Australian Wildlife Education: Wild Chats

The following Wild Chat is with Amanda French and Matt Cornish talking all things CROCODILES, including the latest issues that have surfaced with human/animal interaction, policy and legislation problems and the recent crocodile attacks that have happened in North Queensland so far this year. Matt, Amanda and a few other passionate wildlife educators have banned together to be an advocate for the Estuarine Crocodile. C.R.O.C stands for Community Representation Of Crocodiles. Find out more by jumping onto their socials or website by clicking the links below: Instagram or Website Visit Episode 19 to learn more about Crocodiles Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

Today's Wild Chat is with Angus Emmot a grazier, naturalist and owner of Noonbah Station found within the Longreach Shire, Queensland Australia. Angus is well renowned for being the 3rd generation on Noonbah station and also for his naturalist work and amazing photography. Angus Works for the Queensland Museum and is not short of a project as he stands strong with his voice for topics such as Dingo management, farming and the latest with Fracking within the Lake Eyre Basin and Channel country. Angus talks in depth about Australia's land apex predator, the Dingo, and how they are now classed as a Wild Dog and therefore targeted with poison in order to supposedly protect our farmers' livestock. Listen to the following Wild Chat to find out how removing the Dingo, an apex predator, can have devastating effects on the biodiversity of the habitats and ecosystems and what Angus did on his grazing land that has worked! To connect with Angus find him here: https://www.facebook.com/angus.emmott https://www.instagram.com/angusemmottphotography Please connect with Jodie and Matt here: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

Today's Wild Chat is with John Creighton from Wombat Care Bundanoon and we talk more about Australia’s Wombats and the current issue of Mange. After the bush fires a lot of Australian animals faced devastating times with lack of food and shelter and of course a lot had been burned. Wombats may have been sheltered in their burrows however the aftermath for them also was devastating with no food at all left for these herbivores. John and his team at wombat Care, along with so many other organistions and volunteers helped our Wildlife day in and day out, however what John was seeing is another massive problem for our Wombats and that is with Mange. John explains very well in the following podcast what mange is and the current problems Wombats face. I love John’s outlook, creative ways of treating the wombats and how optimistic he is in educating the community to work together with our wildlife. To connect with John and Wombat Care Bundanoon find him here: https://www.wombatcarebundanoon.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/Wombat-Care-Bundanoon-358178921460596 Please connect with Matt or Jodie find us here: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

In this Wild Chat we are joined by James Boettcher from FNQ Nature Tours as we discuss the meaning of ‘Wildlife’ and the benefits of connecting with nature. This is the second chat we have had with the ever captivating James Boettcher (See Episode 16 for our previous chat). To connect with James find him here: https://fnqnaturetours.com.au/ http://www.instagram.com/fnq_naturetours http://www.facebook.com/fnqnaturetours https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoh-r-JQx9WH6kahuEQ-1Yw Please connect with Matt or Jodie find us here: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com or http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

In Episode 41, Matt and Jodie look back at the journey that has been 2021 and how the Wild Chats podcast came to be. Working our way through the good yarns, lots of laughs and craziness, Matt and Jodie discuss the year to come and the huge changes in our personal and professional lives. www.instagram.com/adventures_by_matt http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation http://www.instagram.com/zootoyou Please connect with us as we would love to hear from you: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

