COP26, A new shark species, Hog badgers, Potoos, Rhino breeding program update and Tuskless elephants
Description
In episode 15 of Zoology Ramblings, Robi and I record our first episode from Leeds, where we are living together for our final year of university. For our news section we talk about COP26 and whether it is going far enough to tackle the climate crisis and Robi talks about a new species of shark. For our animals of the week, I talk about the bizarre and wonderful hog badger and Robi talks about the slightly terrifying Potoo bird. For our conservation section, I talk about the decision to withdraw one of the last two northern white rhinos from the breeding program and Robi talks about tuskless elephants in response to ivory poaching.
Resources:
COP26 and climate change:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-59116611
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56901261
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8iF-Ktf-c&t=116s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b10P0ya828&t=3s
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climate/cop/science-pavilion#Sat06
Sharks:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353128440_Apristurus_manocheriani_Carcharhiniformes_Pentanchidae_a_new_species_of_catshark_from_the_Southwest_Indian_Ocean
Hog badgers:
https://animalia.bio/hog-badger
Potoos:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/A-molecular-phylogenetic-survey-of-the-nightjars-on-Mariaux-Braun/4b1ddad44525faa9f15a9049ed8538aafe97d1ff
Rhinos:
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/one-of-worlds-last-two-northern-white-rhinos-withdrawn-from-breeding-program/
Tuskless elephants:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-59008037
Thanks as always to the wonderful Allie for the piano tune.
We hope you enjoy our latest ramble!
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Published 01/06/24