Specimens

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 022 Elle chats with Sarah about growing up in England and how this environment had an effect on her interests and career. She discusses her experience as an animal behaviorist working out in the field, from working with sharks in the Bahamas to grizzly bears in Canada; and how documenting our natural world became her primary focus, resulting in the publication of her children's book 'Somebody Swallowed Stanley'.

Sarah Roberts Socials

https://www.sarahrobertsofficial.com/

https://www.youtube.com/SARAHSREALJOB

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-roberts-45535383/

https://twitter.com/Sarahvroberts

https://www.instagram.com/sarahsrealjob/

https://www.facebook.com/homeofcreature

Somebody Swallowed Stanley - Sarah's Children's Book

https://www.sarahrobertsofficial.com/somebody-swallowed-stanley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjs66M41-04&t=1s

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Somebody-Swallowed-Stanley-Sarah-Roberts/dp/1407195107

Shark Lab, Bahamas

https://www.biminisharklab.com/

'A Plastic Ocean' documentary

https://www.netflix.com/title/80164032

Big Predator Exhibition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6V3r7Y4iLI&feature=emb_title

American Shark Conservationary

https://www.americansharkconservancy.org/

Steve Irwin - Crocodile Dundee

https://www.americansharkconservancy.org/

Elle Kaye Socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast Socials

https://linktr.ee/specimenspod

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod

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Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield

http://madisonerinmayfield.com/

https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/

Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 021 Elle chats with Lucy about growing up in rural England and how this environment had an effect on her interests and career. She discusses the medical diagnosis which took her away from work and into the world of science communication, and how that has developed since her health has improved. Lucy also shares her advice for those wanting to feel a deeper connection to nature at home and how she combats eco-anxieties.

Lucy Lapwing Socials

https://www.instagram.com/lucy_lapwing/

https://twitter.com/lucy_lapwing

https://linktr.ee/Lucy_Lapwing

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rNJM35PvY8fq-eytAnFCg#

Press related links

https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/10/how-climate-change-is-impacting-mental-health-of-young-people-14540364/

https://www.bto.org/community/events/202105-nature-natter-lucy-lapwing

Birdsong Lessons

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rNJM35PvY8fq-eytAnFCg

RSPB – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

https://www.rspb.org.uk/

RSPB – Coombes Valley

https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/coombes-valley/

BTO – British Trust for Ornithology

https://www.bto.org/

Eco-Anxiety

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327354

Wildlife Trust App

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wildlifetrusts.naturefinder&hl=en_GB&gl=US

Elle Kaye Socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast Socials

https://linktr.ee/specimenspod

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https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod

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Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield

http://madisonerinmayfield.com/

https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/

Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 020 Elle chats with Travis about growing up in Zimbabwe, moving to, and life in South Africa and his journey to becoming an award-winning taxidermist and anatomical sculptor. We also discuss his features in the documentaries Stuffed and Trophy - both streaming worldwide via Amazon.

Travis's Socials

www.instagram.com/travisdevilliers

https://www.facebook.com/traviscdevilliers/

Website

https://www.traviscdevilliers.com/

Trophy Documentary

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trophy-Shaul-Schwarz/dp/B077DZPK7Q

Stuffed Documentary

https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/stuffed/id1499943026

Stuffed Press

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/movies/stuffed-review.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-world-taxidermy-ae-0528-20170527-column.html

Splitting Image Taxidermy

https://www.splittingimagetaxidermy.co.za/

https://www.instagram.com/splittingimagetaxidermy/

Elle Kaye Socials

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Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield

http://madisonerinmayfield.com/

https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/

Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 019 Elle chats with Dan about how he fostered his love of storytelling about the natural world, some of the incredible experiences he has had in the quest for documenting it, like filming snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan, and searching for Harpy Eagles in Guyana, and what it's like to live his dream through this job.