Justin McMahon is the Daintree Land Manager for Rainforest Rescue, managing rainforest restoration activities for over 30 seperate properties in the Daintree National Park. Justin is well regarded as one of the most knowledgeable young conservationists in Far North Queensland, the way he sees the wild world will have you begging for more. In this podcast Justin explains why the Daintree Rainforest is one of the most unique ecosystems on earth and how we can do our part to preserve its natural beauty. As always, there are hard hitting questions and controversial conversations which makes for an intriguing discussion. www.rainforestrescue.org.au www.instagram.com/justin_dayz www.instagram.com/rainforestrescueau Please connect with me as I would love to hear from you: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com or www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Tahneal Hawke from Platypus Conservation Initiative found down in NSW Australia. Tahneal is a part of this amazing project, conducting field work, research and data collection to help further understand this very elusive secretive Monotreme Mammal of Australia. I have been wanting to learn more about Platypus for a long time and this chat with Tahneal was amazing….. Trust me there was a lot to talk about Tahneal Can be contacted here: t.hawke@unsw.edu.au To find out more about the project find contacts here: Platypus Conservation Initiative: https://www.ecosystem.unsw.edu.au/research-projects/rivers-and-wetlands/platypus-conservation-initiative INaturalist: https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/platypus-conservation-initiative Please connect with me as I would love to hear from you: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

