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The scarlet macaw is one of the world's largest parrots, and one of the most beautiful animals of the Central American rainforests. During our visits to the Belize Zoo the macaws are one of our favorite stops due to their curiosity and intelligence.

In this episode Kayla and Michael take a look at some of the challenges facing scarlet macaw populations and how you can get involved in learning more about this inspiring species.

This is part of our Inspiring Animals series - a look at some of the amazing animals we have come in contact with during our work in Belize. For more on this series, see bit.ly/inspiring-animals

For more information on macaws, visit us at www.inspire-edventures.com/blog/science-of-scarlet-macaws/

If you have a favorite animal that you would like for us to talk about, email [email protected] and we will be glad to 

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We are back with another episode of Inspiring Animals and this week Kayla is going to introduce us to the Central American tapir, one of the most important animals of the rainforest, and one of our favorite animals to learn about!

It is an elephant, a pig, an anteater? Actually, none of these! Curious? So are we! So let's explore this Inspiring Animal together.

For more on our Inspiring Animals series - www.inspire-edventures.com/inspiring-animals.

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Just in time for Halloween, we bring you the second episode of our Inspiring Animals series. And this time our host Kayla will be focusing on the Harpy Eagle. The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyjia) is one of the largest and most powerful raptors in the world. Named for the fearsome harpies of Greek mythology, harpy eagles are top predators of the rainforests they call home. Today we introduce you to Da Queen and Panama, two harpy eagle ambassadors at the Belize Zoo with interesting stories to tell you!


Narrated by: Kayla Windelspecht

For more information on our Inspiring Animals content: www.inspire-edventures.com/inspiring-animals

For more information on Harpy Eagles: www.inspire-edventures.com/blog/the-science-of-harpy-eagles

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We are introducing a new feature to the podcast today for our younger listeners who are eager to learn more about some of the interesting animals that we have encountered on our travels. We are calling it Inspiring Animals, and for the first episode we are featuring.... jaguars!

Our host, Kayla Windelspecht, will explain some interesting facts about jaguars, the role of the Belize Zoo in jaguar conservation, and some of the other animals that live in the rainforests with jaguars.

For more information on this episode: www.inspire-edventures.com/blog/inspiring-animals-jaguars

For more on the Inspiring Animals series: www.inspire-edventures.com/inspiring-animals

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Audio newsletters? Why not! At IE we always explore new ways of introducing everyone to our message of conservation, education..... and especially inspiration.

Here we take a look at what we have been doing this summer! From summer camps, to children's books, to a Run for Jags.... we've been busy.

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In this episode we are going to take you to meet Humberto Wohlers, the General Curator at the Belize Zoo. The care of all of the Zoo's animals are under his umbrella, but today we are going to focus on the fascinating story of Filly, a young jaguar in the Human Jaguar Conflict Program. Humberto also shares how the zookeepers in the HJCP work with young jaguars, and how Filly's story is continuing to evolve.

This is the third part of our series on the HJCP
Episode 3: The Human Jaguar Conflict Program at the Belize Zoo
Episode 5: The Inspiration for Nacho House Cat, a Children's Book About Jaguars!

For more information on how you can support jaguar conservation, visit our #Habitats4Jags page

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Welcome to Season 2, which we are calling Sharing Science! In this episode we meet with Ashley Moseley, who is not only a member of our IE team, but the author of a new children's book on jaguars! Inspired by her work with jaguar education and conservation projects between IE and the Belize Zoo, Ashley set out to build a children's book to bring the science of jaguars to kids! The result is Nacho House Cat, and in this episode Ashley explains her inspiration and hopes for this fun-filled science-based book about why Jaguars belong in the jungle, not your home!

Learn more on the IE site: www.inspire-edventures.com/blog/nacho-housecat-a-childrens-book-about-jaguars

or by visiting Ashley's website: www.ashleymoseley.com

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We are about ready to begin our second season of the IE podcast, and we are calling this season "Sharing Science". Not only are we going to continue our talks with wildlife and ecosystem conservation experts from around the globe, but we are also releasing a new feature for kids called "Inspiring Animals"

In this trailer for Season 2, Michael and Ashley tell you a little about what to expect in the coming months!

If you would like to partner with us - either by being a guest on our show, or vice versa, then please reach out - we would love to talk to you!

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This past spring we took five McNair scholars from Talladega College to Belize to complete their senior research projects in terrestrial turtle monitoring, analyzing the biodiversity of the the rainforest using camera traps, and freshwater macroinvertebrates.

For this episode, we reinvited Dr. Andy Coleman, Chair of the Biology Department at Talladega, to talk about these students, what they learned from their experiences in Belize, and his ideas for the 2025 McNair trip. 

For more information on these projects, visit: inspire-edventures.com/student-research-projects-in-belize

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Have you ever wondered what happens when the territories of humans and jaguars collide? As you will see, it usually doesn't turn out well for the jaguar.
So in this episode, we are meeting with Jamal Andrewin-Bohn, Conservation Director at the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, and zookeeper Jose Valdez to talk about the details of the Human Jaguar Conflict Program at the Zoo, a project that has given over 25 animals a second chance at survival over the years.

We will also be talking about a joint campaign between the Zoo and IE, called #Habitats4Jags that is working to establish a new facility at the Zoo to assist these zookeepers in the care of these amazing animals.

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