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Marine Mammal Science

May 31, 2020

This week Dr. Chris Parsons interviews Dr. Lee Talbot. Lee has had a long and interesting career in ecology and conservation, but he was especially influential for being the writer of both the US Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. He tells us about how he managed to persuade President Nixon...


May 23, 2020

Dr. Michelle Barbieri is the guest on this week’s podcast talking about NOAA’s efforts to conserve the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. In addition to the threats that the seals face, and the various conservation initiatives that have to put in place to help the seals’ recovery, we discuss what it is like to be...


May 16, 2020

Dr. Chris Parsons chats this week to Steve Leathery form the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) about the Government’s role in managing, conserving and studying marine mammals. They also discuss some of the main issues in marine mammal conservation at the moment and the possibilities for...


May 11, 2020

Dr. Lucy Keith-Diagne of the African Aquatic Conservation Fund is Dr. Chris Parsons’ guest this week, talking about African manatee conservation and what it’s like to conduct aquatic conservation science in Senegal. For more information about the work of this great environmental group please visit @AfricanAquatic on...


May 4, 2020

This week, Professor Rob Harcourt chats to Chris Parsons about his research in Antarctica on Weddell seals and other marine mammals and, also, what it is like to be living and work on an Antarctic base. Chris and Rob also discuss the impacts of the Australian wildfires and the time Rob was attacked by...