Projects for Wildlife Podcast

Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode077 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode076 Connect with Dawn: http://www.nanpa.org/ facebook.com/dawnwilsonphotography instagram.com/dawnwilsonphoto twitter.com/dawnwilsonphoto flickr.com/photos/dawnwilsonphotography WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode075 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode074 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Today’s episode is all about Getting Things Done. I am excited to share this methodology with you and a few apps that will help your productivity success in an stress-free way! Before I started to use GTD my to-do list consists of one-word items like a grocery store list, dog food, post office, call mom, post its, etc, with no defined meaning. If you take anything away from today, this is the most important thing… yes I am giving it to you right now… Your goal starting today is to use the five steps I’ll talk about to manage actions not time. I am excited to share with you how to do this. Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode073 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group   Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Kristin Combs is the the executive director of Wyoming Wildlife Advocates and organization that has the mission to inform, educate, empower communities to preserve our wild legacy, protect our shared wildlife and modernize wildlife management across the state of Wyoming. Kristin has nine years of non-profit administration experience, nearly four years working in public science education, and four years advocating for science-based wildlife management She has spent her professional career making science more accessible to everyone. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Teton Wildlife Rehabilitation Center as compassion and a love for all animals are central to her personal credo. Born and raised in the Midwest, she and her husband have been happy to claim the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as their home for more than 15 years. A deep appreciation for the West, wild places, and fellow creatures is why she has dedicated her life to helping protect them. Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode072 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Josh Asel a self made wildlife conservationist and photojournalist. He recently launched Art for Earth, his feature website where he shares conservation stories and his images. www.joshasel.com https://www.instagram.com/josh.asel/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-asel-3389025a/ https://www.facebook.com/joshua.asel.707 Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode071 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Dr. Kristin Weiss and Buttercup the Oceanpup. Dr. Kristen Weiss is currently Communications Coordinator for the Long Term Ecological Research network. Previously, she was an early career fellow in Science Communication at the Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, and before that a lecturer in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Southern California where she taught courses focused on ecology, sustainability, and natural resource management. Kristen received her PhD from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, where she studied marine governance using policy network analysis. Her goal is to continue communicating about significant environmental issues and contribute to better conservation and management strategies to protect our threatened ecosystems. In her free time she enjoys adventures with her tiny dog Buttercup–on her stand-up paddle board, at the beach, or in the forest. And taking naps. Kristen and I met at a 2 week fellowship sponsored by the Center for Ocean solutions six years ago, she had just recently adopted Buttercup a tiny yellow chihuahua that steals your heart away. When I first met the duo, it was like they had been together forever, the little dog looked like she woke up in Kristens arms… I am excited to dive into the platforms Kristen created with Buttercup to get her dog involved for creating a better world, and much more! IG: @buttercup.the.ocean.pup IG: @drkbythebay Twitter: @DrKbythebay Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode070 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network:  Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Dr. Chris Parsons is one of the primary podcast hosts in the Speak Up For Blue network. I met Chris as I trotted along through a sustainable whale-watching research project at Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Dr. Chris Parsons has been involved in whale and dolphin research for over two decades and has been involved in projects on every continent. Dr. Parsons is currently a consultant for a number of environmental groups in Washington DC, consulting on marine wildlife, conservation and science communication and policy issues. He’s a member of the scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), has been involved in organizing four of the International Marine Conservation Congresses (IMCC) and two of the International Congresses for Conservation Biology. He was a Governor of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) for nearly a decade and also served two terms as the president of the SCB Marine Section. He is currently on the Board of Directors of both the Society for Marine Mammalogy and the SCB Conservation Marketing & Engagement Working Group. ​ ​In addition, Dr. Parsons has published over 170 scientific papers and book chapters and has written a textbook on marine mammal biology & conservation and co-edited a book on marine wildlife conflict resolution. Today we talk about podcasting for conservation, citizen science projects and the connection to sustainable wildlife-focused tourism. Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode069 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Kathi George is the Global Response Project Manager for the Marine Mammal Center located in Sausalito, CA. She has over 15 years of experience with marine mammal entanglements, specializing in entangled whale response. She’s been on several large whale entanglement cases and trained many volunteers on how disentangle a whale. Kathi and I have been friends for several years now. We met when she first started the California Whale Rescue a non-profit dedicated to serving the community of volunteers who help to untangle entangled whales. Through working together, we came up with a budget and scope to help volunteers, through my efforts during my Sea Grant Fellowship I was able to secure their first major funds that would get the nonprofit off the ground. Since then with Kathi’s leadership she has partnered with one of the biggest marine mammal rescues in California and is leading other amazing projects related to her new role, which I can’t wait to learn more about in this discussion today. Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode068 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Paul Bunker who trains dogs for conservation detection work. He started a new business called Chiron K-9 after his career as a military veteran dog trainer. Today we are going to talk about the horned lizard in Texas and his work with detective dogs and researchers. https://www.chiron-k9.com/ WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com JOIN US IN THE FIELD: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield Wildly excited to connect with you - FIND US ONLINE: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife SPEAK UP FOR BLUE: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Angela Grimes is the Chief Executive Officer of Born Free USA. In 2002, Born Free USA was launched in the United States to bring Born Free’s vision to the American public. The vision is for a co-existent future where humans no longer exploit wild animals. Born Free also operates the largest Primate Sanctuary in the United States. The 175-acre sanctuary, located in south Texas, provides a safe, permanent home to approximately 475 monkeys, many rescued from abuse in roadside zoos or as “pets” in private homes or retired from research. Today we talk about a recent rescue of five monkeys from a roadside zoo. Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode066 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Dan Flores is the author of 10 books on western US history include the New York Times Best seller Coyote America, he is A B. Hammond Professor Emeritus at the University of Montana and lives in my home state of New Mexico. About 45 minutes south of my home town in Santa Fe. Coyote America, if you haven’t already listened to or read the book will teach you a lot about coyotes, humans, and the resilience of the American Song Dog. And if you aren’t fond of these small canids by the end of the book you’ll love them or at least have a new respect for them. We dive into Dan’s work as a storyteller and learn how he writes about wildlife, his process, and how the wildlife inspire him. Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode065 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network:  Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Dr. Stanley D. Gehrt is the Principal Investigator of the Cook County Coyote Project, having initiated the study in 2000. As Chair of the Center for Wildlife Research at the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, he directs a variety of research projects both at the Foundation and around the country. Dr. Gehrt continues to supervise many daily aspects of the project while working full-time as a Professor and Extension specialist at The Ohio State University. He is regarded as an international expert of urban wildlife and his research has been featured in numerous print, radio, and television outlets. Dr. Gehrt is the senior editor of the volume ‘Urban Carnivores’ published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Research interests focus on various aspects of mammalian ecology, especially in urban systems, and dynamics of wildlife disease. Find out more about Stan here: https://urbancoyoteresearch.com/researcher/stanley-d-gehrt-phd WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com JOIN US IN THE FIELD: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield Wildly excited to connect with you - FIND US ONLINE: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife SPEAK UP FOR BLUE: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Conservationist and Photographer, Celina Chien, is giving a voice to wildlife in the age of the Anthropocene. "I stumbled across a few other photographers and I realized that I've never even considered it before as a medium of communicating conservation and communicating science but I found that it was the perfect bridge between conservation and scientists and the academic world and the public because, you know, we hear all these statistics and we hear about all these horrible facts, you know, the sixth mass extinction and you know it makes us feel helpless. And also it's just so big and abstract and having photos that can be shown, emotional connection between people and environmental issues. I think it can really start a discussion and spark action." Celina shares in her interview about finding photography and using it for science. In this episode she shares how a new conservation starts out in the field and why she connected with wildlife. Get In The Field with Projects For Wildlife. Join one of our Wildlife Story Projects or Workshops: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

One of the most powerful skills to master as a conservation project manager is communication, put simply know when it is time to talk, and not talk just for the sake of talking. We’ve all been to one of these meetings where someone just keeps talking about something that was covered already. Wishing the project manager would redirect the conversation back to the agenda. Or wishing the project manager would just end the meeting so the team can get back to work. Perhaps you are a conservation project manager or want to be one, today I share tips on how you can boost your communication skills so you can be wiser, listen to understand, and respect the time of your team members. Keep your meetings short, concrete, and frequent. Remember to include everyone, complement each other, don’t compete for attention. Because… as George Bernard Shaw states “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Find out more about Projects For Wildlife Podcast www.projectsforwildlife.com How to Work With Me: www.projectsforwildlife.com/workwithme Join Projects For Wildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield Find us on: Facebook www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife Tag us: #StandUpForWhatWeStandOn #ProjectsForWildlife   Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Gulick's recent work focuses on the Tongass National Forest of Alaska. The Tongass contains one-third of the world's remaining old-growth coastal temperate rainforests, and the largest reserves of old-growth forests left in the United States. Her book, “Salmon in the Trees: Life in Alaska's Tongass Rain Forest,” is the recipient of an Independent Publisher Book Award and two Nautilus Book Awards. See www.salmoninthetrees.org. Gulick is a Founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a Fellow with the International League of Conservation Writers, and a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. Show notes for this episode: www.projectsforwildlife.com/episode061 WHERE TO FIND US: www.projectsforwildlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsforwildlife Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectsforwildlife In The Field: www.projectsforwildlife.com/inthefield SPEAK UP FOR BLUE network: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/projects-for-wildlife-podcast/id1447156335 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwrwftbcic2v4xbgobilmcw2ddu https://open.spotify.com/show/6uaLm4c6KwVhT5A9fy4jng Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh MarineMammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Today on the podcast is Jaymi Heimbuch! She has two goals the first is to  Make a positive impact for conservation through photography and storytelling. And second is to Provide training and tools for fellow photographers seeking to do the same. She does this through a variety of wildlife projects like the Urban Coyote Initiative and Watershed Sentinels projects and her newly launched Wild Ideas Lab. Not only is she serious about creating projects she is the recipient of a National Geographic Expeditions Council grant for her work on urban coyotes. One of her images was turned into a stamp by the United Nations Postal Administration to celebrate the International Day of Happiness. And her environmental, wildlife and companion animal writing has been published in a wide variety of print and online publications, including Huffington Post, Sierra Club’s Green Life Blog, and a cover feature in BBC Wildlife Magazine. She is also an author of an award-winning book about ethiopian wolves.  Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

We met in Jackson Wyoming in Sept 2019. Morgan has a heart of gold and is 100% committed to telling stories that move people and connect them to wildlife, and even see them in a new perspective. If you have an inspiring conservation storyteller in your family, friend group or happen to be one this episode is for you! Morgan is a Senior Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers and a former board member of the North American Nature Photography Association. She has worked on two National Geographic granted projects, one on urban coyotes, and the other for the feature film Deer 139, following the migration of a single, pregnant mule deer across Wyoming. Her photos and writing appears in outlets, such as BBC Wildlife, Smithsonian, Nature Conservancy , World Wildlife Magazine, Newsweek and Playboy. Her film collaborations have appeared in Banff Mountain Film Festival, Adventure Film, Telluride and the International Wildlife Film Festival. In 2016, The Snow Guardian received second place recognition in the Film4Climate Competition in associate with COP22 and has since gone viral. Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Katie Schuler is a new friend I met at Jackson Wild and the International League of Conservation Photographers Wild Speak West in September 2019. I was completely surprised and inspired by Katie’s commitment to work on the world’s most trafficked mammal. She is an advocate for the planet’s most at-risk species, Katie operates at the nexus between science, empathy, and storytelling. More than a decade of filmmaking across six continents has afforded Katie expertise in the field and in the editing room. Using her signature storytelling flair, Katie’s films explore how we live alongside nature, garnering accolades, accruing millions of views, and inspiring meaningful conservation victories. Her production company, Coral & Oak Studios, has partnered with many of the most recognizable names in wildlife filmmaking, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, BBC, HBO, and PBS. Katie’s film, Pangolin, is the winner of six best short awards including Jackson Wild’s 2017 Best Short category. Since its premiere, Pangolin has been translated into four languages, reaching over 75 million people while serving as an important tool for conservation. Two of her latest films, Where Life Begins, and Nigerians Fight to Protect the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal, have won awards at festivals in 2019. Katie is a National Geographic Explorer, a graduate of the Corcoran College of Art and Design, a Henry Luce Fellow, and a member of the International League of a Conservation Photographer’s Emerging League. She currently operates out of Washington, D.C. alongside her husband, Nick, and dog, Bullseye. And now little Schuler! Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Suzie Marlow is a bounder and research scientist for the Rogue Dog Detection org. She has the coolest job in the world - in my opinion! She gets to take her dog into the field and find wildlife. I am excited to share this episode today! In 2019 I met another bounder Jennifer Hartman at the Wildlife Society Conference in Reno - since then I've been following their amazing projects on social media. Rogue Detection Dogs bring the conservation detection dog method to the forefront of scientific research by providing knowledgeable field teams and hands-on instruction for researchers, aspiring dog handlers, and citizen scientists to foster collaboration and community involvement. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roguedogs/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roguedetectionteams/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/roguedetection Website: www.roguedogs.org Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

