Podcasts about Wildlife trade

In this episode, we dive into the world of eels with Ellen Ruppel Shell, author of Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History with Eels. From ancient mysteries and ecological importance to international crime syndicates and sustainable farming, Ruppel Shell unravels the fascinating and complex story of one of nature’s most enigmatic creatures. The conversation … Continue reading Slippery Beast: Ellen Ruppel Shell on Eels, Ecology, and the Global Wildlife Trade →

EMERGENCY APPEAL: Help one amazing couple save more than 100 chimpanzees. Donate here: https://www.liberiachimpanzeerescue.org/donate.html Now watch as Jenny and Dr. Jim Desmond tell their harrowing story LIVE. In 2015, a group of animal protection groups asked the Desmonds to go to Liberia to save the lives of 66 chimpanzees who the NY Blood Center abandoned on six islands after using them in biomedical research. The Desmonds planned to spend about a month in Liberia putting systems in place and finding locals to take over their care, but they were unable to leave. Soon, government authorities began bringing them orphaned baby chimps who were victims of the bushmeat and exotic pet trades. No one else in Liberia had the experience or expertise to take care of them. It has been almost ten years, and the Desmonds now have about 115 chimps in their care and dozens of employees from neighboring villages. They've built the first phase of a permanent sanctuary in the forest. They are very eager to embark on phase 2, which would enable the adult chimps to get out of their enclosures and spend time in the forest, but they can't even consider that because they don't have enough money to cover their operating expenses. The fantastic three-part BBC series about the Desmonds' conservation and rescue work, Baby Chimp Rescue, led to donations that enabled them to operate and complete phase 1, but that infusion has ended. Because they are in Liberia and do not have a network of supporters abroad, they are not raising the amount of money they need to function, much less build out the sanctuary and create an endowment. Says TheirTurn founder Donny Moss, Having visited them twice while working on the campaign to compel the NY Blood Center for pay for the care of the chimps they abandoned, I have seen the extraordinary work they do in the most challenging of environments. And, as one of the few Americans who has been there, I feel an obligation to help them and the chimps. Their charity, Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection, is registered in the U.S. VISIT: https://www.liberiachimpanzeerescue.org/ - PLEASE HELP! Now, UnchainedTV's Jane Velez-Mitchell interviews Jenny and Jim Desmond and TheirTurn's Donny Moss.

The world's youngest nation of South Sudan, which emerged after decades of civil war, is home to the world's biggest conservation project twice the size of Portugal. The conflicts have had an unintended consequence: they delayed development, meaning few roads were built, keeping poachers out and allowing wildlife to flourish. Last year, African Parks, a Johannesburg-based conservation organisation, was given a 10-year mandate by the government to try to protect an area of 200,000km2 – an ecosystem stretching from the White Nile in the west to the Ethiopian borderlands in the East. Can this once war-torn nation redefine itself by using its natural riches to become a safe haven for wildlife? FRANCE 24 Correspondent Olivia Bizot reports. 

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 27: We look at the Bolivian press after an attempted military coup against President Luis Arce. In France, the papers are concerned about women's rights, the environment and the economy ahead of the first round of legislative elections. Also, South African researchers begin an ambitious trial to inject rhino horns with low levels of radioactive matter, in order to make them dangerous for human consumption. Finally, Glastonbury is here – and a K-pop group will perform on the main stage for the first time!

IN THE PRESS – Friday, May 3: We take a look at how media around the globe are covering World Press Freedom Day, from cartoons to editorials. According to a UNESCO report, a whopping 70 percent of environmental reporters regularly face threats, attacks and intimidation. Meanwhile, UNESCO awards its World Press Freedom Prize to all Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza, who are paying a heavy price for their reporting.

CheloniaCast sits down with Dr. Peter Paul van Dijk, Senior Director of Wildlife Trade at Re:wild, to discuss turtle conservation and the turtle trade. The conversation ranges from exploring what drives the turtle trade globally, turtle trade dynamics, how turtle trade is quantified, stories from studying wildlife trade, and the prospects of effectively protecting turtles and tortoises.    You can learn more about Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation) here: https://www.rewild.org/   Learn more about the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group here: https://iucn-tftsg.org/pub-chron/   Learn more about the CheloniaCast podcast at theturtleroom.org/cheloniacast  You can contribute directly to student led turtle and tortoise research through the CheloniaCast Student Research Fund here: https://theturtleroom.org/project/cheloniacast-podcast/   Follow CheloniaCast on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @cheloniacast   Host socials - Jason Wills - @chelonian.carter / Michael Skibsted - @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson - @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang - @americanmamushi / Wyatt Keil - @wyatts_wildlife_photography

Is wildlife trade sustainable? What impact will trade barriers have on wildlife trade? In this week's podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sits down with Dr Francis Vorhies. Francis is a distinguished academic in the field of wildlife conservation, economics, and finance, and is the Director and Co-Founder of the African Wildlife Economy Institute. He is also a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Stellenbosch University, and serves as Research Visitor at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WILDCRU) at Oxford University, UK.

Rundown Mexie speaks with conservation writer, Jared Kukura, about the history and political economy of trophy hunting, the wildlife trade, and the concept of sustainable use. We discuss the colonial-capitalist history of ‘fortress' and neoliberal conservation around the world, and how trophy hunting furthers neo-colonialism. We talk about the philanthrocapitalists involved in promoting these industries, […]

This is a recording of our live SciChat show that runs Tuesday at 9PM Eastern on Twitter Spaces, Facebook Live, Linkedin Audio, Wisdom, and The Paw Pack.We chatted with Dr. Kolby about frogs and wildlife trade on our live audio show.  There is so much to the wild life trade, both legal and illegal and the doc explained how complex it is so well.  (oh also frogs!)If you want to know more, listen to the recording!Bunsen and Beaker Links:The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find!www.bunsenbernerbmd.comSign up for our Weekly Newsletter!Our Spaces Sponsor: Bark and Beyond Supplyhttps://barkandbeyondsupply.com/Bunsen and Beaker on Twitter:https://twitter.com/bunsenbernerbmdBunsen and Beaker on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/bunsenberner.bmd/InstaBunsandBeakshttps://www.instagram.com/bunsenberner.bmd/?hl=enSupport the showFor Science, Empathy, and Cuteness!Being Kind is a Superpower.https://twitter.com/bunsenbernerbmd

This month representatives from across the globe will gather in Panama City, Panama. It's the 19th convening of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora—or CITES. WCS's Sue Lieberman leads WCS's delegation to the meeting. She recently spoke to Wild Audio's Nat Moss to share her thoughts on what's to come.

Serene Chng is a wildlife trade researcher and a program officer with TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia. Her work involves recording wildlife traded in many of the region's most notorious markets, and she has brought many emerging wildlife trafficking issues to light through her research and collaborations with others. A bird lover herself, Serene is a co-coordinator with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Asian Songbird Specialist Trade Group, which was instrumental in highlighting the fact that the world is facing an Asian songbird crisis - a result of a frenzy of illegal trapping and unsustainable trade to supply demand for them as caged birds. Serene joins us to talk about her work, including what she did as a "National Geographic Explorer" from 2019 - 2021, which, among other stories, is now immortalised in a podcast series, Expedition: Earth.Image credit: A stall in a bird market, Bali. ©Serene Chng/TRAFFICSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forestry officials in India were shocked to find three adult kangaroos in the wild in West Bengal

Sea Cucumbers and Fish Maw might not strike you as facing threats nor do they seem like the poster children for marine conservation. But a new report by the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network TRAFFIC, has outlined how the booming online trade of both Sea Cucumbers and Fish Maw in Malaysia and Singapore, coupled with high levels of international trafficking, could endanger wild populations. How is this important from an ecological point of view, and what could happen if regulators don't step up scrutiny and control of this trade? We discuss this and more with Kanitha Krishnasamy, the Director for Southeast Asia at TRAFFIC.Image credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sharon Guynup is an award-winning journalist and editor who covers endangered species, ecosystems, climate change, energy, environmental health issues, pollution, national security, and other issues. She's written for National Geographic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scientific American, The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Mongabay, and other outlets. She speaks on public panels and is a global fellow with the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program and China Environment Forum.Sharon's investigation for National Geographic into wildlife trafficking from the Tiger Temple in Thailand prompted officials to shut it down and seize the monastery's 147 tigers.Her stories have earned awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, New York City's Deadline Club, and an Arlene Award for “an article that makes a difference” from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.Sharon produces multimedia pieces and has worked on TV and film projects, most recently, National Geographic Channel's 2020-21 TRAFFICKED series. She has edited special issues and articles for outlets including The Conversation and Scientific American and launched the"State of the Wild" book series for the Wildlife Conservation Society.Learn more at SharonGuynup.com. Check out Tigers Forever on Amazon.

In this episode, Julia and Sofia talk to artivist Sofiya Shukhova about the complexities of the wildlife trade and finding inspiration in unexpected places. The transcript for this episode is available here: https://conservationoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Transcript-S02EP05_Sofiya-Shukhova.pdf

In this episode, Julia and Sofia talk to artivist Sofiya Shukhova about the complexities of the wildlife trade and finding inspiration in unexpected places. The transcript for this episode is available here: https://conservationoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Transcript-S02EP05_Sofiya-Shukhova.pdf

In this episode, Julia and Sofia talk to artivist Sofiya Shukhova about the complexities of the wildlife trade and finding inspiration in unexpected places. The transcript for this episode is available here: https://conservationoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GN_Transcript-S02EP5_Sofiya-Shukhova.pdf

In this episode, Julia and Sofia talk to artivist Sofiya Shukhova about the complexities of the wildlife trade and finding inspiration in unexpected places. The transcript for this episode is available here: https://conservationoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Transcript-S02EP05_Sofiya-Shukhova.pdf

Episode 3: Wildlife trade, can global leaders make a difference? A few days after the G20 meeting in Italy have our leaders made a difference for animals?We spoke with World Animal Protection's Head of Campaigns, Gilbert Sape and Head of Campaigns and Head of External Affairs, James Royston, to discuss what the global wildlife trade is and why we have been asking the G20 to act on this. Plus, learn how you can be a part of the movement to end this cruel industry.We'd love you to get in touch with us with any questions or comments on our social channels. Just search for World Animal Protection on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also, please subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. Animals Are Calling is a podcast from World Animal Protection hosted by Carly Squires.Produced and mixed by Jonny Bunyan for Pardon Our French. The executive producer is Emi Kondo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the aftermath of wildlife crime, victims can pile up quickly. In this episode of Wild Crimes, we examine the fallout of southern white rhino poaching. One of the victims is clear - the white rhino - but others can go unremarked on. However, dung beetles and tiny rhino botflies are suffering too. Rhinos are considered a keystone species, because their existence helps sculpt and shape landscapes and ecosystems. When they are killed by poachers, all sorts of knock-on effects are triggered. Why is the protection of creatures like the rhino so important? How does the loss of keystone species affect an ecosystem, and why are we humans often overlooking the repercussions? Join the discussion with Rebecca Drury, Head of Wildlife Trade for Flora and Fauna International and the Natural History Museum's Dr Erica McAlister and Max Barclay. To learn more about the hidden victims of wildlife crime and support the Natural History Museum's work, visit nhm.ac.uk/wildcrimes

As The Netherlands desperately tries to reduce its nitrogen emissions, Dutch farmers are up in arms about what that will mean for them. Melting glaciers on Mt Kilimanjaro cause drastic changes in Kenya and Tanzania. And the moment the most elusive wild cat in the world was spotted for the first time in a decade in Algeria.

There's been a lot of talk about the wildlife trade since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the global stage in early 2020. While much of the attention has been paid to locales overseas, the United States is also involved in the wildlife trade; in fact, more than $2 billion of items – over 400,000,000 items - were imported in 2014 alone. Faunalytics, a non-profit that conducts research and shares knowledge to help advocates help animals effectively, took 15 years of data from legal wildlife import data and analyzed it. The results are staggering. I was joined by Karol Orzechowski, Faunalytics' content director, to discuss the wildlife trade report, the Canadian connection, and what we can all do to make a difference. Read the Faunalytics report: https://faunalytics.org/wildlife-imports/ Follow Defender Radio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howiemichael Follow Defender Radio on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DefenderRadio/ Learn more about The Fur-Bearers: https://thefurbearers.com/

In the fourth of six conservation roundtable episodes, Byron is joined by Jess Johnson, government affairs director at the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, and Ford Van Fossen, conservation and content manager at First Lite to tackle stories from around the world. Stories this week: Wildlife trade bans. The USA look to ban kangaroo leather imports: https://theconversation.com/a-us-ban-on-kangaroo-leather-would-be-an-animal-welfare-disaster-and-a-missed-farming-opportunity-155904 How human-altered landscapes impact wildlife: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2435.13827?campaign=wolacceptedarticle Legalising wild venison markets: https://americanfarmpublications.com/anne-arundel-co-asks-to-legalize-venison-programs/ Series brought to you by www.firstlite.com Podcast partner www.modernhuntsman.com    

#PRIDE month ensues with our third episode of Season 2! This week, The Birdy Bunch takes a look at LGBTQIA+ conservation initiatives and the amazing work that is being done! In addition, CJ lets us know about a strange elephant migration, Matt talks about reptiles in the Wildlife Trade, and Jon features our next #Pride themed creature! Make sure to use the code ‘PRIDE' at our Merch store for 10% off! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @thebirdybunchpodcast for more info on this episode and more!   Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro        04:21 - Creature Feature             05:51 - Current Events             14:58 - LGBTQIA+ Conservation Initiatives  33:53 - Outro         Thank you to Sarah Dunlap - for designing our logo, Elliot Heye - for being our Writing and Production Assistant, and Conner Wittman - for producing our music. Visit thebirdybunchpodcast.com for more information.

June 1, 2021 In Episode 80 of the Paw & Order podcast, Camille Labchuk interviews Casey Bond, the communications manager at the animal advocacy research non-profit Faunalytics, to discuss their groundbreaking new report analyzing the legal wildlife trade in the United States. This report reveals shocking discoveries, including up to $2 billion worth of ivory being... Read more »

More epidemics like COVID-19 are inevitable unless we reassess our relationship with the natural world. That’s according to Gerry Ryan, a PhD student in the School of Biosciences, a conservation scientist working on Southeast Asian and Australian biodiversity and a board member for the Society for Conservation Biology Asia. He employs statistical, mathematical modelling to look at how we can improve making decisions for wildlife conservation, particularly as competition for space between people and wildlife increases – both here in Australia and across South East Asia. But while the illegal wildlife trade flourishes, we will continue to see problems like we’ve seen during this pandemic; and governments must use this as an opportunity to improve their regulations and enforcement in order to protect the health of wildlife and humans in the future. Episode recorded: November 16, 2020. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-producers: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Banner: Getty Images.

More epidemics like COVID-19 are inevitable unless we reassess our relationship with the natural world. That's according to Gerry Ryan, a PhD student in the School of Biosciences, a conservation scientist working on Southeast Asian and Australian biodiversity and a board member for the Society for Conservation Biology Asia. He employs statistical, mathematical modelling to look at how we can improve making decisions for wildlife conservation, particularly as competition for space between people and wildlife increases – both here in Australia and across South East Asia. But while the illegal wildlife trade flourishes, we will continue to see problems like we've seen during this pandemic; and governments must use this as an opportunity to improve their regulations and enforcement in order to protect the health of wildlife and humans in the future. Episode recorded: November 16, 2020. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-producers: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Banner: Getty Images.

Wildlife trafficking is big business, netting some $10 billion a year around the globe.…

Wildlife trafficking is big business, netting some $10 billion a year around the globe.…

Historically, many diseases have jumped from animals to people with serious consequences for the human host.  In fact, coronaviruses alone have caused outbreaks in humans three times in the past 20 years:  SARS, MERS, and COVID-19.  The majority of human pathogens that caused substantial damage to human health and economies during the past three decades […]

Guest of the podcast is Elliott Turner - a compliance professional, based in South Africa, with a passion for wildlife and the natural world. He spent the last 13 years guiding, advising and supporting top tier firms in the Banking, Investment Management and FinTech industries. His passion for wildlife and the natural world, has given him the opportunity to help raise awareness of the Illegal Wildlife Trade, which included putting together a webinar series entitled “Wildlife Crime is Financial Crime” with Navigate Compliance and the International Compliance Association (ICA).  In this episode we discuss the webinar series, and IWT as an issue, including red flags, statistics, prominent themes and how financial compliance professionals can help to deter and disrupt IWT. Connect with Elliott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliott-turner/ Resources1. Wildlife Crime is Financial Crime webinar seriesDay 1: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/2623482433003964939 Day 2: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/5351984309048759819 Day 3: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/1357372803542174210 Day 4: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/24458310409683799072. Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) Paper on Money Laundering and the IWT:  http://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/Money-laundering-and-illegal-wildlife-trade.pdf3. Targeting Natural Resource Corruption: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/tnrc-topic-brief-targeting-corruption-and-its-proceeds4.  WWF Living Planet Report: https://livingplanet.panda.org/en-za/ 5. TRAFFIC: The people beyond the poaching: Interviews with convicted wildlife offenders in South Africa:  https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/the-people-beyond-the-poaching/ 6. United for Wildlife:  https://unitedforwildlife.org  7. ESAAMLG special typologies report:https://esaamlg.org/reports/TYPOLOGIES-REPORT-ON-THE-WILDLIFE-CRIMES-AND-RELATED-ML..pdf 8. ACAMS Certificate - Ending IWT: https://www.acams.org/en/training/certificates/ending-illegal-wildlife-trade9. Manchester CF Certificate - Wildlife Trafficking:  https://manchestercf.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/fiu-connect-wildlife-trafficking 10. IWT related documentaries: The Ivory Game - ttps://www.netflix.com/za/title/80117533Sea of Shadows (about the Vaquita) - https://films.nationalgeographic.com/sea-of-shadows Stroop - https://www.stroop-film.com Virunga - https://virungamovie.com 11. The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime:  https://endwildlifecrime.org

Dr Richard Thomas is the director of communications for Traffic, a non-governmental organisation focused on the sustainable use of wild resources through international trade. From tigers in the U.K. to abalone in South Africa and the global timbre trade, we discuss the benefits and problems of international trade. Traffic: https://www.traffic.org/ Monthly column: www.modernhuntsman.com/stories/into-the-anthropocene-column-byron-pace More info: www.byronpace.com

Dr Richard Thomas is the director of communications for Traffic, a non-governmental organisation focused on the sustainable use of wild resources through international trade. From tigers in the U.K. to abalone in South Africa and the global timbre trade, we discuss the benefits and problems of international trade. Traffic: https://www.traffic.org/ Monthly column: www.modernhuntsman.com/stories/into-the-anthropocene-column-byron-pace More info: www.byronpace.com

Amid the shutdowns in both Asia and Africa due to the COVID-19 outbreak there've been serious disruptions to the illegal wildlife trade between the two continents. But even though it's been harder to get African wildlife products to markets in China, Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia, the pace of killing has actually gone up by some estimates.Park rangers who've been on the front lines battling against poachers have been forced to remain in the barracks due to the pandemic, providing organized crime syndicates with unfettered access to pangolins, rhinos and elephant populations among other animals.James Compton, senior director for Asia-Pacific for the international wildlife conservation group TRAFFIC, closely follows the trade from Southeast Asia. He joins Eric & Cobus from Vietnam to discuss why the pandemic provides critical motivation for Asian governments to finally crackdown on illicit trafficking of both animals and animal parts.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectTwitter: @eolander | @stadenesque | @traffic_wltradeSUBSCRIBE TO THE CAP'S DAILY EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR JUST $3 FOR 3 MONTHS.Your subscription supports independent journalism. Subscribers get the following:1. A daily email newsletter of the top China-Africa news.2. Access to the China-Africa Experts Network3. Unlimited access to the CAP's exclusive analysis content on chinaafricaproject.comTry it out for just $3 for 3 months: www.chinaafricaproject.com/subscribe

Today's episode features Kelly Dent of World Animal Protection talking about ending the global wildlife trade. The global trade in wildlife is worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually and includes both the legal and illegal trade in animals. While the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species of Wild Fauna and Flora boasts a membership of 183 countries, many argue it is insufficient, unsustainable and ineffective to protect vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species. The system is full of loopholes which allow trade in wildlife to continue unchecked, with very little ability to differentiate between legal and illegal trade. Calls to end the global wildlife trade have been growing through this pandemic, not only due to the likelihood that COVID-19 is a zoonotic pathogen, meaning it comes from animals, but also due to the sheer cost of the pandemic to human life and economy. As the population grows, pressure on wildlife and wild places also grows, meaning more interaction between both and more likelihood of animal / human conflict and disease transmission. I invited Kelly Dent to chat about why we need a blanket ban on the trade in wildlife. Kelly is the Director of External Engagement with World Animal Protection and a lifelong activist and has 25 years experience lobbying and campaigning on climate change, poverty, corporate accountability, trade, labour and human rights around the world. Kelly is reading 'Such a Fun Age' by Kiley Reid; 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy; 'Why we love dogs, eat pigs and wear cows' by Melanie Joy; 'Me and White Supremacy' by Layla F Saad. Kelly is listening to 7AM; 'Nice White Parents' New York Times; 'Debutante: Race, Resistance and Girl Power' by Nakkiah Lui & Miranda Tapsell; Rabbit Hole, New York Times.

Illegal trade is one of the greatest threats to wild snake populations. Chris discusses the issue with Craig Hoover, Executive Vice President of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. They discuss Craig’s career in combating the wildlife trade in various roles including law enforcement, policy, and administration. Listen and learn more about the factors driving the skin trade, the species and regions it impacts most, and Craig’s thoughts on what needs to be done to conserve wild snake populations.

Calling for an end to the global wildlife trade with World Animal Protection's Campaign Director Melissa Matlow, including the elephant tourism industry. Plus, a revealing interview with local activist David Isbister on the Greater Vancouver Zoo dealings, especially in the aftermath of more deaths.Read more →

Rhona Mitra chats with conservation photojournalist Paul Hilton about his work documenting deforestation, land clearing, and the wildlife trade.Further reading and how to support these causes:Paul's Out There Expeditions: https://outtherewithpaulhilton.com/Ocean Eye - For Conservation and Community: https://oceaneye.io/Pangolin Crisis Fund: https://www.pangolincrisisfund.org/Leuser Ecosystem: https://www.haka.or.id/Palm Oil action: https://www.ran.org/Follow Paul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulhiltonphoto/Follow Rhona on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamrhonamitra/Follow The Last Ark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelastlittleark/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the CITES CoP17 trade resolutions voted upon, now it's time to look that the ramifications of conservation by committee based upon the utilization model pressure of supply vs demand. With my guests Dex Kotze we can a real world idea of actual numbers, how many real world animals it takes to provide for an ever increasing demand in a legalized trade and the arguments that a legal trade can out compete an illegal trade. Pippa Hankison, the force behind Blood Lions, the film that blew the lid of the Canned Hunting Industry and Trade, the effects, fate and future of farmed ‘wild' life that lurk in the dark corners of unmonitored, unregulated, legal and illegal trade –the loss for lions out of CoP17 is the epitome of breaking down the value of the whole of nature into commoditized parts, available to the highest bidder. No matter how much we sell, nature cannot fulfill the demands of an ever increasing human population.

In today's globalized world little now stays local- from tourists to terrorists – can reach almost anywhere. From headlines of S. Africa ruling for rhino horn trade, to recent reports of thieves breaking into a French zoo and into a South African rhino orphanage to kill captive rhinos for their horns. may suggest a renewed surge in demand for rhino horn and similarly, the killing of a famous bull elephant in Kenya has depressed wildlife advocates. Although appalling incidents, there are many positive signs in the fight against poaching, trafficking and consumption of wildlife products, a massive shift in attitudes among governments, transnational law enforcement, and people, in favor of reducing the demand and closing the illegal wildlife trade markets.. Today WildAid Exec. Director Peter Knights, Hong Hoang, WildAid Vietnam and Alex Hofford, WildAid Hong Kong, highlight just how massive these shifts are as we attempt a prognosis for the future, and the solutions at hand.

Rapid changes to our entire earth and our wild species and heritage is happening the world over: from climate change to regulations to law enforcement and models that unfortunately end up promoting continued illegal wildlife trade. With my guest Dr. Pieter Kat, we discuss the recent headlines of a legalized national trade in rhino horn within S. Africa and the ramifications and consequences, as yet still unknown, of the online auction of rhino horn for private use while at the same time it is still illegal via CITES for any country to import horn. We also draw parallels between the privatized large-scale farming/breeding of lions, and a ‘conservation model' that is based solely upon profit through utilization rather than species survival in the wild, and discuss the facelift that is urgently needed for conservation of the wild as a whole to ensure not just the ‘big and furry' survive, but biodiversity as a whole in the future of earth, and the necessity of protected wild places.

