Trees A Crowd

David Oakes

Ever wondered what happens when you fill a cello with bees? Or how robins have successfully colonised the outer-reaches of our universe? Or why the world is destined to be populated purely by female turtles? This podcast celebrates nature and the stories of those who care deeply for it. Join artist, actor and Woodland Trust & Wildlife Trusts ambassador David Oakes, for a series of informal, relaxed conversations with artists, scientists, creatives and environmentalists as they celebrate the beauty of the natural world and how it inspires us as human beings. All episodes available at: https://www.treesacrowd.fm/ Hosted on...

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Trees A Crowd

Episodes (147)

Feb 24th Prof. Carlos Mena: Trust the Locals, Trust the Science, Protect the Galápagos
Feb 17th Prof. Diana Pazmiño: Rays, Research and the Real Guardians of the Galápagos
Dec 9, 2025 Abraham Joffe: The Secret Trade in Polar Bears (or, “How to Save an Animal Everyone Thinks Is Already Protected!”)

Trees A Crowd

Feb 24, 2026
38¾ minutes
51 MB

A Galápagos native – born on Isla Isabela – marine biologist and conservation geneticist Diana Pazmiño focuses her research on rays, sharks, and the human communities that live alongside them. In this relaxed discussion with David Oakes, Diana explains why she brings conservation science home, how education shapes what gets noticed, valued, and protected, and what ‘protected’ actually means in practice – especially in those liminal spaces where rules and regulations require regular enforcement. Nothing epitomises Diana’s belief in the value of education more than the project she initiated on the archipelago – The Gill’s Club. Empowering girls a...

Trees A Crowd

Prof. Carlos Mena: Trust the Locals, Trust the Science, Protect the Galápagos

David Oakes

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