This episode is dedicated to helping you find out where you are at in the world of conservation project management and what steps you need to take to move forward in developing skills and becoming a certified project manager. Learning the basic skills will improve your project efficiency, and will give you that step up in the conservation industry. When you run a successful project and document the processes and methods you used to get there a client or employer will take you seriously. Also, the organizational skills that align with the certification process will help you now and in the future. Like all things the more you practice these skills the better you get. I would love to know how you keep your projects organized! What works and what does not! Head over to the Projects For Wildlife Facebook page to start the conversation with other like-minded leaders. @projectsforwildlife Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Leif's mission is to spread awareness about the desperate plight of Critically Endangered orangutans and show people exactly how they can join us to secure orangutan survival in their natural habitat. In this episode we dig deep into the issues surrounding the orangutans and how Leif began his research and mission to protect the remaining small populations of orangutan. You can help orangutans by supporting The Orangutan Project. Make sure to connect with Leif and TOP below! Connect with Leif and The Orangutan Project: https://www.facebook.com/theorangutanproject https://twitter.com/OrangutanTOP https://www.instagram.com/theorangutanproject/ Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Dr. Shermin de Silva - we met at her fundraiser she hosted for trunks and leaves, an organization she founded to raise awareness for asian elephants. I was fascinated with her work with a subset of asian elephants and the communities that surround their habitat. She is a behavioral ecologist with research interests range from animal behavior and communication to population biology. She investigates how landcover changes might affect elephant populations and is interested in understanding how research translates into international wildlife conservation policy as well as public understanding and engagement with conservation in Asia. Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Are you excited to start a new decade and new year? 2020 is going to be amazing for so many reasons. To start of the new year and Season 2 I wanted to share a little bit about conservation project management, what is this nondescript role, why do you need a conservation project manager, and how do you find one for your project. A lot of people have asked me these questions over the past year - so I thought I would start the year answering the questions and generating an online conversation about ways people in the conservation industry implement project management into their projects. What works and what does not! So head over to the Projects For Wildlife Facebook page to start the conversation! Before we launch into this episode today did you know we are ringing in the new year with our new partnership? The Projects For Wildlife Podcast is part of the Speak UP for Blue network, a network of podcast that connects folks like you with ocean, science, and conservation news, along with brings people and projects together from around the world. To find out more about the podcasts in the network head over to the projectsforwildlife.com website and click the big blue Speak Up For Blue box. Share your thoughts about this episode in the Projects For Wildlife Facebook Page post and follow us on Instagram - @projectsforwildlife Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group. Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

This week is the last official episode of 2019 and Season 1. As a listener you know by now that all projects have a beginning and an end. Season 1 is finishing one giant project before we set off on Season 2. Like all good project managers, we need to finalize the first season with a proper celebration and review lessons learned. This episode features a mix of celebration, lessons learned, storytelling, and what to expect for season 2. The Projects For Wildlife Podcast is part of the Speak Up for Blue network, a network of podcast that connects folks like you with ocean, science, and conservation news, along with brings people and projects together from around the world. To find out more about the podcasts in the network head over to Speak Up For Blue website! The end of 2019 is now here. Have you had fun listening to the first 52 episodes? I’d love to know! Please head over to the Facebook Page or Instagram page and share your thoughts, ideas, and questions. Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Rachel Henry she is a U.S. fish and wildlife biologist. One of her primary roles is working with private landowners to achieve California tiger salamander recovery in Santa Barbara County. The Santa Barbara County distinct population segment of the California tiger salamander is a federally endangered species. Rachel is working to prevent the loss and destruction of habitat that represents the primary threat to the salamanders. At the crux of her work is a balance between species conservation and ensuring landowners can utilize their lands. I am excited to dive in and learn how she has grappled with landowners to care about these tiny little salamanders that live much of their lives beneath the surface and the different programs she uses to further conservation of this species.    Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakuforblue.com/group Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-up-for-the-ocean-blue/id1010962669 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mE8fDuPv6OiTZ64EfIob9 Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL

Dr. Elizabeth McHuron works with pinnipeds, including seals and sea lions, for the past 10 years. She has a PhD from University of California Santa Cruz where she researched California Sea Lions energetics and foraging behavior. Her research interests lies in helping make conservation management decisions.

