Dr Richard Thomas is the director of communications for Traffic, a non-governmental organisation focused on the sustainable use of wild resources through international trade. From tigers in the U.K. to abalone in South Africa and the global timbre trade, we discuss the benefits and problems of international trade.

Traffic: https://www.traffic.org/

Monthly column: www.modernhuntsman.com/stories/into-the-anthropocene-column-byron-pace

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Marine biologist, Christine Figgener, Ph.D. joins us to discuss the complexities of sea-turtle conservation. From their evolutionary history to environmental threats and their role in marine food webs, we draw on the greater conservation issues of endangered species and their role within ecosystems.

Christine: www.seaturtlebiologist.com

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Column: https://modernhuntsman.com/stories/into-the-anthropocene-column-byron-pace

There is a giant iceberg travelling towards South Georgia, two times the size of Luxemburg, and we are bringing you the latest, with science journalist Sarah Roberts. What will be the impact of one trillion tonnes of ice beaching on the island? We investigate.

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Sarah Roberts: Intsagram @sarahsrealjob / https://www.sarahrobertsofficial.com/

Information on A68: https://www.universetoday.com/146952/this-giant-iceberg-has-been-sailing-the-southern-seas-for-three-years-now/

Dust in icebergs: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-icebergs-source-nutrients.html