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  • S7 E3: Gold Mining and Mercury in the Amazon
    2026/02/20
    Across the Amazon Basin, the search for gold has unleashed a crisis both environmental and human. Illegal and small-scale gold mining depends on mercury to separate gold from stone. That mercury seeps into rivers, the air, and the food people eat, poisoning ecosystems and communities alike. Wild Audio’s Nat Moss has the story of how—from Ecuador to Bolivia —conservationists and Indigenous leaders are fighting back. Reporting: Nat Moss Guests: Sebastian Valdivieso, Omar Loayza
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    14 分
  • S7 E2: An Urgent Effort to Protect Canada’s Peatlands
    2026/02/02
    Peatlands don’t get the attention they deserve. Worldwide, these wetlands provide crucial ecosystem services. They are vital for Indigenous livelihoods and as carbon storage powerhouses. Canada has some of the world's largest remaining intact peatlands. Now, WCS Canada has a new national strategy to safeguard them before it’s too late. Reporting: Dan Rosen Guest: Victoria Goodday
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    7 分
  • S7 E1: Resilience Is at the Heart of WCS’s New Coral Reef Conservation Strategy
    2026/01/28
    Coral reefs are facing unprecedented pressure from overfishing, pollution, and climate change. But scientists are finding that some reefs are more resilient than others — and that protecting those reefs could shape the future of coral conservation worldwide. The Wildlife Conservation Society has developed a new strategy focused on identifying and safeguarding those places of resilience. Reporting: Nat Moss Guest: Emily Darling
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    10 分
  • S6 E16: At CITES COP20, A Chance to Protect Sharks and Rays
    2025/11/12
    Sharks and rays are some of the ocean’s most iconic species, but they are in crisis. At the upcoming CITES COP20 meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, governments will decide on dozens of proposals to regulate global trade in wildlife and wildlife products. That includes whether or not to give certain shark and ray species the highest level of international trade protections—a full ban. Reporting: Dan Rosen Guests: Luke Warwick, Dana Tricarico
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    5 分
  • S6 E15: Introducing Adam Falk, WCS’s New President & CEO
    2025/10/30
    This summer, the Wildlife Conservation Society welcomed Adam Falk as its new president and CEO. Previously the president of Williams College and the Alfred P. Sload Foundation, Adam brings to his new role a deep commitment to science, a passion for education, and a belief in the power of collaboration. As WCS begins a new chapter, Adam sat down with Wild Audio to share his excitement for his new position and the opportunity to lead the Wildlife Conservation Society as it confronts the urgent conservation challenges of the moment. Reporting: Nat Moss Guest: Adam Falk
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    11 分
  • S6 E14: Yasina Conservation Deed—Indigenous Leadership in Forest Conservation
    2025/10/15
    In Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands, five clans have come together to formally protect 2,000 hectares of ancestral forest through the Yasina Conservation Deed. This landmark agreement shows how Indigenous communities can lead conservation, safeguarding biodiversity while preserving their cultural traditions. Reporting: Hannah Kaplan Guests: Harshad Hemant Karandikar, Bennie W Atigini
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    7 分
  • S6 E13: Addressing the Pet Trade at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
    2025/09/29
    Every four years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, brings together governments, NGOs, scientists, and Indigenous leaders at the World Conservation Congress. Soon, it will be convened in Abu Dhabi. The growing threat of the pet trade in terrestrial wildlife is one of the important issues that will be addressed. Reporting: Dan Rosen Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Bennett
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    6 分
  • S6 E12: The New World of Darkness
    2025/09/17
    Many New Yorkers have great memories of the Bronx Zoo's World of Darkness. It was a groundbreaking exhibit when it opened in 1969. This summer, the zoo opened a new version that features some fascinating species. From naked mole rats to aye ayes to vampire bats, the updated space offers a rare glimpse into the lives of animals that thrive in the dark. Reporting: Dan Rosen Guest: Keith Lovett
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    7 分