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Conservation Cast
by Maya
Conservation Cast by Maya HigaLivestreamed on twitch.tv/mayaContact / Socials: https://streamerlinks.com/maya
Episodes
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 63 with Marcus Wernicke from Marine Mammal Rescue
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Marcus Wernicke about what Marcus has experienced and learned working at Marine Mammal Rescue for over four thousand hours. Marcus talks about the most common mammals rescued at the two locations, California and Vancouver, and...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 62 with Simon Morgan for the Wildlife ACT Fund
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Simon Morgan about how Morgan decided to help found the Wildlife ACT fund and their mission. ACT helps to protect many species in Africa such as the African Wild Dog, Cheetah, and the major focus of this talk, the Black and White…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 61 with Dr. Tara Stoinski for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. Tara Stoinski about Tara’s personal experiences with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and what DFGF does in Africa to uphold their organization’s four pillars of conservation. DFGF is continuing to expand its conservation area and...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 60 with Louie Psihoyos for the Oceanic Preservation Society
Maya speaks with Louie Psihoyos, the famous director of award-winning documentaries such as “The Cove” and “Racing Extinction” about the importance of influential conservationists and their impact on society. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Louie about how he became…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 59 with Niko Ankergren for Play Rescue Zoo
Maya speaks with Niko Ankergren, a video game developer turned zookeeper, about his zoo in Denmark focused on rescuing and providing homes for all kinds of animals. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Niko about a few of the 600 rescued animals living at Play Rescue Zoo....
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 58 with Wes Larson for the Tooth and Claw Podcast
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Larson about his work and experience tracking, tagging, and researching bears. Larson answers viewer questions about each bear’s unique characteristics, their hunting styles, and about being a wildlife biologist. However, Larson knows...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 57 with Michael Schneider for Pilots to the Rescue
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Michael about founding a non-profit and his path to becoming a pilot. Michael shares how lucky he feels to be able to do something this fulfilling and impactful. He also encourages others to try flying to feel the freedom it gives....
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 56 with Regan Downey for the Wolf Conservation Center
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Downey about her role and mission at the Wolf Conservation Center. Downey explains how WCC hopes to help wolf conservation by educating people, providing wolves with tools to survive, and rearing wolves. An important topic brought up…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 55 with Dr. Kirsten Hecht for Foundation for the Conservation of Salamanders
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Kirsten about her 12-year journey studying hellbenders, and how her aquatic ecology background and love for salamanders led to her position on the board of directors at FCSAL. Kirsten informed viewers of the lack of attention…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 54 with Dr. Solomon David for Ranger Rick Magazine
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with aquatic ecologist and assistant professor Dr. Solomon David, about his favorite fish, the gar. Dr. David shows off all of the interesting and unique attributes of gar in hopes of sparking the same joy he feels for gar in others. He…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 53 with Dr. Derek Hennen for The Nature Conservancy
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. Hennen about the underappreciated work and beauty of millipedes. Throughout the podcast, Maya showed photo after photo of millipedes taken by Dr. Hennen himself. Both Maya and her viewers were surprised at how interesting and...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 52 with Maya’s Mom for Animal Assisted Happiness
During this special episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with her Mom, Vicki, about the rehabilitating effect animals can have on adults and kids alike. Vicki shares stories showcasing their animal’s ability to brighten up one’s day or be there for those in need. Vicki also emphasizes…
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CONSERVATION CAST ep. 51 with Dr. Kolby for The Honduras Amphibian Rescue & Conservation Center
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Jonathan about what exactly chytridiomycosis is, and how it became one of the main factors in the dramatic decline of amphibians in many parts of the world. Jonathan explained the way in which it infects and attacks the amphibian’s...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 50 with Samantha Jackson for ZooToYou Conservation Ambassadors
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Samantha about what it means for an animal to be an ‘ambassador’, and their significance in educating the public about how to share our environment with them, and how to reduce the negative impact we might have on them. Samantha...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 49 with Kelsey Prediger for CRASH Wildlife
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Kelsey about her studies into the ecology of ground pangolins and how she fell in love with them. Kelsey highlighted the value of pangolins and the important role they play within their ecosystem as pest control as a result of their…
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ONSERVATION CAST E. 48 with Nick Gladstone for Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Nick Gladstone, an evolutionary biologist and doctoral student at Auburn University who works in freshwater snail conservation. Nick shared his current studies and research, as well as his story of how he got into the field of…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 47 with Dr. Andrew Halloran for Save the Chimps
Maya speaks with Dr. Andrew Halloran, director of chimpanzee behavior and care at Save the Chimps who is in charge of direct non-veterinary care of the chimps in the sanctuary. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Andrew about his role in the sanctuary and when he first...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 46 with Sonam Tashi Lama for Red Panda Network
