Wild About Conservation

Welcome back to the Wild About Conservation podcast. In this episode we wrap up the wonderful season that we have had for the latter half of 2021. We talk a little about what  we have been up to recently - it’s not all podcasting! And Hannah gets to share her experience about her time at COP26.  We really want to thank all of our listeners for your ongoing support, it has meant the world to us to hear your feedback - and we absolutely love that some of you have been reaching out to guests too! 2021 was a big year for our podcast; we launched, we have had 2 seasons, we ran our first giveaway and now we have our merch too! Keep listening for a great episode that focuses on demystifying COP26 Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

In this episode we talk with Richard Lilley also known as RJ, who is passionate about education, particularly marine science communication and outdoor learning. He is interested in the role of seagrass meadows and is speaking to us as one of the founders of Project Seagrass. His work domestically is focussed on developing seagrass meadow restoration opportunities across Scotland and supporting restoration of seagrass throughout the UK, and further afield. RJ has over nine years experience of research in marine systems. He has primarily worked in the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas and more recently the North Atlantic Ocean. We talk about seagrasses in the UK, but also globally. We cover what seagrass is, why we should care about seagrass for seagrasses sake, and some amazing projects involving local communities. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello, and welcome to the Wild About Conservation Podcast. In this episode we talk with Andrea Copping, a senior researcher for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States department of Energy and who is also a Fellow of the University of Washington. Her work focuses on marine renewable energy and offshore wind development - which is energy created by changes in the ocean - waves, tides, temperature and salinity. Andrea is a wonderful speaker and plays a lead role in marine renewable energy end applications that support Blue Economy development including ocean observations, aquaculture, and providing power to remote communities and islands. Keep listening to dive into this cutting edge science, and hopefully come out a little more informed. In this episode we mention COP26, which is an International Meeting to Discuss Global Action on Climate Change that (at time of recording)  just closed in Glasgow, Scotland. We will be having an episode soon to chat about this in more detail. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/ Www: wildaboutconservation.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we chat to Chelsea Gray, an Environmental Science and Policy PhD student at George Mason University. Her research focuses on using Individual Based Models for Basking Shark Behaviour and using those to inform relevant policy. Chelsea is an excellent communicator who explains what individual based models are, how policy is created, and how scientists like herself may better be able to inform policy using their research. This episode isn’t just about the models but all about basking sharks too. One key takeaway is that citizen science projects that capture species presence data are invaluable - if you spot a basking shark in Atlantic waters, you can report it here. CW: We discuss 'historic population control' of basking sharks with some graphic language 34:00 - 36:00 Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we talk with Ciara Dwyer, a Doctorate who has just finished her PhD in Coastal Wetlands in the UK at Loughborough University. We explore her work on understanding the ecological and hydrological drivers of dune slack plant communities. We also dive into how dune systems are formed, how her research can support the management of these dynamic ecosystems as well as ways that you, our listeners, can get involved with your own local sand dune habitat management. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to Wild About Conservation. In this episode we talk to Ben Stablow - an MSc student studying environmental policy in the USA. Ben talks to us about his research into reef edge effects on deep sea coral reef communities and we discuss how he came to work on these mysterious habitats. We also dive into the differences between deep sea and shallow warm water corals, the threats deep sea coral communities face and how these threats can be mitigated. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we chat to Jenny House, a PhD Candidate at Charles Darwin University, about her work and research which is focused around fisheries, fishing-dependent communities and particularly around gender in fisheries and women’s empowerment. Jenny had a wealth of experience from her time working for Blue Ventures in Timor-Leste, in this episode we talk about her experiences so far, the complex issues that make up the fishing industry, community based conservation and management, as well as social inclusion and women's participation in these projects Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we talk to Cai Ladd - a welsh marine biologist, a coastal scientist and a bio-geomorphologist. We get the chance to talk to Cai about his academic career so far, the dynamic environments that are Saltmarshes, and we begin to explore the world of blue carbon research. Cai is a fantastic communicator and left us feeling much more knowledgeable about these ecosystems - why they are important, how we should look after them and what processes occur within them. ~ This episode is dedicated to Eilir Morgan, Cai's late friend and mentor. ~ Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/have_a_wild_day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we chat with Ed Lavender about all things flapper skate, what they are, where you can find them and how much is still left to explore! We also dive into how you our listeners can get involved - be sure to check out our socials for more info! Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/HaveAWildDay Instagram: instagram.com/have.a.wild.day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. This week we speak to Robyn Shilland, Projects Manager for The Association for Coastal Ecosystem Services (ACES) which supports community-led blue carbon projects in East Africa. We dive into her work in marketing and trading blue carbon credits on behalf of the Mikoko Pamoja and Vanga Blue Forest projects. Robyn speaks to us about  the potential for conservation to deliver benefits not only for biodiversity but for local people and the climate, and we explore the challenges that community-led projects bring in delivering socially just environmental conservation and climate action. In this episode we talk about mangroves, their role in the ecosystem, the charity ACES and how it all interconnects to give a community-led sustainable approach to conservation that you may not have yet considered. