Margaret Atwood talks about birds, ecology, and her graphic novel series
Award-winning iconic writer Margaret Atwood recently tackled a medium she is not as well-known for: comic books. Her superhero series Angel Catbird "was a conservation project from the get-go," she te...
28 Nov 201737min
Jane Goodall on being proven right that animals have personalities, and more
Mongabay is lucky to have Jane Goodall on its Advisory Board, and just before founder and CEO Rhett Butler was scheduled to speak with her most recently, research came out that vindicated her contenti...
15 Nov 201741min
Gas drilling vs wildlife in Peruvian Amazon and a Goldman Prize winner on mercury contamination
In this episode we discuss new science on the impacts on birds and amphibians of drilling for natural gas in the tropics with a Smithsonian researcher, and a Goldman Prize winner discusses her ongoing...
1 Nov 201757min
Bat calls from the Amazon plus how Indonesia's rainforests became palm plantations
Mongabay editor Phil Jacobson joins the Newscast to discuss a new investigative reporting project in collaboration with The Gecko Project called "Indonesia For Sale" about the land deals — and the pow...
18 Okt 201745min
Javan rhino calls and an analysis of 'green' forest certification
On this week's show we speak with Princeton University's Zuzana Burivalova about whether forest certification schemes like the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) are actually achieving their environment...
3 Okt 201749min
Legendary musician Bruce Cockburn on music, activism, and hope
Bruce Cockburn is well known for his outspoken support of environmental and humanitarian causes, and his multi-decade career has yielded 33 records, including his latest, Bone On Bone. This week, he w...
19 Sep 201753min
From AI to remote sensing, tech and conservation a powerful combo
On this episode we take a look at the role technology plays in conservation efforts. First we speak with Topher White of Rainforest Connection, which deploys used cell phones in tropical forests aroun...
6 Sep 201758min
New Madagascar mine worries locals and lemurs; plus, banjo frogs and whistling ducks in Australia
Our first guest for this edition of the Mongabay Newscast is Eddie Carver, a Mongabay contributor based in Madagascar who recently reported about a troubled company that is hoping to mine rare earth e...
22 Aug 201738min
