https://www.dive2000.com.au/


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It's widely believed that the Australian cane toad problem belongs to Queensland. Tonight's guest tells us news to the contrary.
Daniel McCawley trained and worked as a computer game designer but found that reality was more fun than virtual reality.
On the show, describes how the cane toads have migrated south into the Clarence Region.
His new game is being on the front line of defence in New South Wales to help eradicate the Queensland cane toad.
Are you ready to play?
More Information:
https://clarencelandcare.com.au/
https://www.frogid.net.au/
https://www.feralscan.org.au/

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Today’s special guest is a marine biologist, marine ecologist and an internationally renowned whale researcher, Dr Olaf Meynecke.
He graduated in Environmental Sciences at the University of Lueneburg, Germany and then travelled to Australia and completed a PhD at Griffith University, Queensland. His PhD research focused upon the relationship between commercial fish harvesting and the environmental drivers influencing fish populations. 
He is currently managing an international research project on the impacts of climate change on whales and studies the health of humpback whales primarily in south-eastern Queensland. 
He is also the CEO and co-founder of Humpbacks & High-Rises Inc, a not for profit research organization dedicated to marine mammal research and protection. This organisation is supported by a number of associate Researchers and also Citizen Scientists.

More Information
https://www.hhr.org.au/
https://www.dr-olaf.com/
https://experts.griffith.edu.au/8358-olaf-meynecke
https://twitter.com/DrOlaf_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-olaf-meynecke-8b504b39/


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