Dr. Nathan Walworth is an entrepreneurial scientist - who is on a mission to take action for our planet. He is co-founding various business and working with global partnerships to create innovative spaces for building solutions to some of our biggest environmental problems. Today we talk about his ocean microbial research and a company he co-founded called OceanSOS. This organization hosts global summits and connects people from all industries to take action for the ocean.

Clay Bolt is a Natural History and Conservation Photographer specializing in macro and close-up photography with an emphasis on invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. His images and projects have been featured by organizations and publications such as National Geographic, The Nature Conservancy, Scientific American, Outdoor Photographer, Audubon Magazine, New Scientist, BBC Wildlife and many others. Originally from South Carolina, Clay now lives in Bozeman, Montana where he works as the communications lead for World Wildlife Fund's Northern Great Plains Program. He is an Associate Fellow in the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). Clay was a leading voice in the fight to protect the rusty-patched bumble bee as a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act, which became North America's first federally protected native bee in January, 2017. In 2009 Clay co-founded the international nature photography project "Meet Your Neighbours" (www.meetyourneighbours.net), which has grown to include dozens of photographers representing locations around the world. The mission at MYN is to reconnect people with the wildlife that lives within their own communities. In 2012, in partnership with The Highlands Biological Foundation, he co-founded Backyard Naturalists, whose mission is to inspire an appreciation of the natural world in children through science, art and technology. Clay's current major focus is on North America's native bees and the important roles that they play in our lives. Clay is passionate about spreading the message that a connection to nature begins at home and is always seeking out new ways to promote this concept through his photography, writing, presentations and community involvement. For the past decade Clay has regularly partnered with organizations to develop imagery that can be used to support conservation. He is a past president for the North American Nature Photography Association and serves on the board of CREA, an organization dedicated to conserving critical habitat in the Panamanian rainforest.

National Geographic Explorer Sandesh Kadur is a Wildlife Film Maker and Conservation Photographer known for his contributions to Planet Earth II. Sandesh's films have been shown on television networks including National Geographic Channel, BBC, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. Sandesh is a Senior Fellow of The International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and co-founder of Felis Creations a visual arts company based in Bangalore, India, which work on a variety of projects ranging from natural history documentaries to art and still photography. Sandesh exposes the need for conservation and encourages protection of the world’s biodiversity. Over the years, Sandesh’s work has garnered many top awards including the CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, Nature’s Best Award, International Conservation Photographer Award, as well as twice being nominated for a Green Oscar at Wildscreen. In this episode we talk about his projects, the techniques he uses to plan a wildlife conservation project, and how to communicate the message to the right people to implement change.

Dr. Jennifer Brandon has a PhD in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Through her research in microplastic pollution, she became passionate about teaching the world that our daily choices have lasting impacts. We talk about new technology to reduce microfiber and micro plastic pollution along with her research and how she developed innovative ways to study the smallest plastics in the world. This episode is full of innovation and inspiration

Doug is a professional conservation, wildlife and animal welfare photojournalist, whose clients include National Geographic Creative, BBC Wildlife, Australian Geographic, The New York Times, and the Australian Conservation Foundation. He initially trained as a zoologist, and later completed a Masters of Environment and then a Masters of Bioethics. Together, these two qualifications really helped shape his way of thinking as what type of issues he should be focusing on and why. In this episode we talk about his work with platypus, flying fox, and penguins that live within the cityscape in Melbourne, Australia. His hope is that the images, information and skills he shares, will help engage people to care more, and so behave differently, towards the world around them.

In this episode Stephanie Arne shares how manmade penguin nests are helping South African Penguins stay cool in the hot sun and protect their eggs and young from predators. Guano on the island where they nest was mined by man. This left the penguins without any place to hide from the sun. Even more importantly there is no shelter to protect the eggs. With extreme temperatures the penguins sit on their eggs and stay with chicks to protect them. A group of scientists created mock nests and found one that works perfectly. For $50 you can donate to this effort to build a penguin nest. Penguin populations are extremely low and with these nests there is an opportunity to bring back the penguins to South Africa.

Goal setting sounds horrifying to some and fun to others. As a project manager, or if you strive to be one, you know that goals help you stay focused and move in the direction you want to go. Setting goals is taking control of your life - kinda. I say kinda because we know all things change and that we actually don’t have exact control of the outcome. The goal setting process starts with careful consideration of what you really want to achieve and ends with hard work to achieve it. This is why many people have trouble succeeding. In this episode I help make it simple and hopefully you will be motivated to start working on your 2020 goals!

One of my favorite topics in project management is stakeholder engagement. I love working with different stakeholders and finding ways to work together. There are 10 steps to engaging stakeholders effectively and a few checklist items that will help you streamline your engagement strategies. A stakeholder in a wildlife conservation project can be practical or financial supporter. They can be advocates or researchers, a large nonprofit, farmers or a cooperative of farmers, hunting organizations, government agencies, sanctuary or wildlife refuges leadership teams, or general community members. These are the people you will work with to get buy-in for your project or the project you are managing. ​ Stakeholder engagement is important because the engaging part of the process helps translate stakeholder needs into conservation project goals. This process of translating needs to goals creates the foundation of effective strategy development. Taking the time to discover the point of consensus or shared motivation in the engagement process helps the group of stakeholders arrive at a decision and ensures that all are invested in a meaningful outcome.

Dr LoraKim Joyner is a wildlife veterinarian with 30 years working with avian species. She helps lead the efforts to protect the Scarlet Macaw Parrot in Honduras. Today we are going to talk about the current human-wildlife conflicts, poaching, and international trafficking. We are also going to talk about the amazing conservation success created by the Mosikito people in Honduras. She is also a Unitarian Universalist minister, certified in nonviolent communication which aids her in promoting the health of humans, for without the flourishing of people the parrots don’t stand a chance.

Dr. Nathan Robinson is a sea turtle researcher and storyteller. He connects people to the ocean and it's wildlife through adventure and stories. He was the researcher who pulled the straw from the sea turtle's nose and its created a global ban on straws. Somewhere in the depths of the sea is the most famous turtle in the world - most likely never knowing that it changed humanity forever! "Ever since I can remember, I was always fascinated by two things: the ocean and dinosaurs. It is therefore fitting that I eventually began working with sea turtles" says Dr. Robinson. In this episode we talk about sea turtles, his recent video of the giant squid, and much more.

This is the fifth and final episode in a project management series I set up to help leaders like you with the terminology and applications of project management for conservation research and projects. Project management is a lot like the scientific process is similar to… instead of having a hypothesis to test you have a set of objectives to accomplish. The best part of project management is that there is an end to the project. It’s the defining feature of a project - All projects have a final due date. If you are one of those people who love accomplishing something then project management might be for you because as you know finishing something feels really good! You can find the project management series by going to episodes 023, 029, 036, and 038 on the projects for wildlife.com website. I created this series because to address a fundamental flaw of conservation research and something that holds us back from accomplishing what we are trying to achieve and this is it.. … it’s that recommendations from conservationist research get stuck in papers and never find their way out of a paper and actually implemented. As you may already know, many times these research papers are full of amazing mitigation recommendations that were proposed and agreed upon by all the stakeholders... and then nothing happens after the paper is published. There are lots of reasons why, and really this area is not well studied… although it happens ALL the time. It’s my belief that we can use project management techniques and tools to take those recommendations out of the paper and implement them in a way that will benefit humans and wildlife. Instead of creating the dream… let’s make the dream reality and we can do it with project management. This series focused on human-wildlife conflict, coexistence, and projects that have taken different mitigations and applied them for the benefit of both humans and wildlife. From lions, to wolves, bears, and now elephants you have seen how a large variety of people from government to academia and from rancher to advocate there are a lot of people involved in finding solutions. It’s my hope that over the course of the last four episodes that the use of project management tools and strategies can easily be used take recommendations in a paper and apply them and grow ideas and collaborations. This is my favorite phase of project management, the closure. All projects should end with a celebration!

