The Art Of Conservation
A podcast dedicated to the relentless pursuit of truth as we create meaningful discussions around the most important conservation and environmental issues of our time with the objective of inspiring unity and action in protecting our natural world.
Episodes
75 episodes
Conservation News 07-05-2023
We recap the vicuna vs rhino horn trade debate from episode 6.National Geographic cut all staff writers – and no-one is happy about it.Rhino stockpiles were raided in South Africa. Can't say we didn't see this coming... And again it's a...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:00:49
S3 E6 - Conservation News 06-22-2023
The trade in the South American vicūna is often used as an example of how lifting trade bans can help people and animals alike, but is it a fair comparison for the rhino horn trade debate?
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:02:35
S3 E4 - Conservation News 05-24-2023
A break through in the rhino poaching crisis with an arrest in South Africa’s eastern cape province. What will it mean to poaching activity in the area?Do new game fences work to slow poaching? We question the recent investments in new s...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:04:22
S3 E3 - Conservation News 05-09-2023
Episode 2 of this season attracted a lot of interest and comment, we answer your questions in this episode:The Platinum Rhino auction fails to solicit a successful bidder – what’s next for Hume and his rhino? We give the updates.R...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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54:20
S3 E2 - Conservation News 04-26-2023
With the world’s largest rhino breeding facility up for auction, the team discusses the potential outfall of this huge event.Love him or hate him, John Hume plays an important role in rhino cons...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:05:51
S3 E1 - Conservation News 04-12-2023
Munu the blind black rhino finds a new home.The team contemplates the “region beta paradox” as a reason why we don’t see sufficient urgency and how this influences donor expectat...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:00:00
S2 E23 - The Weekly News 07-13-2022 with Simon Borchert, Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert
Minister Barbara Creecy, South Africa’s minister of the Department of Environment Forest and Fisheries, recently released the much-anticipated white paper that addresses the “One Welfare” commitment she made over a year ago. And it is a big ste...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:02:43
S2 E22 - The Weekly News 06-01-2022 with Shannon Elizabeth, Peter Borchert & Simon Borchert
Peter struggles with Covid, Simon can’t remember where he is, and Shannon holds down the fort.5 African countries sign the Hwange declaration - a commitment to pressure CITES to
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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59:15
S2 E21 - The Weekly News 05-25-2022 with Shannon Elizabeth, Peter Borchert & Simon Borchert
Rob Barber from Golden Africa Safaris in Botswana. Rob gives us updates on travel trends after COVID. Join Rob in the Okavango Delta - Go on a
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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52:32
S2 E20 - The Weekly News 05-19-2022 with Shannon Elizabeth, Peter Borchert & Simon Borchert
Simon joins us from the US through modern technology.Poachers tranquilize rhino to remove horn in Orang Nat...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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59:40
S2 E19 - The Weekly News 05-12-2022 with Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert
Show Notes:S2 E19 – The Weekly News 05-12-2022 with Shannon Elizabeth, Peter Borchert & a special guest interview with Dr. Louise de Waal/Blood LionsSimon is in the USA, so Shannon and Peter are in charge. Peter is...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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56:56
S2 E18 - The Weekly News 04-20-2021 with Simon Borchert, Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert
Trophy hunter kills Botswana’s largest elephant, and claims he is a hero. With just $...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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58:51
S2 E17 - The Weekly News 04-06-2021 with Shannon Elizabeth, Simon Borchert & Peter Borchert
As we focus on the ongoing poaching stats, it is important to quantify the good work being done. Peter shares some successes in prosecutions across Africa to India for poaching related crimes. We must support the people on the front lines more ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:06:27
S2 E16 - The Weekly News 03-30-2021 with Simon Borchert, Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert
A new scholarship that supports young African women entering the conservation economy, opens its applications for the 2023 academic year this Friday, 1 April. Peter’s
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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57:39
S2 E15 - The Weekly News 03-23-2021 with Simon Borchert, Shannon Elizabeth & Peter Borchert
Massive sink holes are appearing on the seabed of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic with melting permafrost to blame. Is this a sign of ac...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:04:17
S2 E14 - The Weekly News 03-10-2021 with Simon Borchert & Peter Borchert
South Africa’s minister of the Department of Fisheries, Forest and the Environment recently announced South Africa’s commitment to trophy hunting by publicising the trophy hunting quota for the year ahead. Included in the heady mix of commercia...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:03:39
S2 E13 - In Conversation with Dr Sylvia Earle
No discussion about the state of our planet, most notably our oceans, is complete without the inclusion of Her Deepness, Dr Sylvia Earle. For more than half a century Sylvia has been one of the loudest and most articulate voices of reason and s...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:08:21
S2 E12 - The Weekly News 01-19-2021 with Simon Borchert & Shannon Elizabeth
Rob Barber from Golden Africa Safaris joins us in studio as we discuss our reaction to a poorl...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:01:24
S2 E11 - The Weekly News 01-12-2021 with Simon Borchert & Shannon Elizabeth
The Anthropocene. What are the real implications and how quickly is it all happening? Does Leonardo di Caprio’s latest film, Don’t Look Up hit the mark?Is poverty being reversed?Are our political and econom...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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59:52
S2 E10 - The Weekly News 01-05-2021 with Simon Borchert & Peter Borchert
2022 is off to a rocky start. Peter Borchert and Simon Borchert talk about the devastating news of the passing of Dr Richard Leakey, an icon of global conservation. But what lessons did Richard, Betty White and others leave for us in how we mak...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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53:44
S2 E9 - The Weekly News 12-29-2021 with Simon Borchert & Peter Borchert - Our Heroes of 2021
Simon & Peter talk about their conservation heroes of 2021.The list could be endless, but we talk about the recent passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, E.O. Wilson and Thomas Lovejoy and celebrate Dr Esmond Martin, Wangari Maathai, Me...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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53:47
S2 E8 - The Weekly News 12-08-2021 with Simon Borchert & Peter Borchert
Peter and Simon talk about the spike in poaching in South Africa and how the problem is spreading across the country. Isn’t it time we put divisive arguments of trade or no trade aside for us to focus on the triage, the immediate urgency to col...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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