Trees A Crowd

Trees A Crowd's "The Executive Branch" puts David Oakes in conversation with Darren Moorcroft, Craig Bennett, and Becky Spate about how the Woodland Trust, the Wildlife Trusts, and the RSPB work together in practice.

Trees A Crowd visits the Charles Darwin Foundation on Santa Cruz with David Oakes and guest Rakan Zahawi to unpack the Floriana restoration project in Galapagos.

Carlos Mena tells David Oakes that conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon starts with families, not abstract communities.

Professor Diana Pazmino says a childhood snorkel on Isabela, when she saw a huge group of golden cow nose rays, pushed her toward ray research and conservation genetics.

["Trees A Crowd speaks with Abraham Joffe about Trade Secret, which investigates the international commercial trade in polar bear skins and trophies that many listeners would assume is already banned.", "Joffe says the film follows investigative journalist Adam Cruz, wildlife advocate Iris Ho, and Norwegian photographer-guide Ole Leoden as they examine legal trade routes, undercover buying, and import links through China, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany.", "He connects the project to a childhood spent traveling Australia in a caravan with author-parents, plus early work with Malcolm Douglas, Don Burrows, and the Kimberleys.", "Joffe says the goal is respectful but urgent debate at CITES, where polar bear uplisting has failed twice and public pressure may change the outcome."]

Iris Ho explains to David Oakes how CITES uses international wildlife-trade policy to affect endangered species at scale, after the 20th conference of the parties in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

David Oakes visits Kaziranga in Assam with wildlife veterinarian Dr Bhaskar Choudhury, who leads the Wildlife Trust of India's Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation.

Sylvia Earle and Tessa Hempson discuss ocean exploration, coral reef decline, marine-animal individuality, and Mission Blue's conservation work with host David Oakes.

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David Oakes, Dr Hannah Trayford, and Rachel Bigsby examine Britain’s badger cull alongside bovine tuberculosis, which David says spreads from cow to cow in 94% of UK cases.

Trees A Crowd host David Oakes visits the Cotswolds to discuss Purple Emperors with naturalist and writer Matthew Oakes.

David Oakes visits the Forest of Dean with Tim Kendall and Fiona Matthews to investigate wild boar, their disputed origins, and their ecological effects.

Trees A Crowd brings Fiona Matthews, a conservation biologist at the University of Southampton, and Tim Kendall, an English literature professor at Exeter, together to discuss Britain’s wild mammals and their book Black Ops and Beaver Bombing.

Rob Stoneman, head of landscape recovery for the Wildlife Trusts, explains why Atlantic rainforests contain roughly a quarter of Northwest Europe’s lower-plant diversity.

Trees A Crowd host David Oakes visits Holly Kale and Adam Block at the Horstmann Trust in Wales, where about 70 vultures are held for conservation breeding.

Trees A Crowd host David Oakes visits Tate St Ives to discuss Andy Holden’s video installation A Natural History of Nest Building with Holden and his father, Peter.

Trees A Crowd host David Oakes interviews Dr David Hetherington about Eurasian lynx reintroduction and the connected woodland habitat available in Scotland.

David Oakes introduces a podcast episode about desert-adapted black rhinos in Namibia and the rangers who protect them from poachers.

David Oakes introduces a walk with naturalist Chris Packham in the New Forest, highlighting his extensive conservation roles.

David Oakes interviews environmental protester Dan 'Swampy' Hooper about the evolution of protest over 30 years and the power of activism.

Dr Gavin Broad discusses parasitoid wasps, their role in Darwin's thoughts on God and evolution, and their prevalence in British insects.

George Monbiot discusses homemade cider and its connection to printing press technology in a casual interview.