This episode is dedicated to the implementation phase of the project management lifecycle. There are four phases to the lifecycle, initiation, planning, implementing, and closure. In the implementation phase it can be broken down into two sections 1. Execution. 2. Monitoring. For this episode I am going to focus on Monitoring - where in episode 036 I focused on execution. This is the fourth episode in a project management series I set up to help leaders like you with the terminology and applications of project management for conservation research and projects. Project management is a lot like the scientific process is similar to… instead of having a hypothesis to test you have a set of objective to accomplish. To me the best part of project management is that there is an end to the project. I don’t know about you, but for me the accomplishment of finishing something feels really good! You can find the first three episodes in this series by going to the projects for wildlife.com website and looking for episode 023, 029, 036. Let’s start exploring the ideas to reduce human/wildlife conflict in populations that are severely threatened by using the mitigations recommendation provided by these studies. I want to demonstrate with project management tools and strategies we can easily take recommendations in a paper and start to apply them. With that being said let’s get started on the Monitoring phase!

Mitch Silverstein is the Chapter Manager for the Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter. Mitch is a native Californian with a love for all things ocean, wave & beach-related. As an activist, he strives to raise awareness of how our everyday choices affect the ocean & planet, and advocates for sensible environmental policy at a local level. His ultimate goal is to see good environmental stewardship become mainstream, even “cool.” Mitch previously led the Rise Above Plastics committee, where he helped achieve several policy victories and expanded the Ocean Friendly Restaurants program. He also served as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee before being hired on as staff. Mitch’s #1 priority is empowering volunteers to protect what they love. When not fighting the good fight, Mitch likes to surf, paddle, roller skate, and hang out with his niece.

“Project management”, then, is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements. It has always been practiced informally, but began to emerge as a distinct profession in the mid-20th century. Project management processes fall into five groups and in this episode we focus on Phase 3 Execution! Also, I have a thing for wolves and coexisting with them this year. Since they are under threat for being removed from the ESA and have not recovered to their original population numbers I feel that we need to keep talking about wolves. They are the closest mammal to our beloved dogs. They have family units that resemble human families. They deserve to live in the wild and we are responsible for maintaining habitat for them. I find that recommendations from conservation research gets stuck in the virtual universe and never finds their way out into the space for people to implement. Through the Project Management Case Study Series I want to use project management techniques and tools to take those recommendations to the next level and create the changes we’ve already suggested. Let’s start exploring the ideas to reduce human/wildlife conflict in populations that are severely threatened by using the mitigations recommendation provided by these studies. I want to demonstrate with project management tools and strategies we can easily take recommendations in a paper and start to apply them. The execution phase is exciting because you get to finally do all the things you planned to do in the planning phase.

Dr. Manuel Varela is a microbiology professor at Eastern New Mexico University located in the small ranch town of Portales, NM. He is the co-author of two books “The inventions and discoveries of the World Most famous scientists and “enter the world of microbiology: interviews of the world's most famous microbiologists.While in graduate school he coined the term “Antiporter Motif” and went on to study microbial physiology at Harvard. After Harvard, he returned to New Mexico where he started his own lab at ENMU. He teaches Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology, and Virology. Wow… As I say this I realize that these are all courses that I registered for and passed in undergrad! It makes me a bit nervous still to think about those exams! And that was a huge accomplishment because Dr. V is a tough but wonderfully engaging professor. (take a deep breath) He also mentors graduate students and works collaboratively around the world on topics such as bacterial sugar transporters, drug resistance, and discovered multi-drug efflux pumps. In this episode we are going to talk about connection of bacteria and the environment. Dr. Varela’s research is showing that food-borne pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant. These enter our environment through food animals - in waste streams and production. Polluting our water and land. The reduction of antibiotics as a growth mechanism in food animals is now being banned globally - yet there is a concern about resistance and a looming food shortage in the near future. Let’s have a look at the importance of bacteria - especially for creating a healthy environment that we promote survival of biodiversity. One more plug before we get started. I know that you may have a special professor or mentor in your life that really saw potential in you - even if you had no idea you had ounce of potential. Dr. V is that professor for me. We’ve known each other since 1997 when I took my first Microbiology course with him. Over the years he has provided references that supported me acceptance into graduate programs and fellowships - literally he has supported me as I follow my dreams. He has given me amazing advice to help others in education and on my own research pursuits and publication. I am so grateful to Dr. V! If you have a professor or mentor that has changed your life send a Thank You note today!

One of the reasons I launched the Projects for Wildlife podcast was specifically to discuss human-wildlife conflict, what it is, why it exists, and how we can coexist with wildlife. And most importantly how do we set up projects that will create benefits for humans and wildlife. With climate change, loss of habitat, the expanding human population there will be more biodiversity conflicts and challenges - this means more human-wildlife conflict. This prediction has been shared among the scientific community world wide - and it is up to us to decide how to use the best available science to reduce conflict and develop strategies to achieve conservation goals and sustainable living among human populations. There is both a wildlife conservation view point and a human sustainability issue that is at the core of most human-wildlife conflict. If we are to protect wildlife we have to address the human issues. In most countries the first wildlife management strategy used by the government is to kill an animal or population. Even in first world countries like the U.S. - the Wildlife Services Department kills wildlife instead of find non-lethal solutions. In the U.S. there is a change in beliefs on how wildlife are managed. With questions like “how should managers handle human-wildlife conflict, endangered species restoration, and predator control?” In this episode I talk about two different studies about attitudes of conservation and key factors that drive human-wildlife conflict.

William Colaw and Cara Loeb the Founders Critter Facts a business that started as an app and is growing. Critter facts mission is to spread knowledge, create curiosity, inspire appreciation, and foster engagement for wildlife and our environment. They do this by promoting wildlife welfare and supporting conservation efforts. With an entrepreneurial spirit these two critter loving folks found a creative way to educate children and adults with a critter fact sent each day. Let’s get into the details on how Critter Facts came into existence… this is a fun story and I know you’ll want to stay tuned until the end.

Joe Pietersen is a famous South African rugby player that is passionate about connecting people with rhino and painted dog conservation. He started Nkombe Rhino with partners to help rhinos and painted dogs, but also to give people a sustainable eco-tourism experience in the field. Through education and field work people from all over the world come to love and experience the wildlife he grew up with.

Dr. Emily Young is the executive director of The Nonprofit Institute. She has spent more than 20 years in various positions in philanthropy, as well as higher education. Prior to the University of San Diego, she served as vice president of community impact at The San Diego Foundation, where she was first hired to build its Environment Program in 2000. During her time at The San Diego Foundation, Dr. Young worked with numerous funders and community leaders to catalyze and facilitate regional and statewide collaboratives, developing and implementing grant-making programs around climate change, conservation and youth access to the outdoors, and clean air/water efforts in tribal and other disadvantaged communities. She also managed regional initiatives on arts and culture, civic engagement, education and youth development, and neighborhood revitalization, especially for underrepresented communities. Dr. Young received the 2011 Funder’s Network for Smart Growth Nicholas P. Bollman Award for leaders who inspire through values and action, while the Climate Initiative she led received both the 2012 HUD Secretary’s Award for Public-Private Partnerships and the City of San Diego’s Climate Protection Champion Award. Prior to The San Diego Foundation, Emily was an assistant professor at the University of Arizona, where she taught courses on environment and society, geography, and Latin America. Dr. Young graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double BA in Ibero-American Studies and Spanish, and a MS in geography. She received a PhD in geography from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Greg Rouse is a professor of marine biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His lab focuses on Animal phylogeny, biodiversity and taxonomy, particularly annelids and echinoderms. He also studies the evolution of life history strategies in marine animals and the evolution of whalefall, hydrothermal vent and methane seep fauna. His lab also specializes in seadragon (Syngnathidae) phylogeny and phylogeography research. He is also the Curator of the Scripps collections. In this episode we go into details about his research, finding a project team, and what it takes to get involved in marine invertebrate research.

This episode is about the Planning phase of project management. I look at the lifecycle phase of project management to tackle the human-lion conflict issue. Recommendations inside of research stay inside the virtual space most of the time - we need to use these solutions to protect wildlife. In the following case study I review all of the these recommendations and explore ideas from a project management perspective to resolve the human-lion conflict. You can use this concept to start planning your wildlife project.

Tommy built a community of listeners and neighbors around shared experiences, current events, environmental matters, San Diego craft beers, favorite songs and movies, travel, traffic jams, family, and making ends meet. Since then, Tommy was able to utilize his connections with so many of his fellow San Diegans as part of his run for San Diego City Council in 2018, and often spoke firsthand about the challenges faced by his audience as they struggle to make ends meet in an increasingly expensive and unaffordable San Diego. A long time environmentalist with professional stints at the San Diego Surfrider chapter and at Oregon Wild, Tommy co-founded San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action in 2014. 

Ashley Blacow-Draeger shares her love for the ocean and how it formed all her decisions in her career. Along the journey she had fun and achieved a lot for ocean conservation in California. This episode is full of advice, tips, and laughter when it comes to deep sea coral projects and multi-dimensional collaborations.