Why we should love the beasties with Dr. Jo Wimpenny

About this episode

Zazie and Kristi chat with Dr. Jo Wimpenny about the importance of unloved animals and their roles in the ecosystem.

Leave us a voicemail! Zazie and Kristi chat with Dr. Jo Wimpenny, author of Beauty of the Beasts, to learn more about wasps, mosquitoes, vultures, sharks, and other unloved animals. We talk about:- why Jo wanted to write about the beastieshow everything is connectedthe value of wasps and mosquitoes to the ecosystemhow sharks are not necessarily out to get people (even if sometimes they are)whether some animals are over-ratedwhich animal Jo most loved writing aboutand finally Jo told us which ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Zazie Todd, Kristi Benson

Guest: Dr. Jo Wimpenny

Topics covered

• unloved animals
• ecosystem
• wasps
• mosquitoes
• sharks
• animal writing

Keywords

• wasps
• mosquitoes
• vultures
• sharks
• ecosystem
• animal behavior
• conservation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Beauty of the Beasts

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