We are in the heart of our Women in Conservation Science series and today’s conversation is as heartwarming as it is educational. In this episode, we are sitting down with Frida Lara, PhD, shark expert, tour guide, and Co-Founder of Orgcas. Frida and I have such a delightful conversation about the different types of research she performed in her early years as a marine biologist, how she became a shark researcher, what she discovered studying Galapagos sharks and silky sharks, how the NGO, Orgcas, came to be and her role within the organization, the difference between artisanal and commercial shark hunting, the power of community-based tourism for ocean conservation, and a truly wild encounter with a tiger shark that you won’t want to miss.

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Today’s episode is Part 2 of our 4-part Women in Conservation Science series! In this conservation, we’re sitting down with Coral Wolf, Conservation Science Program Manager at Island Conservation. Coral and I have a great discussion chatting about the journey that Coral undertook to find a career in island restoration, why our islands are vulnerable and need extra help reverting back to their pristine state, the revolutionary paper she co-authored about the island-marine connection and how restoring islands benefits the surrounding marine ecosystems, removing silos in conservation, how Island Conservation chooses locations to rewild, and wonderful tips for anyone that is or wants to be a parent while working in this field.

If you would like more background information on the topics Coral and I discuss, check out Episode 89 before or after today’s conversation to understand the importance of invasive species eradication on islands.

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Today’s episode officially marks the beginning of our very own Women in Conservation Science series! In this episode, we are sitting down with Hiral Naik, African Program Manager for Save the Snakes, and a PhD student at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Hiral and I have a fantastic conversation discussing what it was like for her to move to multiple countries in her formative years, why she decided to study ecology and genetics, how she discovered her love of snakes, the conservation status of snakes globally and in South Africa, how anti-venom works, snake bites as a tropical disease, and how we all can make the lives of snakes a little bit easier.

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The first month of 2023 is here and gone! It was a fantastic start to the year recapping important conservation events that happened at the end of 2022 and adding new topics never before discussed on the show. If you missed an episode and would like to hear a little snippet before diving into the full thing, check out these highlights to see if you might want to go back and listen to the full episode in its entirety.

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In this episode, Brooke explores the promising field of agrivoltaics and what it could mean for the future of food production and renewable energy development.

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Today, we are sitting down with Christian Shaw, Founder and Executive Director of Plastic Tides. Christian and I have lots of laughs discussing how the idea came to him to use his passion for sports to raise awareness for plastic pollution, why Bermuda was chosen as their first expedition site and what they found while there, being a part of the microbead plastics ban in 2015, how Plastic Tides has grown and evolved since it’s inception in 2014, non-profits versus for-profits, advice for those that want to combine their two passions to make an impact, and so much more!

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Today we are sitting down with Camila Arnés hammerhead and thresher shark researcher in the Galapagos Islands. We have a blast discussing her childhood and growing up to become a marine biologist, leaving her country to gain the skills she needed to make an impact back home, the very interesting project that brought her to the Galapagos, everything hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos, and what we all can do to help save sharks, no matter where we are in the world.

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2022 ended with quite a bang! We saw new laws passed, treaties signed, and agreements made at three important international conferences to round out the year. To kick off 2023, Brooke shares the key takeaways from the Big Cat Safety Act, CoP19, Cop15, and COP27, and how these decisions will impact conservation for the foreseeable future.

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Wow, it’s hard to believe we have reached the end of December and the end of 2023! In December, we hopped all over the globe to discuss conservation and coexistence with top experts in their field. In case you missed an episode or were on the fence about listening to the full thing, check out these clips from December’s episodes to see if you might want to go back and listen to it in its entirety.

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