Maya speaks with Sonam Tashi Lama, a representative of Red Panda Network who became involved in the organization after contacting its founder who was studying red pandas in his remote area within Nepal. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Sonam about the red panda and...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 45 with Shah Selbe for Conservify
Maya speaks with Shah Selbe, an engineer with 10 years of experience in spacecraft propulsion engineering who started his own non-profit organization in order to answer the question ‘how can technology play a bigger role in conservation?’. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 44 with Susan Tsang for Progres
Maya speaks with Susan Tsang, a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, whose primary interest is in the evolution and biogeography of flying foxes. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Susan about the wonders of flying foxes and their...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 43 with American Eagle Foundation for Vulture Conservation
Maya speaks with Dr. Robyn Miller and Connor O’Brian from American Eagle Foundation, who have 35 years of conservation education and rehabilitation experience as an organization. During this special episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya collaborated once again with her friends from the American...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 42 with Jasmin Graham for Minorities in Shark Sciences
Maya speaks with Jasmin Graham, a co-founder of the Minorities in Shark Sciences (MiSS) organization During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Jasmin explained her aim to help change the culture of marine science and shark science in particular and ways in which MiSS is going about making...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 41 with Dr. Robin Morrison for The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Maya speaks with Dr. Robin Morrison, a postdoctoral researcher studying gorilla social behavior, social complexity, territoriality, and the evolution of cooperation. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. Morrison about her studies into the social dynamics of gorillas...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 40 with James for CRASH Wildlife
Maya speaks with James, an anti-poaching conservationist living on one of South Africa’s largest reserves, accompanied by his multi-purpose anti-poaching canine, Puma. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with James about his roles on the South African reserve which he and his...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 39 with Colleen Weiler for Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Maya speaks with Colleen Weiler, an expert on Southern resident orcas and author at Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC) USA. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Colleen about WDC’s dependency on individual donations as well as their Adopt a whale program, allowing those…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 37 with Laura Kojima for Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Maya speaks with Laura Kojima, a herpetologist who studies alligator ecotoxicology and behavior at the University of Georgia. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Laura Kojima about the field of ecotoxicology and what the data collection process involves. Viewers were...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 36 with Jordan Veasley for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Maya speaks with Jordan Veasley, a zookeeper and content creator who focuses on wildlife conservation education. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Jordan Veasley about his journey to becoming a zookeeper in a field lacking diversity and his efforts to inspire a similar...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 35 with Kassandra Ford for the Amazon Conservation Association
Maya speaks with Kassandra Ford, a biologist who studies the craniofacial morphology of electric fishes from South America and Africa. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Kassandra Ford about what defines an electric fish, adaptations that electric fish have developed…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 34 with Lizzie Daly for Black Girls Dive
Maya speaks with Lizzie Daly, a wildlife videographer and filmmaker, BBC wildlife presenter, and a host for National Geographic’s “Meet the Expert.” During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Lizzie Daly about her experiences filming projects for BBC, National Geographic, and…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 32 with Clayton Pilbro for Aye-Aye Conservation
Maya speaks with Clayton Pilbro, the founder of Aye-aye Conservation which is an organization that engages in public education and research collaboration to promote the conservation of aye-ayes. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Clayton Pilbro about the threats that...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 31 with William Sorley for The Butterflyway Project
Maya speaks with William Sorley, an educator for Monarch Nation which is an organization that helps connect youth with wildlife and conservation using hands-on education methods. During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with William Sorley about common misconceptions about...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.30 with Dani Rabaiotti for Zoological Society of London
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. Dani Rabaiotti, a postdoctoral researcher at the Zoological Society of London who studies the impacts of climate change on African Wild Dogs. Dani discussed the threats that African Wild Dogs face, including habitat loss, climate...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.29 with Dr. Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri for Xerces Society for Invertebrates
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri, a science communicator with a Ph.D. in visual ecology who studies spiders and other arachnids. The two discussed Sebastian’s journey as a grad student and how he fell in love with spiders. Sebastian...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.28 with Dustin Growick for Dinos 101
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dustin Growick, a science communicator and museum consultant who is dedicated to spreading enthusiasm and knowledge about dinosaurs. Dustin shared commonly held myths about dinosaurs and shared some of his favorite images of dinosaurs,...