In today's globalized world little now stays local- from tourists to terrorists – can reach almost anywhere. From headlines of S. Africa ruling for rhino horn trade, to recent reports of thieves breaking into a French zoo and into a South African rhino orphanage to kill captive rhinos for their horns. may suggest a renewed surge in demand for rhino horn and similarly, the killing of a famous bull elephant in Kenya has depressed wildlife advocates. Although appalling incidents, there are many positive signs in the fight against poaching, trafficking and consumption of wildlife products, a massive shift in attitudes among governments, transnational law enforcement, and people, in favor of reducing the demand and closing the illegal wildlife trade markets.. Today WildAid Exec. Director Peter Knights, Hong Hoang, WildAid Vietnam and Alex Hofford, WildAid Hong Kong, highlight just how massive these shifts are as we attempt a prognosis for the future, and the solutions at hand.

My guest Ashwell Glasson and I take a deep look into the disturbing headlines that South Africa has legalized trade in rhino horn. Today we delve deeply into variety of perspectives- from financial value to market value; industrialized farming to conservation-and how we will choose to translate ‘value' of wildlife, and all life, beyond human desires and the dollar, into a belief system in support of critical earth functions and her inhabitants as a whole greater than sums of parts. The ruling to open trade in rhino horn has created deep grey areas, from incomplete guidelines to law enforcement to legal parameters of how trade would commence, to our human consciousness. We have just upped the ante and pressure of rhino's survival in the wild and their conservation champions, for whom ‘value' is based upon rhino's role in keeping ecosystems functioning and healthy for- for us and the numerous other species that depend upon them.

With the CITES CoP17 trade resolutions voted upon, now it's time to look that the ramifications of conservation by committee based upon the utilization model pressure of supply vs demand. With my guests Dex Kotze we can a real world idea of actual numbers, how many real world animals it takes to provide for an ever increasing demand in a legalized trade and the arguments that a legal trade can out compete an illegal trade. Pippa Hankison, the force behind Blood Lions, the film that blew the lid of the Canned Hunting Industry and Trade, the effects, fate and future of farmed ‘wild' life that lurk in the dark corners of unmonitored, unregulated, legal and illegal trade –the loss for lions out of CoP17 is the epitome of breaking down the value of the whole of nature into commoditized parts, available to the highest bidder. No matter how much we sell, nature cannot fulfill the demands of an ever increasing human population.

With the CITES CoP17 trade resolutions voted upon, now it's time to look that the ramifications of conservation by committee based upon the utilization model pressure of supply vs demand. With my guests Dex Kotze we can a real world idea of actual numbers, how many real world animals it takes to provide for an ever increasing demand in a legalized trade and the arguments that a legal trade can out compete an illegal trade. Pippa Hankison, the force behind Blood Lions, the film that blew the lid of the Canned Hunting Industry and Trade, the effects, fate and future of farmed ‘wild' life that lurk in the dark corners of unmonitored, unregulated, legal and illegal trade –the loss for lions out of CoP17 is the epitome of breaking down the value of the whole of nature into commoditized parts, available to the highest bidder. No matter how much we sell, nature cannot fulfill the demands of an ever increasing human population.

Free: as in not under the control or in the power of another; the ability to act or be or do as one wishes. Albert Camus wrote Humans are the only creatures who don't want to be what they are. And what we absolutely don't want to be is an animal. We are face to face with the absolute need to reevaluate our relationship to every other living being on earth, particularly as companions or entertainment- be it zoo or sanctuary or pet. Today with my guest Adam Roberts of Born Free USA, we discuss the enormous implications and interconnectedness of our actions on those around us. As complex and innumerable as these connections are, the concept is simple: Will we accept that each choice we make has an impact, that for better and for worse, we each can make a difference? From how we choose to entertain ourselves to how we do business we have the knowledge and ability to act differently, the big question remains- Are we willing to change our behavior and actions?

Dr. Dan Thornhill, Coral Reef Marine Scientist from Defenders of Wild Life talks about crisis with coral reef.

Dr. Dan Thornhill, Coral Reef Marine Scientist from Defenders of Wild Life, talks about the impact of the BP oil spill in the Gulf on ocean life and the degrading coral reef.