"Sea otters are the best long term solution for the health of the ecosystem and resiliency off of the coast as a keystone species." 

The release of this episode of Rewilding the World coincides with Sea Otter Awareness Week. Ben Goldsmith talks with Chanel Hason of Elakha Alliance, working to reintroduce vital sea otters to their former Pacific north-west range. 

Sea Otter Awareness Week is organised and sponsored by Defenders of Wildlife, Sea Otter Savvy, California Department of Parks and Recreation, the Elakha Alliance, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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"The wolf is the devil in hundreds and hundreds of years of storytelling. If you're talking about the devil's right hand it's very difficult to talk about proper population sizes or quotas; you just want to get rid of him."

Imagine the reaction if the headlines proclaimed that Sri Lanka was to kill half its leopards, or Costa Rica half its jaguars. Well, here in Europe, Sweden is doing just that – downgrading or removing protections for vital, iconic species such as wolves, brown bears and lynx. 

In this episode of Rewilding the World Ben Goldsmith talks with conservationist Staffan Widstrand about what exactly is going on in Sweden.

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"These tortoises are absolutely the ecosystem engineers. They are incredible grazers, they are nutrient cyclers, they are seed dispersers, also just mechanically they are the largest creatures on these islands." 

In the latest episode of Rewilding the World Ben Goldsmith talks with Aldabra tortoise champion Celina Chien. 

The islands of the Indian Ocean once teemed with giant tortoises but European sailors harvested them nearly to extinction. Now the Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance is carefully bringing them back, translocating them from island to island, and championing their cause. 

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Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

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"I think what we need now is a new landmark Act of Parliament to set the vision for the coming 50 to 100 years; truly visionary in restoring nature at scale, but doing that in a way which is going to help the country to thrive in terms of public health, our resilience to climate change and to be able to secure our water and food security long into the future."

In this episode of Rewilding the World Ben Goldsmith speaks with Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, and a lifelong campaigner for nature recovery. As well as overseeing restoration on a scale this country has never previously seen, Tony wants the government to bring forward a new Nature Recovery Act that will help modernise restoration in the natural world for the next century. 

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

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Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

The European Nature Trust has curated a series of unique opportunities to encounter Europe’s most iconic species and landscapes. Each trip features a significant contribution directly to partnered NGOs on the ground. theeuropeannaturetrust.com

"We're essentially trying to create an AI powered research assistant to accelerate the rate of discovery and support biologists understanding even more and help the biologists come up with new hypotheses from their own data."

Imagine if we could decipher the language of other animals such as whales, monkeys or crows? How would that change our relationship with them? In this episode Ben Goldsmith talks with Katie Zacarian of Earth Species, which is using artificial intelligence to do just this. 

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

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Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

The European Nature Trust has curated a series of unique opportunities to encounter Europe’s most iconic species and landscapes. Each trip features a significant contribution directly to partnered NGOs on the ground. theeuropeannaturetrust.com

"Our herd is north of 5,000 so I think it's the largest conservation herd in the country and it may be the largest herd period, even amongst non conservation." 

North America's iconic bison are recovering from the brink of extinction. Millions of bison once populated the North American landscape but by the turn of the 20th century, fewer than 1,000 remained. 

In this episode of Rewilding the World Ben Goldsmith talks with Canadian bison champion Tom Olson about the return of this majestic and vital keystone species to Canada. 

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

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Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

The European Nature Trust has curated a series of unique opportunities to encounter Europe’s most iconic species and landscapes. Each trip features a significant contribution directly to partnered NGOs on the ground. theeuropeannaturetrust.com

"I saw everything that was missing from the sea of my childhood."

If you haven’t seen the latest David Attenborough film Ocean yet, you must. It’s a masterpiece. 

In the latest episode of Rewilding the World Ben Goldsmith speaks with one of the key people behind it, Enric Sala, from National Geographic‘s Pristine Seas campaign. It has secured protection from industrial fishing for millions of square kilometres of seas around the world. Enric is a true conservation hero. 

