For our September episode, we were joined by conservation biologist Kate Sheridan! Kate is originally from the UK, however, her work as taken her to all corners of the globe. She initially moved to South Africa to complete her Masters, which looked at recreationist perceptions of lethal and non-lethal management of sharks, and has recently left her job as a marine biologist in the Maldives. Kate has a large social media presence, and like she is with her own audience, she was very open with us on the struggles that she has faced with breaking into the industry, as well as imposter syndrome. Since leaving her in the Maldives, we hear all about her recent trip to South Africa and the de-horning conservation work that she was involved with, as well as some insight into her next moves. This is a long one- we could have kept chatting for hours!

As mentioned in the episode, here is the link to her published research from her masters:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X2100244X?via%3Dihub

You can keep up with her adventures on instagram @conservation_kate

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In August's episode we were fortunate enough to chat to wildlife biologist Janice Vaz! Janice shares with us her groundbreaking research in big cat animal welfare, as well the hardships & hurdles that she had to navigate through her PhD, particularly with moving to a new country during COVID-19. We hear all about the differences she has noticed in research between her home country in India, compared to Australia where she completed her PhD. Janice has done a significant amount of work in the science communication spaces, through her not-for-profit organisation "Project Monkey", as well as her fantastic artwork (which we have shared on our social media pages). Janice was an absolute pleasure to have on the podcast, and was very open and vulnerable with us about the challenges that she has faced in her career so far- we hope that you get as much out of this chat as we did! You can connect with Janice through her Instagram @janice_vaz_

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We are back after a short winter break! Who better to kick things back off with, than the very inspiring Amy Robbins. Amy is the currently the Deputy Curator of Mammals at Auckland Zoo, as well as the founder of the Sumatran Ranger Project. Amy shares her extensive journey in the zoo industry, particularly with orangutans and carnivores. She delves into the changes that she would like to see within the zoo industry, as well as what she believes the roles that zoos have in wildlife conservation. We learn all about the incredible work that Amy does with the Sumatran Ranger Project in mitigating human-wildlife conflict in North Sumatra, as well as her experiences as an eco-adventure guide. Amy was so generous in sharing advice from her very successful career with our listeners- so tune in!

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