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The Think Wildlife Podcast

The Think Wildlife Podcast

Every Monday, join our hosts, Anish Banerjee, as he speaks with renowned conservationists from around the world, dissecting some of the most pressing and intricate challenges threatening wildlife. anishbanerjee.substack.com

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S4|EP25 - Discovering New Species in the Western...

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2026/04/05

The Western Ghats of India are one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, home to thousands of endemic species and remarkable ecological diversity. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Abinesh Anbazhagan, a PhD scholar at Pondicherry University whose research explores herpetology, biodiversity discovery, and the growing role of technology in wildlife conservation.Abinesh’s work focuses on documenting biodiversity in the Nilgiris landscape, a region that forms a

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24:21

S4|EP24 - Why Wildlife Education Matters: Teaching...

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2026/03/28

Conservation begins with awareness, and one of the most powerful ways to protect biodiversity is by inspiring the next generation to care about nature. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Soma Mandal, a conservation educator working on wildlife outreach programs focused on children and young students. The conversation explores how early exposure to wildlife and environmental education can shape attitudes toward conservation and inspire lifelong stewardship of the natural

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23:06

S4|EP23 - Orangutan Conservation and the Fight to...

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2026/03/20

Southeast Asia’s rainforests are among the most biologically rich ecosystems on Earth, yet they are disappearing at an alarming rate. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Leif Cocks, founder of The Orangutan Project, about the urgent challenge of protecting the last remaining rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia and the wildlife that depends on them.Orangutans are one of the most intelligent and self-aware species on the planet, but their survival is tightly linked to the

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24:01

S4|EP22 -Are Indian Wolves the Oldest Wolf Lineage?...

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2026/03/12

The Indian wolf is one of South Asia’s most misunderstood predators and one of the least studied carnivores in the region. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Omar Khayam, a conservation researcher working on wolf genetics and carnivore ecology in Pakistan. The conversation explores new research suggesting that Indian wolves may represent one of the most ancient lineages of the grey wolf and how ongoing fieldwork in Pakistan is helping scientists understand the evolutionary

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29:33

S4|EP21 - Asian Elephant Conservation: DNA Census,...

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2026/03/07

Asian elephants are among the most endangered large mammals on Earth, with only 35,000–40,000 individuals remaining across their entire range. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Nikki Sharp, Executive Director of Wildlife SOS USA, about the urgent challenges facing Asian elephants across South and Southeast Asia and the conservation efforts working to secure their future. Wildlife SOS is one of the leading organizations working on elephant rescue and rehabilitation in

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48:32

S4|EP21 - Indian Wolves, Grassland Ecology and...

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2026/02/26

India’s grasslands and savannas are among the most overlooked and misrepresented ecosystems in the country. Frequently labelled as “wastelands,” these open natural ecosystems have been systematically excluded from biodiversity policy, targeted for tree plantations, infrastructure, and renewable energy projects, and widely misunderstood in both public and scientific discourse. Yet grassland ecosystems support exceptional grassland biodiversity, sustain millions of pastoral livelihoods, and play a

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31:01

S4]EP20 - Why Islands Are Biodiversity Hotspots with...

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2026/02/20

In this wide-ranging episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee is joined by David Will from Island Conservation to explore why islands sit at the heart of the global biodiversity crisis—and why they also represent one of conservation’s greatest sources of hope.Islands occupy a unique place in Earth’s ecological history. Despite covering a tiny fraction of the planet’s land area, they support a disproportionate share of global biodiversity, harbouring countless endemic species found

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32:48

S4|EP18 - Saving East Kolkata's Urban Wetlands and...

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2026/02/13

In this deeply informative episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee is joined by Nibedita Chakraborty, a wildlife and biodiversity researcher whose work focuses on wetlands, urbanization, and citizen science. The conversation centres on the East Kolkata Wetlands, one of India’s most important urban wetlands, and uses this globally significant landscape to explore broader questions of wetland conservation, urban biodiversity, and climate change.The East Kolkata Wetlands represent a

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30:57

S4|EP17 - Conserving Nepal's Biodiversity Hotspots...

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2026/02/06

In this episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee is joined by Nishan Limbu, Tujin Rai, and Nischal Kunwar from the Nature Conservation and Study Centre for a wide-ranging conversation on youth-led wildlife conservation and biodiversity research in Nepal’s Himalayan landscapes.Rather than focusing on a single species, this episode explores how grassroots conservation initiatives in Nepal are addressing the needs of multiple threatened taxa, including the Asiatic Black Bear,

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26:21

S4|EP14 - Balancing Development and Snow Leopard...

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2026/01/29

In this in-depth episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee speaks with Hamza Butt, about one of the most urgent yet under-discussed challenges facing conservation today: how to reconcile development with the protection of fragile mountain ecosystems.Hamza’s work sits at the intersection of sustainable linear infrastructure, biodiversity conservation, and climate policy. Drawing on his experience in Pakistan and across the Hindu Kush Himalaya, he explains how roads, railways,

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27:41

S4|EP15 Restoring Elephant Corridors in West Bengal...

