The State of Nature in 2026: Crisis, Comebacks, and What Happens Next

The State of Nature in 2026: Crisis, Comebacks, and What Happens Next

Chris reflects on the state of nature in 2026, where conservation is defined by both loss and recovery. While habitat fragmentation, climate warming, coral bleaching, and Arctic instability continue, meaningful protection efforts are delivering results. He highlights conservation wins, including pandas downlisted to vulnerable, green sea turtles to least concern, tiger recovery in India through reserves and anti-poaching, Gabon’s protection of forest elephants for rainforest integrity and carbon storage, and community-led snow leopard conservation in Nepal. The episode also addresses ongoing losses, key drivers of biodiversity decline, global efforts like 30x30 and the High Seas Treaty, and practical ways listeners can help — from reducing consumption to supporting frontline conservation initiatives like Snow Leopard Sisters. 00:00 Welcome and Reality Check 00:46 Conservation Is Tension 02:40 Climate and Biodiversity Link 03:17 Resilience and Hope in Action 04:40 2026 Roadmap for Today 05:42 Big Wins Pandas and Turtles 07:55 India’s Wildlife Comeback 11:00 Gabon Forest Elephants 14:45 Snow Leopard Sisters Spotlight 19:44 Losses and Extinctions 24:25 Why Extinction Is Accelerating 27:45 Five Biggest Threats 29:46 Mainstream Momentum and 30x30 35:48 People Giving Hope 38:21 What You Can Do Now 42:43 Support Snow Leopard Conservancy 44:38 Final Call to Action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 126: At Risk, African Penguins

Episode 126: At Risk, African Penguins

The African Penguin is one of the best examples of how humans have driven many species to extinction, or as in the African Penguin to the brink. Isolated to the southern portion of the African contine...

26 Marras 20191h 24min

Episode 125: San Diego Zoo Global w/Rick Schwartz

Episode 125: San Diego Zoo Global w/Rick Schwartz

This week we are very fortunate to speak with Rick Schwartz from San Diego Zoo Global. We spend a wonderful time talking about animal conservation, the hard work San Diego Zoo Global is doing for anim...

21 Marras 20191h 21min

Episode 124: Saving the Southern White Rhinoceros

Episode 124: Saving the Southern White Rhinoceros

This week we return to the rhinoceros and specifically the Southern White Rhinoceros. Since we first covered rhinos in general in Episode 3, we wanted to highlight the White Rhinoceros now and will re...

19 Marras 20191h 29min

Episode 123: Elephant Sanctuary with Educator Joy Owens

Episode 123: Elephant Sanctuary with Educator Joy Owens

This week we are fortunate to speak with Joy Owens, the Education Manager from the Elephant Sanctuary from Tennessee. Since 1995, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee has provided elephants retired f...

14 Marras 201957min

Episode 122: Awed by African Elephants

Episode 122: Awed by African Elephants

This week we revisit the African Elephant. Angie shares her recent experiences at Kruger National Park in South Africa and how they manage their African Elephant Population. While we do not rehash muc...

12 Marras 20191h 21min

Episode 121: Endangered Species Act with Center for Biological Diversity Attorney Brett Hartl

Episode 121: Endangered Species Act with Center for Biological Diversity Attorney Brett Hartl

This week we are joined by attorney Brett Hartl from the Center for Biological Diversity to discuss the Endangered Species Act. Brett and others from the center are currently involved in multiple laws...

15 Loka 20191h

Episode 120: Intrigued by Iguanas w/Chris Pellecchia

Episode 120: Intrigued by Iguanas w/Chris Pellecchia

This week we are joined by Chris Pellecchia. He is a Special Projects staff member of the International Reptile Conservation Foundation, Inc and a member of the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group. His f...

8 Loka 20191h 17min

Episode 119: Head Banging Pileated Woodpecker

Episode 119: Head Banging Pileated Woodpecker

With the recent news of nearly 3 billion birds disappearing from North America in the last nearly 50 years this week chose an icon, the Pileated Woodpecker. Woodpeckers capture the wonder of many, but...

1 Loka 20191h 8min

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