This Wild Life Conservation Podcast

This week we welcome Francesca Trotman onto the podcast! After witnessing distressing shark killings in the unprotected waters of Mozambique, Francesca founded Love The Oceans. Their mission is to create a marine protected area through research of species such as whale sharks, humpback whales, dolphins and manta rays. Love the Oceans is co-owned by the local people and has had a wide-reaching impa...

In this episode we are joined by Sabrina Colombo, a senior ranger and project manager at ‘Limpopo Eco Operations - Africa’. LEO Africa, situated in the beautiful Waterberg area of South Africa, aims to monitor and conserve key species, including cheetah and lion, amongst many other endangered species. We gain insight into the fantastic LEO Africa volunteer program and sustainable living philosophy...

Today I am thrilled to be talking with Dr. Johan Marais, a world-renowned wildlife vet and founder of the organisation, 'Saving the Survivors'. Saving the Survivors treats any animal in need ranging from lions to wild dog. A large proportion of their work involves rhinos, which suffer terribly as a result of barbaric poaching attacks and their horns hacked off. During this episode, Dr. J...

This week I talk to Dimitri Syrris, founder of Baotree. Baotree is a ground breaking digital initiative that strives to ensure co-existence between humans and wildlife across Africa. Dimitri explains how Baotree aims to provide the local communities with the opportunity to earn goods or services (e.g predator proof fencing) by engaging with conservation activities such as reporting a lion sighting...

This episode takes us straight to the front line of the war against wildlife crime. Jay Crafter, co-founder of Invictus K9, describes his experiences of canine anti-poaching operations throughout Central and East Africa. Jay also shares his personal journey from US Special operations and UK Army Veterinary Corps to setting up Invictus K9 together with Mike Hensman. You’ll hear all about the proces...

Shannon Wild is a renowned National Geographic Wildlife Filmmaker who travels the world to bring us extraordinary footage. In this episode she describes serious physical challenges, filming Komodo dragons in Indonesia and spending 18 months filming an illusive melanistic leopard in Southern India. We also gain a fascinating insight into what it takes to succeed in the notoriously tough wildlife fi...

This week’s fascinating episode concerns one of Africa’s most persecuted species - the rhino. It has been widely reported that rhinos are killed for their horns by criminal poaching gangs, which has led to rhinos teetering on the edge of extinction. The barbaric rhino horn trade is fuelled by demand in China and Vietnam, despite the substance having no health benefits whatsoever. In this episode,...

Today we are joined by record breaking cave diver, Christine Grosart. Christine explores parts of our planet where nobody else dares to go. This episode will take you deep into the mysterious world of cave diving, a dangerous form of exploration where one small mistake can cost your life. Christine is also a key member of Ghost Fishing UK. This organisation removes abandoned fishing nets that pose...

We chat to Sarah Roberts about the controversies surrounding shark tourism, the challenges of being a grizzly bear guide, her first-hand experience of the devastating effects of plastic pollution and her recent expedition to Iceland where Sarah explored technology that brings hope to the fight against climate change. Sarah is a naturalist, eco-journalist and author. Sarah travels the world documen...

We talk to Kim Wolhuter, a maverick wildlife filmmaker who is known for his extraordinary ability to walk side by side with wild animals such as hyena, cheetah and wild dog. Kim shares his astonishing experiences with some of Africa’s most iconic predators and talks about his aim to reconnect humans with nature. You can watch Kim on the Discovery Channel’s MAN, CHEETAH, WILD documentary series!  

We chat to Lauren Arthur, a Wildlife TV presenter for WildEarth. Lauren shares her experiences of working in the Maldives as a marine biologist and her journey to becoming a Wildlife TV presenter in South Africa. From saving manta rays from fishing line to finding hyena cubs, Lauren gives us a wonderful insight into her life working with the wildlife!

 We talk to Antonia Leckie, a conservation biologist who has been working with Lion Landscapes in Kenya. Join us to hear all about co-existence between lions and humans and amazing work the organisation does to ensure the future of lions in Africa. From stories of collaring lions to dealing with hyena in camp – find out what it’s really like working on the frontlines of conservation in Africa!

Join us to hear all about the worlds most trafficked animal, the pangolin. We talk to Professor Ray Jansen, a world leader in pangolin conservation and chairman of the African Pangolin Working Group! Ray gives us a wonderful insight into the world of the pangolin. From stories of rescues, rehabilitation and the threats facing this unique species.