Wild Talk - February 2009

Download audio, interviews and features that reflect the diverse and exciting nature of WWF & IUCN's work around the world.

• Catlin Arctic Survey - measuring Ice Thickness
• WWF at the World Energy Summit
• On the lookout for the Lynx
• IUCN on the road to Copenhagen
• Planet Ocean in Peril

Catlin Arctic Survey - measuring Ice Thickness

Clive Tesar, Head of Communications at WF's Arctic Network initiative, talked to Wild talk about the upcoming Catlin Arctic Survey, an expedition from Northern Canada to the Arctic that will measure the thickness of the sea ice, therefore helping to depict models of the rate of depletion of the sea ice, which destroys the habitats of the creatures living on them- Listen Now

WWF at the World Energy Summit

Eduardo Gonçalves speaks to delegates at the World Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, talking about the need for a One Planet Economy and society, and how the Masdar City initiative and similar such ideas are key for the planet to develop in a way that uses the resources of our planet in a sensible and sustainable manner - Listen Now

On the lookout for the Lynx

Looking for the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) in Switzerland's Jura mountains is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Although they were re-introduced to the country in the 1970s, there are only about 100 alive today. Wild Talk took to the hills with wildlife biologist Fridolin Zimmermann to check the camera traps set up in the Jura to monitor the population- Listen Now

IUCN on the road to Copenhagen

Will the world finally agree this year on how to combat climate change? All hopes are pinned on the United Nations climate change meeting in Copenhagen in December, which should come up with an agreement to succeed the Kyoto protocol that runs out in 2012. Wild Talk speaks to IUCN's Climate Change Officer, Ninni Ikkala, about the challenges ahead and what IUCN is doing to help keep negotiations on track - Listen Now

Planet Ocean in Peril

Deep sea explorer Sylvia Earle has led more than 50 expeditions and clocked up some 6,000 hours underwater. A dedicated champion of the deep ocean, Wild Talk catches up with her over the phone from her home in California, to ask how she felt when she won the 2009 TED prize. Sylvia discusses the dire situation planet ocean is in and speaks of her hope that we still have time to turn the situation around. - Listen Now