In this episode, Brooke covers recent conservation headlines, including Utah's mountain lions with expert Denise Peterson, and the ConocoPhillips Willow Project. See the full show notes at https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Check out ways to support the podcast! https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ Recording gear provided by Focusrite: https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/categories/focusrite/vocaster/vocaster-one Discover more ways to watch, listen, and interact: https://linktr.ee/R...
Mar 23, 2023•23 min
Is it possible to make shoes that are fashionable, affordable, and truly sustainable? Today’s guest not only designs fashionable outdoor shoes, but he’s also created a brand whose core value is doing the right thing for the planet and for communities of all income levels. In this episode, I’m sitting down with Rommel Vega, CEO of HOLO Footwear. Rommel and I have such a fun time sharing our love of wine, his journey through design and when he decided to become a fashion shoe designer, his career ...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 16 min
In this episode, I am sitting down with Michelle LaRue, PhD, Spatial Ecologist and Associate Professor of Antarctic Marine Science at the University of Canterbury. Michelle and I discuss what inspired her to pursue a career in wildlife conservation as a young girl, and then spend a good amount of time exploring possible cougar habitat in the Midwestern United States. We then head south and chat about penguins and seals, the power of high-resolution satellite imagery for monitoring inaccessible A...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 18 min
To take us on a global carnivore tour, today we are sitting down with Miha Krofel, PhD, Head of Wildlife Ecology and Management Research Group at the University of Ljubljana, and a member of the IUCN’s Cat Specialist Group, Canid Specialist Group, and Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe. Miha and I discuss Eurasian lynx, brown bears, and Golden jackals in Slovenia. We then hop across the globe and chat about lions, cheetahs, and leopards in Namibia. Following, we take another oceanic leap and ...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 27 min
February was such a fun month sharing our Women in Conservation Science series! We sat down with three incredible women conservation scientists from around the world, and ended the series with a compilation of advice from 12 of the show’s former guests. If you missed an episode and would like to hear a little snippet before diving into the full thing, check out these highlights to see if you might want to go back and listen to the full episode in its entirety. Episode Recaps: Ep. 114 | For the S...
Feb 28, 2023•37 min
For the last episode in our Women in Conservation Science series, I want to share with you a collection of clips from 12 badass women scientists that answered one of my favorite questions, “What advice do you have for those listening?” It doesn’t matter who you are. I can guarantee that at least one of these messages will resonate with you as much as they did with me. See the full show notes at https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Check out ways to support the podcast! https://rewildolog...
Feb 23, 2023•35 min
We are in the heart of our Women in Conservation Science series and today’s conversation is as heartwarming as it is educational. In this episode, we are sitting down with Frida Lara, PhD, shark expert, tour guide, and Co-Founder of Orgcas. Frida and I have such a delightful conversation about the different types of research she performed in her early years as a marine biologist, how she became a shark researcher, what she discovered studying Galapagos sharks and silky sharks, how the NGO, Orgca...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Today’s episode is Part 2 of our 4-part Women in Conservation Science series! In this conservation, we’re sitting down with Coral Wolf, Conservation Science Program Manager at Island Conservation. Coral and I have a great discussion chatting about the journey that Coral undertook to find a career in island restoration, why our islands are vulnerable and need extra help reverting back to their pristine state, the revolutionary paper she co-authored about the island-marine connection and how resto...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Today’s episode officially marks the beginning of our very own Women in Conservation Science series! In this episode, we are sitting down with Hiral Naik, African Program Manager for Save the Snakes, and a PhD student at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Hiral and I have a fantastic conversation discussing what it was like for her to move to multiple countries in her formative years, why she decided to study ecology and genetics, how she discovered her love of snakes, the conserva...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr
The first month of 2023 is here and gone! It was a fantastic start to the year recapping important conservation events that happened at the end of 2022 and adding new topics never before discussed on the show. If you missed an episode and would like to hear a little snippet before diving into the full thing, check out these highlights to see if you might want to go back and listen to the full episode in its entirety. Episode Recaps: Ep. 109 | Into the Headlines: Big Cat Safety Act, CoP19, Cop15,...
Jan 31, 2023•16 min
In this episode, Brooke explores the promising field of agrivoltaics and what it could mean for the future of food production and renewable energy development. See the full show notes at https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Check out ways to support the podcast! https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ Recording gear provided by Focusrite: https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/categories/focusrite/vocaster/vocaster-one Discover more ways to watch, listen, and interact: https://linktr.ee/Rew...
Jan 27, 2023•14 min
Today, we are sitting down with Christian Shaw, Founder and Executive Director of Plastic Tides. Christian and I have lots of laughs discussing how the idea came to him to use his passion for sports to raise awareness for plastic pollution, why Bermuda was chosen as their first expedition site and what they found while there, being a part of the microbead plastics ban in 2015, how Plastic Tides has grown and evolved since it’s inception in 2014, non-profits versus for-profits, advice for those t...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Today we are sitting down with Camila Arnés hammerhead and thresher shark researcher in the Galapagos Islands. We have a blast discussing her childhood and growing up to become a marine biologist, leaving her country to gain the skills she needed to make an impact back home, the very interesting project that brought her to the Galapagos, everything hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos, and what we all can do to help save sharks, no matter where we are in the world. See the full show notes at https...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 29 min
2022 ended with quite a bang! We saw new laws passed, treaties signed, and agreements made at three important international conferences to round out the year. To kick off 2023, Brooke shares the key takeaways from the Big Cat Safety Act, CoP19, Cop15, and COP27, and how these decisions will impact conservation for the foreseeable future. See the full show notes at https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Check out ways to support the podcast! https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ Recordi...
Jan 05, 2023•19 min
Wow, it’s hard to believe we have reached the end of December and the end of 2023! In December, we hopped all over the globe to discuss conservation and coexistence with top experts in their field. In case you missed an episode or were on the fence about listening to the full thing, check out these clips from December’s episodes to see if you might want to go back and listen to it in its entirety. Episode Recaps: Ep. 104 | Amplifying Voices for Conservation Across Africa with Dibblex Lesalon Ep....
Dec 31, 2022•33 min
To teach us about whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea, today we are sitting down with Aylin Akkaya, PhD, Director of Marine Mammals Research Association (DMAD), Marine Mammal Consultant of WWF-Turkey, and Research Director of Montenegro Dolphin Research (MDR). Aylin and I have a fantastic time discussing her love for nature as a childhood, stories about her research abroad, everything cetaceans are facing in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, what it’s been like for her as the first Turkish...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 25 min
To teach us all about Europe’s wolves, today we are sitting down with Valeria Salvatori, PhD, European wolf expert. Valeria and I have a marvelous time discussing: Her journey that led from studying predators across the globe to focusing on wolves closer to her Italian home, the history of the wolf across Europe, management of wolves in many countries across the continent, how she brought together all stakeholders to make a wolf management plan, issues with politics, and what she hopes to see in...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min
In today’s conversation, I sat down with Dibblex Lesalon, creator and host of the Boots on the Ground podcast based in Kenya, Africa. Dibblex and I have a thoughtful conversation about conservation in Kenya and the United States, the state of podcasts in America and Africa, how and why both of our shows came to be, the struggles we’ve had to overcome to get to where we are today, and what we hope to see in the future for both conservation in our home countries, and our shows. See the full show n...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min
November was a big month for the show, as we officially reached 100 episodes on the podcast and added new topics from experts in the field. In case you missed an episode or were on the fence about listening to the full thing, check out these clips from November’s episodes to see if you might want to go back and listen to it in its entirety. Episode Recaps: Ep. 100 | 100th Episode Celebration! Ep. 101 | Taking to the Skies for Migratory Birds with Sacha Dench Ep. 102 | Becoming a Leader in Sustai...
Nov 30, 2022•23 min
To teach us about sustainable cruising, today we are sitting down with Daniel Skjeldam, CEO of the Hurtigruten Group based in Oslo, Norway. Daniel’s love for travel and sailing began at an early age when his father would take him to the docks in Oslo to see the famous Hurtigruten ships come into port. After serving in the army, Daniel began working for a local airline to make ends meet, and realized he had a strong passion for travel. After several years in the industry and with a huge dose of c...
