From an Asian elephant doing it's shopping in Thailand, a brand new bird splint paste for our injured feathered friends to a pay to release scheme in Sumatra with some unintended consequences AND a brand new 800,000 hectare wildlife corridor in Kyrgyzstan.......week 18 was a busy one.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Bird Splint Paste / Elephant Goes Shopping / Pay To Release / A Huge Corridor

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Pigeons delaying flights. Penguins pooping to save the world. Proposals getting blocked for absolutely no reason......this week's Nature News really does have stories from all around the world in just 20 minutes.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Pigeons on Planes / Penguin Poop / Labour Proposals / Asiatic Lions

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Week 16 of Nature News is a packed one as Ryan & Nadia unpack stories from plants being able to detect the buzzing of bees to produce more pollen, to terrible news from South Africa regarding recent poaching of vultures PLUS a laughable story from TimeOut London warning us all of a terrifying increase of...*checks notes* adders.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Adders in London / Vultures in SA / Buzzing Bees / Camping on Dartmoor 

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If you're in the UK, it's not secret that spring has sprung with some unusually hot & dry weather. Whilst we often blame this on the climate crisis, do we actually know what's causing it? Well, luckily Nadia wondered this & found the news explaining it. Ryan then shares some news about river blockages throughout Europe & how their numbers are, every so slightly, dwindling.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Omega Block / Dams in Europe / Into The Wild - River Ep / NNR Bradford

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Look, we all want to head towards green energy.....right? But are we too quick to say yes before we've looked at the impact of producing it? Nadia unpacks a story about a huge wind farm that could likely be devastating for seabirds. Ryan then takes us over to Nepal to share some shocking facts about air pollution & a recent survey of snow leopards.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Wind Farms / Air Pollution in Nepal / Snow Leopards / Tardigrade Tatts! 

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Community is a word that comes up a lot on our podcast, & it's certainly come up a lot during this mini series. On the final episode of Journey Back to Namibia, Ryan & Nadia talk with a farmer called Vicky & a conservancy committee member called Anna about how the climate crisis & the draught impact a community & what is needed to support it's people.

Guest appearances: Vicky Festus - farmer in #Gaingu Conservancy. Annalize Streidwolf - conservancy committee member for #Gaingu Conservancy.

Show notes:  NACSO Website

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This episode has been funded by the UK International Development from the UK Government, however, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies.

Sometimes we think it's just the people in our naturey bubble that want political action to tackle the climate crisis BUT Nadia runs down a story telling us how researchers have learned that the global population more than favour the side for change. Then it's White faced darters that are in the news when Ryan shares how a new potential hot spot for the rare species could be their new home up north in the UK.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: People Want Action / OAP Oyster Catchers / White Faced Darters / Lynx Bred In UK

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If it's one thing that makes Ryan overjoyed, it's when his two worlds collide positively. Dogs & wildlife! Ryan shares the news of 2 two canines down under who are helping to find a critically endangered lizard. Nadia, beautifully, unpacks the recent news story of an ancient English oak that got chopped down in Enfield after a the restaurant chain, Toby Carvery, shared their concerns.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Dogs Finding Lizards / Mini Colossal Squid / English Oak / Tree Protection Orders 

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Conflicts with wildlife isn't something Into The Wild shy's away from on the show & on Nature News this week, Ryan shares a new innovative way to create an early warning system for the people of Valparai in India. Nadia then jumps in to share some news, of course after sharing some recent wildlife click bait, on the proposal to complete ban the burning of deep peat on any land in the UK!

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Elephants in Valparai / Burning Peat

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Nerds, let's jump in to episode 3 of Journey Back to Namibia.

In episode 3, Ryan & Nadia jump into one of the most important topics for rural people in Namibia. Food & farming. They are joined by two farmers, Uaperendua & Joseph to hear about how farming has changed during the drought & what support they need to be able to provide food security for their community.

Guest appearances: Uaperendua Muzuma & Joseph Muzuma - farmers in Ehi Rovipuka Conservancy. Siegfried Muzuma - conservancy committee member & our translator for this episode.

Show notes:  NACSO Website

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This episode has been funded by the UK International Development from the UK Government, however, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies.