S1 E11: Monitoring Biodiversity at the Top of the World

E1: Protecting Coral Reefs Amidst a Global Bleaching Crisis: Emily Darling directs WCS's global coral reef conservation program. Working with WCS programs in roughly a dozen countries, she thinks a lot about how to save these sensitive ecosystems—most importantly from climate change. Wild Audio’s Nat Moss... by WCS Wild Audio

5 min listen

E4: Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict in Thailand: WCS Thailand’s Manoon Pliosungnoen describes a unique fencing structure that has been successfully deployed to deter elephants from raiding local farmers’ cropland adjacent to Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park. Since the fencing went up, the... by WCS Wild Audio

5 min listen

Special CITES Edition 2: A Push to Expand Global Protections for Sharks and Rays: On Nov 14, conservationists from across the globe will come together in Panama City, Panama for the triennial meeting of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species—or CITES. In this special Wild Audio rebroadcast, WCS Executive... by WCS Wild Audio

5 min listen

E 12: Protection of Big Cat Prey in Laos Might Aid a Return of the “Big Guy”: Big cats today face multiple threats—from poaching and habitat loss to snares and human conflict. But also key to their survival is the presence of preferred prey. The WCS Laos program’s Akchousanh Rasphone knows which species are prized on the menu... by WCS Wild Audio

8 min listen

WCS Wild Audio Introduces "Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant": While we're busy preparing our second season of WCS Wild Audio, we wanted to share a podcast from our friends over at PBS. "Going Wild," hosted by wildlife ecologist and Nat Geo explorer Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, explores the personal stories and human... by WCS Wild Audio

32 min listen

E7: Good News for Wild Tigers: When the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, recently reported that wild tiger numbers had increased by 40 percent since 2010, WCS Tiger Species Coordinator Dale Miquelle wasn’t surprised. He was one of several scientists who... by WCS Wild Audio

6 min listen

E2: The Bronx Zoo Is Working to Save Some of the World's Most Threatened Turtle Species: After serving as the Bronx Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology for 11 years, Don Boyer retired this year. Before he left, WCS Wild Audio’s Nat Moss toured the Bronx Zoo’s Turtle Propagation Center with Don to discuss some of the highlights of his inspiring... by WCS Wild Audio

6 min listen

E9: From Climate to Cannoli - Leveraging Conservation Science in the Policy Arena: Science is at the heart of effective conservation. It factors into everything WCS does at its global field sites and its New York City-based zoos and aquarium to better understand wildlife and wild places. But translating that knowledge into policy... by WCS Wild Audio

9 min listen

E3: Preventing Pandemics at the Source: Since the onset of the COVID pandemic, we’ve developed strategies to confront the crisis where we live—expanding supplies of protective equipment and following guidelines to avoid catching the virus. But as the pandemic continues, WCS Executive... by WCS Wild Audio

5 min listen

E5: How New Technology is Transforming Conservation: Whether it's drones recording video in previously inaccessible areas, artificial intelligence sorting through thousands of camera trap images, or microphones in the ocean recording whale sounds to determine which species are present, technology is... by WCS Wild Audio

4 min listen

E 13: More Trees, Fewer Cows: Protecting Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve for People and Wildlife: The Selva Maya represents the largest continuous forest in Central America. Encompassing parts of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, it includes Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve, where a government campaign to target illegal ranching is reversing years... by WCS Wild Audio

6 min listen

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio: Thanks for joining us for Season One of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back on November 29th with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the... by WCS Wild Audio

1 min listen

EP10: A New Internship Program to Promote Greater Equity and Diversity in the Conservation Field: Internships in the science and conservation field have for too long failed to reach the full diversity of young people. To address that inequity, the WCS Education Department—based at the Bronx Zoo and led by Karen Tingley—recently launched a new... by WCS Wild Audio

5 min listen

EP 11: Monitoring Biodiversity at the Top of the World: More and more scientists today are using environmental DNA—or eDNA—to identify species or organisms inhabiting a particular area by measuring genetic traces found in water, soil, or air. In 2019, a group of researchers co-led by WCS’s Tracie Seimon... by WCS Wild Audio

