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Defender Radio and The Switch, are free, bi-weekly podcasts produced by The Fur-Bearers and hosted by Michael Howie.
Now in its eighth season, Defender Radio features long-form interviews with researchers, policy makers, experts and advocates and others related to wildlife and the environment. The Switch is a new show premiering in the Defender Radio feed in September, 2021 and focuses on short form interviews to help listeners take action against climate change and protect wildlife and their habitat.
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Ethical skincare expert Tricia Stevens of batch skincare joined The Switch to share tips on how to identify ethical and sustainable ingredients and products while choosing skincare and beauty...
Dr. Anna Zakrisson, a green infrastructure researcher joins the podcast to discuss what green roofs and green infrastructure can do for our cities.
To talk more about this fresh company and what sets them apart, as well as details on how your purchase can help wildlife, Tricia Stevens joined Defender Radio.
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!
Erin Ryan, a wild animal welfare specialist for the BC SPCA shares simple ways you can make the switch to a rodent proofed home!
P.E.A.C.E. provides rescue support, resources for sanctuaries and their volunteers, and humane education for the public. Hear more on our podcast!
Author Hannah Lewis joined Defender Radio to discuss writing Mini-Forest Revolution, why the Miyawaki Method matters, and how people all over the world can start their own mini-forests.
Simple educational tools to let communities know how to coexist with wildlife exist - and are accessible for free by anyone in Canada. Learn more in less than...
The Defender Radio podcast discusses burnout, what it looks like to clear space for self-care, and how to ask for help in this episode.
If a tool existed that would reduce negative encounters with wildlife in your municipality, would you implement it? Meg Toom of Serratus Wildlife Services joins Defender Radio to discuss...
Established in 1953, The Fur-Bearers is a charitable, non-partisan organization whose goals are to end the commercial fur trade and promote solutions for wildlife coexistence in communities. Your donation is tax-deductible. Charitable registration number: 130006125RR0002
