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Finding nature in the city
Episode 99
More than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas. And thanks to the COVID pandemic, many of us who are city-dwellers have spent at l…
5 years, 9 months ago
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 5: Policy possibilities?
Episode 98
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service imposed a trade ban on 201 salamander species in 2016 in order to prevent the import of the the fungal pathogen Ba…
5 years, 9 months ago
Does trophy hunting support or hurt conservation?
Episode 98
On this episode we take a look at the ongoing debate over trophy hunting 5 years after the killing of Cecil the Lion sparked global outrage: he was a…
5 years, 9 months ago
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 4: The 'Bsal battalion'
Episode 97
North America (and the US in particular) is the world's hotspot of salamander diversity, hosting about 1/3 of all species. Researchers think that abo…
5 years, 9 months ago
Animals have culture, too, and for some it's crucial to their survival and conservation
Episode 97
Animal societies have culture, too, as science keeps showing us ever since Dr. Jane Goodall first pointed it out, and on this episode we explore the …
5 years, 10 months ago
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 3: On the Hunt
Episode 96
Reporter Benji Jones and wildlife disease ecologist with U.S. Geological Survey, Daniel Grear, join this special edition of Mongabay's podcast to dis…
5 years, 10 months ago
Conservation leaders create community & opportunity amid current crises of violence and viruses
Episode 96
On this episode we look at how current environmental crises intersect with two others: the pandemic and the systemic racism and police brutality that…
5 years, 10 months ago
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 2: Great diversity and danger
Episode 95
Why are salamanders so incredibly diverse in the United States? Among other things, a fluke of geography contributed to making it the global hotspot …
5 years, 10 months ago
How listening to elephants can help conserve rainforests
Episode 95
The Elephant Listening Project is a bioacoustics research effort that aims to preserve rainforests of Central Africa--and the biodiversity found in t…
5 years, 11 months ago
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 1: Are we ready?
Episode 94
Another pandemic is currently on the march, and it's got salamanders in its sights. You may not have heard about 'Bsal' before, but it nearly wiped o…
5 years, 11 months ago