Posts tagged conservation
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death [ENCORE] /275
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death [ENCORE] /275

Ayana and Mike touch on the history of cattle ranching and grazing rights, trophic cascades and the vitality of death, the violent lineages of conservation, and ecological restoration as an antidote to species loss.

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More Than Human Kin, Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The Wildnational park, restoration, recovery, conservation, Yellowstone National Park, evolution, predators, trophic cascade, gray wolf, extinction, extinction crisis, bison, coyote, American mythology, the West, coexistence, cattle ranching, grazing rights, biological diversity, conservation model, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, Anthropocene, Song of the Dodo, beyond-human, Rocky Mountains, american plains bison, ecological literacy, Western ColoradoComment
TOM BUTLER on the Complexities of Large-Scale Conservation /218
TOM BUTLER on the Complexities of Large-Scale Conservation /218

Tom Butler shares how the Chacabuco Valley has successfully been rewilded from overgrazed ranching lands to a thriving ecosystem through the utilization of privately protected areas. We explore the differences between restoration and rewilding and the complex world of large-scale land conservation and wildlife restoration.

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Conservation RestorationFor The Wildconservation, wild, Tompkins Conservation, Patagonia, The North Face, rewilding, protected parks, wilderness philanthropy, wildlife philanthropy, ecological system, wildness, land conservation, national parks, protected area, tompkins conservation ibera, Kris Tompkins, Doug Tompkins, wilderness charities, wildlife non profit, national parks of south america, largest national parks in south america, wildlife conservation, Dave Foreman, RewildingComment
GINA RAE LA CERVA on Wild Foods and Our Web of Relations /197
GINA RAE LA CERVA on Wild Foods and Our Web of Relations /197

Gina shares how colonization eradicated many wild foods, the status of wild foods in the global market, and how “feasting wild” not only awakens a central part of our being, but it is also an opportunity for foragers to leade the way in ecological restoration and conservation.

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Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Food Sovereignty, Globalization, Conservation RestorationFor The WildGina Rae La Cerva, Santa Fe, NM, Feasting Wild, wild foods, foraging, mushroom foraging, wild mushrooms, the commodification of wild food, biodiversity, Borneo, Democratic Republic of Congo, game meat, bushmeat, wild meat, conservation, women and conservation, Noma, ramps, rewilding, biophilia, green sea turtle, extinction, industrial agriculture, diet, hunter-gathererComment
JILL WEITZ on Salmon Beyond Borders /165
JILL WEITZ on Salmon Beyond Borders /165

Learn the ins and outs of issues playing out at the transboundary, such as the toxic legacy of tailings disasters, the complexities of management and enforcement on the ground, the polluter pays principle, and the golden triangle in B.C.

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Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The WildSalmon Beyond Borders, transboundary watershed, wild salmon, salmon, salmon river, the Taku River, the Stikine River, the Unuk River, conservation, Alaska, British Columbia, mining industry, tailings pond, tailings disaster, consent, resource management, salmon runs, fishery, fishing industry, seafood industry, restorationComment
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death /152
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death /152

Ayana and Mike’s conversation touches on the history of cattle ranching and grazing rights, trophic cascades and the vitality of death, the violent lineages of conservation, and ecological restoration as an antidote to species loss.

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More Than Human Kin, Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The Wildnational park, restoration, recovery, conservation, Yellowstone National Park, evolution, predators, trophic cascade, gray wolf, extinction, extinction crisis, bison, coyote, American mythology, the West, coexistence, cattle ranching, grazing rights, biological diversity, conservation model, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, Anthropocene, Song of the Dodo, beyond-human, Rocky Mountains, american plains bison, ecological literacy, Western ColoradoComment
Reshaping the Landscape of Conservation Media at JACKSON WILD /146
Reshaping the Landscape of Conservation Media at JACKSON WILD /146

Join Ayana and six storytellers who are shifting the landscape of conservation from behind their cameras, bold media strategies, and work in the field.

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Design+Strategy, On Location, Shore Ocean Communities, Media Art, Conservation RestorationFor The Wildconservation, marine conservation, nature documentary, environmental film, storytelling, colonial conservation, climate change, expanding the narrative, archaeology, Diving with a Purpose, Society of Black Archaeologists, maritime heritage conservation, community collaboration, WildAid, natural heritage, illegal fishing, for the oceans, Parley for the Oceans, surfing, Chile, National Geographic, media strategy, mangrove forests, Kenya, history of conservationComment
SEFRA ALEXANDRA on Seed Remembrance /142
SEFRA ALEXANDRA on Seed Remembrance /142

Sefra and Ayana look into the culture of seed saving, the importance of diversity in the global food supply, the grave impacts of seed relief on local agro-economic systems, undermining seed oligarchies, and the ways in which being in relationship with seeds offer us a deeper connection to all dimensions of life

