S2:E29 - (Full Episode) COME FALL IN LOVE WITH PARASITES
Animalia3 Nov 2021

S2:E29 - (Full Episode) COME FALL IN LOVE WITH PARASITES

Raise your hand if you have ever actively thought about parasite conservation and the importance of protecting these species. Most of you probably have your hands down. And understandably so, after all, don’t parasites just cause problems for their hosts? Why would we conserve them?

As it turns out, most parasites often have a fairly neutral relationship with their hosts. In addition, they can have vast benefits to our ecological systems. They are the glue that very much holds the food web together. And they may be our best tools for fighting future viral and disease outbreaks.

So today on Animalia, we are going to learn about parasites and why they are so important from renowned parasitologist McKenzie Kwak, parasitologist at the National University of Singapore. One of the few in his field that are actively working on parasite conservation.

What exactly is parasite conservation? You’re going to learn about that as well.

You can follow Mackenzie on Facebook @mackenziekwakparasitologist

Or on IG @Mackenzie_kwak_parasitologist

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