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2026/01/23

In this episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee is joined by Divya Banerjee, founder of Uttarayan Wildlife, for a deeply grounded conversation on elephants, people, and landscapes in eastern India. Drawing on years of frontline conservation experience, Divya shares how elephant conservation in human-dominated regions is inseparable from social justice, livelihoods, and long-term ecosystem recovery.The episode focuses on Asiatic elephants and the rapidly disappearing elephant

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S4|EP14 - Conserving The Last Vulture with Nitish...

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2026/01/16

In this thought-provoking episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee is joined by Nitish Agrawal, founder of The Last Vulture, to unpack one of the most urgent yet overlooked stories in Indian biodiversity: the vulture crisis and its far-reaching ecological and public health consequences.Vultures are keystone species and irreplaceable scavengers, playing a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance by rapidly removing animal carcasses from the landscape. Nitish explains how the

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55:57

S4|EP13 - Conserving Wild Karnataka's Wolves in the...

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2026/01/07

In this compelling episode of The Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee speaks with Indrajit Ghorpade, founder of the Deccan Conservation Foundation, about wolf conservation in the Koppal District of Karnataka and the overlooked biodiversity of the Deccan Plateau. The conversation offers a rare, ground-level perspective on the Indian wolf and the urgent need to rethink how India approaches grassland conservation and biodiversity management outside forested landscapes.Koppal District, located

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19:16

S3|EP12 ~ Restoring India’s Oceans through Artificial...

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2025/12/27

India’s coastal waters hold immense promise—and growing peril. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee speaks with Oishinee Chakraborty from the Kuddle Life Foundation, a young organization redefining marine conservation in Pondicherry through science, community collaboration, and artificial reefs.Oishinee introduces listeners to the Foundation’s origins—founded in 2020 by Punit Dhandhania and Hans Dhandhania, who transformed a small circle of ocean enthusiasts into a

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S3|EP11 ~ Guardians of Nepal’s Wildlife: Tackling...

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2025/12/19

Nepal is home to some of the world’s most iconic wildlife — from tigers, rhinos, and elephants to lesser-known species like pangolins and medicinal orchids. Yet behind its breathtaking biodiversity lies a complex struggle against wildlife poaching, illegal wildlife trade, and habitat loss. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we speak with Kumar Paudel, founder and director of Greenhood Nepal, one of the nation’s leading conservation organizations working to combat wildlife crime and

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33:06

S3|EP10 ~ Can Biodiversity Credits Build a...

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2025/12/13

As the global biodiversity crisis intensifies, the race is on to design financial systems that protect nature rather than destroy it. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, Dr. Samuel Sinclair, co-founder of Biodiversify, unpacks the evolution of biodiversity credits, the limitations of the current biodiversity credit market, and the urgent need for credible biodiversity conservation finance. Based in the UK, Biodiversify works with global corporations, governments, and NGOs to make

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S3|EP9 ~From Near Extinction to Recovery: How Arctic...

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2025/12/06

In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we travel to the frozen frontiers of the Arctic to uncover one of conservation’s most inspiring success stories — the revival of the Arctic fox in Svalbard and Fennoscandia. Host Anish Banerjee is joined by Nina Elisabeth Eide from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), who shares her remarkable two-decade journey studying and protecting wild canids in one of the world’s harshest environments.Once reduced to barely 40–60 individuals, the

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49:55

S3|EP8 ~Rewilding the Beisa Oryx: How Community...

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2025/11/28

The African savannas once echoed with herds of graceful antelopes—species perfectly adapted to life in some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. Among them, the Beisa oryx stands out as a symbol of resilience, yet today it faces growing threats from habitat loss, poaching, and human expansion. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we explore the inspiring story of oryx conservation and rewilding efforts that are giving this striking desert antelope a second chance. Joining us on this

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29:39

S3|EP7 ~Hidden Primates of Bengaluru: Conserving...

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2025/11/21

In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, we explore one of India’s most unique and little-known primates — the slender loris, a small nocturnal primate that thrives in the tree canopies of southern India and Sri Lanka. Joining us is Professor Kaberi Kar Gupta, visiting scientist at the Indian Institute of Science and founder of the Urban Slender Loris Project, who shares her decades-long journey from studying forest ecology to pioneering urban ecology and urban wildlife conservation in

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19:43

S3|EP6 ~ Project Red Panda and Community Conservation...

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2025/11/14

High in the misty forests of North Bengal and Northeast India, a quiet conservation movement is unfolding around one of the world’s most charismatic yet misunderstood mammals — the red panda. In this episode of the Think Wildlife Podcast, host Anish Banerjee speaks with young conservationist Aamir Khan Sohel, whose pioneering work bridges red panda conservation breeding, community-led conservation, and the power of science communication through his initiative, Translating Conservation.Aamir’s

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