CONSERVATION CAST E. 53 with Dr. Derek Hennen for The Nature Conservancy

During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. Hennen about the underappreciated work and beauty of millipedes. Throughout the podcast, Maya showed photo after photo of millipedes taken by Dr. Hennen himself. Both Maya and her viewers were surprised at how interesting and nice-looking millipedes are up close. Dr. Hennen expressed an infectious passion for his favorite arthropod which helped everybody fall in love with them. By showing their ecological importance and beauty, Dr. Hennen hopes to inspire his readers to protect millipedes.

Maya’s community raised $2268.40 for The Nature Conservancy, a worldwide environmental organization impacting 72 countries and protecting over 125,000 million acres of land.