6 min listen

E8: Peatlands - The Carbon Storage Powerhouse Protecting Us from Climate Change: Any discussion of climate change must consider the role of peatlands. These water-soaked ecosystems comprised of decaying mosses and other plant matter cover a mere 3 percent of the earth’s surface yet store more carbon than all of the world’s... by WCS Wild Audio

5 min listen

E6: A Push to Expand Global Protections for Sharks and Rays: This November scientists, policymakers, and advocates from across the globe will gather in Panama for the next meeting of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). WCS Executive Director for Shark and... by WCS Wild Audio

5 min listen

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio: Thanks for joining us for Season One of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back on November 29th with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the... by WCS Wild Audio

1 min listen

S2 EP1: “Together for Conservation” in the Amazon: WCS Wild Audio launches its second season in conversation with Mariana Varese, the Peru-based director of WCS’s Amazon Landscapes program. Mariana describes a new initiative, “Together for Conservation,” that seeks to conserve biodiversity while... by WCS Wild Audio

8 min listen

Special CITES Edition: In Panama, Attention Turns to the International Wildlife Trade: 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... by WCS Wild Audio

8 min listen

S2 E3: Canada Is Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas, or KBAs, Critical to Protecting Species and their Habitats: In 2016, thirteen of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations launched an ambitious new Key Biodiversity Areas partnership to identify sites that are important for the persistence of biodiversity. With the 15th Conference of Parties to... by WCS Wild Audio

6 min listen

E 14: Talking Climate Adaptation During the United Nations Climate Week: Timed to the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, UN Climate Week brings together global leaders in business, government, and the climate community. This year, the theme is “Getting It Done,” so Wild Audio asked WCS... by WCS Wild Audio

7 min listen

Last Season on Wild Audio: Thanks for joining us for Season One of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back on November 29th with new stories from our field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the highlights of the Wildlife Conservation... by WCS Wild Audio

1 min listen

S2 E7: Documenting the Extraordinary Biodiversity in Bolivia’s Madidi National Park: Madidi National Park, in northeastern Bolivia, boasts a jaw-dropping concentration of some of the richest biodiversity on the planet. The vast landscape ranges from the Amazon River basin up nearly 6,000 meters to the peaks of the Andes. A... by WCS Wild Audio

6 min listen

S2 E2: The Meeting in Montreal That Could Help Save the Planet: After two years of delay due to the COVID pandemic, the long-awaited 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is upon us. As we look to the start of the meeting in Montreal, Canada, WCS Wild Audio spoke Sue Lieberman,... by WCS Wild Audio

6 min listen

S2 E5: Protecting Marine Species in the Canadian Arctic’s Increasingly Noisy Waters: Across the globe, climate change is reshaping land and seascapes. In the Arctic, melting sea ice is opening up shipping traffic into and out of the region. The increasingly noisy underwater environment created by these commercial vessels now threatens... by WCS Wild Audio

8 min listen

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio: Thanks for joining us for Season One of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back on November 29th with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the... by WCS Wild Audio

1 min listen

S2 E13: When Pandas Skirted the Pearl Harbor Attack and other Stories from the WCS Library & Archives: For over 125 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society has been protecting species and their habitats across the globe—all the while inspiring visitors to care about conservation at the Bronx Zoo and WCS’s other wildlife parks in New York City.... by WCS Wild Audio

9 min listen

Title: S2 E6: Protecting Africa’s Rarest Great Ape, the Elusive Cross River Gorilla: The Critically Endangered Cross River gorilla is the rarest and most elusive of Africa’s four subspecies of gorilla. Found exclusively in the densely forested jungles between Nigeria and Cameroon, it is thought that there are as few as 300 animals... by WCS Wild Audio

9 min listen

Last Season on WCS Wild Audio: Thanks for joining us for Season Two of WCS Wild Audio. We'll be back soon with new stories from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. In the meantime, check out some of the highlights of our... by WCS Wild Audio

3 min listen

S2 E10: Climate Change and Walrus Habitat Come Together in Oscar-Nominated Short Doc “Haulout”: This week a 25-minute documentary, “Haulout,” will headline the New York Wild Film Festival as its Best in Festival winner. That prize can be added to prestigious awards for “Haulout” from the International Documentary Association and the American... by WCS Wild Audio

10 min listen

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