Dan's socials

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-o-neill-319b5826/?originalSubdomain=uk

IG - https://www.instagram.com/danowild

Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanONeill_Wild

Wilderland TV YouTube Channel -

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyKoalJu0SBDEwRpteoRf_A

INews Article

https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/wildlife-dan-o-neill-play-down-fact-gay-snow-leopards-ghosts-in-snow-965109

Snow Leopards: Ghosts in the Snow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE7dEshcnNo

Queen of Birds Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPBh-KAd9k

Blood Island Short Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FvZKT83Zt0

To Find A Harpy Short Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AjRaLpnjZI

NHM Unit BBC

https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/natural-world/

Kaieteur Falls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaieteur_Falls

Wilderland Festival

https://www.wilderlandfestival.com/

The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_World_(Doyle_novel)

Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast Socials https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Patreon https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield

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Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 018, Elle chats with David about his journey to becoming 'The Urban Birder', his birding adventures that have taken him across land and sea, and how to find connectivity in the natural world. He also offers advice on how to get into birding, and what to look for.

David Lindo Socials

Website www.theurbanbirderworld.com Twitter www.twitter.com/urbanbirder IG www.instgram.com/theurbanbirder Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnfgFRo0GXnR64xvrVasekQ 'In Conservation With' https://theurbanbirderworld.com/live-webinars/ 'In Conservation With Elle Kaye' https://theurbanbirderworld.com/in-conservation-with/elle-kaye/ Science Focus Article https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/david-lindo-on-wildlife-in-the-city/ Countrylife Article https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a33520167/the-urban-birder-david-lindo/ The Guardian Article during Lockdown https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/07/amid-the-gloom-of-lockdown-i-have-taken-solace-in-nature The Art Of Urban Birding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kau9bKPQRlI&t=1s The Art Of Finding Birds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epanrEIYoQ0&t=81s Day Trips with David https://theurbanbirderworld.com/daytrips/urban-birder-day-trips/ Courses/Masterclasses with David https://theurbanbirderworld.com/the-urban-birder-courses-masterclasses/ Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast Socials https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Patreon https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield

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Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 017, Elle chats with Alex about his love for dinosaurs and how this led to him becoming a professional palaeontologist. He discusses some of the work he undertakes as Fitzpatrick chair of Palaeontology at the museum of Minnesota, but also some of the field work and external projects he has embarked on in the pursuit of discovery.

Alex Hastings Socials

www.instagram.com/@Dr_Crocogator

www.twitter.com/@Dr_Crocogator

https://www.tiktok.com/@dr_crocogator

Early Blog from Science Museum https://www.smm.org/pluggedin/welcome-dr-alex-hastings-fitzpatrick-chair-paleontology

Titanoboa - Largest Snake

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-titanoboa-the-40-foot-long-snake-was-found-115791429/

TPT TV Feature

https://www.tpt.org/almanac/video/exploring-deep-time-with-alex-hastings-35541/

Alex's Palaeontology work in Minnesota

https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2020/10/rare-fossil-found-in-new-ulm/

Science Museum of Minnesota

https://new.smm.org/

Interview with Alex about his role at the Museum

https://www.smm.org/pluggedin/hastings-Q%26A

PBS Feature

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-wrap-paleontologist-alex-hastings-35544/

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/graveyard-giant-beasts-preview/3140/

Age of the Dinosaurs Fossil Finding Facebook group for Northern Minnesota

https://www.facebook.com/groups/373774663482849/

­Elle Kaye Socials

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Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 016, Elle chats with Trevor about starting his career in action sports and commercial photography and transitioning to have more of an emphasis on natural phenomena that occur in nature. He discusses and explains documenting the fire falls at Yosemite, the bioluminescence on the shores of San Diego and the worlds oldest trees in California's White Mountains. Trevor shares insights into working around the elements and being at the mercy of mother nature, and how his work tells a story about our planet that hopes to inspire us to protect it.

Trevor Adler Socials

https://www.instagram.com/adlerstudios/

https://adlerstudiosphotography.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dontsteponmyflora/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1zBv5NBRf0Bs1_LMRkn2A

https://twitter.com/adlerstudios

San DieGLOW - Bioluminescence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L2tJaJEBtM

Neowise Comet over the worlds oldest trees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKyNpoKeYw

Fire falls at Yosemite

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpN3JPgZCz/

Prints/Shop

https://adlerstudiosphotography.com/pages/shop

­Elle Kaye Socials

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Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield

http://madisonerinmayfield.com/

https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/

Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

TW: There is an extremely brief mention of suicide in this episode when Gary discusses working at a mortuary.

