Why charismatic megafaunas are vital ecosystem engineers, with Dr. Julia Shaw

“Elephants are some of the last megafauna we have left. And without them we are kind of screwed,” says Dr. Julia Shaw on the latest ‘Climate Curious on Crime’. Tune in with Julia and co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha as they discuss the role of megafauna in engineering ecosystems, what charismatic megafauna bias is, and how international ivory poaching bans have helped elephant populations bounce back.

Listen to episode 3/4 of ‘Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.3 The Shuidong Syndicate case and the psychology of wildlife trafficking, with Dr. Julia Shaw’ now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6QyEhD8Gik

Learn more in Julia’s new book, ‘Green Crime’, https://linktr.ee/drjuliashaw 

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