The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 42!

Welcome fellow wildlife avengers to the Conservationists Assemble. My name is Jonny Bloxham but here I am known as my alter ego, Captain Conservation, your friendly neighbourhood animal advocate. I am a former zookeeper with a passion for conservation education and the global efforts for threatened species and habitats around the world. I am inviting you to join me as we take the fight to our planet’s biggest villain and my arch-nemesis, extinction! Whether you’re new to animal advocacy or a veteran in wildlife preservation, this is the podcast for you!

Each week, I will be teaming up with Earth’s mightiest wildlife heroes to unify the greatest collaboration of conservationists ever known where we will be discussing our planet’s epic species and what is being done to save them. This is the conservationists assemble podcast. 

Hello everyone and thank you for tuning in to another episode of the conservationists assemble podcast. How have you all been? I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week. I want to hear all about what experiences with nature or thoughts you’ve had about wildlife this week. I want to include you all in this podcast so if you’ve visited a zoo or aquarium this week, snapped a photo or video that you wish to share or have a story about animals that you want to tell. Send them to [email protected]

Today's episode is all about the Galapagos giant tortoise and takes the podcast's first look into the birthplace of the theory of evolution.

Joining me is Dr. Claudia Rudolf von Rohr, zoological director at Zoo Zurich and EEP coordinator for the Galapagos giant tortoise. I hope you enjoy the episode as Claudia guides us through understanding their threats and conservation actions.

You can check out more amazing work here:

Conservation and environmental science news - Mongabay

Friends of Galápagos (@friendsofgalapagos) • Instagram photos and videos

Don’t forget that there are plenty of ways to interact with the podcast by sharing your favourite photos and videos of your favourite species. You can also send in your favourite memories from a time at your favourite zoo or experiencing nature first hand. And you can have your say by expressing species, topics, organisations or specific guests you would wish to have on the podcast. Perhaps you want to appear on an episode yourself if you have a topic you are particularly passionate about. You can do all of these things by emailing or by messaging on facebook and instagram. Until next time, this is Captain Conservation signing off, over and out.

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The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 41 and the first episode of 2025!

Welcome fellow wildlife avengers to the Conservationists Assemble. My name is Jonny Bloxham but here I am known as my alter ego, Captain Conservation, your friendly neighbourhood animal advocate. I am a former zookeeper with a passion for conservation education and the global efforts for threatened species and habitats around the world. I am inviting you to join me as we take the fight to our planet’s biggest villain and my arch-nemesis, extinction! Whether you’re new to animal advocacy or a veteran in wildlife preservation, this is the podcast for you!

Each week, I will be teaming up with Earth’s mightiest wildlife heroes to unify the greatest collaboration of conservationists ever known where we will be discussing our planet’s epic species and what is being done to save them. This is the conservationists assemble podcast. 

Hello everyone and thank you for tuning in to another episode of the conservationists assemble podcast. How have you all been? I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week. I want to hear all about what experiences with nature or thoughts you’ve had about wildlife this week. I want to include you all in this podcast so if you’ve visited a zoo or aquarium this week, snapped a photo or video that you wish to share or have a story about animals that you want to tell. Send them to [email protected]

Today's episode is all about the blue crowned laughingthrush and takes the podcast's first look into the asian songbird trade

Joining me is Laura Gardner, director of conservation at the Wildwood Trust, studbook keeper for the blue crowned laughingthrush and co-convenor the global species management plan for them. I hope you enjoy the episode as Laura guides us through understanding their threats and conservation actions.

You can check out more of the work for the Blue Crowned Laughingthrush here:

Pterorhinus courtoisi (Blue-crowned Laughingthrush)

Blue-crowned Laughingthrush - WAZA

BCLT-News-for-EAZA-Campaign.pdf

Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi) | Summary | BirdLife International

Don’t forget that there are plenty of ways to interact with the podcast by sharing your favourite photos and videos of your favourite species. You can also send in your favourite memories from a time at your favourite zoo or experiencing nature first hand. And you can have your say by expressing species, topics, organisations or specific guests you would wish to have on the podcast. Perhaps you want to appear on an episode yourself if you have a topic you are particularly passionate about. You can do all of these things by emailing or by messaging on facebook and instagram. Until next time, this is Captain Conservation signing off, over and out.

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[email protected]

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The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 40!

Welcome fellow wildlife avengers to the Conservationists Assemble. My name is Jonny Bloxham but here I am known as my alter ego, Captain Conservation, your friendly neighbourhood animal advocate. I am a former zookeeper with a passion for conservation education and the global efforts for threatened species and habitats around the world. I am inviting you to join me as we take the fight to our planet’s biggest villain and my arch-nemesis, extinction! Whether you’re new to animal advocacy or a veteran in wildlife preservation, this is the podcast for you!

Each week, I will be teaming up with Earth’s mightiest wildlife heroes to unify the greatest collaboration of conservationists ever known where we will be discussing our planet’s epic species and what is being done to save them. This is the conservationists assemble podcast. Will you join the fight?

Hello everyone and thank you for tuning in to another episode of the conservationists assemble podcast. How have you all been? I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week. I want to hear all about what experiences with nature or thoughts you’ve had about wildlife this week. I want to include you all in this podcast so if you’ve visited a zoo or aquarium this week, snapped a photo or video that you wish to share or have a story about animals that you want to tell. Send them to [email protected]

I’ve made it no secret that aside from raising awareness of our planet’s threatened species through uniting with amazing conservationists around the world, that community is an integral part of my hopes and dreams for the conservationists assemble. Which is why, week in and week out I ask and offer for every one of you, the listeners, to share your photos, videos, stories and experiences of wildlife and your time in zoos as well as your thoughts on the podcast and to spread the word with family, friends and peers. The importance of community is a sentiment that has been reflected by a number of guests on the podcast such as Andrea Dempsey in volume 19 on the Diana Monkey and WAPCA, and more recently in volumes 32 and 33 with Matt Ford of the Talarak foundation on the Visayan Warty Pig, both of whom expressed the importance of working with and including those who live in country for the preservation of wildlife and a desire to have those exact people leading the conservation efforts for those species. Today’s episode is exactly an example of indigenous peoples being at the helm of conservation.

Joining me now is Paul Edonga, founder and executive director of the Save the Beisa Oryx Community Trust, which is currently Africa’s only indigenous pastoralist-led conservation network. I hope you enjoy the episode as Paul guides us through a story driven by a unique grassroots alliance of knowledge and expertise.

You can check out more of the work for the Beisa Oryx here:

SBOC – Save Beisa Oryx Community

Facebook - Save the Beisa Oryx Community Trust

Don’t forget that there are plenty of ways to interact with the podcast by sharing your favourite photos and videos of Beisa Oryx. You can also send in your favourite memories from a time at your favourite zoo or experiencing nature first hand. And you can have your say by expressing species, topics, organisations or specific guests you would wish to have on the podcast. Perhaps you want to appear on an episode yourself if you have a topic you are particularly passionate about. You can do all of these things by emailing or by messaging on facebook and instagram. Until next time, this is Captain Conservation signing off, over and out.

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The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 39!

I am your host, Captain Conservation a.k.a. Jonny Bloxham, and I am inviting you to become a conservation avenger as we take the fight to earth’s biggest villain and my arch nemesis, extinction. This week I've teamed up with Dr. Doris Preininger, herpetologist at Vienna Zoo to put the spotlight on the first reptile to be featured on the podcast, the Northern River Terrapin.

Will you join the fight?

You can check out more of the work for the Northern River Terrapin here:

Batagur baska (Northern river terrapin) species protection project – Vienna Zoo

Turtle Island | Rescue. Research. Rewild.

Turtle Survival Alliance | We Protect Turtles

Home - Prokriti O Jibon Foundation

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The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 38!

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can and needs to be done.

I am your host, Captain Conservation a.k.a. Jonny Bloxham, and I am inviting you to become a conservation avenger as we take the fight to earth’s biggest villain and my arch nemesis, extinction. This week I've teamed up with Janno Weerman, manager of living collections at Rotterdam Zoo to discuss the current population of red pandas in ex situ organisations as well as the importance of collaboration.

Will you join the fight?

You can check out more of the work for the Red Panda here:

Janno Weerman

Red Panda | Rotterdam Zoo

The Power of Partnership in Red Panda Conservation | Red Panda Network

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

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The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 37!

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can and needs to be done.

I am your host, Captain Conservation a.k.a. Jonny Bloxham, and I am inviting you to become a conservation avenger as we take the fight to earth’s biggest villain and my arch nemesis, extinction. This week I've teamed up with Dr. Christina Hvilsom, geneticist at Copenhagen Zoo to discuss the monitoring of the effects of climate change on the worlds Musk Ox as well as the vital role genetic research has to play in conservation.

Will you join the fight?

You can check out more of Christina's work here:

Christina Hvilsom

Don’t forget that there are plenty of ways to interact with the podcast by sharing your favourite photos and videos of Musk Ox. You can also send in your favourite memories from a time at your favourite zoo or experiencing nature first hand. And you can have your say by expressing species, topics, organisations or specific guests you would wish to have on the podcast. Perhaps you want to appear on an episode yourself if you have a topic you are particularly passionate about. You can do all of these things by emailing [email protected], by messaging on facebook and instagram or by joining the fight by joining the conversation on the podcast's discord. Until next time, this is Captain Conservation signing off, over and out.

Conservationists Assemble discord:

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 36!

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can and needs to be done.

