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Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.</p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <hr> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-compact-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Season 6</h2> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-expanded-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p style="text-align: center;" rel="text-align: center;"><span class="fine-print"><a href="https://www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio/season-1">Season 1</a> | <a href="https://www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio/season-2">Season 2</a> | <a href="https://www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio/season-3">Season 3</a> | <a href="https://www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio/season-4">Season 4</a> | <a href="https://www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio#season5">Season 5</a></span> </p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S6, Episode 3: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant & Peter Gros of NBC’s Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Host “Family Day” at the REEL WILD New York Film Festival, April 5</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>In the 3<sup>rd</sup> and final episode featuring the inaugural REEL WILD New York Film Festival, which launches in New York City this week, we talk to the hosts of the popular television series Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom “Protecting the Wild.” They’ll be on hand for the screening of several of the show’s episodes in an exciting and inviting family-friendly program on Saturday, April 5.</p><p><strong>Reporting</strong>: Nat Moss<br><strong>Guests</strong>: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, Peter Gros</p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2069211208&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/dr-rae-wynn-grant-peter-gros-of-nbcs-mutual-of-omahas-wild-kingdom-host-family-day-at-the-new-york-wild-film-festival-april-5" title="Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant & Peter Gros of NBC’s Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Host “Family Day” at the New York WILD Film Festival, April 5" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant & Peter Gros of NBC’s Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Host “Family Day” at the New York WILD Film Festival, April 5</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <hr> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Previous Episodes</h2> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p><strong></strong></p><h3 style="text-align: center;">S6, Episode 2 Stories That Inspire, Films That Matter | REEL WILD™ NY Film Festival</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>In the second episode of our three-part series on WCS's REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival, we go behind the scenes to uncover the inspiration behind this inaugural event celebrating remarkable filmmakers and extraordinary wildlife stories from around the globe.</p><p>From Namibia’s resilient desert lions to a massive annual walrus gathering in the Russian Arctic, this year’s lineup aims not only to captivate audiences but also to spark meaningful conservation action. Hannah Kaplan has this report.</p><p>Get your tickets for The REEL WILD™ NEW YORK Film Festival: <a href="https://www.wcs.org/reelwild">reelwild.org</a></p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Hannah Kaplan<br><strong>Guests</strong><strong>: </strong>Natalie Cash, John Calvelli </p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2064638988&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/stories-that-inspire-films-that-matter-reel-wild-ny-film-festival" title="Stories That Inspire, Films That Matter | REEL WILD NY Film Festival" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Stories That Inspire, Films That Matter | REEL WILD NY Film Festival</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S6, Episode 1: Oscar-Nominated Documentary “Haulout” Comes to the First Annual REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>This spring, the inaugural WCS-curated <a href="https://www.wcs.org/reelwild">REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival</a> comes to Manhattan. Taking place on April 4-5, this two-day event showcases award-winning natural history films and offers a unique chance to hear directly from the filmmakers and experts behind the stories. In the first of a 3-part series on the festival, we look at one of those films, the 2022 Oscar-nominated documentary “Haulout,” which explores the impact of climate change on walrus habitat in the Arctic. </p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Nat Moss<br><strong>Guests: </strong>Evgenia Arbugaeva, Natalie Cash, Martin Robards, Jonathan Slaght </p><p><i>[Parts of this episode originally aired in March 2023.]</i></p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2058777964&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/oscar-nominated-documentary-haulout-comes-to-the-first-annual-reel-wild-new-york-film-festival" title="Oscar-Nominated Documentary “Haulout” Comes to the First Annual REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Oscar-Nominated Documentary “Haulout” Comes to the First Annual REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;" rel="text-align: center;"><a name="season5"></a>S5, Episode 13: An Impactful Partnership That’s Helping Save Snakebite Victims</h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal;"></span> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>The Bronx Zoo’s Herpetology Team cares for a number of venomous snakes at the zoo’s World of Reptiles. As professionals, they know what they’re doing. Just in case, though, the zoo team keeps antivenom on site and a thorough plan in place to address any potential emergencies. Fortunately, it hasn’t been needed any time in recent memory. Instead, that antivenom, and the team, are helping to save lives outside the zoo through an impactful partnership with nearby NYC Health and Hospitals–Jacobi.