Turn On The Light

Episode Sixteen - The Black Footed Ferret Part 2. Featuring Soraya Abdel-Hadi

Welcome to part 2 of the first two-parter of the podcast! This episode concludes my favourite conservation success story of the Black Footed Ferret and concludes Series 1

Episode Fifteen - The Black Footed Ferret. Featuring Soraya Abdel-Hadi

This exciting episode is part 1 of 2! That's right, we have a two-parter episode to round off Season 1 of Turn On The Light! Which also means this is the penultimate epis

Episode Fourteen - The Iberian Lynx. Featuring AJ Muheim.

This week we pop over to southern Europe to hear the fall, and crucially, rise of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus). Mass effort from the Spanish government and 20 organis

Episode Thirteen - The Echo Parakeet. Featuring Bianca Young

Today we dive back into island life in Mauritius with a tale of survival from the Echo Parakeet. We again hear of the triumphs of the remarkable Professor Carl Jones in t

Episode Twelve - The Sea Otter. Featuring Leoni Dickerhoff

This week we are back in the ocean, this time with the charismatic furry fellow, the sea otter. After intense hunting of these dudes for their wonderful fur, they have ma

Episode Eleven - All Seven Sea Turtles. Featuring Ella Garrud

We delve into the watery world of the sea turtle, describing all 7 species and optimism for their future. We speak to Ella Garrud about her love for the ocean and current

Episode Ten - Black Voices in Conservation

As @winterbeckles says on his Twitter, "Science is better when perspectives are diverse." This is a small list of diverse perspectives to get stuck into - @greengirlleah💚

Episode Nine - Przewalski's horse. Featuring Adam Cook

This week we travel to the steppes of Central Asia to learn about the journey of Przewalski's Horse from extinction in the wild, to thriving reintroduced populations toda

Episode Eight - The Southern Corroboree Frog. Featuring Tristan Dewick

This time we delve into the tiny world of the Southern Corroboree Frog. This colourful fellow seems to be running out of time... Thank God for the conservationist and org

Episode Seven - The Pink Pigeon. Featuring Louise Whale

This week tells the miraculous tale of the flamboyant little fellow, the Pink Pigeon. We travel back to the island of Mauritius and reconnect with the Mauritius Wildlife

Episode Six - The Eurasian Beaver. Featuring Ben Jones

Today we delve into the magical story of beavers being reintroduced to the green and fertile lands of the British Isles. We speak to Ben Jones about his experiences livin

Episode Five - Cabo Pulmo National Park. Featuring Maren Toor.

Todays episode is a bit different; I speak of the glowing success of a whole national park not just one species! This story is known as one of the greatest successes in o

Episode Four - The Gray Whale. Featuring Audrey Granger

Welcome to Episode Four, which tells the tale of the Gray Whale! Another ocean giant put at risk by the whaling activities of man, boo! I tell of their bounce back, and i

Episode Three - The Humpback Whale. Featuring Molly Gray

This epsiode features the grand elegance of the ocean that is the Humpback Whale. My special guest this week is Molly Gray, a cetacean lover who commited herself to raisi

Episode Two - The Mauritius Kestrel. Featuring Emily Linney

This week I tell the story of the soaring magnificence that is the Mauritius Kestrel. My guest is Emily Linney, an ecologist working in London and the surrounding areas.

Episode One - The Mountain Gorilla. Featuring Jessie Panazzolo

Episode One of Turn On The Light is here! Introducing you to the format of the show, what the podcast is all about and the story of the first chosen species, the Mountain

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