We are deeply saddened and abhor Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.  We stand strong for Ukraine in their fight against tyranny and for democracy. 

In the fourth episode, your host speaks to Nicole Ormaza  about the importance of conservation, the challenges associated with it, and how it starts with you.  Our conversation serves as a reminder that our mere presence on this earth comes at a high cost to the environment and the thousands of ecosystems in it.

Nicole O. is a resident veterinarian at the Quito Zoo in Ecuador,  one of the largest zoos in Latin America and veterinary technician at CardioMedic, a cardiology centre for animals.  At the zoo, she tends to over 250 animals ranging across more than fifty species. Nicole is also the founder and director of Yanapaki, an animal welfare organisation dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation and conservation. Prior to her work at Yanapki, she was a project coordinator at the Ecuador Wildlife Foundation.  Nicole holds a bachelors of science in entomology from the University of Florida and is currently finishing her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the Universidad de las Americas in Quito, Ecuador.

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