</p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Dan Rosen<br><strong>Guests:</strong> Kevin Torregrosa, Dr. Joshua Z. Silverberg</p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2052558520&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/an-impactful-partnership-thats-helping-save-snakebite-victims" title="An Impactful Partnership That’s Helping Save Snakebite Victims" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">An Impactful Partnership That’s Helping Save Snakebite Victims</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 12: The Mongolian Khulan | Nomads on the Edge</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>The khulan - a species of wild equid - is a true nomad, covering distances unmatched by any other land mammal. Yet, their survival in Mongolia’s harsh Gobi desert is a constant battle. Populations already strained by overhunting and harsh winters – exacerbated by climate change – are now facing a growing threat from rapid road and railway construction, which fragments the landscape and cuts them off from essential resources. </p><p>Now, WCS is developing innovative solutions that benefit both this vital species and the local communities that share its habitat. </p><p><em>WCS wishes to thank Cartier for Nature for their invaluable support of WCS Mongolia’s efforts with local communities. To learn more about Cartier for Nature visit <a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/E26UCgJKm4tg9W2WUNf1T4Oj-s" id="OWAba69bdc1-76ce-0055-6c5f-9d4b932077d0" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/E26UCgJKm4tg9W2WUNf1T4Oj-s" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="0d46228c-b98f-4648-8dcb-3414bfb0d31a">cartierfornature.org</a>.</em></p><p><em>We also extend our deepest gratitude to Fondation Segré for their commitment to khulan conservation in Mongolia. To learn more about Fondation Segré, visit <a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/dFIoCpYKy5Ul66j3cGsDTGDs-T/" id="OWA5d8dfc84-420b-0b51-0fa3-bcd3d420931f" class="OWAAutoLink elementToProof" title="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/dFIoCpYKy5Ul66j3cGsDTGDs-T/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="3883e249-6d1b-429f-bf85-0191d250e704">fondationsegre.org</a>.</em></p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Hannah Kaplan<br><strong>Guests</strong>: Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar, Bayarmaa Chuluunbat, Batbayar Galtbalt</p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2042546932&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/the-mongolian-khulan-nomads-on-the-edge" title="The Mongolian Khulan | Nomads on the Edge" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">The Mongolian Khulan | Nomads on the Edge</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 11: An Update on Avian Influenza</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>Highly pathogenic avian influenza is having an unprecedented and devastating impact on wildlife. We have the latest on its path and where it may be headed, including whether or not it could pose an even a bigger threat to humans.</p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Dan Rosen<br><strong>Guest:</strong> Dr. Christian Walzer</p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2031601860&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/an-update-on-avian-influenza" title="An Update on Avian Influenza" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">An Update on Avian Influenza</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 10: Protecting the Protectors | The Crucial Support Behind Conservation's Frontline Heroes</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>Rangers are the frontline guardians of conservation efforts, regularly putting their physical and mental health at risk to protect our planet. But they can't do it alone—they need more support and resources to stay safe and effective in their vital work. </p><p>That’s where URSA, the Universal Ranger Support Alliance—which supports the International Ranger Federation and counts WCS among its members—steps in to ensure they get the backing they deserve.</p><p><strong>Reporting</strong>: Hannah Kaplan<br><strong>Guests</strong>: Alexa Montefiore, Rohit Singh, Yahaira Urbina </p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2021052301&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/protecting-the-protectors-the-crucial-support-behind-conservations-frontline-heroes" title="Protecting the Protectors | The Crucial Support Behind Conservation's Frontline Heroes" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Protecting the Protectors | The Crucial Support Behind Conservation's Frontline Heroes</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 9: Miamba Yetu | Incentivizing Investment to Protect Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs in East Africa</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>Roughly 90% of coral reefs globally face collapse by 2050 due to human activity. At the same time, close to a quarter of all marine life is found in coral reef ecosystems, which support some one billion of the world's population. Miamba Yetu is a creative new financing mechanism designed to help protect coral reefs off the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania that are resilient to climate change, while supporting the communities that depend on them.