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Food Sovereignty, Plant Intelligence, Conservation RestorationFor The WildPerennial, ethnobotanical, conservation, preservation, restoration, heirloom seeds, non-GMO, seed diversity, seed saving, seed savers, plant genes, seed banks, seed bank, food security, seed sovereignty, ancient seeds, agroecology, agrarian, taro, kalo, seed dispersal, harvest, stewardship, bioregion, industrial agriculture, extinction, Seed Huntress, seed oligarchies, proprietary seeds, Bayer, Corteva, Monsanto, Crop Trust, Genebank, in-situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, global seed bank, climate change, climate resilience, global food securityComment
ELSA SEBASTIAN on Loving the Last Stands of the Tongass /141
ELSA SEBASTIAN on Loving the Last Stands of the Tongass /141

Fall in love with the Tongass, as Elsa shares stories from the field, communities where boom and bust industry have torn people apart, and her personal journey as a second-generation activist.

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Decolonization, Indigenous Sovereignty, Cultural Strategy, Direct Action, The Cost of Capitalism, Activism AllyshipFor The WildA Love Song To Cascadia, Timber industry, old growth, forests, logging, clearcut, wildlife corridors, relationship to place, groundtruthing, citizen science, conservation, land defense, resource extraction, sacrifice zone, land management, commercial fishing, salmon, fishing industry, boom and bust cycle, Roadless Rule, colonialism, advocacy, Voices of the Tongass Comments
DUNE LANKARD on the Day the Water Died /86
DUNE LANKARD on the Day the Water Died /86

Dune’s determination to take on lawsuits, with visionary alternatives to the status quo, has made the wildest possibilities of conservation happen in Alaska. He has turned cultural corners from the forced corporatization of native people’s relationship to their water, tree, and fish kin.

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Colonial Violence, Cultural Strategy, Radical Imagination, Racial Equity Justice, Transition TransformationFor The Wilddisaster, conservation, environmental degradation, resource collapse, Exxon Valdez spill, Cordova, Alaska, Indigenous resource management, fossil fuels, environmental economics, A Love Song To Cascadia, Extractivism Comment
ROSEMARY GLADSTAR on Uniting Plant Savers /31
ROSEMARY GLADSTAR on Uniting Plant Savers /31

Rosemary Gladstar joins us to discuss her activism in protecting and restoring medicinal plants and their habitats. She is a pioneer in the herbal movement and has been called the 'godmother of American Herbalism'.

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Grassroots Herbalism, Plant IntelligenceFor The Wildconservation, restoration, plants, medicinal plants, habitat restoration, Sonoma, Traditional Medicinals, Sage Mountain, botanical sanctuaries, native species, endangered plants, Rosemary Gladstar, Rosemary, Gladstar, 31 Comments
TOM WALDO on Fighting For Alaska's Ancient Rainforest /19
TOM WALDO on Fighting For Alaska's Ancient Rainforest /19

Today we will take an in depth look at the Tongass National Forest, the largest of US national forests, it consists of one third of the world’s coastal temperate rainforest ecosystem. Tom Waldo, senior staff attorney with Earth Justice in AK, who has dedicated the last 25 years to defending Alaska’s ancient forests.

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For The Forests, Conservation RestorationFor The Wildalaska, conservation, Voices of the Tongass, Forest, temperate rainforest, Tongass, old growth, Trees, Earthjustice, rights of nature, habitatComment
MARY ELLEN HANNIBAL on the Spine of the Continent /18
MARY ELLEN HANNIBAL on the Spine of the Continent /18

Today we explore an epic conservation project that encompasses the North American Rockies, and the infinite relationships between the species that inhabit them. Mary Ellen Hannibal is a writer and editor focusing on science and culture. Her book, The Spine of the Continent, is about a social, geographical, and scientific effort to save nature.

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Conservation RestorationFor The Wildconservation, wildlife, Rockies, geography, geology, landscapes, science, culture, species, mountains, wildife, animals, plants, nature reserves, biodiversityComment
LINDA TUCKER on White Lions in Mythology and Nature /01
LINDA TUCKER on White Lions in Mythology and Nature /01

Linda Tucker, an ecological activist, grew up in South Africa during Apartheid and attended the Universities of Cape Town in South Africa and Cambridge in the United Kingdom. In 2002, she founded the Global White Lion Protection Trust.

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More Than Human Kin, Multispecies JusticeFor The Wildconservation, africa, rewilding, indigeneity, South Africa, Apartheid, ecological activist, wildlife conservation, women in science, women for nature, sacred animal, shamanic tradition, Tsonga, Sepedi, big cats, wildlife, animals, nature, myth, mythos, animal Comments