Basking Sharks & Conservation Conflicts with Isla Hodgson

<p style="text-align:center;">If you're a fan of nature (of course you are) & you're on social media (very likely too) then you will know that within the conservation industry there often debates or dare I say battles between people or organisations with opposing views. For example the shooting industry & the RSPB. This got me thinking, how does this affect the progress & overall end result of projects or debates. To help teach me more about this I spoke with conservation scientist & ambassador for Save Our Seas Foundation, Isla Hodgson.</p> <p style="text-align:center;">Before we spoke about conservation conflicts I HAD to talk to Isla about another passion in her life, Basking Sharks. Isla has spent many hours in the presence of these wonderful animals & her love for them came across perfectly. We then swiftly moved on to discuss the human behaviour side of conservation conflicts & what impact this can have on the success for the protection of the planet.</p> <p style="text-align:center;">If you'd like to keep up to date with Lucy is working on, you can follow her on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/isladawn92/?hl=en'>@islahogdson92</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;">To follow us on social media visit <a href='https://twitter.com/intothewildpod?lang=en'>@intothewildpod</a> for Twitter & <a href='https://www.instagram.com/intothewildpodcast/'>@intothewildpodcast</a> for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on <a href='https://twitter.com/mrryanjdalton?lang=en'>@mrryanjdalton</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;">Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at <a href='https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod'>https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;">MERCH: <a href='https://intothewildpodcast.teemill.com/'>intothewildpodcast.teemill.com</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;">Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.</p> <p style="te