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Women in Wildlife

Women in Wildlife is a platform amplifying and connecting women and non-binary persons in the wildlife industry. Join your co-hosts Eliza & Maddy, to delve into all things women, wildlife, and gender equality in STEM!

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57:57

Sea turtle movement ecology and ecotoxicology...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/10/10

For our October episode we were joined by the delightful Dr Liberty Boyd. Liberty is a marine biologist, science communicator, and educator. With a PhD in marine biology, her work bridges academic research, wildlife conservation, and storytelling to drive meaningful change for coastal ecosystems and the communities that rely on them. Dr. Boyd currently runs the social media page Libertyology — a platform dedicated to ocean advocacy, youth empowerment, and innovative marine conservation. As

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55:19

The critical importance of indigenous voices in...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/09/20

For our September episode, we were beyond thrilled to have Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza as our podcast guest. Rosa is a Peruvian chemical, National Geographic Explorer, and award-winning artist whose work bridges indigenous knowledge and modern science to protect the Amazon rainforest and its communities Rosa was awarded Peru’s Order of Merit (2025)—the country’s highest state recognition for environmental protection. She has also been named one of the BBC’s 100 Women (2024), received the

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54:51

Drivers of shark phobia and the consequences on...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/08/21

For our August episode we were joined by environmental psychology scientist Dr Brianna Le Busque. Bri is the program director of environmental sciences at The University of South Australia, along with being science and technology Australia Superstar of STEM. Her research focuses on biophilia (connections to nature) and biophobia (fear/dislike of nature), especially in the marine context. Her main area of research is understanding fear of sharks- including children’s fear, the media

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35:17

Lighting the path for the next generation of rangers...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/07/27

We were thrilled to have Ranger Louie on for our July podcast episode, in celebration of world ranger day (July 31st) and all the incredible women rangers on the front line of conservation! Louie is an absolute firecracker- currently working as a ranger in Western Australia, and bringing us on her adventures through her Youtube and Instagram channels. From starting studying paramedicine, to firefighting in her role as a ranger, we heard all about Louie's journey in getting to where she is

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44:58

Pivoting and perseverance with wildlife guide Unathi...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/06/28

We were fortunate enough to have Unathi Makwange join us for our June episode! Unathi is a wildlife projects coordinator in training from Pretoria, South Africa, with a deep-rooted passion for nature, storytelling, and making a difference in the conservation space. We learn all about Unathi's journey in getting to this role at the age of 20 years old, including rejection, pivoting, and ultimately finding her calling in the South African bush. In this chat Unathi was wise beyond her years,

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45:54

Zookeeping, wildlife rescue, and endometriosis with...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/05/30

Welcome back with the WIW podcast listeners!For our May episode we were joined by Ellesha Veness, who is an experienced zookeeper and professional wildlife rescuer. Ellesha shared her career journey with us from breaking into the industry, to working as a zookeeper in some of Australia's most iconic zoos; The Australian Reptile Park and Australia Zoo, to her role as a wildlife rescuer at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. In the latter role, Ellesha undertook some seriously unique and

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64:21

Exploring the world of technology in conservation

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/04/24

April's episode of the WIW podcast is with Dr Debbie Saunders, who is the Founder, CEO & Chief Remote Pilot, as well as the resident Conservation Ecologist at Wildlife Drones. We chatted through Debbie's journey, including founding Wildlife Drones (building radio-telemetry sensors for use on drones), which was inspired after work she did in her early career with the migratory bird 'Swift Parrot', which extended into her PhD. She found a lack of technology in the area of tracking these

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43:33

Empowering women in the environmental sector in...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/03/17

For March's podcast episode, we were privileged enough to chat to Dr Dami Pikuda, a seasoned researcher and program evaluator with extensive experience in designing, executing, and managing environment-related projects and programs. Dami fuses qualitative and quantitative work to propel meaningful action. Fittingly, Dami is part of the delivery team at Women for the Environment (WE) Africa; an organisation that sparks a movement of women leaders in Africa and beyond, who are role modelling

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43:22

Throwing us back to move us forward; Paleontology...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/02/06

Welcome back to the WIW podcast! We couldn’t be more excited to talk to Astrid O’Connor for our February episode. Astrid is a paleobiologist, science communicator, and second year PhD student. We learnt all about Astrid’s PhD, and how she fused her two passions in paleontology and zoology to answer modern conservation problems. Astrid is a huge advocate for accessibility in science, and uses her strong communication skills to convey science in different and palatable ways. Astrid also

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38:44

Breaking down the mental health crisis in the...

