Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 5: Policy possibilities?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service imposed a trade ban on 201 salamander species in 2016 in order to prevent the import of the the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans ('Bsal') which coul...
15 Jul 202033min
Does trophy hunting support or hurt conservation?
On this episode we take a look at the ongoing debate over trophy hunting 5 years after the killing of Cecil the Lion sparked global outrage: he was a famous attraction for tourists and photographers v...
8 Jul 20201h 8min
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 4: The 'Bsal battalion'
North America (and the US in particular) is the world's hotspot of salamander diversity, hosting about 1/3 of all species. Researchers think that about half of these may be susceptible to a deadly fun...
1 Jul 202030min
Animals have culture, too, and for some it's crucial to their survival and conservation
Animal societies have culture, too, as science keeps showing us ever since Dr. Jane Goodall first pointed it out, and on this episode we explore the culture and social learning of sperm whales, scarle...
23 Jun 202059min
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 3: On the Hunt
Reporter Benji Jones and wildlife disease ecologist with U.S. Geological Survey, Daniel Grear, join this special edition of Mongabay's podcast to discuss the hunt for Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans...
11 Jun 202027min
Conservation leaders create community & opportunity amid current crises of violence and viruses
On this episode we look at how current environmental crises intersect with two others: the pandemic and the systemic racism and police brutality that have sparked protests around the U.S. and world in...
10 Jun 202032min
Mongabay Explores the Great Salamander Pandemic, Part 2: Great diversity and danger
Why are salamanders so incredibly diverse in the United States? Among other things, a fluke of geography contributed to making it the global hotspot of salamander diversity. But now, another pandemic ...
3 Jun 202020min
How listening to elephants can help conserve rainforests
The Elephant Listening Project is a bioacoustics research effort that aims to preserve rainforests of Central Africa--and the biodiversity found in those forests--by listening to forest elephants, and...
27 Mai 202030min
