Today’s episode is the second conversation in the Nature Happy Hour mini-series where I sit down with my good friend and fellow conservation scientist, Charles van Rees, PhD. In true happy hour fashion, Charles and I begin the conversation by catching up on everything that’s happened since we last sat down in October, including Rewildology’s 3rd birthday, volunteer opportunities with the show, and news from Charles’ work in nature-based solutions. Following, we dive into three conservation headlines: the saga of jaguars in the US, the first Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area in America, and the upcoming cicada population explosion. If you’d like to skip our opening banter and head straight to the top headlines, fast forward to around the 30-minute mark. Don’t worry. We won’t be offended if you do. Open Volunteer Positions at Rewildology (Deadline to apply: February 19th, 2024): https://rewildology.com/volunteer-opportunities/ Read full show notes at: https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Recording gear provided by Focusrite: https://store.focusrite.com/en-gb/categories/focusrite/vocaster/vocaster-one Support the Show Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=F78QPCYDUBDGC Rewildology Swag Store: https://rewildology.com/shop/ Subscribe to the Show YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Rewildology Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=6857dd2795144949 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rewildology/id1549581778 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rewildology-1588980 PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/j4552-193b7c/Rewildology-Podcast Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Rewildology-id5300079?country=us Amazon/Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Rewildology/dp/B08JJT8D4F iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-rewildology-77329541/ Follow Rewildology Rewildologists Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rewildologists Instagram: https://instagram.com/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology Twitter: https://twitter.com/rewildology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/