337: Tree Kangaroos w/ Lisa Dabek!

Episode 337

21st May 2026

Join Ellen & special guest, senior conservation scientist at Woodland Park Zoo and founder of the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Lisa Dabek, as we celebrate World Tree Kangaroo Day by putting these charming ghosts of the forest in the well-deserved spotlight. We discuss the diversity of Papua New Guinea’s cloud forests where dinosaurs still have […]

Episode notes

Join Ellen & special guest, senior conservation scientist at Woodland Park Zoo and founder of the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Lisa Dabek, as we celebrate World Tree Kangaroo Day by putting these charming ghosts of the forest in the well-deserved spotlight. We discuss the diversity of Papua New Guinea’s cloud forests where dinosaurs still have the run of the place, life as a joey in the towering treetops, a look at what went into designing a tree kangaroo habitat in Woodland Park Zoo’s new Forest Trailhead exhibit, and so much more.

Links:

  • Learn more about the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program at their website: https://treekangaroo.org/
  • Learn more about the SAFE Program: https://www.aza.org/safe-species
  • Check out the Woodland Park Zoo’s new Forest Trailhead exhibit: https://zoo.org/foresttrailhead/
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  • Lisa Dabek

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