Episode 323: Koalas and their future w/Dr. Danielle Clode

All Creatures Podcast

Nature, Science, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week we interview Dr. Danielle Clode who is the author of the book Koalas: A Natural History, or titled Koala: A Life in Tree (Australia/NZ). Danielle grew up on a boat sailing around the south-east coast of Australia and began her career in conservation biology studying feral mink in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. She has worked in zoos, museum and underwater observatories, became a science communicator and the award-winning author of popular nonfiction books (and documentaries) on Australian science, nature and history. Her books cover topics as diverse as palaeontology, French Indo-Pacific exploration, killer whales, museum collections, conservation agencies, women in science and living with bushfires. Danielle has taught academic and creative writing for many years and is currently an associate professor in creative writing at Flinders University. Her latest book is a journey of discovery into the complex history and ecology and politics of the much loved koala, published in Australia/NZ as Koala: A life in trees and in the rest of the world as Koala: A natural history and uncertain future. You can learn more about Dr. Danielle Clode and her other works HERE Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. We now are hosting monthly Zoom meetings with them, answering questions and getting ideas on which species they want covered. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast You can also visit our website HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:27.8	Fees applied to delivery orders subject to availability. Welcome to Art Creatures podcast. This is Chris. Today, another amazing interview with a celebrated author all the way down here, my neck of the woods over in Australia, why I sit here in New Zealand. But I want to welcome Dr. Danielle Kload, who's an associate professor at Flinders University. Amazing author. Today we're going to talk all about koalas, but Danielle, welcome.
1:31.4	Thank you for having me. It's great to be here.
1:34.4	Yes, yes. I've been itching to get to you.
1:38.8	Anybody that's been listening to the podcast lately knows I was in Australia for a few weeks, and I keep talking about it and all the wildlife I got to see.
1:42.5	And reading your book, so we're going to talk about Daniel's
1:46.1	latest book. Kuala's A Natural History and an Uncertain Future is a thorough, thorough
1:53.3	a text on. I wouldn't say it's not a textbook. It's a, it's a beautifully written story about koalas.
2:02.5	But Daniel,
2:03.3	after I read this,
2:04.2	I wanted to get back to Australia so bad.
2:07.2	So thank you.
2:08.4	Thank you for sharing the story.
2:11.3	But before we get going,
2:12.4	I always like to ask my guests.
2:14.3	Just,
2:15.4	you know,
2:15.7	your background,
2:16.7	growing up in Australia. And in part of your
2:20.0	story, you talk about, or in your biography, you talk about living on a pirate ship for a while.
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