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 27 with Corina Newsome for Skype a Scientist
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Corina Newsome who is a field biologist and an advocate for underrepresented communities in wildlife sciences. The two discussed Corina’s story from growing up in Philadelphia to attending graduate school at Georgia Southern…
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CONSERVATION CAST E.26 with Sam Allen for UTS Fish Ecology Lab
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Sam Allen who is a master's student at the UTS Fish Ecology Lab studying weedy sea dragons. The two discussed Sam’s journey in studying marine life and what led him to his master's program at the lab. The community learned about the...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.25 with Wes Larson for Wildlife SOS
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Wes Larson who is a biologist who has experience studying polar bears, black bears, and sloth bears. The two discussed human-animal conflict for black bears and sloth bears ranging from habitat encroachment to the “dancing bears” of...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.24 with E-League SuperPunch
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spent time with her American Kestrel while introducing the American Eagle Foundation as the organization that would benefit from the live donations. Later, Maya was interviewed by SuperPunch about her journey as a streamer and experience as an...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.23 for Live for Wildlife
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya discussed how to be an environmentally responsible consumer in regards to microplastics and palm oil. This discussion included an in-depth look at deforestation, global warming, plastics, and the effects that these issues have on global...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.22 with Jennifer Gilbert of the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Center
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Jennifer Gilbert who is a marine biologist and founder of the Cairn’s Turtle Rehabilitation Center. The two discussed the six species of sea turtles that Cairn’s works with and the threats that these species face. Some of these threats...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.20 with Graham Wallington of WildEarth
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya had the opportunity to speak with Graham Wallington the CEO and Co-Founder of WildEarth. Together the duo discussed a variety of topics including the effects climate change and poaching play in reducing population numbers of wildlife in the…
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CONSERVATION CAST E. 18 with Ben Novak
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. Ben Novak, a De-extinction biologist. Novak is the team leader of the passenger pigeon de-extinction project which commenced in 2012. Novak explained the important role Revive Restore plays in the conservation space as the world's...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.17 with Joey Santore
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Joey Santore of the Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't Youtube Channel. Santore is a self-taught amateur botanist who describes his content as a “low-brow and crass approach to plant ecology as muttered by a misanthropic Chicago Italian"....
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CONSERVATION CAST E.16 with Save the Manatee Club
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Cora Berchem of Save the Manatee Club. Cora, is the multimedia specialist and a manatee researcher, who first got involved with the organization in 2014. The duo discussed Cora's background and her role as the multimedia specialist and...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.15 with Imogene Cancellare
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya had the unique opportunity to speak with Ph.D Candidate, Imogene Cancellare. Cancellare is a conservation biologist and landscape geneticist who utilizes molecular tools to study the relationship between wildlife and the landscapes they inhabit....
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CONSERVATION CAST E.13 with the Ojai Raptor Center
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Jaclyn DeSantis of the Ojai Raptor Centre. DeSantis oversees the education and outreach programs, manages the organization's social media accounts, helps train unreleasable ambassador birds which play a role in education/outreach, and...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.12 with Andrew Schulz
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya had the unique opportunity to speak with Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate, Andrew Schulz. Schulz is a conservation physicist currently researching the physics and engineering properties associated with elephant trunks. Andrew and Maya…
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CONSERVATION CAST E.11 with Dr. David Shiffman
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya had the opportunity to sit down with Dr.David Shiffman, a marine conservation biologist, conservation ecologist, scientific writer, and a scientific and environmental consultant. Together the duo discussed the important role scientific...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.10 with David Steen
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Dr. David Steen, a Herpetologist, and founder of The Alongside Wildlife Foundation. Steen, a wildlife ecologist, and conservation biologist, discussed the conservation challenges wild snakes populations face and previous research...
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CONSERVATION CAST E.9 with Save the Rhino
During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Emma Pereira from Save The Rhino. Periera serves as the organization's communications manager. Before starting with the organization, Emma was studying marine biology at university before deciding to move into environmental policy.…
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Conservation Cast by Maya HigaLivestreamed on twitch.tv/mayaContact / Socials: https://streamerlinks.com/maya
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