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WCS Wild Audio

Wildlife Conservation Society

Welcome to the award-winning WCS Wild Audio podcast, where you will find reported audio stories covering the latest news and newsmakers from the Wildlife Conservation Society"s global conservation program, zoos and aquarium, and their many conservation partners. www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio Credits Nat Moss: Executive Producer, Co-Host, Reporter Hannah Kaplan: Associate Producer, Co-Host, Reporter Dan Rosen: Web Producer, Co-Host, Reporter Social Media Facebook:

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5:04

S3 E5: Hand Raising Scarlet Macaws in Guatemala

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/08/15

The 5 Great Forests from Mexico to Colombia contain 7.5 percent of the world’s biodiversity and support five million people. One of the iconic species there is the scarlet macaw. In Guatemala, protecting these bright red birds from habitat destruction and poaching for the pet trade is a major challenge. The WCS team there has taken an interesting approach.Reporting: Dan RosenGuests: Rony Garcia, Gabriela Ponce Santizo, Jeremy Radachowsky

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S3 E4: The King of the Jungle Is Vulnerable, But WCS...

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2023/08/10

August 10 is World Lion Day. To learn more about how these majestic felines are doing across their range in Africa, and how WCS is working to conserve them, we turned to WCS’s chief big cat expert and his colleagues in Uganda, where anti-poaching efforts and community-based conservation to reduce human-wildlife conflict are part of a larger strategy to recover lion populations across east and central Africa. Reporting: Nat MossGuests: Luke Hunter, Joshua Mabonga, Caroline Twahebwa

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S3 E3: ICCB 2023 is Held in Kigali, Rwanda

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2023/07/26

The 31st International Congress for Conservation Biology is happening this week. It’s a meaningful event. For only the second time in its history, ICCB is being held in Africa—in Kigali, Rwanda. WCS has a big presence there, which includes over 40 young conservationists from across the continent. WCS Wild Audio’s Dan Rosen spoke with WCS senior conservationist Tony Lynam about the significance.

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5:31

S3 E2: Can We Ride the Wave of Momentum in Time to...

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2023/07/10

As top predators, sharks help maintain healthy and productive ocean ecosystems. They also play important roles in coastal livelihoods and food security through fisheries and tourism. But time is running out to save them, says WCS’s Luke Warwick. We must turn recent international progress into concrete results. Ahead of Shark and Ray Awareness Day, WCS Wild Audio’s Dan Rosen spoke with Luke for the latest.

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8:12

S3 E1: Costa Rica Points the Way on Energy and...

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2023/06/23

At its annual gala, the Wildlife Conservation Society recently honored Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, the CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility, or GEF. WCS Wild Audio’s Nat Moss sat down with Carlos Manuel to discuss his long career of conservation leadership, the work of the GEF, and the extraordinary example set by Rodríguez’s home country of Costa Rica for environmental stewardship, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity protection.

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2:14

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/06/07

Thanks for joining us for Season Two of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back soon with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the highlights of our conversations with WCS staff from across the world working to protect wildlife and wild places.

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7:05

Special Episode | A Great Day for Conservation: WCS...

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2023/06/01

This week, the Wildlife Conservation Society welcomes a new president and CEO, Monica Medina. She arrives from the US State Department, where through this April she served as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and was the nation’s first Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources.WCS is thrilled to have at its helm a new leader with vast experience and a passion for conservation. Wild Audio’s Nat Moss recently caught up with her as

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2:55

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/05/24

Thanks for joining us for Season Two of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back soon with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the highlights of our conversations with WCS staff from across the world working to protect wildlife and wild places.

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5:26

Special Endangered Species Day Episode: Why It...

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2023/05/15

You may have heard about the large scale of the current species extinction crisis. It’s unprecedented and dangerous according to experts. For Endangered Species Day on May 19, Wild Audio's Dan Rosen talks to WCS’s Elizabeth Bennett about why it matters and what we can all do to stop it.

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2:38

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/05/10

Thanks for joining us for Season Two of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back soon with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the highlights of our conversations with WCS staff from across the world working to protect wildlife and wild places.

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2:59

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/05/03

Thanks for joining us for Season Two of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back soon with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the highlights of our conversations with WCS staff from across the world working to protect wildlife and wild places.Ui4dVd9TiUY7HklyXgf1

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8:36

S2 E15: Earth Day Inspiration from Pope Francis on...

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2023/04/18

In November 2021, the Wildlife Conservation Society launched a new campaign to address the crisis of climate change called Framing Our Future. The effort was premised on partnerships with a wide range of civic, cultural, and academic institutions across the United States. One of those partners, the Bronx’s Fordham University, has embraced the campaign as part of its own Green Plan to live out the inspirational call to protect nature found in Pope Francis’s 2015 Laudato si’ encyclical.

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8:49

S2 E14: Our Oceans Are Our Natural Capital -...

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2023/04/12

Subsistence fishing has long been a staple of Malagasy culture. The rich biodiversity that makes Madagascar so famous also underpins local economies, providing not only food, but income through for-profit fishing and tourism.However, a host of threats are not only putting pressure on ecosystems, but the very communities who are so intrinsically tied to them. Ravaka Ranaivoson, Marine Conservation Director for WCS Madagascar, believes that the solution lies in supporting “natural capital” – training

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S2 E13: When Pandas Skirted the Pearl Harbor Attack...

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2023/03/30

For over 125 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society has been protecting species and their habitats across the globe—all the while inspiring visitors to care about conservation at the Bronx Zoo and WCS’s other wildlife parks in New York City. Recording those efforts is the focus of the WCS Library and Archives. WCS Wild Audio’s Nat Moss recently spoke to archive director Madeleine Thompson to learn how she and her team are working to preserve a rich and dynamic history. Learn more about the WCS

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S2 E12: Inside the Largest Global Conservation Hub in...

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/03/23

At the heart of the University of Cambridge sits a collaborative center which is changing the way that organizations and academic institutions work together to address immediate environmental challenges. The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) is an innovative approach, bringing together 11 leading NGOs and world-class researchers in one creative hub. It’s mission? To change how we approach science-based conservation models.Hannah Kaplan spoke to Executive Director of CCI, Dr Mike Maunder, to

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8:53

S2 E11: How Forests Can Help Us Address Earth’s...

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/03/07

We need to act fast to address the three interrelated crises facing our planet—climate change, biodiversity loss, and the threat of zoonotic pandemics. We must not only protect the last of the wild, but also actively restore wildlife and wild places. WCS Wild Audio recently spoke with John Lotspeich, Executive Director of Trillion Trees— a conservation partnership attempting to meet the scale needed at this critical time.To learn more about Trillion Trees, read their 2022 Impact Report.

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S2 E10: Climate Change and Walrus Habitat Come...

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/03/01

This week a 25-minute documentary, “Haulout,” will headline the New York Wild Film Festival as its Best in Festival winner. That prize can be added to prestigious awards for “Haulout” from the International Documentary Association and the American Film Institute on its way to the Academy Awards, where it competes for best documentary short on March 12.WCS Wild Audio spoke to representatives of the film, the festival, and WCS’s scientific programs to learn more. Watch the film at The New

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8:46

S2 E9: Working with Local Communities to Stem the...

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/02/23

Jaguars are the Americas’ mightiest big cat, with roughly 150,000 of this extraordinary species scattered across its range from southern Arizona to northern Argentina. Today they face a growing threat from the illegal wildlife trade in their teeth, skin, and other parts. Wild Audio recently spoke to Kurt Duchez, the Counter-Wildlife Trafficking Officer for the WCS Mesoamerica region, to learn about the scope of the problem and what can be done to confront it.

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S2 E8: The Edge of Known Things - Will Hudson Canyon...

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/02/08

“With all this strangeness, there is also beauty beyond words.” That’s how the famous scientist and explorer William Beebe described an underwater marvel off the coast of New York and New Jersey in the late 1920s. Today, Hudson Canyon has been nominated as a National Marine Sanctuary. But, as WCS Wild Audio learned from Noah Chesnin and Dr. Merry Camhi, there’s still a lot we don’t know about this massive canyon.

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WCS Wild Audio Introduces "Wild World with Scott...

WCS Wild Audio ·

2023/01/31

We're taking a break from WCS Wild Audio this week to share a new podcast, "Wild World with Scott Solomon," hosted by field biologist and science communicator Scott Solomon. The show explores the natural wonders of our planet through the voices of the people who explore, study, and protect them.In today’s episode, you’ll join Scott as he speaks with WCS's own Dr Boris Arevalo, who is working to protect the spectacular scarlet macaw in his home country of Belize. Dr Arevalo's efforts to study this

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