Alberto Vale is the President and founding member of the Australian Quoll Conservancy based here in Far North Queensland. Focusing their efforts on the vulnerable and endangered Spotted Tail and Northern Quolls, Alberto has taken citizen science to a whole new level. In this Wild Chat we learn about the incredible work being done behind the scenes to save two animals that are spearheaded for extinction. https://instagram.com/australianquollconservancy https://www.facebook.com/quolls.org.au/ https://www.quolls.org.au Please connect with me as I would love to hear from you: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat this week is reversed with Matt chatting to Jodie about her story of becoming a Wildlife Educator, Business owner and how finding your own Bat cave is important for life. Jodie is a mum of 3 who has always had a passion for wildlife and nature. She is the founder of Zoo to You which is a Mobile Wildlife Education business taking Australian animals into the classroom educating students and teachers about our amazing Wildlife. For the last 15 years in her own business, Jodie has seen the need to assist teachers and schools in educating students with the right information in line with the Australian Science Curriculum. She has therefore developed her own Online Wildlife Education Classroom for schools to use, branding this under Australian Wildlife Education and creating it in partnership with Zoo to You. Jodie has a passion also for mentoring those within the wildlife industry helping like minded educators to present and bring their light to the world. Australian Wildlife Education: Wild Chats podcast is run by both Jodie and Matt as co-hosts bringing you amazing stories and education about Animals. To Connect with us find us here: http://www.instagram.com/zootoyou http://www.instagram.com/jodie_creek http://www.zootoyou.com.au http://www.instagram.com/adventures_by_matt http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Chris Soul, an Aussie larrikin who works alongside his mate, Stuart Mckenzie on the TV series, Aussie Snake Wranglers. Chris not only worked at Australia Zoo for 7 years working his way into being a Crocodile presenter and handler but also a Shark Diver at Sea World found on the Gold Coast Queensland. From being a Bass Guitarist in a band to Snake removal, Crocodile presenting, Shark diving, Fauna spotting and being on a TV series, Chris is destined for a fun and interesting life ahead….. With humour of course. The Aussie Snake Wranglers is based on Stuart Mckenzie’s business - Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers - which is run by a team of passionate Wildlife Educators and experienced Snake handlers. You will meet Mullet Mick and Adele, Jess, Olivia and of course Stuart and Chris. Chris is the funny guy which brings some light humour to the TV series but also life itself…. It's got to be enjoyed and laughed at right? You will see that in the following Wild Chat….. To connect with Chris find him here and of course check out the gogglebox episode with link below: http://www.instagram.com/tyrannosaurus_soul http://www.instagram.com/aussiesnakewranglers http://www.facebook.com/aussiesnakewranglers http://www.facebook.com/sunshinecoastsnakecatchers Gogglebox episode: https://fb.watch/8Euw74-hpT Don’t forget to connect with us: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Bridgette Gower who runs her own nature based tours here in Cairns Queensland called “Let’s Go Buggin!!”. Bridgett also, during our summer wet season, runs another amazing tour called “Let’s go Shroomin!!” and is also a Macro Photographer taking the most amazing photos of our natural world. Bridgettes passion for photography led her to creating her own business taking locals and tourists on a journey to explore the macro world of insects. Not only do you learn more about these secretive creatures, you also get to do some photography and spot some elusive frogs, birds and reptiles. To connect with Bridgette find her here: http://www.instagram.com/bridgettegower http://www.facebook.com/aussiemacrophotos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVweUfCxuS2dnlnFw5eQSuA GET YOUR AMAZING 2022 CALENDAR HERE: http://www.aussiemacrophotos.com Don’t forget to connect with me: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Jemina who is a Marine Biologist at the Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania. Currently Jemina coordinates the Handfish Conservation Project working tirelessly researching and collecting data to help recover these critically endangered fish. Jemina and her team have found waters of Tasmania are warming due to the East Australian Current bringing in warmer waters, which inevitably, is changing the fish and their habitats. The Handfish sure is a unique looking creature and as Jemina describes the warming waters are not the only issue involved in the decline of these fish. Make sure you do yourself a favour and visit the website http://www.handfish.org.au and find out more on how you can help by donating towards this project plus you get to see the weird and wonderful photos of these cold water fish. I really enjoyed learning more about what Handfish are and excited to see this project bring in more information so we can learn about our creatures of the sea. To connect with Jemina find her here: jemina.stuartsmith@utas.edu.au http://www.handfish.org.au http://www.facebook.com/handfishconservationproject Don’t forget to connect with me: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with 19 year old Claire Galvin, a climate campaigner and organiser, building leadership in young people to advocate for systemic solutions to climate change. Wow what a powerhouse and voice for our natural world and an amazing leader in her field. Claire works for the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and is on the management team of CAFNEC. Claire first started her journey when in year 12 she watched a documentary which broke her heart, seeing what us humans are doing to our planet. She organised her first climate strike in year 12 which has now grown and is known as the “School Strike for Climate Change”. Watch out world, Claire Galvin is on her way to create ripples and change! To connect with Claire find her here: http://www.instagram.com/clairegalvin_ http://www.instagram.com/aycccairns https://www.aycc.org.au/ IPCC Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/ Don’t forget to connect with me: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education http://www.instagram.com/jodie_creek Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Dan Rumsey who is in charge of the reptile section at the Australian Reptile Park in NSW Australia. Today Dan and I talked about zoo keeping and what is involved in a typical day as well as answering one of the biggest questions asked, “How do I get a job as a Zoo keeper”, which was finally answered in great detail on this Wild Chat. To connect with Dan find him here: http://www.instagram.com/zookeeper_dan Don’t forget to connect with me: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Dr