WildAid Live: Climate
Thursday, September 14, 2023
WildAid’s climate director Matt Grager and media consultant Stephanie Hill discussed production of our U.S.-based campaign, The Environment Excuse, and shared earth-friendly actions we can all take to protect wildlife and their habitat from the growing threat of climate change.
WildAid Live: Ocean Protection
Thursday, June 1, 2023
WildAid director of marine protection Meaghan Brosnan and longtime WildAid board member and renowned ocean conservationist Wendy Benchley helped us celebrate World Ocean Day with a deep dive into marine conservation. This special WildAid Live presents current challenges and progress being made in protecting vital ocean life and habitat.
WildAid in the Vineyard
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Guests gathered for WildAid in the Vineyard – an evening of stunning art, delicious food, and inspiring stories of wildlife conservation at the beautiful Donum Estate in Sonoma, California.
WildAid Live: Protecting Elephants
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
In this recording of WildAid Live – Elephants, you’ll hear about WildAid’s elephant conservation work worldwide. Our staff members in the field outline the threats facing these iconic species and WildAid’s dynamic efforts to protect them. Learn about our campaigns to decrease consumer demand for ivory in Asia and reduce human-elephant conflict across Africa.
WildAid Live: Scaling Our Impact
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
This installment of our WildAid Live series gives an overview of critical threats facing wildlife today and some of our most impactful social change and marine protection projects. Take a listen and be inspired by stories of our positive impact on wildlife and the strategic partnerships we form with conservation groups, governments, media partners, and local communities around the globe.
WildAid Live: Restarting Conservation Tourism to Protect African Wildlife
Thursday, June 17, 2021 11 am PT/8 pm CAT
WildAid’s CEO, Peter Knights and Wilderness Safaris’ CEO, Keith Vincent, and Impact Manager, Dr. Neil Midlane discussed the importance of returning sustainable tourism to Africa. They were joined by an on-the-ground guide and an advocate who conveyed what you can do to impact their critical work to protect wildlife. Watch now to learn about conservation and what traveling to Africa looks like today.
COVID-19 Updates & Reducing the WildAid Live: Demand for Ivory
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 12 pm PT/3 pm ET
Hear the latest updates about COVID-19 and the wildlife trade from those fighting on the front lines. Writer, journalist and investigator, Julian Rademeyer joins us from South Africa to talk about the latest news on rhino poaching. We’ll take a deep dive into WildAid’s Ivory Demand Reduction Campaign that’s helped to slash ivory prices. Then, learn more about current elephant conservation efforts from one of WildAid’s on-the-ground partners, Save the Elephants’ Head of Field Operations, David Daballen. Finally, watch part four of Djimon Hounsou’s A Pangolin Tale from the bushmeat markets of Nigeria.
Learn about WildAid’s latest efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of wildlife consumption and its connection to COVID-19 (1:00), as Hong Hoang, executive director of WildAid’s Vietnam partner CHANGE (4:10), and Maz Robertson from WildAid Uganda (13:04) reveal how they are navigating this important issue during these challenging times.
Followed by a deep dive into WildAid’s ambitious goals for marine protection (30:47). We are joined by our marine program director Meaghan Brosnan, and WildAid international board member Bo Derek (34:26) as we discuss some of today’s most critical marine conservation issues and the heroic rangers leading the change.
Features a sneak peek of Djimon Hounsou’s A Pangolin Tale, Part Two.
Hear the latest news regarding COVID-19’s connection to the wildlife trade from those on the ground (7:00), including Steve Blake from WildAid China on China’s approach to curb wildlife trade (11:00), and Richard Vigne from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on the impact of COVID on frontline conservation (18:30). Followed by a deep dive into WildAid’s successful shark campaigns over the years (30:20). We are joined by filmmaker and marine conservationist Shawn Heinrichs (35:10), and WildAid ambassador and actress Maggie Q as we discuss the future of shark fin demand reduction (43:00). Features a sneak peek of Djimon Hounsou’s A Pangolin Tale (Part One) (59:40).
Author Amy Tan moderates a live conversation with WildAid CEO Peter Knights and WildAid Chief Program Officer John Baker about COVID-19/wildlife news, China’s new protections for pangolins, and what we can expect in the future for the world’s most trafficked wild mammal.
