BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  Earth Matters  >  World Firefly Day 2021 – Watch us, don't catch us!

World Firefly Day 2021 – Watch us, don't catch us!

Dr Sara Lewis, Professor of Biology at Tufts University, Boston, USA & Co-chair, IUCN Firefly Specialist Group

05-Jul-21 15:00

World Firefly Day 2021 – Watch us, don't catch us!

World Firefly Day is observed annually during the first weekend in July, and is a global celebration of these fascinating and amazing creatures that inspire wonder in so many of us. Dr Sara Lewis, a Professor of Biology at Tufts University, has researched the luminous lives of fireflies for nearly three decades now, and she is also the co-chair of the IUCN Firefly Specialist Group, and works on global firefly conservation. She joins us for an illuminating chat about these most de-light-ful creatures.

Image source: Shutterstock

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  Environment,  Science

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Earth Matters,  World Firefly Day,  fireflies,  kelip-kelip,  endangered species,  ecotourism,  conservation,  firefly conservation,  Sara Lewis,  IUCN Firefly Specialist Group, 


Latest Podcasts




Play / Pause

Listen now : Bar None: (REPEAT) Sports journalist T. Avineshwaran joins us to talk about...

Today’s Shows



11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) CF Fong, Executive Chairman of LGMS Berhad on how hijacked browser extensions became global security threats, and what SMEs can do to protect their data and workflows.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) A review of the latest attempt to reboot Superman and launch a DC movie franchise, followed by a discussion about the best superheroes of all time.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Should you consider a used Proton X50, especially now? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my shares his thoughts on the subject!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Richard discuss the narratives behind Builder.ai and what led to its downfall.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Bonn climate talks concluded with more gaps than gains, raising concerns for developing nations and the 1.5°C global warming limit on the road to COP30. Meenakshi Raman, the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia, helps to unpack these implications.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Sports journalist T. Avineshwaran joins us to talk about Harimau Malaya and the upcoming Malaysia Super League.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

Two doctors from South Africa and Australia tell Ella Al-Shamahi from The Conversation about the rewards of working in rural communities and the challenges of being hundreds of miles from the nearest large hospital.