Wild Warriors, Wolverines

We are back to cover another primate. The colorful Mandrill amazes any that are fortunate to see it. Located in Central Africa, Mandrills are some of our distant cousins that are in danger of extinction. They also display some of the most amazing colors in the animal kingdom and just how they do this will amaze you. For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were able to donate to the Red Panda Network, helped provide chum ($$) for OCEARCH, funding to train rangers in Africa with Global Conservation Force and so much more.We also offer bonus episodes and supporter only content.  Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. Thank you so much for your support! Show notes HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Syys 20201h 21min

We are fortunate to have on this week Dr. Enric Sala who is an Explorer-in-Residence for National Geographic. He shares his drive to help preserve our world's oceans. He also discusses his latest must-read book, The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild. The book is an amazing account of why we need to keep fighting hard to protect our planet Earth. Show notes HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Syys 202058min

This week we discover more about a little well known predator from Madagascar, the Fossa. These cat-like animals are the dominant carnivore on the large island of Madagascar. They also are heading towards extinction as 90% of Madagascar's forests have disappeared. We had so much fun researching and recording this episode. We know you will fall in love with this crazy critter. For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were able to donate to the Red Panda Network, helped provide chum ($$) for OCEARCH, funding to train rangers in Africa with Global Conservation Force and so much more.We also offer bonus episodes and supporter only content.  Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. Thank you so much for your support! Show notes HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Syys 20201h 13min

We have been wanting to release this episode for quite some time. We recorded this in 2019 for our Patreon only subscribers and now are releasing it to the masses. These are just incredible animals that are very unique. We know you will absolutely love this episode on sloths.   For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast and give back to conservation. We also offer bonus episodes and supporter only content. We also donate portions of what we raise to a conservation organization each month.  We are currently working to update our website and push out this information to the masses. Thank you so much for your support.  Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Elo 20201h 11min

When you see the youth taking action for change it gives you hope from the world. From Greta Thunberg 's action on climate change to now Elliot Connor's work in animal conservation. We are blessed to have interviewed an up and coming conservation rockstar and hero, Elliot Connor. Elliot has already accomplished so much in his life and he is in store to make even more impacts around the globe for conservation. It was an absolute pleasure to have him on the podcast to share his life story so far and where he is going.  You can learn more about Elliot and his Human Nature Projects by going HERE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Elo 202054min

This week we are excited to have on Dr. Hendrik Nollens from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Southern California. Dr. Nollens has extensive experience as a wildlife veterinarian and is Vice President of Conservation and Medicine for PMMC. He also has extensive experience working with both cetaceans and pinnipeds.   Please visit the Pacific Marine Mammal Center HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Elo 202051min

To end Plastic Free July we are covering our final species from the ocean, the California Sea Lion. By far one of many peoples favorite seal-like species, the California Sea Lion is an amazing predator. We know you will really enjoy this one and learn more about this beloved animal. As a side note, thank you to all the participants in our Plastic Free July Challenge. As a collective we placed 21 out of over 300 teams! We are all making a difference and stay tuned for next year's challenge. or one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast and give back to conservation. We also offer bonus episodes and supporter only content. We also donate portions of what we raise to a conservation organization each month.  We recently gave money to Global Conservation Force and Giraffe Conservation Foundation. While you will be supporting free education to the masses, we also will not be offering a post show podcast to Patreon members.   Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE.   Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening.    Show notes HERE   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Elo 20201h 13min

As part of our effort this week to learn about corals, we are excited to have on Dan Burdeno from the Coral Restoration Foundation. Dan talks all about corals and how the foundation is working hard to restore our oceans corals. Coral's are critical to a healthy ocean ecosystem and as we learned this week, they are in desperate need of our help. Listen to Dan to learn more.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Heinä 20201h 26min