Six months ago Into The Wild attended the Whitley Fund for Nature's People for Planet Summit in London. An event where guest speakers around the world met to discuss big topics in community based wildlife conservation. At this event we were lucky enough to meet & speak with 2015 Whitley Fund for Nature Award Winner, Jean Wiener from Haiti.

This bonus episode is that very chat where Jean shares his experience of working with people & wildlife in a country like Haiti & what he feels is the best way forward to restore the natural resources for the planet, country & it's communities.

To learn more about the marine based community conservation work that Jean discussed, click here.

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Grab your buckets, your spades & your towel nerds because we are heading to the coast in search of some answers about how our seas & coastal areas around the UK are protected.

Just how do marine protected areas work around the UK & are they doing their job? These are big questions but in this episode we guide you through the acronym maze that is UK ocean conservation.

Guest appearances from Caitlin Turner (MCS Sea Champion) Lanna Cheng (University of California San Diego)

If you want to learn more about marine insects the follow this link to a free e-book by Lanna Cheng.

AND to read more about joining the Royal Entomological Society's Associate Membership, click here

If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod

To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

One of, if not the most, tranquil places many of us can imagine being is on the bank of a river. The sound of the water moving & the visual of the ripples or crashing of water speeding past. They ground us & are essential to life so we must be looking after them in the UK right?.......RIGHT?

For episode 1 of season 2 we are looking at the state of rivers in the UK. From how insects can be important indicators for determining river health, to the hard hitting truth about what we are dumping in these magnificent habitats.

Guest appearances from Emma Brisdion (River Trust), Rebecca Lewis (Bug Life) & Craig MacAdam (Bug Life).

Feeling brave & want to read & be clued up on The River Trust's latest report, click here

AND to read more about joining the Royal Entomological Society's Associate Membership, click here

If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod

To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird