Pangolin: The Conservation Podcast

Welcome back to 'ReZOO: The Zoo Review Podcast'! Today, Jack & Jodi are hosting the first ever ReZOOie Award Show. This special episode will celebrate excellence in zoos, with categories recognising their incredible conservation work, visitor experience, habitat design and overall brilliance! This has been a dream since we started the podcast a year ago and we are so excited that we are able t...

Welcome back to 'ReZOO: The Zoo Review Podcast'! Today, Jack & Jodi are proud to announce that the first ever 'ReZOOies' will be taking place on the 13th of March 2023. This award show will celebrate excellence in zoos, with categories recognising their incredible conservation work, visitor experience, habitat design and overall brilliance! There will be multiple categories such as 'Best Zoo'...

Welcome to ReZOO: The Zoo Review Podcast! Today, Jack and Jodi are back to finish their discussion about Blair Drummond Safari Park! Last time we talked all about their international animals and family activities, so this time we are celebrating the amazing African species in their care. Starting with Morag the baby Rhino, the duo then discuss Giraffes, Elephants, Ostriches, Zebras, Chimpanzees, L...

Welcome back to ReZOO: The Zoo Review Podcast! Today, Jack and Jodi are talking all about Scotland’s only Safari Park, Blair Drummond Safari Park! Found just outside of Stirling, this Africa-centric collection also features some of our favourite species from across the globe, including Tigers, Llamas and Camels! This wonderful park is filled with iconic African animals, as well as classic family f...

This World Pangolin Day I am so excited to announce that ‘Pangolin: The Conservation Podcast’ will be returning for Season 5 on the 20th of March 2023! 💚 This upcoming series will be a celebration of the diversity of wildlife and conservation in Africa. We will be celebrating the stories of bizarre species, unique projects and the people who work tirelessly to protect nature across the continent....

Welcome back to ReZOO: The Zoo Review Podcast! On today's episode, Jack and Jodi revisit Chester Zoo to determine whether they where too generous in their first assessment of the park. They discuss what has changed, some of the events they have attended, and why Chester Zoo remains one of the best zoos in the UK.  This episode is broken into 4 sections... Bats, Boats, Babies and Events (sorry...

Welcome back to the greatest podcast ever podcasted! Once again, Jack is joined by Ellen Weatherford, Vikram Baliga & Ashley Bray to celebrate the holiday season! This time, Jack and Ellen share their favourite conservation success stories of 2022 and everyone looks forward to 2023 with some New Year’s resolutions! We begin with Ellen talking all about the Grasshopper Sparrow and a huge area o...

Let’s celebrate the holiday season with three wildlife podcasting legends! Today, Jack is joined by Ellen Weatherford of ‘Just the Zoo of Us’, Vikram Baliga of ‘Planthropology’, & Ashley Bray of ‘Get Out Alive’, to look back on their years, celebrate their favourite conservation success stories of 2022, and look forward to 2023 by making some New Year’s resolutions! To kick things off, everyon...

Welcome to ReZOO – the Zoo Review Podcast! This week Jack and Jodi discuss the Blue Planet Aquarium! Found in Ellesmere Port, this little aquarium has an incredibly diverse range of themed areas and species. These include freshwater streams, amazing amazon tanks, a trip to Lake Malawi and a dangerous frolic through a venomous realm!  Having both previously worked for Deep Sea World, one of th...

Welcome to ReZOO – the Zoo Review Podcast! This week Jack and Jodi discuss the family-centric ‘Five Sisters Zoo'! The pair begin by walking through each of the zoo’s amazing species and their conservation work. This includes conversations about their mission to rescue circus animals, and the fact that they are home to the only Cheetahs in Scotland! They also make sure to talk about the zoo’s iconi...

Welcome back to another episode of 'ReZOO: The Zoo Review Podcast'! As you may have heard, Bristol Zoo recently closed it's gates for the very last time. However, that is not the end of the story. Bristol Zoological Society also own the Wild Place Project, an exciting new development on the outskirts of Bristol! This time, Jack & Jodi are going to be giving their thoughts on this new developme...

It's the final episode of Season 4! To celebrate the end of this chapter, Jack is joined by the fantastic Vikram Baliga to discuss Plants, PhDs and Podcasts!  The dynamic duo discuss the importance of not letting plants fade into the background, the threats some of Vikram's favourite plants face, and how we can all help to protect these incredible, important beings! This includes chat's about...

