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Whales, Wildlife, and Conserving Threatened Species with Prof. Carolyn Hogg (441)

Author
Dr Karl
Published
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/whales-wildlife-and-conserving-threatened-species-with-prof-carolyn-hogg-441

From collecting urine samples in Antarctica to sampling whale snot to study reproduction, Dr. Carolyn Hogg's career is anything but ordinary. In this episode, she shares how her passion for protecting threatened species led her down some unexpected paths, including earning the nickname ‘Dr. Snot’.

We chat about her PhD on whale behaviour, wild whale facts, and the creative ways scientists gather data in the field. There was so much to cover, we had to split it into two! Part 2 dives into her groundbreaking work in conservation genetics.

Linkedin: Carolyn Hogg X: @HoggCarolyn, @BioplatformsAus, @ThreatenedSpGen https://wildlife-genomics.sydney.edu.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bioplatforms-australia/  

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