Martin Cohen from Wild About Australia, who is chatting to us today about Australian Frogs and the introduction of the Cane Toad and what effect it has had on our native species. To connect with Dr Martin Cohen, visit him here: http://www.wildaboutaustralia.com Don’t forget to connect with me: http://www.instagram.com/jodie_creek http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Website - www.australianwildlifeeducation.com Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with a young woman who, in my opinion, is a powerhouse in the Wildlife Carers world and making some waves within the industry, especially with the relocation of macropods. Shai is only 23 years of age and is the founder of the Agile Project here in North Queensland Cairns and is working with a team of dedicated, passionate and inspirational people to help relocate hundreds of Agile Wallabies from a field near a very busy highway. Shai’s passion for wildlife comes out in this conversation, as well as some very important topics to talk about from mental health, funding, regulations and of course issues with wildlife and humans in general. Shai certainly has a voice and I love it! I enjoy this Wild Chat. To find Shai and all the information on the Agile Project follow the links below : https://www.theagileproject.com.au/ http://www.instagram.com/wild.with.shai Don’t forget to connect with me over on our socials: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education or http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is Alex Sinchak who works within the Mangrove Watch Program here in Far North QLD Cairns. Alex works with volunteers and encourages our community to get involved as citizen scientists, where not only do they help with data collection but also learn more about the importance of our Mangroves and Estuaries. In 2017 CAFNEC (Cairns & Far North Environment Centre) established the Mangrove Watch Program and believes it is extremely important for long term monitoring to occur which gives scientists an indicator of change over time. Their monitoring has now collaborated with South Cape York Catchments, Great Barrier Reef Legacy and Dawul Wuru Aboriginal Corporations Yirrganydji Rangers which allow a whole lot more coastal monitoring to occur. The health of our Mangroves is imperative for a healthy foreshore, seagrass beds and for the Great Barrier Reef. This chat will lead us onto further talks and education about Mangroves and Estuaries and I look forward to having those experts on our Wild Chat podcast. To find CAFNEC and all the information needed please follow the link below: https://cafnec.org.au/ Don’t forget to connect with me over on our socials: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education or http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation http://www.instagram.com/zootoyou or http://www.facebook.com/zootoyou.qld Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com or jodie@zootoyou.com.au Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Andrew Khalil and we have him back for the third time. If you have not listened to his other Wild Chats then I highly recommend you head to previous episodes and check them out. This episode we chat about WHY fish have colours and how predatory animals have shaped this throughout evolution. We also go into how fish change sex and how they are actually really smart creatures. Andrew is such a massive advocate for our oceans and he wants everyone to know how much we actually depend on it for all life on this planet. At this point in history all life on our planet depends on us to make its continuation possible. We can all do our part in the day-to-day choices we make to make life better for all the other organisms we share this planet with. Andrew really is a wealth of knowledge and I encourage you to reach out to him and have a chat, he is so welcoming and loves sharing and learning. Andrew is a Marine Biologist, underwater Photographer and works at the University of QLD in Brisbane Queensland Australia. To connect with Andrew you can find him here: http://www.instagram.com/a_deep_obsession http://www.andrewkhalil.com Don’t forget to connect with me over on our socials: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education or http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation http://www.instagram.com/zootoyou or http://www.facebook.com/zootoyou.qld Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com or jodie@zootoyou.com.au Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Sera Steves a Zoologist and advocate for all things Wildlife and an extremely dedicated advisor and spokesperson for our Spectacled Flying Foxes, found right here in North Queensland's Wet Tropics. Today Sera talks to us about the importance of keystone species, like bats and cassowaries, and how they play a crucial role in the environment. We go deep in understanding how everything is connected and what may happen if we lose a particular species. Sadly our Spectacled Flying Fox is endangered and today we chat more about these gorgeous flying mammals, what role they play in our rainforests and why they should be listed as critically endangered. I absolutely loved listening to Sera’s knowledge and her passion for our Aussie Wildlife. To connect with Sera you can find her here: http://www.instagram.com/sera_loves_crocs http://www.batsoc.org.au http://www.questagame.com Don’t forget to connect with me over on our socials: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education or http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com or jodie@zootoyou.com.au Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish

The following Wild Chat is with Alex Iozzi, a Wildlife Demonstrator and Content creator Educating people, not only about Australian animals but animals found around the world. Alex has used a unique way to spark individual curiosity by creating content around a big question of “Who would Win?”. By doing this Alex creates a platform for inquiry, education and conversation. Check out his Instagram page to find out what I am talking about and listen to our Wild Chat: To connect with Alex you can find him here: http://www.instagram.com/alexapex1 Don’t forget to connect with me over on our socials: http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education or http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com or jodie@zootoyou.com.au Enjoy the following Wild Chat! Support the showWe hope you enjoyed that Wild Chat! To continue delivering educational wildlife material we need your support! Please subscribe, share and review our podcast and for a step further you can help us out by clicking on the "buy me a coffee " link or "support the show" link here. We appreciate your support and feedback so please reach out to us any time via the following contact: Email - jodie@australianwildlifeeducation.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/australian_wildlife_education Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/australianwildlifeeducation Website - https://www.zootoyou.com.au Jodie Creek and Matt Cornish