</p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Nat Moss<br><strong>Guests: </strong>Fahd Al-Guthmy, Ray Victurine, Evelyn Namvua<span></span></p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2010518167&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/miamba-yetu-incentivizing-investment-to-protect-climate-resilient-coral-reefs-in-east-africa" title="Miamba Yetu | Incentivizing Investment to Protect Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs in East Africa" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Miamba Yetu | Incentivizing Investment to Protect Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs in East Africa</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 8: Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 2: An Exceptional Gift for Conservation from Goldman Sachs</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>In 2004, the investment bank and financial services firm Goldman Sachs came into possession of a group of distressed assets that included a 680,000-acre parcel of land at the bottom of South America. In Part 2 of our celebration of the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the establishment of Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park, we dive into the extraordinary story of how Goldman came to gift this pristine landscape to WCS for conservation.</p><p><strong>Reporting</strong><strong>:</strong> Nat Moss<br><strong>Guests</strong><strong>:</strong> Bob Christie, John Calvelli, Larry Linden, Kent Redford, Steven Sanderson</p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>WCS wishes to acknowledge the important contributions of the following individuals to the successful transfer of land from Goldman Sachs to the Wildlife Conservation Society for the creation of the Karukinka Natural Park in Tierra del Fuego, Chile: <i "="">Chris Austin, Kathy Barclay, </i><i>John Bryan, Norman Christensen, Bob Christie, Dale Cooney, Brad D Gillman, Max Gitter, Salman Kahn, Nico Kogan, Adam Levine, Larry Linden, Kim Maxfield, John O’Leary<span class="xxxxxgmail-apple-converted-space">, Kevin Padrick<span class="xxxxxgmail-apple-converted-space">, Hank Paulson, Juan Robayo, John F.W. Rogers, Peter Rose, Jed Schaefer, Don Stern, Doug Tompkins, Kris Tompkins.</span></span></i></p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1993077927&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/chiles-karukinka-natural-park-turns-20-part-2-an-exceptional-gift-for-conservation-from-goldman-sachs" title="Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 2: An Exceptional Gift for Conservation from Goldman Sachs" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 2: An Exceptional Gift for Conservation from Goldman Sachs</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 7: Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 1: How a Conservation Commitment Blossomed in Tierra del Fuego</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>The 300,000-hectare Karukinka Natural Park was created in 2004 after land in Chilean Tierra del Fuego was donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society by Goldman Sachs. As the park celebrates its 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary, we begin a two-part series on how its establishment helped to spur both the development of an ambitious WCS Country Program in Chile and the expansion of the country’s national conservation efforts. </p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Nat Moss<br><strong>Guests:</strong> Bárbara Saavedra, Melissa Carmody, Rodrigo Munzenmayer </p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1968284287&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/chiles-karukinka-natural-park-turns-20-part-1-how-a-conservation-commitment-blossomed-in-tierra-del-fuego" title="Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 1: How a Conservation Commitment Blossomed in Tierra del Fuego" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 1: How a Conservation Commitment Blossomed in Tierra del Fuego</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 6: This Bat Week, A Promising Solution to a Scourge Devastating North America’s Bat Populations</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>It’s Bat Week. White-nose syndrome is a deadly fungus that’s wiping out bats across North America. New research makes the case that it’s having a direct negative impact on human health, too. WCS Canada has an innovative solution to address the problem.</p><p><strong>Reporter:</strong> Dan Rosen<br><strong>Guest: </strong>Cori <span class="xspelle" style="background-color: initial; letter-spacing: 0.01em;">Lausen</span></p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1945548727&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/this-bat-week-a-promising-solution-to-a-scourge-devastating-north-americas-bat-populations" title="This Bat Week, A Promising Solution to a Scourge Devastating North America’s Bat Populations" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">This Bat Week, A Promising Solution to a Scourge Devastating North America’s Bat Populations</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 5: The U.S. Government’s Role at CBD COP16</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>The United States is one of only 2 UN Member States that is actually not a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Back in the 1990s, the Senate failed to ratify the treaty. But, when the parties meet in Colombia next week at COP16, the U.S. is expected to have a significant presence. Over the years, it has been successful at driving ambition in policy, action, and nature finance pledges. For Part 3 of our CBD series, hear from the WCS Federal Affairs team on the U.S.'s role.