Conservation Voices: Our Coverage of the Student Conference on Conservation Science from Brisbane, Australia

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In the cold Winter, The PrimateCast journeyed to warm up in Australia and to cover the second Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) Australia. 

SCCS Australia was hosted by the University of Queensland in Brisbane between January 19 and 29, 2015. If you've ever wondered what Conservation Science looks like in Papua New Guinea, Australia, China, or Columbia, read on.

The PrimateCast was at SCCS Australia 2015

These conferences are designed for young conservation scientists to help them gain experience, learn new ideas and make contacts that will be valuable for their future careers.

List of Interviews

• Dr. Hugh Possingham [Professor of Mathematics and Ecology], University of Queensland, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED), National Environmental Research program hub for Environmental Decisions
• Ms. Grace Nugi [Research Intern with the Wildlife Conservation Society Papua New Guinea, Miss Papua New Guinea], University of Papua New Guinea
• Dr. Erik Meijaard [Conservation Scientist and Consultant], People and Nature Consulting International
• Ms. Angela Recalde-Salas [PhD Student], Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CMST), Curtin University
• Ms. Kay Critchell [PhD Student], School of Earth and Environmental Science, James Cook University
• Mr. Trishant Simlai [Technical project consultant], Foundation for ecological Security (FES)
• Mr. Yufang Gao [PhD student], Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University
• Mr. Sean Maxwell [PhD student], ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED), University of Queensland
• Ms. Natasha Peters [Research Intern], Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB)

We'd like to sincerely thank all of our guests on this episode as well as the SCCS Australia team for their help to get this podcast out! 

This podcast series was produced by Cecile Sarabian and Andrew MacIntosh.

The PrimateCast is hosted and produced by Andrew MacIntosh. Artwork by Chris Martin. Music by Andre Goncalves.

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