In episode 015 Elle chats with Gary about his path to becoming an internationally recognised paleoartist, how he began with taxidermy and made the transition to sculpting non-living dinosaurs. He also discusses his incredible work making a replica of 'Ötzi - The Iceman', a replica of 'King Tutankhamun's' mummy and a life-size 'Megalodon' for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

Gary Staab Socials

www.staabstudios.com

www.instagram.com/staabstudios

www.twitter.com/GaryStaab

Making the Iceman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P71OQTi0oqo

Iceman full length film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1P4Dvrl5SI

Making Quetzalcoatlus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMO1Wfv_zy4

Making King Tutankhamen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwM1q8gSbF0&t=41s

Making Megalodon for the Smithsonian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yzQnmX9oXo&t=56s

Sculpting a portrait of one of Gary's scientific heroes E.O. Wilson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqcesPbt7mk

Gallery of Gary's work

https://www.staabstudios.com/prehistoric-life-models

Gary Staab PaleoNerds Podcast Interview

https://www.paleonerds.com/podcast/garystaab

National Geographic Article

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/100127-dinosaurs-color-feathers-science

Additional Press

https://www.kcur.org/show/central-standard/2015-08-04/meet-the-missouri-man-who-makes-prehistoric-monsters-for-a-living

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 014, Elle chats with Fran about her work as an art and objects conservator, which has seen her work on some incredibly special items of historical significance including the torch from the Statue of Liberty. Fran also recounts some of the amazing projects she has undertaken which have seen her travel all over the world, and even led to her getting a tattoo inspired by a memorable experience she discusses in the episode.

Fran Ritchie Socials

https://www.instagram.com/conservation_hfc_nps/?hl=en-gb

https://www.instagram.com/toughritchie

National Park Service

https://www.nps.gov/index.htm

Island of Molokai

https://www.nps.gov/kala/index.htm

Statue of Liberty Restoration

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/statue-libertys-original-torch-gets-new-home-180970856/

Jimmy Carter Historic Site

https://www.nps.gov/jica/index.htm

California Condor Chick Success Story

https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/california-condor-chick-1000-fledges-at-zion.htm

Carter. G. Woodson Home

https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm

Fran Ritchie Press & Further Work

https://www.oprah.com/inspiration/a-day-in-the-life-of-museum-conservationalist-fran-ritchie

https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/blog/what-do-you-do-with-a-broken-orangutan-podcast-49/

https://intheirtruecolors.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/introducing-the-recoloring-taxidermy-research-project/

https://museumbulletin.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/alaska-state-museums-bulletin-80/#1

https://blog.nmai.si.edu/main/2015/06/inka-road-arybalo-conservation.html

https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/bringing-color-back-to-the-dead/

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Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 013 Elle chats with Emily about her life 'before science' as an artist, and how discovering the world of natural history and science turned her world upside down. Emily also discusses the highs and lows of her successful Youtube channel, 'The Brain Scoop', and her work in activism, education and science communication.

Emily Graslie Socials Website www.emilygraslie.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/egraslie/ Twitter https://twitter.com/Ehmee Vlog Bros https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGaVdbSav8xWuFWTadK6loA The Brain Scoop https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyfHZ6bY2TjqbJhiH8Y2QQ The Field Museum https://www.fieldmuseum.org/ Where my Ladies at? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRNt7ZLY0Kc Prehistoric Road Trip https://interactive.wttw.com/prehistoric-road-trip https://www.pbs.org/show/prehistoric-road-trip/ Press http://www.emilygraslie.com/press Butterfly species named for Emily https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/new-butterfly-species-named-for-emily-graslie/ Videos CBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aRVvr4YXfM March for Science highlights 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0U0xtkIbc TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyiGFPI6z6g Why Emily left the Brain Scoop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG0R9gVcGSQ