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Climate change and the loss and degradation of natural habitats are major drivers of species extinction globally. This is especially the case for species in tropical mountain ranges. These species are thermally sensitive and adapted to small environmental niches, hence making them susceptible to extinction. . On this episode, I interview Dr. Umesh Srinivasan from […]

A prominent challenge faced not only by conservationists, but most scientists, is the communicating their research without much jargon. Fortunately, there are various conservationist groups making a conscious efforts to dissiminiate ecology for the layman. One such group is Current Conservation, launched by  2007 by Kartik Shanker, Meera Anna and Ankila Hiremath, with a small

While India is well known for her tigers, elephants and rhinos, the country also boasts amongst the richest marine biodiversity. One of the most unique taxa found along India’s coasts, are various species of marine turtles. However,  these species are heavily threatened by marine pollution, the illegal wildlife trade of their eggs, attacks by free

Launched in 1943 at the Natural History Museum in London, the Field Studies Council has expanded immensely, involving thousands of children in conservation. In this episode, I speak to Mark Castle, the CEO of FSC to talk about the rich history of the organization, the importance of environmental education and youth engagement for conservation and

The Malaysian Sunbears are one of the rarest species in the world. Their range extends from north-east India across South East Asia. Unfortunately, the sunbear faces various antropogenic pressures, including habitat loss and fragmentation due to the expansion of palm oil and the illegal wildlife trade of bear bile.  The Borneon Sun Bear Conservation Centre

Bumblebess are amongst the most important taxa for the global economy. Agricultural systems around the world rely immensely on bumblebess and other invetebrates for the large scale pollinator services provided by them. However, bumblebees are struggling. Like most insects, they are struggling to a whole pletorha of antropogenic stressors including climate change, pesticide usage,  habitat

With increasing understanding of the interlinkage of biodiversity and climate change, nature based solutions are increasingly being adopted to tackle the climate crisis and bolster economic growth. One particular nature based solution which is growing in prominence is seagrass restoration. Seagrasss meadows not only absorb immense ammounts of carbon, they also host large diversity of

On this Episode, I interview Stephanie Wray on how United Kingdom’s mammals are faring and her experiences as an ecological consultant. We talk about how the role of smaller mammals in the ecosystem, the role of citizen science in montioring the UK’s…

Towards the end of the 20th Century, vulture populations across South Asia plummeted, with few species loosing up to 99% of their population.  The loss of vulture populations across the subcontinent has led to an ecological collapse and a public heal…

With less than 500,000 individuals remaining in the wild, elephants are in trouble around the world. The illegal wildlife trade has decimated elephant populations across Africa as gentle giants are the primary target for poachers due to their ivory t…