Episode 234: Whitley Award Winner Pedro Fruet on conserving Lahille's Bottlenose Dolphins

Episode 234: Whitley Award Winner Pedro Fruet on conserving Lahille's Bottlenose Dolphins

Pedro Fruet was recently awarded the prestigious Whitley Award from the Whitley Fund for Nature. The endangered Lahille's Bottlenose Dolphin is only one of two subspecies of the Common Bottlenose dolphin. They have an estimated population of only around 600 individuals left in world off the coast of Argentina and southern Brazil and Uruguay. Pedro is leading the effort to save these special animals. He is working with local fisheries and government officials to help reduce the amount of bycatch, which is responsible for nearly 40% of dolphin fatalities in the area. He is also focused on educating the locals on the importance of the dolphins, among many other efforts. You can learn more about Pedro Fruet and the Whitley Nature Fund by going HERE Show notes HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 44: A New Zealand Treasure, The Kiwi

Episode 44: A New Zealand Treasure, The Kiwi

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This Week in Conservation for July 13, 2018

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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...

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Episode 43: Angels of the Deep, The Manta Ray

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This Week in Conservation for July 6, 2018

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Episode 42: Snake and Sea Turtle Conservation with Dr. David A. Steen

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...

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Episode 41: Rattling with Rattlesnakes

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...

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This Week in Conservation for June 29, 2018

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

Episode 40: Hooked on Cape Buffalo

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