Through stories and interviews, join Dr. Susan - shelter veterinarian and science educator - to explore how animals and humans interact and how nature and society intersect. From the vernal pools of Maine to the mountains of Ecuador, let’s dive in and make discoveries together.
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Through stories and interviews, join Dr. Susan - shelter veterinarian and science educator - to explore how animals and humans interact and how nature and society intersect. From the vernal pools of Maine to the mountains of Ecuador, let’s dive in and make discoveries together.
Saving Giants Part One: Conservation of Endangered Large Mammals
Biologica: Where Humans and Animals Meet
48 minutes
4 months ago
Saving Giants Part One: Conservation of Endangered Large Mammals
Explore how conservation biologists are saving magnificent giants like elephants, Scimitar-Horned, Oryx, and more. Join Dr. Susan in checking out some of these charismatic mammals at the National Zoo and for an interview with a world renowned conservation biologist who has fascinating stories to share. How do you re-introduce an extinct species? What kind of satellite collar do you put on an elephant? Find out more in this fascinating episode, part one in a two-part series on conservation biology.
*Interview: Dr. Melissa Songer, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
*a donation was made to this organization by the Biologica Podcast in thanks to Dr. Songer
Learn more here: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation/about-scbi
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Next episode – Saving Giants Part Two: conservation biology of pandas
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Biologica: Where Humans and Animals Meet
Through stories and interviews, join Dr. Susan - shelter veterinarian and science educator - to explore how animals and humans interact and how nature and society intersect. From the vernal pools of Maine to the mountains of Ecuador, let’s dive in and make discoveries together.
