The islands of Trinidad and Tobago have incredible biodiversity with tropical rainforests described as a mini Amazon, hundreds of species of birds and the last remaining island population of ocelots. All of this however is under threat - deforestation is tearing down precious habitats, hunting is rife and the island is at the nexus of the illegal wildlife trade.

But there's a local wildlife rehabilitation centre in Trinidad that's educating local Trinibagonians about their island's unique biodiversity and working to conserve, rescue and rehabilitate its native species – including the ocelot.

So how does the ocelot fit into this island's ecosystem? How can they thrive in these diminishing forests under all these threat? And will future research into the ocelot in Trinidad, reveal an entirely new subspecies of ocelot – to the world.

This episode features Ricardo Meade from the El Socorro Centre for Wildlife Conservation.

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