Specimens

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 028 Elle chats with Kristi about her journey to becoming a bird educator. She discusses the moment she fell in love with birds, and how this became the foundation for everything that she now does. Kristi talks about her word as a 'Bird Mentor' and what that means for participants to her courses. We talk about the For Love of Birds festival which Kristi hosts, which brings together some of the most influential voices in the avian world. Kristi Socials https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-dranginis-76b0908b/ https://twitter.com/birdmentor https://www.instagram.com/birdmentor/ For The Love of Birds Festival Tickets https://www.fortheloveofbirdsfestival.com/for-the-love-of-birds-festival-registration?affiliate_id=3492995 Bird Mentor https://birdmentor.com/project/2-the-bird-mentor-team/ https://birdmentor.com/ EBird https://ebird.org/home Cedar Waxwing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_waxwing John Young Book https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Robin-Knows-Secrets-Natural/dp/054400230X Tom Brown Jr Tracker & Survivalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brown_Jr Elle Kaye socials  www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/specimenspod www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 028 Elle chats with Kaylan about his journey to becoming a medicinal plant scientist. From growing up in Pretoria in South Africa, and committing to Biochemistry, to moving to pursue study in Medicinal Plants in Stellenbosch. Kaylan talks about the uses of Sceletium, the plant at the centre of his study, and how it has traditionally been used as a mood elevator. We talk about sustainable practises for obtaining this endemic plant, and the Indigenous People who contribute to science through sharing their knowledge and traditions.  Kaylan Socials https://twitter.com/Plant_Detective https://www.instagram.com/sceletium.sci.guy/ Kaylan Reddy Research and Scientific Articles/Press https://fbip.co.za/news/reddy-wants-to-revolutionise-chemo-genetics/#:~:text=Kaylan%20Reddy%20is%20a%2024%20year%20old%20first,interests%20were%20biochemistry.%20He%20grew%20up%20in%20Pretoria. https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8577 https://www.britishcouncil.org.za/famelab/finalists Fees Must Fall  ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FeesMustFall https://fundiconnect.co.za/fees-must-fall-south-africas-2015-student-protest/ Medicinal Plants Course http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/science/botany-zoology/about-us Khoi and San Indigenous People and Traditional Medicine http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?pid=S0259-94222017000300062&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/617459/ Medical overview for Sceletium https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1259/sceletium Elle Kaye socials  www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/specimenspod www.patreon.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 027 Elle chats with Mariana about growing up in Uruguay and entering the world of conservation there, before moving to the US to pursue her education in the subject. She discusses moving into the field of Palaeontology and her role at the Yale Peabody Museum, and shares what specimens are housed at one of the oldest natural history establishments in the world. Mariana also talks about her new role as a science-communicator, and the methods she uses to get the word out. Mariana Socials https://www.marianadigiacomo.com/ https://twitter.com/MarianaDGiacomo https://www.instagram.com/marudigi/?hl=en   Media https://news.yale.edu/2021/02/22/peabody-renovation-offers-unique-view-iconic-dinosaur-mural https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Amid-Peabody-Museum-s-renovation-dinosaur-16434688.php https://paleopolicypodcast.com/2020/09/30/episode-5-the-role-of-a-museum-curator-dr-mariana-di-giacomo/ https://iknowdino.com/tag/mariana-di-giacomo/ https://aboutbone.com/conserving-bone/   Elle Kaye socials  www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy   Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/specimenspod www.patreon.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch   Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration   Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye  

