Heart of Conservation

By Lalitha Krishnan

Hi, I'm Lalitha Krishnan. I reconnect my fellow Indians to nature through storytelling and share everything I learn by entertaining, creating awareness, and bringing back the ‘awe’ of our natural worl... more

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The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.

Heart of Conservation episodes:

September 12, 2024 Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed: Ethical Writing for Conservation Ep#39
I'm speaking with Vikhar Ahmed, an experienced journalist at Frontline magazine (India). We discuss some of his conservation-based articles that reflect his love for history as well as his unique understanding of the
complexities of researching and writing about wildlife and human-related stories honestly. There is so much about Karnataka's conservation history that
most folks wouldn't associate with the state. Have you heard of the Jim Corbett of the South? Do you know who also inspired current-day conservationist, Ullas
Karanth? Find out about the factory that processed tigers, leopards, and elephants in the thousands. Listen to amazing insights about Jane Goodall and GerryMartin's simple solutions for snake bite prevention. Don't miss out. Show notes coming soon on my blog. Earthy Matters.
#KennethAnderson
#JaneGoodall #GerryMartin #UllassKaranth #JimCorbett #SnakeHumanConflict #TigerConservation #ElephantHumanConflict #StoriesfromtheWild #wildlifeconservation #WildlifeInstituteofIndia #MillionDeathStudy #India #Journalism #SnakeBiteDeath #NaturePodcast #KarnatakForestDepartment #Mysore #SouthIndia #Karnataka #CubbonPark #VanIngen #Taxidermy #AsianJournalismFellowship #TheManEaterofMalgudi
#RKNarayan
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43min
August 14, 2024 Dr Dipankar Ghose on the Growing Illegal WildlifeTrade Ep#38
In episode #38 I am speaking with Dipankar Ghose, Senior Director: Biodiversity Conservation at WWF-India, also Interim Head of TRAFFIC’s India Office. As a conservator with three decades in the field, he shares rare insights about the poaching of tigers to pangolins, to the exotic pet trade in India. Find out which technology is employed to fight the poaching of rhinos and how partner organisations fight wildlife trade. Discover the first line of defence and community efforts that deter poachers. Dipankar explains the Wildlife Trade Chain with the example of India’s most notorious: Sansar Chand and Veerappan. Find out what you can report a wildlife crime if you have witnessed it. There are so many more stories here… Listen. Show notes coming soon on #earthymattersblog #DipankarGhose #WWF_INDIA #TRAFFIC #IUCN #Tigers #Rhino #Poaching #IllegalWildlifeTrade #Veerappan #CITIES #WildlifeLawEnforcement #ExoticPets #SAWEN #Pangolin #SansarChand #SmugglingSpecies #wildlifeproducts #exoticplants #rhinohorns #tigerskin #pangolinscales #LalithaKrishnan #HeartofConservation #critically_endangered #storiesfromthewild #podcast
Pangolin photo:Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra Podcast cover art created by Lalitha Krishnan
Disclaimer: Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast and show notes belong solely to the guest/guests featured in the episode, and not to the host of this podcast/blog or the guest’s employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
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June 28, 2024 The Legacy of Technology for Wildlife Foundation: Ep #37
Hi I’m Lalitha Krishnan and you’re listening to #HeartofConservation. I bring you #storiesfromthewild that keep us all connected with the natural world. Experience the intersection of conservation and technology with Nandini Mehrotra from Technology for Wildlife Foundation, an NGO based out of Goa. Technology for Wildlife Foundation is the brainchild of Founder, #ShashankSrinivasan Discover how drones, ROVs, and spatial technology are revolutionizing wildlife conservation efforts. Dive into innovative projects like riverine wildlife studies and land restoration. Uncover the legacy of
ethical and collaborative tech use for impactful grassroots action. Join me,
as I delve into the incredible work and thoughtful approach of
Technology for Wildlife Foundation.
#conservationgeographer #robotoperator.
#MResEcology #EnvironmentalManagement #UniversityofYork #ConservationLeadership
#Universityof Cambridge. #NationalGeographicExplorer #CheveningScholar #KinshipConservationFellow
#MongabayIndia #WWF #TerraConscious
#GoaFoundation #HAI #BNHS #CurrentConservation #SanctuaryAsia #CoastalImpact #WildOtters #WCT #Dakshin #ScienceGallery #ATree #FishCurryandRice #Goa #Mapping
#resortation #dolphinstudy

