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ZSL Wild Science Podcast

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Natural Rubber
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EU Deforestation Regulation
Timber Traceability
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Asiatic Lions
Deforestation
Wellcome Sanger Institute
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London Zoo
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Delve into topical issues in zoology, conservation and the environment, from saving species and protecting the planet, to finding out about the animals living across the globe, including in London's own river Thames. Learn more about the science behind the conservation work being done by ZSL and others, in this podcast from ZSL's Institute of Zoology. Hosted previously by Dr Monni Böhm and Ellie D... more

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Happy World Swallowtail Day to our listeners! 🦋

To mark this special day and celebrate these incredible insects, we catch up with Sophie Ledger, Red List Research Associate and Manager at ZSL's Institute of Zoology, and Dr Mark Collins, President ... more

Modern zoos play a critical role in global conservation, but supporting wildlife under human care goes far beyond habitat design. Hear how ZSL's experts use science, behavioural insight and veterinary care to help animals thrive and support species o... more

How does our DNA, the tiny building blocks that make every species, and every individual, totally distinct, impact our evolution? In this episode, we learn how we can visualise our DNA, or genome, to allow us to better organise the tree of life, and ... more

Do you know where the wood in your floorboards comes from? Or your desk, or dining chairs? In this episode, we dig deep into the grain of a global issue that is often hidden in plain sight in our offices, our houses and our cities – tracing timber ba... more

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Recent Guests

Sophie Ledger
Red List Research Associate and Manager at ZSL's Institute of Zoology
ZSL Institute of Zoology
Episode: ZSL #052 World Swallowtail Day 2026: Celebrating and Saving Iconic Butterflies
Mark Collins
President of the Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust
Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterfly Trust
Episode: ZSL #052 World Swallowtail Day 2026: Celebrating and Saving Iconic Butterflies
Ava Jenkins
Wildlife lifer at the Institute of Zoology; collects blood and tissue samples for Darwin Tree of Life
Institute of Zoology, Darwin Tree of Life
Episode: ZSL #050 Mapping Nature's Code
Tom Mathers
Senior Computer Biologist in the GRIT team at Wellcome Sanger Institute; genome curation
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Episode: ZSL #050 Mapping Nature's Code
Mark Blaxter
Head of the Tree of Life Programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Episode: ZSL #050 Mapping Nature's Code
Annabelle Dodson
Project manager in the Sustainable Business and Finance Team at ZSL
ZSL
Episode: ZSL #049 The forest behind your floorboards
Victor Deklerck
Director of Science for World Forest ID
World Forest ID
Episode: ZSL #049 The forest behind your floorboards
Edouard De Rostolan
Representative from Michelin sharing rubber industry insights
Michelin
Episode: ZSL #048 The rubber story and the road to sustainability
Khun Soontorn
rubber smallholder advocating for higher rubber prices and sustainable practices
Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) executive committee
Episode: ZSL #048 The rubber story and the road to sustainability

Host

Harriet McAra
Host of ZSL Wild Science Podcast

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 72 ratings
  • Seriously informative!

    This is a great little podcast. One of the best on current conservation issues. Interesting subjects and presentation and gives you really good information in decent sized episodes. Love it, please keep it up.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Rory boy
    United Kingdom6 years ago
  • ZSL

    Just discovered ZSL and they have great guests! Keep it up!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nickzillajjjj
    Canada6 years ago
  • Varied, interesting, eye opening

    A great, bite sized (20 min) way to learn more about a variety of topics relating to nature/wildlife/ecology. I like that you hear different relevant experts for each episode, and they seem to have been chosen not just for their knowledge but for their ability to speak engagingly!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jjdvm
    United Kingdom8 years ago
  • Fascinating and enlightening

    This series of podcasts is full of revelations about the science behind the conservation work being carried out by ZSL and others. Short interviews with a variety of experts and succinct questions asked by Dr Monni Böhm make this an eminently listenable series. For anyone interested in conservation and the future of our natural world these podcasts are essential listening.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    NanoFife
    United Kingdom8 years ago
  • Fascinating insight

    Great mix of topics. Thanks ZSL for providing such an interesting and varied podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    CeeCee3456
    United Kingdom8 years ago

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Listeners praise the range of topics and practical insights from field to lab.
Very informative about conservation science and the zoo's role in research and welfare.
Engaging accessibility; guests explain complex science clearly with practical relevance.
High-quality, varied topics with expert guests who are good communicators.
Concise, bite-sized episodes that stay on theme and offer concrete takeaways.

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ZSL #052 World Swallowtail Day 2026: Celebrating and Saving Iconic Butterflies
Q: What is being done to make Red List information more accessible globally?
Efforts include multilingual translations (Spanish, Portuguese), regional prioritization of assessors, and engaging local experts to incorporate regional knowledge and unpublished data for more accurate and inclusive assessments.
ZSL #052 World Swallowtail Day 2026: Celebrating and Saving Iconic Butterflies
Q: How do IUCN Red List assessments work for swallowtails and how are data used to inform conservation?
Assessments use standardized criteria across life history, ecology, range, and threats to determine risk, helping identify region-specific patterns and priorities, and feed into action planning and monitoring to track changes over time.
ZSL #052 World Swallowtail Day 2026: Celebrating and Saving Iconic Butterflies
Q: What are the main threats swallowtails face and how have those threats changed over time?
Threats include habitat loss due to forest clearance and monocultures, pesticide use (including historical DDT), climate change causing range and timing shifts, and ongoing pressures from illegal trade; responses involve habitat protection, refined monitoring, and regulatory measures like CITES to curb trade.
ZSL #047 Shark Tales of North Wales
Q: Why is it important to engage with local fishers and understand historical fishing activity?
Fishers provide extensive, long-term knowledge about where sharks have been caught and how fishing practices have changed, which helps contextualize current data and build a more complete picture of shark populations over time.
ZSL #047 Shark Tales of North Wales
Q: What is an acoustic tag and how does it work?
An acoustic pinger tag emits coded signals that are detected by receivers around the bay, logging detections to map where the shark has been and how it uses different habitats, which after a year or so helps reconstruct movement patterns.

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