The Missing Stone: A Conversation About Conservation

Sean Sullivan
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The Missing Stone: A Conversation About Conservation

Each episode features a longform conversational interview with conservation biologists, land managers, climate scientists, and more. Each interview starts with a discussion of how the guest became interested in and navigated their field and the highs and lows of their career. The second half of the podcast features a key area of their research or work and the impact they hope it will have on their field. The podcast will conclude with the guests hopes and fears on the future of conservation, their advice to future conservationists, and how you can get involved.

  1. 15 FEB

    Beaver Restoration with Chris Smith

    This week I was excited to speak with Chris Smith, the Southwest Wildlife Advocate for WildEarth Guardians. Chris shared several stories from his experience discovering and developing his career as a wildlife advocate including an exciting story securing the final votes for a bill to pass the New Mexico State Senate! We discussed several of the projects Chris is working on including developing a beaver restoration plan for the State of New Mexico. Chris also had great advice for those looking to take their first steps into wildlife advocacy! If you would like to learn more about WildEarth Guardians and the work Chris is doing, please follow the links below: Website: https://wildearthguardians.org/ Donate: https://donate.wildearthguardians.org/page/57452/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=w38tklhi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildearthguardians/ Quick Note: I want to make a quick announcement that after this episode I will be stepping away from this podcast for the foreseeable future, though I do hope to restart the podcast soon!

    1h 18m

  2. 17 JAN

    Freshwater Ecology with Dr. John Kominoski

    This week I was excited to speak with Dr. John Kominoski, Professor of Biological Sciences at Florida International University. I really enjoyed hearing about John’s journey, entering his Master’s program uncertain of what he wanted to do before discovering freshwater ecology. We discussed several of the research projects John has worked on including his role as the Lead Principal Investigator for the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research Program, collecting data on the impacts of rising sea level and saltwater intrusion on coastal wetlands. I was really excited that John wanted to use our time together not just to emphasize his research, but also to discuss the importance of being an educator in his role as a professor. One of the points John emphasizes is the importance of supporting early career researchers and vulnerable scientists that are part of his lab, as undergraduate and graduate students. For links to the research John is doing both at his lab at FIU and as the lead principal investigator of the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research Program: John’s Ecosystem Ecology Lab at FIU:  kominoskilab.com FIU’s Institute of Environment: www.https://environment.fiu.edu Florida Coastal Everglade’s Long Term Ecological Research Program Instagram and Twitter: @fcelter; @fce_studentgroup

    1h 15m

  3. 11 JAN

    Saving Rhinos through Education with Matt Lindenberg

    This week I was excited to speak with Matt Lindenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Global Conservation Corps. I was fascinated to talk with Matt about combination of luck and perseverance it can take to find your way in the field of conservation, as he worked his way from a volunteer at the Southern African Wildlife College to a position training Safari Guides for the college. We then dove into his Master’s research studying the reintroduction of seven captive-raised cheetah into the wild and the results Matt found. Finally, we discussed the Global Conservation Corps, focusing on the future ranger’s program which educates and connects local youth with conservation opportunities and the training needed to succeed in those roles. If you would like to donate or learn more about the global conservation corps, you can visit the links below: To make a donation: https://globalconservationcorps.org/donate  website: https://globalconservationcorps.org/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/theglobalconservationcorps/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gccngo/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-conservation-corps/

    1h 21m

  4. 4 JAN

    Bringing Compassion to Wildlife Management with Michelle Lute

    This week I was excited to speak with Dr. Michelle Lute, Vice President of the Board of the Rewilding Institute and Co-Executive Director of Wildlife for All. I was fascinated to talk with Michelle, discussing how growing up on a farm led her into a career advocating for wildlife, and the many research projects and advocacy campaigns that help shape her work today. Michelle discusses the goals of Wildlife for All and the work they are doing to change wildlife management at the state level. We then dive into current events, primarily the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. If you are interested in learning more about Wildlife for All, please visit wildlifeforall.us or @wildlife.for.all on Instagram.

    1 hr

  5. 21/12/2023

    Becoming a Marine Biologist with Brittany Bartlett

    This week I was excited to speak with Brittany Bartlett, Ph.D. student at Oxford and the Co-Founder and President of the non-profit, The Next Swell. I really enjoyed my conversation with Brittany, focusing on her marine biology dreams, both those that are fulfilled and those still in progress. Brittany then dove into her pandemic project, The Next Swell, and the impact she has been able to make through scholarships in marine sciences. We then discuss her next step as a Ph.D. student and the research she will be working on. One quick note, Brittany and I used NGO and non-profit interchangeably, however for legal reasons The Next Swell is considered a non-profit, but not an NGO. If you are interested in learning more about The Next Swell please visit nextswell.org or @thenextswell on Instagram. Two quick notes: We do apologize for the sirens outside of Brittany's place throughout the episode. Next week there will be no new episode, please tune back in on January 3rd!

    53 min

  6. 13/12/2023

    Compassionate Conservation with Renee Seacor

    This week I was excited to speak with Renee Seacor, Carnivore Conservation Manager for Project Coyote. Renee is a licensed lawyer and took the chance to explain the importance of using her law background to advocate for compassionate conservation. I had an amazing time talking with Renee, learning how a love of horses led to a career in conservation, the importance of exploring wild spaces, and how a law degree can help with wildlife advocacy. We then explored the work Renee is doing at project coyote, promoting wolf reintroduction in the north east and working to ban wildlife killing contests.

    54 min

  7. 06/12/2023

    Carnivore Coexistence with Kelly Borgmann

    Today I interviewed the Education and Outreach Manager for Project Coyote and a member of the Rewildling Leadership Council for the rewilding institute, Kelly Borgmann. I had an amazing time talking with Kelly, diving behind the scenes as a safari guide in Africa, protecting manatees in central Florida, and discussing why she chose to return to school for not one, but two Masters. We then explored the work Kelly is doing at project coyote, managing the Keeping it Wild Youth Education Program, the Coyote Friendly Communities Program, and the Ranching and Farming with Wildlife program. I had an amazing time hearing first hand some of the strategies Kelly has implemented to connect with the public to grow the impact of each of these conservation programs. If you owuld like to learn more about Project Coyote or The Rewildling Institute, follow the links below: Project Coyote Rewilding Institute

    1h 7m

  8. 29/11/2023

    Urban Wildlife Refuges with Rachel Hutchens

    Today I spoke with Rachel Hutchens, Executive Director of the Bluff Lake Nature Center in Denver, Colorado. Bluff Lake Nature Center is both Denver’s largest open space managed for native habitat and the only nonprofit nature center in Denver. We discussed Rachel’s unique path into conservation, starting as an educator at the Missouri History Museum before finding her way into conservation over time. We then talk about the opportunities Bluff Lake offers its local community, the human wildlife challenges that arise from running an urban refuge, and how visitation to Bluff Lake has increased drastically since Covid. If you would like to learn more about Bluff Lake Nature Center you can visit www.blufflake.org

    1h 7m
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Each episode features a longform conversational interview with conservation biologists, land managers, climate scientists, and more. Each interview starts with a discussion of how the guest became interested in and navigated their field and the highs and lows of their career. The second half of the podcast features a key area of their research or work and the impact they hope it will have on their field. The podcast will conclude with the guests hopes and fears on the future of conservation, their advice to future conservationists, and how you can get involved.

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  • Creator
    Sean Sullivan
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean

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