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Today we spoke to Dagmar der Weduwen, who is a Phd student at the University of St Andrews. She studies social learning and group dynamics in archerfish, which means she spends a lot of time in the lab, getting spat at by fish! We dive deep into the archer fish species, what they are, where they live, and what they do. This is an awesome species that show the potential for social learning from one another, which is just one of the questions Dagmar is looking at for her research. This is a fantastic episode if you want to learn more about this tropical fish and some of the questions researchers have to think about before delving further into a topic. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this episode as we explore the world of rocky shore ecology, defining what the intertidal zone is, the challenges and the drama for species living in the intertidal and also how you, our listeners, can get out on the rocky shore and explore. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. Join us this week as we take a dive into sea turtles and their rehabilitation, the projects Zoe has worked on and the importance of education - we round up the episode with an important lesson of what Zoe has learnt during her time as a conservationist. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. In this episode we chat with Matthew Andersen who is a Senior Scientist for Biology in the office of International Programmes in the United States Geological Survey. We learnt a lot chatting to Matthew today, particularly the importance of taking into account both the human and the wildlife side when it comes to responding to an ever-changing world. We spoke about some important ideas, from traditional ecological knowledge, to the importance of the global one health approach. Content Warning: we do discuss the impact of natural disasters in this episode, particularly hurricane Sandy and the impact on communities affected. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. In this episode we talk with Dan Jarvis, Dan is the Welfare Development and Field Support Officer for the British Divers Marine Life Rescue. We talk about how Dan got his role, and his varied experiences with so many amazing organisations. We also discuss the BDMLR and the wonderful work they do and how they have been going from strength to strength. We wrap up by discussing all things volunteering, and how anybody can get involved. Content Warning: throughout this episode we discuss the reality of the rescue of marine mammals in distress, this does include some graphic detail throughout which may not be suitable for some listeners. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to Wild About Conservation, today's episode is our season finale! Hannah and Lexi will be looking back on the first season, looking forward to the next and chatting about their favourite sustainable swaps. For the Wild About Conservation team season one has been an overwhelming success and we are so grateful for your support. Season one has covered some amazing topics from our ocean, all with amazing guests, including sponges, cetaceans, seaweeds, and corals to name a few. This episodes covers the highs, the lows and everything in between. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. In this episode Lexi and Hannah talk to Harry Wright about The Conservation Project International. We chat about how his training as a lawyer gave him an invaluable set of skills to be the  conservationist he is today, the different projects under the TCP remit and how they are supporting the training of the next generation of conservationists. CW: 48:00 - 1:00:10 Please be aware this episode covers the illegal wildlife trade and trafficking with a level of detail which may be distressing for some listeners Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. In this Episode we chat with Tara about the wonderful world of Seaweeds. We learnt that seaweed can be found along coastlines but also in more products than we dreamed, we also spoke to her about how she came to be a Volunteer and Community Engagement Manager for the Marine Conservation Society and is responsible for volunteers (sea champions) across the whole of Scotland. Keep listening to hear more about how you can get involved in collecting data on seaweed, the beauty of kelp forests, and everything seaweeds are good for in their environment and out of it. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. This is part two of a two part special with Dr William P Kay.  In this two part special Lexi and Hannah talk to William P Kay about all things seals which include what a seal is and his own PhD research which focused on monitoring the behaviour of seals. This was a fantastic opportunity to talk with William about his volunteering, his internships, and his passion for policy. We spend a lot of time diving into his experiences and discussing the value and excitement in seeking out meaningful opportunities. We hope that from this episode you might take inspiration in how you might like to get involved. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!

Hello and welcome back to the Wild About conservation Podcast. This is part one of a two part special with Dr William P Kay. In this two part special Lexi and Hannah talk to William P Kay about all things seals which include what a seal is and his own PhD research which focused on monitoring the behaviour of seals. This was a fantastic opportunity to talk with William about his volunteering, his internships, and his passion for policy. We spend a lot of time diving into his experiences and discussing the value and excitement in seeking out meaningful opportunities. We hope that from this episode you might take inspiration in how you might like to get involved. Here is where to find us: Twitter: twitter.com/Have_A_Wild_Day Instagram: instagram.com/Have_A_Wild_Day/ Email: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/wildaboutconservation Get us featured elsewhere: wildaboutconservation@gmail.com Our logo: instagram.com/sion_draws And finally don’t forget to subscribe and share us with your friends!