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April 22, 2024 ReCircle: Creating a Circular Future with Waste Ep #36
HI, I'm Lalitha Krishnan I bring you stories
that connect us with the natural world. On Earth day especially, we can't
ignore our reckless mis-mangement of waste. I’m speaking to two young, &
amazing Clean Tech innovators, Rahul Nainani (Founder) and Gurashish Singh
(Co-Founder & COO), at ReCircle, who converted bio-mining waste into a
booming business. It’s not every day we hear of such success stories for
positive change. Listen to how
they convert waste into a resource, rebranded waste workers by empowering them.
How they have top brands on their side and create awareness creatively.
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34min
April 07, 2024 The Dynamics of Biodiversity in the Andamans with Nariman Vazifdar: Ep#35
Hi, I’m speaking to the most passionate, naturalist/researcher/herpetologist-on-ground
in the Andamans - Nariman Vazifdar. We discuss the biodiversity of the archipelago – which is mostly unexplored islands with individual unique species. He speaks about the rainforest of the islands and
he enlightens us about the hardwood Bullet wood tree and the Superior wood; and the historical connection involving British rule and the Japanese and their
impact on the local indigenous tribes, flora and fauna. Nariman also speaks of invasive/introduced species like stray dogs which are now a threat to the local
species like the turtles. He tells us how animals from the mainland change their behaviour to survive in island habitats
e.g. frogs trying to eat snakes rather than the other way around.
He discusses the serious business of snake rescues including current dangerous trends and
how to ethically release them. We also discuss his co-written book on Turtles, Tortoises
and Terrapins post his sojourn with Turtle Survival Alliance. We talk about the impact of construction and lack of sustainable tourism on the ecology of the
island the depletion of groundwater and the increase in garbage. Even if you don’t ever visit the islands, this episode with Nariman is a #mustlisten.
#island_conservation
#snake_rescue_release #island_ecology #island_biodiversity #king_cobra #turtles
#terrapins #tortoises #author #naturalist #researcher #ecological_damage
#reptiles #nariman_vazifdar #invasive_species #island #animal_behaviour
#conservation #endemic_fauna #endemic_flora
#bronze_back #wolf_snake #research_papers #andamans #tribes #british #japanese #rainforests
#development #littorial_forest #groundwater #heart_of_conservation #nature_podcast
#stories_from_the_wild #earthymatters_blog

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44min
September 25, 2023 Plant and Tree Stories with Mallika Ravikumar and Nishanth Srinivas Ep#34
I am speaking with two plant and tree lovers, basically tree experts with extraordinary insights, botanical facts, myths, history, current issues and personal stories relating to four florae of their choice. My guest Mallika Ravikumar is a lawyer-turned-writer. She writes about history, culture and nature has authored over six books mostly for children. Nishanth Srinivas is based out of Shillong, and is working with an NGO called Conservation Initiatives. He specializes in satellite mapping and is interested in human–elephant interactions and landscape ecology. Show notes coming soon on my blog EarthyMatters
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August 16, 2023 Barn Swallow-The Aerial Insectivore of the Himalayas: Dr Suresh Kumar & Amarjeet Kaur Ep #33
Show notes are now on earthymatters.blog In episode #33 I’m speaking to Dr Suresh Kumar, a remarkable wildlife biologist from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who specializes in animal ecology, migration and movement studies, conservation biology. In his pursuit of wildlife conservation, he has discovered a new species of pheasant, studied macaques, used satellite telemetry to obverse the distribution of olive ridley turtles, tagged and followed the long-distance migration patterns of the Amur falcon, and mapped habitats of the Great Indian Bustard. My second guest is Amarjeet Kaur, Together they tell us about the first study of Barn swallows in India. Also at WII, Amarjeet, has worked on the migration and conservation of Amur Falcons in Nagaland and Manipur, and another long-distance migratory bird. Amarjeet is now completing her PhD on the first study of Barn swallows in India.
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49min
July 20, 2023 Know Your Dugong. A High Priority Species Like the Tiger Ep#32
The dugong is a Schedule 1 species in India, accorded the same protection as the Tiger but we barely know anything about it. My three amazing guests on episode#32 are researching Dugongs in three coastal pockets of India and doing a fantastic job as far as I can tell. I learnt a great deal about a mammal in my backyard which I was clueless about till now. Hope you enjoy listening to Prachi Sachchidanand Hatkar, Chinmaya Ghanekar and Swapnali Gole of their work with Dugongs as much as I did. Cover Dugong Photo Credits: Darius Quadros. Researchers photos courtesy Swapnali, Chinmaya and Prachi.
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51min
March 28, 2023 Tigers of the Tide, Breathing Roots et al. The Sundarbans with Dr Radhika Bhargava. Ep#31
Transcript coming soon on Earthy matters (my blog). Radhika wears multiple hats as a coastal geographer, geospatial analyst, National Geographic Explorer. She is a Research Fellow at the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions working with wetland conservation in Asia. She recently completed her PhD at the National University of Singapore. We discuss the world's largest delta in detail covering the mangrove species, the only tiger species that lives in a mangrove and which probably has to climb a tree twice a day during high tide; the adapatibility of species, a resilient community and the meaning of "maladaptation" a new word to add to our vocabulary.
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34min
December 07, 2022 Sudarshan Shaw: Breaking Definitions of Art & Nature. Ep #30 Season 4
My guest is already famous for his visually enticing maps but he is not a cartographer by profession. I am speaking to one of India’s rising young, inspiring artist (NIFT) and author, Sudarshan Shaw whose keen sense of perception and belonging, passion for depicting, preserving local art, and love for natural history is tangible in his stunning artworks which goes way beyond creating maps. Thank you for joining me. Show notes/transcript will soon be available on my blog Earthy Matters. In the meanwhile do listen and share.
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FAQs about Heart of Conservation:

How many episodes does Heart of Conservation have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.