For this week's podcast, we are speaking with Hazel Ryan from Wildwood Trust who is speaking with us about the process of reintroducing small mammals back into the wild. Hazel breaks down the stages right from sourcing individuals, nurturing, health checks to the point of release. Hazel focuses on dormice and explains what has happened to the species over the past twenty years and why they are so important to protect.

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#Dormice #Conservation #Reintroduction #Wilding #EndangeredSpecies #Habitat

This week for episode 26 I'm joined by Lawrence Ball who explains to us the variety of incredible ways drones can be used to monitor the impacts species, such as the recently introduced bison, are having on the countryside.

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#Drones #Conservation #Bison #Wilding #GreenTechnology #Habitat

For this week's episode I'm joined by Robbie Still from Kent Wildlife Trust who speaks about how technology is being used to monitor habitats and record how the newly reintroduced bison affect their new environment.

Robbie explains how rapid technological advances are making environmentalists' life much easier and how when given enough funding and space, they can come up with ingenious new ways to improve conservation practices.

Link to Robbie's Data Science blog: https://www.robbiestats.com/

Robbie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbiestill/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/datarobbie1

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#RemoteSensing #Drones #Conservation #Kent #WildlifTrust #Bison #GreenTechnology

This week we have a special podcast with Britain's first Bison ranger who is speaking with us about the exciting new wilding reintroduction!

Tom Gibbs from Kent Wildlife Trust explains a little bit about how he landed the dream conservationist job and how bison are set to transform British habitats.

Read more about Kent's wilder vision: https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/wilderblean

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#Bison #Wilding #HabitatRestoration #ClimateChange #BritishWildlife #Conservation #Podcast

For today’s podcast, we are joined by Dr David Gowing from the Open University who is speaking with us about his floodplain meadow restoration work at the Floodplain Meadow Partnership.

David describes how meadows have been essential for the survival of British communities for millennia, their crucial role in biodiversity, where the situation now stands, and why to be excited about the future.

Floodplain Meadow Partnership: https://www.floodplainmeadows.org.uk/

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#Meadows #Floodplains #BritishHistory #ClimateChange #HabtitatRestoration #Conservation

Following a decrease in the polluting of marine systems which went on for decades, bottlenose dolphins clung to Britain's coasts. They are now tentatively making a comeback.

Today I am joined by Abby Crosby from Cornwall Wildlife Trust to discuss the species and other marine life in the area as well as how proud communities are playing such as crucial part.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust: https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/

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#BottlenoseDolphins #Cornwall #RestoreOurPlanet #MarineWildlife #Pollution #Podcast

As social and economic development continues to grow across Africa tensions have risen between utility companies and species conversation groups.

In a considered effort to resolve these conflicts, Power Africa is now working in collaboration with BirdLife in order to inform its policies in alignment with the needs of migratory birds and other affected species.

We cover a breadth of issues from a variety of perspectives and get into the practical solutions which can have a positive outcome for both human development and conservation.

Taryn Bigwood and Dr Paul Maina speak on behalf of Power Africa, and Alex Ngari represents BirdLife.

Power Africa Site: https://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica

BirdLife on migratory birds: https://www.birdlife.org/migratory-birds/

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#WorldMigratoryBirdDay #MigratoryBirds #Africa #Conservation #SustainableDevelopment #Podcast

For episode 20 I am joined by David Gill from Fauna and Flora International who speaks with us about their Saiga antelope conservation project operating throughout central Asia.

David tells us about the past rocky decades the saiga has experienced during the times of the Soviet Union and the species almost becoming extinct following it’s crash in the early nineties.

He talks about the animal’s incredibly fecundity, unique ecology and peculiar features as well as the incredible comeback it has made in the past few years.

FFI's and Restore's Saiga Project: https://restorespecies.org/the-saiga-antelope/

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#Saiga #HabitatProtection #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateChange #RestoreOurPlanet #Flora&Fauna

Today I am joined by Isabel Vique and Rebecca Drury from Flora and Fauna International who are speaking with us about their anti-reptile-trafficking work throughout the Caribbean.

FFI's Caribbean Reptile Project: https://www.fauna-flora.org/species/union-island-gecko/

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#Caribbean #UnionIsland #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateChange #RestoreOurPlanet #FloraandFauna

Today for our third special podcast in collaboration with Birdlife to celebrate the International Day of Forests I speak with Mami Rasamoelina, Forest Programme Manager for Africa.

Mami describes his upbringing in Madagascar and his ongoing work across various nations in different climates, states of poverty and vulnerability. He goes into detail on the methods used by Birdlife to successfully bring about positive conservation change, the behind the scenes challenges that conservation organisations face, impacts on local communities and future predictions.

Birdlife Africa website: https://www.birdlife.org/africa/

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#IntlForestDay #Conservation #Birdlife #Forests #Restoration #ClimateChange #Africa