Episode 2: Utilising science in the illegal wildlife trade, reproductive marine biology, and how to succeed in wildlife conservation with Dr Phoebe Meagher

We were lucky enough to have the incredibly experienced and insightful Dr Phoebe Meagher on for our second episode. Phoebe is a Wildlife Conservation Officer at Taronga Conservation Society Australia, and manages the conservation recovery for Australian aquatic species including Platypus and Marine Turtles. She has a PhD in Marine Biology specialising in reproductive biology of rays, but also has a special interest in combating illegal wildlife trade and promoting women in science and science communication. In this episode we delved deep into Phoebe’s extensive experience in wildlife conservation. Phoebe ran us through all the curve balls she had to navigate while doing her PhD (including a ship exploding in Antarctica), her incredible work in the illegal wildlife trade industry using trace elements to determine whether an animal is wild vs captive born (including arrests by the Federal Government), her time spent tracking Pangolins, juggling family with a field work and SO much more!We covered a LOT in this episode and were completely blown away by Phoebe’s experiences and the advice she had for our listeners. Any questions or queries contact [email protected] to our resources:Website: https://women-in-wildlife.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women.in.wildlife/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077369770841Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninwildlifeMusic by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX