
Climate Grief with Dr. Shawna Weaver
Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. Climate grief is real and impacts our day-to-day lives. Learn how to cope, take action, and become resilient!
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Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone. Climate grief is real and impacts our day-to-day lives. Learn how to cope, take action, and become resilient!
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Drs. Valli-Laurente Fraser-Celin and Stephanie Rutherford join Defender Radio to discuss how the results of the perceptions of wolves survey can help.
Let's talk about winter drafts and how to reduce them without breaking the bank!
Dr. Jake Brooker joins the podcast from Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia to share how chimpanzees are exploited by social media and what we can do to help.
The Defender Radio Podcast hears from Saskatchewan's wildlife rehabilitator about unique challenges, how people can get involved, and what it's like to save wildlife on a daily basis.
The Beaver Institute aims to restore ecological balance with beavers, and offers incredible training programs. Learn more on this week's podcast!
For those who want to learn more about dogs – in a practical, direct way, Dr. Marc Bekoff has a solution: his new book, Dogs Demystified, an A-to-Z Guide...
Dr. Anna Zakrisson, a green infrastructure researcher joins the podcast to discuss what green roofs and green infrastructure can do for our cities.
Kemp Edwards, sustainable business expert, President & CEO at Econic Apparel and Ethical Profiling, and Principal at Vert2Grow, joins The Switch to share how people can make a difference...
Defender Radio was joined by Ellie Lamb to discuss black bears in British Columbia, what it means to talk and listen to bears, and how coexistence can be successful...
Images from inside two Quebec fur farms lead advocacy group Animal Justice to file complaints. Hear more on this episode of the Defender Radio podcast!
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