This Week in Conservation for July 13, 2018
This week we are joined with Jesse Golden. We open up with discussing Iceland's continued whale hunt and the killing of a a critically-endangered blue whale. We then discuss alternatives to thinking o...
13 Jul 201846min
Episode 43: Angels of the Deep, The Manta Ray
There are two species of Manta Ray. The Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris) is the larger of the two. The Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi) is the other. The large ocean-going creatures are found all arou...
10 Jul 20181h 17min
This Week in Conservation for July 6, 2018
This week we again are joined with Jim Weinpress. We first discuss how a honey badger went up and attacked a large South African Oryx. Apparently even after being butted and tossed, the honey badger k...
6 Jul 201849min
Episode 42: Snake and Sea Turtle Conservation with Dr. David A. Steen
Dr. David A. Steen is a wildlife ecologist and renowned scientist studying snakes and now sea turtles. He is currently a research scientist with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, Georgia...
5 Jul 201851min
Episode 41: Rattling with Rattlesnakes
The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is just 1 of 3,600 species of snake. They belong to the family of Viperidae, which is a family of venomous snakes found throughout the world e...
3 Jul 20181h 18min
This Week in Conservation for June 29, 2018
This week we discuss Iceland resuming whaling of the endangered fin whale. Despite international outcry, Iceland this week slaughtered its first fin whale, which is tragic for a protected species. How...
29 Jun 201845min
Episode 40: Hooked on Cape Buffalo
The Cape Buffalo is the common name for the African Buffalo. Known as a cankerous, tough bovid, these animals survive everything Africa throws at them and more. Listen to another fun episode talking a...
26 Jun 20181h 15min
The Week in Conservation News for June 22, 2018
This week we are joined with Jim Weinpress. Chirs and Jim discuss the latest on the Amazon rain forest, manatee and bottlenose dolphin research, a discovery on the manta ray, and more. Show notes can ...
22 Jun 201849min
