Wild For Change

On a new Wild For Change podcast, we will be speaking with Dr. Vicki Fishlock – resident scientist of Amboseli Trust for Elephants in Kenya.  The Amboseli Trust for Elephants is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on the long-term conservation and welfare of Africa’s elephants in the midst of human expansion, through scientific research, outreach, advocacy, and training.    Dr. Cynthia Moss...

On this new Wild For Change podcast episode, we will be speaking with Damien Mander, founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation.   Damien was a naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force.  He completed 3 years of duty in Iraq.  While traveling through Africa, he was inspired by the work of game rangers.  He decided to liquidate all his assets to...

On today’s podcast, we will be learning what biomimicry is with Lex Amore, Director of Partnerships and Advocacy at the @biomimicryinstitute.   There is a quote from Frank Lloyd Wright that seems to sum up for me how to describe biomimicry; “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature, it will never fail you.”  Biomimicry is a practice that imitates or mimics nature to help find solutions to c...

On today’s podcast, we will be speaking with Larissa Sousa, Associate Director for Communications for Gorongosa National Park.  Gorongosa National Park is located in the Great Rift Valley in central Mozambique, Africa.  Gorongosa is one of the most biodiverse places on earth with over 4,800 species identified and is home to a unique blend of thriving wildlife and 200,000 people.  On July 23, 2020,...

Today, we will be discussing the importance of ocean conservation with conservationist, Sruthi Gurudev.   According to the National Ocean Service, our oceans cover 70% of the earth’s surface and produce over half of the world’s oxygen and absorb 50 times more carbon than our atmosphere.   As Sylvia Earle, an oceanographer so aptly put; “With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, yo...

Today, we will be speaking with Ross Bernet, Mapping and Monitoring Expert for One Tree Planted.  We will be discussing what trees actually provide for us, animals, and the planet beyond their beauty and shade.    Our planet is home to over 60,000 species of trees, some of which provide us food, all of which help absorb carbon dioxide from our atmosphere.   Forests cover a third of our planet and...

Today we will be speaking with Leif Cocks, world renown orangutan expert and founder of The Orangutan Project.   The Orangutan Project was created in 1998.  Its mission is to protect endangered orangutans from extinction and to live in secured populations for years to come.  Leif has played a key role in establishing conservation plans for orangutans and their survival for nearly thirty years. Wit...

Today we will be speaking with Catherine Doyle, Director of Science, Research, and Advocacy for the Performing Animal Welfare Society also known as PAWS. PAWS was co-founded by the late Pat Derby and Ed Stewart, 37 years ago as a sanctuary for abused, captive, and retired performing animals. Such animals included elephants, lions, tigers, and bears. PAWS operates three sanctuaries in California in...

Today we will be speaking with Katherina Audley, project founder and director of Whales of Guerrero.   Whales of Guerrero began in 2013 to generate needed research of humpback whales in the state of Guerrero, Mexico as well as to partner with the local community to find ways to restore the declining marine ecosystem.    Overall, Mexico ranks second in the world in mammal biodiversity with 438 spec...

Today we will be speaking with Nikki Sharp, Executive Director of Wildlife SOS.  Founded in 1995, Wildlife SOS is a non-profit conservation based in India to help rescue and rehabilitate wildlife that has been exploited, mistreated, or in distress, as well as protecting India’s habitats, forests, and biodiversity.   Wildlife SOS’s broad efforts of saving and protecting wildlife includes conservati...

Today on the Wild For Change podcast, we will be speaking with Adams Cassinga, founder of Conserv Congo.   Founded in 2013, Conserv Congo is a non-profit conservation whose mission is to maintain the biodiversity of the Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.   The Congo Basin is a vast tropical rainforest and a biodiversity hot spot that is home to 100’s of mammal species.   Before c...

In today’s Wild For Change podcast, we are speaking with Mike Veale, the president of Global Conservation Force.  Asia is currently home to three species  Mike Veale founded Global Conservation Force in 2014.  His mission is to save endangered species and protect their habitats in countries like Africa and Asia.   His unique zoo keeping background combined with an active, combat-sport-heavy lifest...

Today on the Wild For Change Podcast, we will be speaking with Ted Cheeseman, co-founder of Happywhale. Happywhale was created in 2015, when Ted Cheeseman’s decades long expeditions to the Antarctic and the island of South Georgia demonstrated where whales were once prevalent, sightings of whales were rare.  This was due to hundreds of years of this area being the center of the whaling industry. ...