Nov 23, 2022•53 min
In this episode, we are sitting down with Sacha Dench, Co-founder of Conservation Without Borders and Ambassador for the UN’s Convention on Migratory Species. Sacha and I chat about her childhood growing up in remote Australia, her journey through sports that gave her a platform to bring positive change to our seas, why Europe’s birds are having such a hard time, the story behind Flight of the Swans, and where they are currently at for the Flight of the Osprey expedition. Get ready for a super i...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min
We’ve reached 100 episodes on the Rewildology Podcast! To celebrate, Brooke answers questions submitted by you (with a cocktail in hand, of course), explains how the show came to be, and shares her vision for the future. The show isn’t stopping anytime soon and big, exciting things are planned for 2023! Thank you all for being a part of the Rewildology community. See the full show notes at https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Check out ways to support the podcast! https://rewildology.com...
Nov 03, 2022•52 min
Whoa, October came and went so quickly! It was another fun month of never-before-tried episode styles, new topics, repeat topics but in more depth, and a whole visual tour across Madagascar to meet the island’s lemurs. In case you missed an episode or were on the fence about listening to the full thing, check out these clips from October’s episodes to see if you might want to go back and listen to it in its entirety. Episode Recaps: Ep. 95 | Designing a Green & Interconnected Planet through ...
Oct 31, 2022•30 min
In this episode, we are sitting with Lynne Venart, co-founder of the Lemur Conservation Network. Lynne and I discuss everything lemurs, as well as their top threats and how to conserve them. We then go on a full tour across the island meeting the species and people she’s come to love. If you are not watching the YouTube version of this episode, Lynne and I do our best to give you a description of the photo she’s sharing so that you can envision the trip along with us. If you’re not driving and c...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Today we are sitting down with one of Rewildology’s first guests, Daniella Chusyd, PhD, to discuss some pretty big professional and personal updates that have happened since we last sat down. If you have time, I recommend going back into the archives and listening to Episodes 14 & 15, Turning Passion into Research: Elephants & Human Health before listening to today’s episode. Or, if you’re like, Brooke, I’m already here and don’t feel like scrolling through 90 episodes, then keep listeni...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min
What is the journey of the sloth? Where does their story begin? To answer these questions and so much more, today we’re sitting down with Tinka Plese, the mother of sloth conservation. Tinka was first introduced to sloths in the 90s after moving to Colombia from Croatia and finding two badly injured sloths that needed rescuing. After receiving no help from professionals, she took it upon herself to learn everything there was to know about the mammals, from their biology, to their rehabilitation,...
Oct 13, 2022•46 min
To teach us about biomimicry, today we’re sitting down with Andrew Meador, biomimicry expert and educator for the Biomimicry Institute. In college, Andrew studied chemistry and physics and began his career as a nanotechnologist after graduation. While he loved being at the forefront of science, he missed social interactions and decided to become a formal educator. After ten years of teaching in all sorts of science courses, he switched his career again after learning about biomimicry and is now ...
Oct 06, 2022•53 min
September was a ton of fun with new episode styles, very philosophical and inspirational stories, and a deep dive into Brooke's favorite topic: conservation tourism. In case you missed an episode or were on the fence about listening to the full thing, check out these clips from each episode to see if you might want to go back and listen to it in its entirety. Episode Recaps: Ep. 89 | How to Conserve & Restore Our Islands with Dena Spatz, PhD, David Will, and Nick Holmes, PhD Ep. 90 | Coexist...
Sep 30, 2022•40 min
To chat about Greater One Horned Rhinos, Gangetic River Dolphins, and Tiger Reserves, today we’re sitting down with Harshini Jhala, wildlife conservationist and PhD student at the University of Minnesota. Harshini’s love of nature and wildlife was nurtured early in life by her father, as he himself is a very accomplished carnivore scientist at The Wildlife Institute of India. Harshini saw her first Greater-One Horned rhino at the age of 14 in Sauraha, just outside of Chitwan National Park in Nep...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Today is a very special day for conservation. It’s World Rhino Day, and I guarantee you that most stories you hear will be tragic, depressing, and defeating. While it is important to be fully aware about the tragedies our rhinos have faced, today, I want to bring you a different story. A story of hope, determination, and perseverance. In this episode, we’re sitting down with Mark Butcher, more commonly known as Butch, the founder and Managing Director of Imvelo Safaris in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Butch...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 14 min
