How can we save our planet's animal species from extinction?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about which of the world's animals are endangered and why, and whether we can do anything to pull them back from the brink. One in four mammals, one in eight birds, and one third of all amphibians are at risk of extinction. How many animals have we already lost? How is that affecting the food chain, and ultimately, us? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Are extinctions inevitable? What are we doing to stop them? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Caroline Fraser, author of Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution

Noah Greenwald, director of the Endangered Species Program with the Center for Biological Diversity

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Your Call 061608 Rough times at the S.F. Zoo

What is happening at the San Francisco Zoo? On the Next Your Call, well have a conversation about future plans for the Zoo. The San Francisco Zoological Society oversees zoo operations for the city and San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly recently introduced a resolution to turn the 100-acre facility into a rescue house for domestic and exotic animals. What changes would you like to see? And what do you want from the zoo? It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Les Schobert worked in zoos for more than 30 years, including as General Curator of the Los Angeles Zoo and the North Carolina Zoo.

Deniz Bolbol, spokesperson for In Defense of Animals.

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