I am your host, Captain Conservation a.k.a. Jonny Bloxham, and I am inviting you to join the ranks of the conservationists assemble community as we take the fight to earth’s biggest villain and my arch nemesis, extinction. This episode is focused on the Egyptian Vulture, Europe's smallest and only globally endangered Vulture.  I’ve teamed up with José Tavares, director of the Vulture Conservation Foundation who has all of the intel required to inform us on what it is going to take to defeat extinction.

Will you join the fight?

In this episode, José informs us on what we know about these truly overlooked birds, the threats they face and the different organisations and efforts in conserving this awesome species.

Check out the links below to learn more about the work to save the Egyptian Vulture!

Vulture Conservation Foundation: Our Mission & Vision - Vulture Conservation Foundation (4vultures.org)

José Tavares: José Tavares - Vulture Conservation Foundation (4vultures.org)

The Egyptian Vulture: Egyptian Vulture - Vulture Conservation Foundation (4vultures.org)

Don’t forget that there are plenty of ways to interact with the podcast by sharing your favourite photos and videos of Egyptian Vultures. You can also send in your favourite memories from a time at your favourite zoo or experiencing nature first hand. And don’t forget you can have your say by expressing species, topics, organisations or specific guests you would wish to have on the podcast. Perhaps you want to appear on an episode yourself if you have a topic you are particularly passionate about. You can do all of these things by emailing [email protected] or by messaging on facebook and instagram. Until next time, this is captain conservation signing off, over and out.

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 35!

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can and needs to be done.

I am your host, Captain Conservation a.k.a. Jonny Bloxham, and I am inviting you to join the ranks of the conservationists assemble community as we take the fight to earth’s biggest villain and my arch nemesis, extinction. This episode is focused on the Cuvier’s Gazelle, a species endemic to the Atlas Mountains of Northern Africa and I’ve teamed up with Eulalia Moreno Mañas from the arid zones experimental station in southern Spain who has all of the intel required to inform us on what it is going to take to defeat extinction.

Will you join the fight?

Tune into this episode where we roam into the arid world of the Cuvier's Gazelle with special guest, Eulalia Moreno Mañas. Lali is a Research Professor at the Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, the EEP coordinator for the Cuvier's Gazelle programme and has been involved with their reintroduction.

In this episode, Lali enlightens us on what we know about this highly adaptable, mountain-dwelling species, the threats they face and the different organisations and efforts in conserving this unique gazelle. A particularly interesting topic of conversation focuses on how even after a being bred in ex situ environments, individuals are capable of learning and adapting to their new environment after being reintroduced to the wild within a couple of years.

Check out the links below to learn more about the work to save the Cuvier's Gazelle!

EEZA: Beginning (csic.es)

Don’t forget that there are plenty of ways to interact with the podcast by sharing your favourite photos and videos of the Cuvier’s Gazelle or any of your favourite species. You can also send in your favourite memories from a time at your favourite zoo or experiencing nature first hand. And don’t forget you can have your say by expressing species, topics, organisations or specific guests you would wish to have on the podcast. Perhaps you want to appear on an episode yourself if you have a topic you are particularly passionate about. You can do all of these things by emailing [email protected] or by messaging on facebook and instagram. Until next time, this is captain conservation signing off, over and out.

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 34!

Tune into this episode where we roam into the unknown world of the dwarf buffalo, the Tamaraw, with our special guest, Fiona Sach. Fiona is the zoo conservation impact manager at the Zoological Society of London and the EEP coordinator for the remote style Tamaraw programme.

In this episode, Fiona enlightens us on what we know about this fantastic animal, the threats they face and the different organisations and efforts in conserving the world's smallest buffalo. A particularly interesting topic of conversation focuses on how zoos are involved in Tamaraw conservation despite there being no Tamaraw outside of the Philippines.

Check out the links below to learn more about the work to save the Tamaraw!

ZSL Tamaraw: https://www.zsl.org/what-we-do/species/tamaraw

ZSL Tamaraw blog: Finding the perfect site for Tamaraw Conservation | The Zoological Society of London (zsl.org)

ZSL Tamaraw project page: https://www.zsl.org/what-we-do/projects/tamaraw-conservation

Re:Wild: https://www.rewild.org/wild-about/tamaraw

d'Aboville Foundation: https://www.dabovillefoundation.org/

Tamaraw conservation and management action plan: https://www.cpsg.org/sites/cbsg.org/files/documents/TamarawTCMAP_Oct21_FINAL.pdf

Tune in to volume 33 of the Conservationists Assemble and part two of the conversation with Matt Ward about the Visayan Warty Pig and the conservation efforts of the Talarak foundation.

In part one Matt and I discussed all the epic things that define a Visayan Warty Pig and highlighted the threats to this massively intelligent species.

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Have your say:

Don't forget you can get involved and have you voice heard on the podcast by sharing your favourite animal photos or videos that you have captured or sharing you favourite memories of experiencing animals at a zoo or in the wild.

I would love to hear what species, organisations or specific guests you would love to see the podcast team up with on future volumes.

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-Captain Conservation