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

Text Rewilding the World here. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if there are any rewilding projects you would love Ben to feature in future episodes.

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Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

The European Nature Trust has curated a series of unique opportunities to encounter Europe’s most iconic species and landscapes. Each trip features a significant contribution directly to partnered NGOs on the ground. theeuropeannaturetrust.com

"We have to make this crime type too risky and lower the reward. We need to seize all the assets that they gain from their criminal enterprise... it's something I'm very committed to."

The illegal trade in wildlife and the body parts of wild animals is driving many creatures towards extinction; yet governments put little effort into busting the culprits and closing down this vile trade. In the latest episode of Rewilding the World, Ben Goldsmith talks to Olivia Swaak-Goldman, formerly of the International Criminal Court, who now runs a small charity named the Wildlife Justice Commission which is punching way above its weight in smashing criminal wildlife trade gangs.

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

Text Rewilding the World here. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if there are any rewilding projects you would love Ben to feature in future episodes.

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Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

The European Nature Trust has curated a series of unique opportunities to encounter Europe’s most iconic species and landscapes. Each trip features a significant contribution directly to partnered NGOs on the ground. theeuropeannaturetrust.com

"Go for it. Go into any kind of career even if you don't have that ecological education and change the culture from within. That's just such a powerful moment."

How can rewilding and traditional pastoral farming systems go hand-in-hand? The grazing, browsing and movement of livestock has shaped our landscapes across millennia. In the latest episode of rewilding the world Ben Goldsmith speaks to landscape ecologist Toby Diggens to discuss how the rich agro-ecological history of Britain informs efforts to restore nature today.

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

Text Rewilding the World here. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if there are any rewilding projects you would love Ben to feature in future episodes.

Rewilding the World is brought to you by UNI, the world’s first coral reef and river safe line of bodycare. These exceptional products are made with sustainably sourced natural ingredients. UNI are leading the way in guilt-free sustainable Body Care, from hand wash to shampoo, body serum and natural deodorants. Learn more at WeareUNI.com. Available in the UK at Space NK.

Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

The European Nature Trust has curated a series of unique opportunities to encounter Europe’s most iconic species and landscapes. Each trip features a significant contribution directly to partnered NGOs on the ground. theeuropeannaturetrust.com

"Oyster reefs do this really special thing; they become a refuge for finfish species, for crabs, for all types of really important species and so it's really critical for all of those species to interact together and oyster reefs make that habitat."   

New York’s Billion Oyster Project is one of the most exciting urban rewilding projects ever. In this episode of Rewilding the World, Ben talks to Katie Mosher about the once vast abundance of oysters in New York and along the whole East Coast of America, the vital ecological role they play, and about plans for restoring them – starting in the middle of New York city. 

Ben Goldsmith is a British financier and rewilding enthusiast. Join him as he speaks to people from all over the world who champion nature and are helping to restore habitats and wildlife to some of the most nature depleted parts of our planet.

This podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

Text Rewilding the World here. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if there are any rewilding projects you would love Ben to feature in future episodes.

Rewilding the World is brought to you by UNI, the world’s first coral reef and river safe line of bodycare. These exceptional products are made with sustainably sourced natural ingredients. UNI are leading the way in guilt-free sustainable Body Care, from hand wash to shampoo, body serum and natural deodorants. Learn more at WeareUNI.com. Available in the UK at Space NK.

Why not check out The Last Salmon: a podcast set to inspire hope and solutions for a species in crisis. The Last Salmon, offers hope and solutions to the tragic story that is unfolding for an iconic species - the wild salmon.

The European Nature Trust has curated a series of unique opportunities to encounter Europe’s most iconic species and landscapes. Each trip features a significant contribution directly to partnered NGOs on the ground. theeuropeannaturetrust.com