DOC Sounds of Science Podcast
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35: A Flipping Good Time with Dr. Jody Weir
Marine biologist and primatologist Dr Jody Weir has extensive expertise on marine animals, specifically: fur seals, dolphins and turtles – all things finned and beautiful.Jody has also researched…
34: Better unguLATE than never with George Ledgard
George knows everything there is to know about hooved creatures that walk on their toes—ungulates, for those in the know—and he’s a keen hunter as well as a technical advisor on the topic of wild…
33: Pen(guin) pals with Cassie Mealey
Cassie has the most interesting answer possible to the question ‘what do you do for fun?’ She rehabilitates penguins.As one of our technical advisors specialising in fauna, in addition to running…
32: Parrot patter
Terry is an expert in all kinds of parrots, specifically kākā, kākāriki karaka/NZ parakeet and kākāpō.He’s spent a lot of time catching and monitoring birds, studying them, and advising on the…
31: All things kākāpō part 2
Part 2 of our special with kākāpō scientist, Dr. Andrew Digby. We ask listeners’ questions about kākāpō, talk about some of the biggest wins and disappointments in kākāpō management, and learn new…
30: All things kākāpō part 1
Dr. Andrew Digby does a deep dive on the science of kākāpō management, recalls weird behaviour he’s observed from them in the field, and explains some of the big challenges the population are facing,…
29: Summer supercut
To celebrate summer in Aotearoa, we’ve put together a supercut, packed to the brim with all the best bits from previous episodes. From cryptic species to sharks to seal production—this supercut has…
28: Volcanology
Volcanologist Hollei Gabrielsen (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whitikaupeka) on providing advice about volcanoes, particularly in Tongariro National Park; and how her whakapapa, heritage, informs her…
27: In a galaxiid far, far away
Freshwater scientist Nixie Boddy on researching non-migratory galaxiids, native fish, and her adventures in the field—some of which involve costumes.Nixie has a huge amount of knowledge about how…
#26 Field yarns with Tim part 2
Kiwi ranger Tim Raemaekers on the tokoeka kiwi monitoring programme in Fiordland, the predator control challenges at Shy Lake, and the emotional roller-coaster of starring in a conservation…
#25 Field yarns with Tim part 1
Ranger and Biodiversity Project lead Tim Raemaekers on handling rare species, becoming a kiwi ranger, and the incredible things he’s seen robin/toutouwai, kākāpō and kiwi get up to.Tim is an…
#24 Kiwi as
Ranger Chris Dodd (Doddy) on what it’s like to track and monitor rare kiwi birds in Aotearoa New Zealand.Doddy is a passionate kiwi conservationist who started his career working with seabirds on the…
#23 Deals with seals
Marine biologist Laura Boren dives into her favourite topic, seals, and shares some on-the-job stories about this mischievous species.Laura grew up in the landlocked state of Nebraska and is now one…
#22 Kaitiaki kauri, protecting the mighty kauri
Ranger Hana Harris explains how we can help protect kauri from the notorious pathogen threatening our forests.Hana hails from the beautiful Northland region. In this episode she shares kōrero about…
#21 Banding banter
Ecologist Michelle Bradshaw discusses what we can learn from the data we get from banded birds and shares some cautionary tales about on the fly identification.Michelle is in charge of the National…
DOC Sounds of Science bonus episode, the trailer
The DOC Sounds of Science podcast is a behind-scenes-look at conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Every episode we chat with one of our experts about their greatest achievements and most interesting…
S3E20 #20 Conservation and culture
In this episode we’re talking about how our conservation past intersects with both our present and our future, and how our treaty commitments need to be at the heart of this.Aroha Gilling is an…
S3E19 #19: Wildlife warrior
CITES is an international agreement regulating the import and export of endangered animals and plants. What’s this? And why is it important? CITES officer Avi Narula is going to tell you.Avi has…
S3E18 #18 Cryptic critters
Stories about velvet worms, tiny frogs, crooning bats and more from ecologist Jess Scrimgeour. Jess knows that the Fab Five—in this case we mean kākāpō, kiwi, whio, takahē, and kererū—are easy to…
#17 Shark talk
Renowned shark expert Clinton Duffy shares niche knowledge and on-the-job stories.Sharks have a little bit of a PR problem. They’re fascinating, intelligent creatures, and most of them mind their own…
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DOC Sounds of Science Podcast has published 36 episodes since January 2019, covering topics in Kids & Family, Natural Sciences.
DOC Sounds of Science Podcast is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 33m.
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