Tonight on the show we are speaking with Graham Tupper, the former Manager of the Northern Australia Program for the Australian Conservation Foundation and a former wildlife tour guide south of Canberra.

Graham is the President of The Friends of the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Inc., a Not-for-Profit Association that works in partnership with the City of Coffs Harbour to maintain and develop the botanic garden.

Graham has been involved in projects including the Seed Bank and Fauna Survey.

More Information

https://coffsbotanicgarden.com.au/

https://coffsbotanicgarden.com.au/learn/nature-gallery/

https://coffsbotanicgarden.com.au/support/friends-of-the-botanic-garden/

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Catriona Walker describes herself as a “grower, forager, maker, mender and mother” who lives on a tiny Scottish island in the UK.

A true citizen scientist, Catriona is making a difference in her own way, by sharing her fascination of moths that live in her backyard with the world…and it has brought awareness and attracted a surprisingly high following on Instagram.

More Information

https://www.instagram.com/clouded.silver/

https://butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area/east-scotland-branch/budget-bucket-moth-trap

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David Trood is a YouTube sensation who inspires people to get into their garden and grow organic food.

His movie; Down the Carrot Hole, demonstrates a meticulous attention to detail in filmmaking and storytelling.

His spectacular filming techniques help people to understand the processes of nature and encourage a fruitful and thriving healthy lifestyle.

More Information

https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeedyGarden

https://www.theweedygarden.com/

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Steve Austin has been an international dog trainer for more than 30 years and is ear marked as one of Australia's top animal experts.

He has trained animals for quarantine, search and rescue, police and wildlife preservation.

His work with canines in conservation is fascinating, training dogs to locate pest species, such as cats, foxes, rabbits and cane toads.

He has also trained dogs to locate threatened and endangered species of animals and plants, as well as introduced plants in Australia and overseas.

More Information

https://www.austinsdogtrainingeducation.com.au/about-steve-austin

https://dcdogs.com.au/

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Daniella Teixiera is a specialist in animal vocal ecology.

Her approach to studying Australian wildlife is to record and listen to the soundscapes created in the Australian bush.

Through her research, she hopes to bring attention to the plight of a number of endangered species, with a particular focus on the Black Cockatoo.

The sound recording at the beginning of the episode is an example of the recordings that Daniella makes in the bush.

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https://www.daniellateixeira.com/

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Our guests tonight are involved in an incredible underwater project that has gained a Guinness World Record, and combines art, science and humanity to protect the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. 

Based at John Brewer Reef, the Museum Of Underwater Art has created artificial habitats that attract and provide shelter for marine species and promote coral growth and regeneration. The unique installations have created awareness for the challenges of corals worldwide and revitalized and rejuvenated areas of the reef, fostering a thriving ecosystem where corals flourish and fish thrive.

More Information

https://www.moua.com.au/

https://www.youtube.com/@moua-museum-of-underwater-art

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Kathryn Kermode is a true Citizen Scientist who loves Australia’s incredible biodiversity. 

She shares stories on her YouTube channel of all the fascinating creatures that visit her very own garden in the Clarence Valley in NSW in Australia, which she calls her “Wild Backyard”; with a focus on the vital role that each and every one plays in the overall ecosystem and circle of life. 

Kathryn has a particular passion for growing native and endemic shrubs and trees to create a haven for wildlife in her garden, providing crucial food, refuge and habitat, and shares her knowledge for attracting specific species to her viewers. 

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https://www.youtube.com/@KathrynKermode

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Stuart McKenzie is a licensed Reptile enthusiast, having kept reptiles for 15 years, and has been relocating snakes and other reptile species from people's homes and businesses for more than 5 years now. 

As the Owner of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers, he leads a team of over ten highly trained and professional snake catchers, who are available 24/7 to assist locals by rapidly and professionally catching and relocating snakes. 

His business stars in the acclaimed National Geographic series, Aussie Snake Wranglers.

More Information

https://www.thesnakecatcher.com.au/

https://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastSnakeCatchers

https://www.instagram.com/sunshinecoastsnakecatchers/

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Professor Michael Mahony is a world renowned Conservation Biologist from The University of Newcastle, with decades of experience researching (and talking to) Australian frogs.

So far he has found and described twenty new frog species and contributed to the development of the first frog genome bank and cryopreservation method that may help bring frogs back from extinction.

He is a passionate educator and advocate for citizen science. In fact, one of his past students loved him so much that he named a newly discovered frog species after him called the “Mahony’s Toadlet”.

More Information

https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/michael-mahony

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Mahony-3

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Darlene Cavalier has been named a National Geographic Explorer and Fellow.

She is a professor of practice at Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the driving force behind SciStarter. 

A Citizen Science champion, and science cheerleader, with a real understanding of the diversity of citizen science projects.

More Information

https://scistarter.org/

https://open.spotify.com/show/4N1dm7WjueDq2wIbjAuzxC

https://www.facebook.com/SciStarter

https://www.youtube.com/@SciStarter

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