This Green Earth

On today's episode of "This Green Earth," chemical biologist, conservation leader and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares her work protecting wild pollinators and the Amazon.Then, Kasey Lindstorm, Utah project manager for Wildlands Network, shares more about the organization and the policy and initiatives created to study, restore and maintain large-scale habitat connectivity in the West.

Utah Project Manager for Wildlands Network, Kasey Windstorm, joins the program to share more about the organization and the policies and project initiatives they are working on across the state.

Chemical biologist, conservation leader and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza discusses her work protecting wild pollinators and the Amazon. Dr. Espinoza has just released her book titled, The Spirit of the Rainforest.

Marine ecologist, Eliza Heery talks us through her extensive research exploring urban seascapes and the creatures that inhabit them and then environmental scientist, Dr. Shahir Masri, discusses the experiences that led to writing his book, On the Road for Climate Action: A Story of Science, Activism and an American Adventure.

Environmental scientist, Dr. Shahir Masri, discusses the experiences that led to writing his book, On the Road for Climate Action: A Story of Science, Activism and an American Adventure.

Marine ecologist, Eliza Heery talks us through her extensive research exploring urban seascapes and the creatures that inhabit them.

Anthropologist and former hotshot wildland firefighter, Jordan Thomas discuss his new book titled, "When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World" The book provides a gripping firsthand account of a record setting fire season. (0:53)Then, as Lake Powell shrinks, something remarkable is happening beneath the waterline. Eric Balken of the Glen Canyon Institute discusses the surprising ecological rebirth unfolding in Glen Canyon and what it could mean for the future of the Colorado River. (30:18)

Filmmaker Penny Lane discusses her documentary Wild Inside, which follows Flaco, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl whose unexpected year of freedom in Manhattan explores captivity, wild instincts, and humanity's relationship with urban wildlife. Then, Wildlife SOS Executive Director Nikki Sharp discusses their work to improve the welfare of both people and wildlife in India through conservation and human-wildlife coexistence.

A Eurasian Eagle Owl named Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo and set off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Documentary Filmmaker Penny Lane, follows this incredible story of Flaco in her new film Wild Inside.

Executive Director of Wildlife SOS, Nikki Sharp, delves into the world of captive wildlife in India. She shares more about the organization and how it’s addressing coexistence through the lens of conservation.