</p><p><strong>Reporting: </strong>Dan Rosen<br><strong>Guest:</strong> Kelly Keenan Aylward</p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1936108355&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/the-us-governments-role-at-cbd-cop16" title="The U.S. Government's Role at CBD COP16" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">The U.S. Government's Role at CBD COP16</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 4: In Colombia, Making “Peace with Nature” </h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>Cali, Colombia will soon play host to the biennial gathering of parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The theme of this important international meeting will be “Peace with Nature.” WCS will have a significant delegation on the ground. For our 2nd episode highlighting the CBD’s 16th Conference of the Parties, or COP, critical members of that delegation give their thoughts on the coming meeting and what WCS’s priorities will be. </p><p><strong>Reporting: </strong>Nat Moss<br><strong>Guests: </strong>Susan Lieberman, Catalina Gutierrez, Jose Luis Gomez<span></span> </p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1933253960&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/in-colombia-the-global-community-gathers-to-make-peace-with-nature" title="In Colombia, Making “Peace with Nature”" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">In Colombia, Making “Peace with Nature”</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 3: The Global Conservation Community Prepares for Action on Biodiversity Protection in Colombia</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>The 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity—or CBD COP16—convenes in Cali, Colombia beginning on October 21. More than 14,000 participants are expected to attend, representing national governments, NGOs, Indigenous groups, the private sector, and others. In the first of a three-part series on the coming COP, Wild Audio spoke with the CBD Deputy Executive Secretary David Cooper to learn more about what brings the conservation community to Latin America and what they hope to achieve there.</p><p><strong>Reporting</strong>: Nat Moss<br><strong>Guest</strong>: David Cooper</p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1928271545&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/the-global-conservation-community-prepares-for-action-on-biodiversity-protection-in-colombia" title="The Global Conservation Community Prepares for Action on Biodiversity Protection in Colombia" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">The Global Conservation Community Prepares for Action on Biodiversity Protection in Colombia</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 2: New York Climate Week, Part 2 | Investing in Healthy Forests for People and the Planet</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>In Part 2 of our podcast series exploring the themes of New York Climate Week, we look at a new initiative being piloted by the WCS Forests and Climate Change program to attract investment in large tropical areas with healthy ecosystems. The High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative, or HIFOR, provides a novel approach to compensate nature and its protectors for the services they provide. </p><p><strong>Reporting</strong>: Nat Moss<br><strong>Guests</strong>: Ashley Camhi, Tom Evans<span></span></p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1919351321&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/investing-in-healthy-forests-for-people-and-the-planet" title="Investing in Healthy Forests for People and the Planet" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Investing in Healthy Forests for People and the Planet</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">S5, Episode 1: New York Climate Week, Part 1 | How Ecological Restoration and Innovation are Restoring Forests and Reconnecting Landscapes</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>WCS is focusing on ecological restoration, transforming degraded lands into thriving habitats with the collaboration of Indigenous and local communities, and innovative tools enabling real-time tracking of conservation progress. On this episode, how restoration, technology, and community partnerships are shaping a sustainable future.</p><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Hannah Kaplan<br><strong>Guests:</strong> Tim Rayden, Diane Detoeuf, Itma Selene Torres Rodríguez</p> </div> <div class="container-medium margin-expanded-bottom"> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1913805758&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio" title="WCS Wild Audio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">WCS Wild Audio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wcs-wild-audio/how-ecological-restoration-and-innovation-are-restoring-forests-and-reconnecting-landscapes" title="How Ecological Restoration and Innovation are Restoring Forests and Reconnecting Landscapes" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">How Ecological Restoration and Innovation are Restoring Forests and Reconnecting Landscapes</a></div> </div> <script src="" async></script> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">Summer Series: Reducing Single-Use Plastics from Our Waste Stream to Protect Marine Wildlife and the Planet</h3> </div> <div class="wysiwyg container-medium margin-standard-bottom pad-2-horizontal"> <p>The world produces over 400 metric tons of plastic every year today. Single-use plastics—from utensils and straws to soda bottles and packaging—enter our waste stream at an alarming rate. Less than 10 percent of all plastic is recycled. 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