Hello everyone! Thank you for joining me for the final episode of 'My Arizona Adventure'! Today, we are celebrating the entirety of my incredible trip. First, I recap the week and discuss what I learned from my visits to the Tucson Botanical Gardens, Phoenix Zoo, Reid Park Zoo, and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Then, I talk about why I loved the wildlife of Arizona... particularly the Saguaros and...

Hello everyone! Today I reflect on my presentation at the NAAEE conference, and talk about what it meant to me. I also discuss some of my favourite moments from my final day in Tucson, including an amazing hike I took up the Finger Rock trail, an unforgettable sunset, and... Fajitas 😂  Useful Links Make sure to follow the show on social media: @PangolinPodcast 💚 You can also follow me on Tw...

Hello friends! Today I went on a bird walk and experienced the sights, tastes, smells and feelings of Arizona!  I saw an incredible selection of birds! 🦅 I smelled some of the most wonderful plants! 🪴 I tasted the bountiful fruits of the cactus! I felt the prickly warmth of the Saguaro on my skin… because I gave it a hug! 🌵 I hope you love hearing about my wonderful sensory experience. Spe...

Hello everyone! Today’s episode is an extra special tribute to the animals of the night. We’re talking all about Great Horned Owls, Bats and Coyotes! I know this is a shorter episode, however we’ll be back tomorrow with even more amazing NAAEE conference content!  Useful Links Make sure to follow the show on social media: @PangolinPodcast 💚 You can also follow me on Twitter, @onlyjackbaker,...

Hello friends! Today we’re talking all about the fantastic Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. This Zoo/Botanic Garden/Aquarium/Museum is absolutely one of the best museums on earth. Please let me tell you why…  On top of all the museum stuff, I also want to chat about the opening night of the NAAEE Conference, and my three favourite moments from the evening! In no particular order, they are… ...

Hello everyone! Today was the best day of my trip so far because I FED A GIRAFFE! That’s right, today I visited Reid Park Zoo and they where kind enough to let me feed one of their stunning Reticulated Giraffes! However, I promise that’s not all I talk about today... I also discuss some of the zoos other animals. These include: Elephants, Rhinos, Anteaters, Tapirs, Jaguars, and Lions!  Plus,...

Welcome back to My Arizona Adventure! Today we’re talking all about my trip to the Phoenix Zoo! I had the most magical day and I hope you enjoy hearing all about it!  The local Arizona species we discuss include: Rattlesnakes, Mountain Lions, Bobcats, Peccaries, Eagles, Condors, and Gambel’s Quail! We also cover international icons such as Siamangs and the Chinese Alligator! Also, extra speci...

Hello everyone and welcome to My Arizona Adventure! For the next week I am coming to you live from Tucson, where I will be attending the NAAEE Environmental Education Conference! While I’m here, I am going to post as many podcasts as I can, all about the incredible wildlife of this gorgeous state. I am also going to be sharing my thoughts on different attractions and telling personal stories about...

This week Jack is joined by Dagmar der Weduwen, a PhD student and Archerfishionando! What that means is she knows all about the wonderful world of archerfish! So, the duo discuss the archerfish's bizarre hunting techniques, why the fish would make excellent firefighters, how clever they are and the threats that they face! Jack and Dagmar also discuss their shared love of St Andrews; why Dungeons &...

This week Jack is joined by Brogan Mace, the creator of Project Simia! Project Simia is a social media campaign which is looking to promote the conservation of primates, so the duo chat about the issues with how primates are portrayed online. Brogan also helps Jack understand the differences between Apes, Monkeys, Lemurs and other Primates, and in return he tries to convince her that the Orangutan...

On this week's show Jack is joined by Dr Rebecca Smith, the Executive Director of Para la Tierra! Her organisation is working to save wildlife across Paraguay, and today she is here to talk candidly about the huge conservation challenges facing the country. She also talks about her work with capuchins, what motivates her and how she believes we need to be more prepared to have difficult and challe...

Welcome back to 'ReZOO: The Zoo Review Podcast'! As you may have heard, Bristol Zoo recently closed it's gates for the very last time. Therefore, Jack and Jodi wanted to memorialise this wonderful collection and celebrate the joy it brought them. However, to make this extra special they are going to be doing things a little bit differently! Instead of covering the usual topics, to start off the ep...

Today Jack is joined by Stephanie Martin, an environmental communicator and the creator of Stephintonature.com, to tell stories about telling stories! Whether they are fact or fiction, based in reality or totally bizarre, stories have been used for a very long time to communicate important messages and teach people something new. In the realm of conservation storytelling can therefore be an import...