Conservationists Assemble

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 48!

Today's episode focuses on the Scarce Yellow Sally. There are fewer pleasures greater than being out in nature, and rivers are a great source of that. For me, rivers were a great source of enjoyment in the pandemic as I know they were for a lot of people. When restrictions started easing here in the UK, Panshanger park became a place we visited often. On days where the weather w...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 47!

Today's episode focuses on the water vole. You know them,  you love them, but you probably won’t have seen one and by the end of the episode you’ll have heard us talk about the remarkable character of Britain’s most endangered mammal and the efforts breaking down barriers that will see the return of this species in great numbers leaving you hopefully inspired to spread the word ...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 46!

Today's episode focuses on conservation education and highlights this crucial element within modern conservation efforts.

Joining me is Chris Eley from Hertfordshire Zoo in the UK to share is insight on the incredible power of education.

Check out the resources below to learn more and how to get involved!

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The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 45!

Today's episode is all about the Grevy’s Zebra and highlights the crucial partnership between zoos and field organisations in preventing this species from extinction.

Joining me is Tanya Langenhorst from Marwell Zoo in the UK to shed light on the work for this incredible species..

Check out the resources below to learn more and how to get involved!

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The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 44!

Today's episode is all about the Large Heath Butterfly and tells an empowering story of UK conservation success!

Joining me are Alan Wright and Jenny Bennion of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust.

Find out how this species has returned from extinction and how an unknown habitat in our peatlands can be so beneficial to so many species but also us as humans. Check out the resources be...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 43!

Welcome fellow wildlife avengers to the Conservationists Assemble. My name is Jonny Bloxham but here I am known as my alter ego, Captain Conservation, your friendly neighbourhood animal advocate. I am a former zookeeper with a passion for conservation education and the global efforts for threatened species and habitats around the world. I am inviting you to join me as we take th...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 42!

Welcome fellow wildlife avengers to the Conservationists Assemble. My name is Jonny Bloxham but here I am known as my alter ego, Captain Conservation, your friendly neighbourhood animal advocate. I am a former zookeeper with a passion for conservation education and the global efforts for threatened species and habitats around the world. I am inviting you to join me as we take th...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 41 and the first episode of 2025!

Welcome fellow wildlife avengers to the Conservationists Assemble. My name is Jonny Bloxham but here I am known as my alter ego, Captain Conservation, your friendly neighbourhood animal advocate. I am a former zookeeper with a passion for conservation education and the global efforts for threatened species and habitats around the world. I am invitin...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 40!

Welcome fellow wildlife avengers to the Conservationists Assemble. My name is Jonny Bloxham but here I am known as my alter ego, Captain Conservation, your friendly neighbourhood animal advocate. I am a former zookeeper with a passion for conservation education and the global efforts for threatened species and habitats around the world. I am inviting you to join me as we take ...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 39! Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can a...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 38! And I've got to say this species is very close to my heart. It's a species I've previously worked with for a lengthy period of my zookeeping career and also the focal species of episode 30's solo episode. That, of course, being the Red Panda.

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile ...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 37! And I've got to say this is one of my all time favourite species. 

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between ...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 36!

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can an...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 35!

Welcome to the Conservationists Assemble. The podcast that seeks to unite with earths mightiest conservation heroes to raise the profile of our planet’s most threatened species by putting the spotlight on the fantastic work of both in situ and ex situ conservation organisations and highlighting the link between them as well as asking those important questions of what more can an...

The Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 34!

Tune into this episode where we roam into the unknown world of the dwarf buffalo, the Tamaraw, with our special guest, Fiona Sach. Fiona is the zoo conservation impact manager at the Zoological Society of London and the EEP coordinator for the remote style Tamaraw programme.

In this episode, Fiona enlightens us on what we know about this fantastic animal, the threats they face a...

Tune in to volume 33 of the Conservationists Assemble and part two of the conversation with Matt Ward about the Visayan Warty Pig and the conservation efforts of the Talarak foundation.

In part one Matt and I discussed all the epic things that define a Visayan Warty Pig and highlighted the threats to this massively intelligent species. Part two focuses on the conservation efforts of the Talarak foundation and Matt shares his origi...

Episode 32 is here!

In this episode I am joined by Matt Ward and we dive into the world of the visayan warty pig and by the end of the episode we will have discussed: 1. What we know about these critically endangered animals. 2. How they are changing the way of how we perceive intelligence in mammals. 3. The threats they are facing in the wild.

Tune in to part 1 of the visayan warty pig episode of the conservationists assemble pod...

We've all seen a muntjac at the side of the road in the UK, right? And therefore it is probably easy to take this species (or family of species) for granted. But have you ever heard of the large-antlered muntjac? No one really has, certainly as they were only scientifically described in the 1990s.

In this episode I am joined by Dr. Andrew Tilker and we dive into the world of the large-antlered muntjac and by the end of the episod...

Who doesn't love the red panda? Did you know that they were discovered nearly 50 years before the giant panda?

In this episode we dive into the world of the red panda and by the end of the episode you will have learnt: 1. what it is that exactly defines the red panda. 2. a brief look into the history of zoos in housing red pandas. 3. an overview of the world's only organisation focused specifically on conserving the red pandas.

T...