My guest for this episode is Dr. Martine Van Zijll Langhout.  It was a real pleasure to have this chat! Her passion for wildlife is tangible.  Her passion for wildlife conservation and medicine took Martine to many wild places in the world, where she worked with a wide range of wildlife species. Currently she's head of the veterinary department in Amsterdam Zoo and next to her work, she wrote a book about her life in the wilderness and what we human can learn from wildlife (Over Leven in het Wild). The enthusiastic reactions from readers inspired her to get a degree in life co ..read more

This is Whats'going on in the wildlife side Bonus 3 of the show Wildlife Conservation Insights.  I am Estelle, a French veterinarian, specialist in zoological medicine. In this bonus I will share with you 3 news:  - The first news is a fun factoid: Aye-aye do nose picking using their very long middle finger- This finding has recently been published in the journal of Zoology  - The second news has been recently published in Science and is pretty cool I think: Canine distemper virus select for mate choice and coat color in wolves.  - The third news is a microbiome study in a ..read more

My guest for this episode is Rebecca Richman. Rebecca is a Senior Research Specialist at Morris Animal Foundation. She is also an artist and owns an art studio called studio d'Une. Her goal through her art is to celebrate our love for nature!   She has been part of the Morris Animal Foundation for 12 years.  As an artist, Rebecca strongly supports conservation. Here is what she says: “Fluid, viable relationships bring into focus the connection of one life to another, and the ways in which we impact our planet and are impacted by it. I create images that reveal the inherent bond betw ..read more

 Bonjour!  I am Estelle, your host and this is Wildlife Conservation Insights, the podcast dedicated to the connections between wildlife and human being.      Welcome to Wildlife Conservation Insights! This is episode 13. The podcast is celebrating one year of existence!! It started last June 2021. Thank you for listening to this podcast from all over the world from 74 countries!  I really need your feedbacks to improve this podcast, please do not hesitate to reach out at wildlifeconservationinsights@gmail.com.  My guest for this episode is Suzanne Stone. Sh ..read more

 Bonjour! I am Estelle, your host and this is Wildlife Conservation Insights, the podcast dedicated to the connections between wildlife and human being.  This is episode 12.  My guest for this episode is Stuart Chapman. Mr. Chapman is currently the Leader of Tigers Alive Initiative, a program of the WWF International.   Since the age of 5, Stuart wanted to be a naturalist. A lifelong conservationist and vocal advocate for nature, he has lived and worked in Asia for 20 years starting his international career as a ranger trainer in Wolong Panda Reserve in China in 1991. In 20 ..read more

 Bonjour!  I am Estelle, your host and this is Wildlife Conservation Insights, the podcast dedicated to the connections between wildlife and human being.  Welcome to Wildlife Conservation Insights! This is episode 11.  My guest for this episode is a friend and wildlife veterinarian Dr. Maaike de Schepper. We met back in 2019 in Zimbabwe while attending the Wildlife capture Africa trust in Malilangwe. As you can imagine it was an incredible adventure.  I want to share with you the current work Maaike is doing.  Maaike is currently a wildlife veterinarian working ..read more

 Bonjour! I am Estelle, your host and this is Wildlife Conservation Insights, the podcast dedicated to the connections between wildlife and human being. You want to know more about wildlife? About whats going on: Why some species are getting endangered? What are the challenges our world is facing? You want to meet people that dedicate their life to save animal species? You want to be proactive and also participate in species conservation? This podcast is for you!!!  Welcome to Wildlife Conservation Insights! This is episode 10.  This episode is very special as it was recorded ..read more

This is Whats'going on in the wildlife side Bonus 2 of the show Wildlife Conservation Insights.  I am Estelle, a French veterinarian, specialist in zoological medicine. In this bonus I will share with you a special focus on koala and okapi conservation and we will then move on to a hot topic: COVID-19 in ungulates and gorillas. This bonus will then end on an Ocean note.  Ready? Go!    https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/refuge-of-endangered-african-unicorn-threatened-by-mining-poaching-habitat-loss/   https://www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-new-fda-chief-nig ..read more

This is Whats'going on in the wildlife side Bonus 1 of the show Wildlife Conservation Insights.  I am Estelle, a French veterinarian, specialist in zoological medicine. In this bonus I will share with you a special focus on species loss (species going extinct and new species facing new threats) and end with two really neat news about Ocean protection! Ready? Go!  https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/species-in-bushmeat-trade-in-cameroon-and-the-republic-of-congo/   https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/ecuador-to-announce-creation-of-hermandad-marine-reserve-off-galapagos-c ..read more

Bonjour! I am Estelle, your host and this is Wildlife Conservation Insights, the podcast dedicated to the connections between wildlife and human being. You want to know more about wildlife? About whats going on: Why some species are getting endangered? What are the challenges our world is facing? You want to meet people that dedicate their life to save animal species? You want to be proactive and also participate in species conservation? This podcast is for you!!!  Welcome to Wildlife Conservation Insights, and Happy New Year 2022!   This is episode 9: our first episode of the year ..read more