Archives: Profiles
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Why Hawaii is a Conservation Hotspot
The Hawaiian archipelago is a tropical volcanic island chain with high biodiversity on land and in the surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean. The mountainous terrain is home to many species found nowhere else on Earth, including 5000 insect species, 1000 plant species, 145 fish species, and 60 bird species. But Hawaii’s wildlife has been…
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The History of Conservation in the Western United States
About 21.5 million acres of the Western United States are nationally protected, and thousands are being managed or co-managed by Native American tribes reclaiming ancestral relationships with native plants and animals. It’s no surprise, then, that Wild Hope hit a rich vein of conservation stories grounded in the West.
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Animal Agriculture
The planetary impact of largescale animal agriculture on biodiversity is immense – from the release of greenhouse gases, to the demand for available land at the expense of native ecosystems. Studies show that 75% of all agricultural land on earth is committed to raising livestock, and replacing meat products with plant-based foods could free up…
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Pat Brown
When Pat Brown recognized that replacing the use of animals as a food technology could rapidly arrest global heating and reverse the global collapse of ecosystems and biodiversity, Pat founded Impossible Foods, a company that makes delicious, nutritious, affordable and sustainable meats directly from plants.
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Piotr Naskrecki
Piotr Naskrecki is an entomologist, conservation biologist, and photographer with 30 years of experience in biodiversity research and exploration in both the academic environment and nonprofit conservation organizations.
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Cesária Huo
Cesaria Huo is a conservation biologist focusing on bat research in Gorongosa National Park.
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Elias Mubobo
Elias Mubobo is a wildlife vet who works to save pangolins in Gorongosa National Park.
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Shajan M.A.
Shajan M.A. is a sociologist who has worked with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) for the last 11 years. He joined as a Field Officer at the Elephant Corridor Securement Project in Wayanad, Kerala. He completed his post-graduate degree in social work from the University of Calicut, Kerala, and M.Phil. in psychiatric social work from…
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Jose Louies
Jose Louise is the CEO of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
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Morari Bapu
Morari Bapu is a spiritual leader who serves as an ambassador for the "Save the Whale Sharks" campaign in Gujarat, India.