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.   In episode 026 Elle chats with Siobhan about her journey to becoming an Wikimedia editor and citizen scientist. Siobhan explains what her role entails and how she helps give visibility online to incredible people from the natural history world.    Siobhan Leachman socials https://twitter.com/SiobhanLeachman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-7721   Citizen science hubs https://scistarter.org/ https://www.zooniverse.org/   Smithsonian Transcription Center https://transcription.si.edu/   Te Papa National Museum https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/   Vernon Orlando Bailey - Naturalist  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Orlando_Bailey   Joseph Nelson Rose - Botanist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nelson_Rose   iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/   Auckland Museum https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/about/natural-sciences   Bionomia https://bionomia.net/   Wilmatte Porter Cockerell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmatte_Porter_Cockerell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dru_Alison_Cockerell   Elle Kaye socials  IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy   Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch   Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration   Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com   Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.   In episode 025 Elle chats with Dr. Tommy McElrath about his journey to becoming an entomologist and insect collections manager at the Natural History Survey in Illinois. Tommy explains what his role entails and how he helps to look after the seven million specimens in the collection. Tommy also shares his advice for how we can get more connected to insects in our own lives, and the importance of having collections like the INHS.   Dr. Tommy McElrath's socials IG - https://www.instagram.com/inhsinsects  Twitter - https://twitter.com/monotomidae Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/INHSInsects/   Bio  https://www.inhs.illinois.edu/directory/show/tcm   Research  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RFZdChgAAAAJ&hl=en   Elle Kaye socials  IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy   Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch   Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration   Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com   Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.   In episode 024 Elle chats with Dillon about his  journey to becoming a wildlife and Evolutionary biologist. Dillon discusses how a growing up in Texas with a fear of critters was transformed by exposure to them, and ended up becoming his greatest passion. Now studying for his masters, Dillon shares how he successfully creates and holds down his incredible science communication, whilst working towards his qualification.    Dillon's socials IG - https://www.instagram.com/dillonthebiologist Twitter - https://twitter.com/BiologistDillon YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdihyBzjnXQusxPerecOD0g Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DillonTheBiologist    Bio  https://www.theaddictivebrain.com/fullscreen-page/comp-jk6g9xcw/094fc2a0-e005-46e8-9eba-e0f978e1aa5d/96/%3Fi%3D96%26p%3Dbyk49%26s%3Dstyle-jk6g9x7l   Eat guest speaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USkStiVCpho   Research  https://tamuugr.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/dillon-jones-from-challenge-to-accomplishment/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3UUCWEDPA https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/58064/list/8/ https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/48499/ https://issuu.com/tamu_hur/docs/official_explorations_volume_8/8   Press https://www.mammalz.com/blog/2021/6/25/featured-creator-dillon-jones   Environmental science site https://mongabay.org/   Learn adventurously server https://learnadventurously.com/   Elle Kaye socials  IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy   Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch   Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration   Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com   Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.   In episode 023 Elle chats with Danielle about her journey to becoming a wildlife biologist. She discusses her work co-founding the Black Birders Week initiative and how her birding pursuits led to her being coined 'The Cemetery Birder'. Danielle also shares her advice for getting into cemetery birding, and her plans and dreams for her future as a birder and wildlife biologist.    Danielle's socials IG - https://www.instagram.com/bellzisbirding Twitter - https://twitter.com/bellzisbirding   Plateau Wildlife  https://plateauwildlife.com/about-plateau/   Cemeteries https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/birding-in-cemeteries https://tucsonaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/VF-Fall2020-WEB.pdf ("Inspire Birders From Beyond the Grave Page 23 of pdf)    Black Birders Week https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Birders_Week https://www.sciencenews.org/article/blackbirdersweek-birding-while-black-nature-enthusiasts https://www.forbes.com/sites/linhanhcat/2020/06/01/inaugural-black-birders-week/#72f3d32c30cb https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/us/black-birders-week-black-in-stem-christian-cooper-scn-trnd/index.html   BlackAFinStem https://twitter.com/blackafinstem   Birding communities in US Outdoor Afro https://outdoorafro.com/ Feminist Bird Club https://www.feministbirdclub.org/   Elle Kaye socials  IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy   Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch   Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration   Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com   Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Sarah Roberts is a dynamic science communicator, author, and animal behaviorist known for her children's book, "Somebody Swallowed Stanley." In this conversation, she shares her journey from a nature-loving childhood in Lancashire to thrilling experiences with sharks in the Bahamas and grizzly bears in Canada. Sarah discusses the urgent need for environmental education, the exciting potential of carbon capture technology, and her commitment to inspiring conservation through engaging storytelling and media.

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 021 Elle chats with Lucy about growing up in rural England and how this environment had an effect on her interests and career. She discusses the medical diagnosis which took her away from work and into the world of science communication, and how that has developed since her health has improved. Lucy also shares her advice for those wanting to feel a deeper connection to nature at home and how she combats eco-anxieties. Lucy Lapwing Socials https://www.instagram.com/lucy_lapwing/ https://twitter.com/lucy_lapwing https://linktr.ee/Lucy_Lapwing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rNJM35PvY8fq-eytAnFCg# Press related links https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/10/how-climate-change-is-impacting-mental-health-of-young-people-14540364/ https://www.bto.org/community/events/202105-nature-natter-lucy-lapwing Birdsong Lessons https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rNJM35PvY8fq-eytAnFCg RSPB – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds https://www.rspb.org.uk/ RSPB – Coombes Valley https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/coombes-valley/ BTO – British Trust for Ornithology https://www.bto.org/ Eco-Anxiety https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327354 Wildlife Trust App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wildlifetrusts.naturefinder&hl=en_GB&gl=US Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast Socials https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Patreon https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield  http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye  

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 020 Elle chats with Travis about growing up in Zimbabwe, moving to, and life in South Africa and his journey to becoming an award-winning taxidermist and anatomical sculptor. We also discuss his features in the documentaries Stuffed and Trophy - both streaming worldwide via Amazon. Travis's Socials www.instagram.com/travisdevilliers https://www.facebook.com/traviscdevilliers/ Website https://www.traviscdevilliers.com/ Trophy Documentary https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trophy-Shaul-Schwarz/dp/B077DZPK7Q Stuffed Documentary https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/stuffed/id1499943026 Stuffed Press https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/movies/stuffed-review.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-world-taxidermy-ae-0528-20170527-column.html Splitting Image Taxidermy https://www.splittingimagetaxidermy.co.za/ https://www.instagram.com/splittingimagetaxidermy/ Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast Socials https://linktr.ee/specimenspod Patreon https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield  http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye