Kali Samutratanakul, Author at Conservation Optimism

Interview with Finn Middleton, young Shropshire filmmaker, on his new film at the 2025 Good Natured Film Festival

As we at Conservation Optimism are gearing up for the 2025 Good Natured Conservation Optimism Film Festival, we're excited to spotlight one of our youngest featured filmmakers, Finn Middleton, and his entry for this year's festival: "The Onny's Story: A Fight for the Future." Read on for a short interview about Finn's journey, his sources of inspiration, and reasons for hope as a young person using his creative voice for nature.

Kali Samutratanakul2025-10-20T14:42:47+00:00October 20th, 2025|

7 stories of optimism this week (02.09.25-08.09.25)

Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!

Kali Samutratanakul2025-09-10T11:12:34+00:00September 10th, 2025|

7 stories of optimism this week (12.08.25-18.08.25)

Here is the perfect antidote to Monday blues: a weekly round-up of what went right in the conservation world!

Kali Samutratanakul2025-08-18T10:25:13+00:00August 18th, 2025|

Conservation Works: How persistence and dedication brought a rare bat species back from the brink

In a new assessment published earlier this year, the Livingstone’s Fruit Bat has officially been downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered in the IUCN Red List. This piece of good news comes after years of tireless conservation work by Dahari, an NGO based in the Comoros, in collaboration with Bat Conservation International (BCI). In this blog, I have the pleasure of interviewing BCI’s Regional Director for Africa and South Asia, Dr. Isabella Mandl, to discuss the bats’ downlisting and her experiences working with them in the Comoros.

Kali Samutratanakul2025-07-16T07:15:17+00:00July 16th, 2025|