Women in Wildlife ·

2025/01/30

Happy New Year to our wonderful Women in Wildlife Community! We are kicking off the podcast in 2025 covering an extremely important topic- mental health in the wildlife industry. Who better to delve into this topic with than the executive director of "Not One More Vet", which is an important not-for-profit organisation focusing on tackling suicide and mental health in the veterinary profession. Outside of her role at NOMV, Gigi is a therapist, leadership coach, and consultant. Gigi talked

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49:03

Year in review on the WIW podcast

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/12/29

Our final episode of the year is a yearly wrap up and our major highlights of the podcast in 2024. Co-hosts Maddy and Eliza talk through some of our largest take-home messages from our guests this year, who were very generous in sharing their wealth of knowledge and insights with us. Thank you to all our listeners for your support his year. We cannot wait to bring you more in 2025! Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years.Any questions or queries contact womeninwildlife@outlook.comLinks

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68:40

Implementing a holistic approach to conservation...

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/10/29

For October's episode, we were joined by conservation educator and popular podcast host, Kirsty Costa! Kirsty is currently the senior manager of conservation impact at Zoos Victoria, where she combines her love for both education and conservation. Kirsty is also the host of the popular podcast "Weekend Birder", a birding podcast for people of all levels and interests (not to mention it is also the no.1 nature podcast on Apple Podcasts). Kirsty chatted us through her journey in discovering

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62:18

How to break into the conservation industry and...

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/09/10

For our September episode, we were joined by conservation biologist Kate Sheridan! Kate is originally from the UK, however, her work as taken her to all corners of the globe. She initially moved to South Africa to complete her Masters, which looked at recreationist perceptions of lethal and non-lethal management of sharks, and has recently left her job as a marine biologist in the Maldives. Kate has a large social media presence, and like she is with her own audience, she was very open with

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54:38

Big cat welfare research and the importance of...

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/09/01

In August's episode we were fortunate enough to chat to wildlife biologist Janice Vaz! Janice shares with us her groundbreaking research in big cat animal welfare, as well the hardships & hurdles that she had to navigate through her PhD, particularly with moving to a new country during COVID-19. We hear all about the differences she has noticed in research between her home country in India, compared to Australia where she completed her PhD. Janice has done a significant amount of work

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39:39

Forming a successful zoo & conservation career with...

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/07/25

We are back after a short winter break! Who better to kick things back off with, than the very inspiring Amy Robbins. Amy is the currently the Deputy Curator of Mammals at Auckland Zoo, as well as the founder of the Sumatran Ranger Project. Amy shares her extensive journey in the zoo industry, particularly with orangutans and carnivores. She delves into the changes that she would like to see within the zoo industry, as well as what she believes the roles that zoos have in wildlife

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53:41

Wildlife trafficking & rehabilitation with Kuwait's...

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/05/30

In May's episode we were fortunate enough to chat with Tamara Qabazard, who is a very experienced wildlife veterinarian. Tamara was the first female veterinarian to graduate in Kuwait, and shared some incredible stories on her involvement in the wildlife trafficking space, along with wildlife rehabilitation. Tamara is an inspiring ambassador for up and coming wildlife conservationists, and shared some of her pieces of advice to other women in the industry. She captivated us with her

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69:49

Deep dive with your co-hosts Eliza & Maddy

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/04/22

April's episode of the WIW podcast was a bit different- co-hosts Maddy & Eliza were in the hot seat! We thought that we would take this opportunity to delve deeper into some topics that come up for us regularly within this industry, including imposter syndrome, job rejections, and experiences in trying to figure out which pathway to go down within this diverse industry. We chatted about our journeys in getting to our current roles, and shared our biggest learnings along the way. This

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47:26

Navigating a career in wildlife ecology with Kat Best

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/03/13

For our March episode we were able to hear from Kat Best, who is a wildlife ecologist in Australia. Kat has had some incredible experiences working remotely around Australia with a variety of conservation organisations. Kat chatted about the challenges getting your foot in the door of ecology, and the changes that she would like to see in the industry to make it an accessible and inclusive space for all. We also spoke about stakeholder engagement, and particularly the changes that Kat would

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56:10

Finding your pathway in the wildlife industry with...

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/02/07

February's episode features the incredible Tahnee Barnes, who is a wildlife veterinary nurse, conservationist, and founder of End Extinction International. Tahnee talks us through her journey navigating her way to landing her dream job at 35 years old, and some of the lessons she's learnt along the way. Tahnee shares her experience with imposter syndrome, and provides our listeners with some invaluable advice in tackling this challenging voice in our heads. Finally, Tahnee expands on her

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38:56

Wildlife film production, presenting, and founding a...

Women in Wildlife ·

2024/01/04

Happy New Year to our listeners! We kicked off the first episode of 2024 with Roxy Rogan. Roxy is a conservationist and award winning wildlife filmmaker, and has recently started her new role as a producer at Australian Geographic, after closing down her business "Wild Education". We were able to chat about her unique journey in getting to this dream position, and learnt more about her two films; Keepers of the Forest (Sumatra) and Person of the Forest (Borneo). We delved into the lessons

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