It's alive! Back from the dead, in time for Halloween! This time, I chat with Dr. Lucy Keith-Diagne and Diana Seck of the African Aquatic Conservation Fund (AACF) on their work in Senegal and more broadly in West and Central Africa. Thank you, AACF - I learned a lot, including that they have accommodations at their office, so I am conjuring up some schemes to visit...

Key topics:

* Marine mammal conservation (and some mention of sea turtles!) in Senegal

* Establishing a small nonprofit for sustained local work on conservation

* Approaches to sustainable and effective conservation training

* Need for career opportunities (and funding) in conservation for local researchers

* Need for greater inclusivity in the global marine mammal conservation community

* How opportunities for networking lead to collaborative projects

* Regional work on aquatic conservation in West and Central Africa

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