Let us take you on a journey through the different aspects of wilderness, its different stories, approaches, and definitions in different parts of the world with the people who work every day to fight for its protection. In this episode, we meet Rob Wallace, Senior Conservation Scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society. Rob has been working in Bolivia for 30 years with a large number of partners, and more than 70 colleagues, including Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples, to conserve natural areas and safeguard their biodiversity. What motivates him to work for the conservation of the Bolivian landscape? What difficulties does he encounter in his day-to-day work and what advice does he have for you to take action? Let’s dive into Rob’s daily life as a conservation scientist, in the wonderful landscapes of Bolivia and its inhabitants.  Learn more about out work: www.wild.org (http://www.wild.org/)  Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wildfoundation/) 

Let us take you on a journey through the different aspects of wilderness, its different stories, approaches, and definitions in different parts of the world with the people who work every day to fight for its protection. In this episode, we meet Juan Vargas and Catalina Porras who are working towards the return of the California condor to the northern Baja California, Mexico, in the mountain range of the San Pedro Martyr Sierra. What motivates them to work for the protection of this species? What difficulties do they encounter in their day-to-day work and what advice do they have for you to take action? 🪨 Let’s dive into their daily lives as conservationists, in the isolated and sometimes dangerous landscapes of Mexico.  Learn more about the Condor Program: https://www.imbackbccondor.com/  Learn more about out work: www.wild.org (http://www.wild.org)   Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wildfoundation/)  LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wild-foundation/?viewAsMember=true) 

Some of the best stories are shared when we’re taken back to our original home: nature. In our Campfire Wilderness Stories series, our guests will share their stories of fear, wonder, and connection that make their link to nature a unique and inspiring one. Today we have Amy Lewis our Chief Executive Officer. Amy is committed to building global support for the protection of Half of Earth’s lands and seas while also strengthening and expanding the land tenure of Indigenous Peoples, nature’s best guardians. What does the wilderness inspire in her? What has she learned from working closely with traditional cultures? What drives her to fight for wilderness every day? Immerse yourself around a campfire in the forest in Amy’s exciting stories. 🌲 Immerse yourself around a campfire in the forest in Amys exciting stories. Learn more: www.wild.org (http://www.wild.org) 

From childhood, we’re hardwired to love stories. There’s something deep within us that resonates with connecting to another person’s experience. It’s primal. Some of the best stories are shared when we’re taken back to our original home: nature. It might be because it brings us back to our roots. Or, it might be because nature is inherently intriguing and manages to pinpoint the most hidden emotions deep inside us. We want to dive headfirst into this, we want to bring this feeling back even when we don’t get the chance to be in nature. Our guests will share their stories of fear, wonder, and connection that make their link to nature a unique and inspiring one. Today we have Adam Hanson, a ten-year member of the WILD Foundation. His mission? Fostering healthy relationships between people and nature.Adam grew up in the prairies of North Western Minnesota in an area that was a prehistoric basin for Lake Agassiz one of the largest glacial lakes in North America.During his youth, Adam always spent time playing outdoors, and from these experiences, stories, and encounters his connection to nature developed.What does wilderness inspire him? What does he feel in nature? Where does he feel the most connected to nature?🌲 Immerse yourself around a campfire in the forest in Adam's exciting stories.Learn more: www.wild.org (http://www.wild.org/)

As you know, through Voices Of Wilderness, we deeply want to share stories with you.Stories that will make you travel, discover nature, get to know it better, and find out how you can, with your gifts and expertise, help safeguard it. Just by being yourself.Sometimes we think we have to be a scientist, a minister, an anthropologist, or some other profession that looks so far from us, to act for the environment around us. But your qualities, ideas, and creativity can make a difference because your thoughts and impact are unique.Today, we have chosen to tell you a story from a book called Planting An Idea, a guidebook to critical and creative thinking about environmental issues.We will go through its pages, chapters, and themes so that you can always decide to read it and discover a world of novelties.And how better to do it than with its authors? Jerry Apps calls himself a farm boy from Wisconsin who spent more than 30 years teaching at the university in Madison and Natasha Kassulke is a former journalist for a daily newspaper, the former editor of Wisconsin state environmental magazine, and a research communication instructor for the university of Madison.Here is their story.Guests:Jerry Aps, co-author of "Planting An Idea, a guidebook to critical and creative thinking about environmental issues"Natasha Kassulke, co-author of "Planting An Idea, a guidebook to critical and creative thinking about environmental issues"Learn more: www.wild.org (http://www.wild.org/)

In many parts of the world, the WILD Foundation fights daily to build a global movement to protect wilderness, to defend life and build a wild and healthy future for humanity.It's a big mission that the WILD members have decided to tackle but they’ve done so because they believe in it, they have hope, and because they love nature more than anything.Out of this, flourished Voices of Wilderness, a podcast that amplifies the sounds of nature, the stories that belong to it and the experiences that come along with it to take you into this magical vortex of knowledge, wonder and action.Welcome to the WILD Foundation's podcast!Learn more: www.wild.org (http://www.wild.org/)Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildfoundation/

Since our inception, we have always worked to keep alive the values that made but a small seed, what WILD is today: respect, for nature and for each other, integrity and community. Since our founders defied the racist policies of apartheid to save the southern white rhino from extinction, we have always tried to forge unity and collaboration around the world.🌳 With the UN biodiversity conference, COP15, right around the corner taking place in Montreal, Canada between the 5th and 17th of December we want to make sure we’re fighting for what we always have: people and nature.In today’s episode, you’ll be hearing from individuals who don’t only fight for nature but who fight for people and justice in hopes of a more balanced and sustainable world. This means bringing everyone to the table, hearing them out, and giving all an equal say in the solutions moving forward.We hope they inspire you to have the strength and courage to support them in their fight to change the current trajectory humanity is on.Guests:Yen Parico, Director or CoalitionWILDJames Rattling Leaf, Sr., Sicangu Lakota Oyate, member of South Dakota's Rosebud Sioux TribeGwen Bridge, Environmental Scientist and Conservation Advocate of the Saddle Lake Cree NationAmy Lewis, Vice President of Policy & Communications, WILD FoundationLearn more: www.wild.org (http://www.wild.org/)https://wild.org/conservation-101/Sign the 50x30 petition: https://grounded.org/letter