What happens when curiosity leads you underground? In this episode of Into the Bush, we meet Chantira Saifimar, a conservation practitioner from Batam, Indonesia, focused on community-powered island conservation. Chantira reflects on her early roots as a girl who loved her local sea turtles and how that passion now powers conversations, education, and outreach that build a broader, deeper community centered on caring for nature.

Sometimes these conversations can be easy, fun, and immediately rewarding, but others take courage and true conviction—like when Chantira has to approach poachers in the wild! This conversation centers on how bringing people together is key for conservation success—and the reminder that no one is an island.

This episode was made possible by the Denver Zoo’s Women Conservation Fund, which supports women like Chantira who are redefining what conservation leadership looks like.

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