The New Conservationists: Meet the Next Generation of Conservationists (Part 3)

Ashleigh Papp, an animal scientist turned storyteller, shifts our
perspective on the modern conservationist. With low wages and
expectations of free work, conservation science lacks diversity as
a field—but dedicated graduate students and new programs are trying
to change that. Isaac Aguilar, a graduate student in the geology
division at the California Institute of Technology, tells Papp
about his journey into conservation. Plus, join a night patrol with
crime prevention sergeant Malungane Naledi. She's a member of the
Black Mambas, an all-woman anti-poaching unit in South Africa’s
Greater Kruger National Park. This is part three of The New
Conservationists, a four-part series about the evolving world of
animal conservation. Listen to part one and part two. Recommended
reading: – Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds to
Migrate – The Last Wild Horses Are Finally Returning to Their
Natural Habitat – Great Nicobar Island Is a Paradise in Danger
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