Alysa has a B.Sc. (Hon.) in Animal Biology from Thompson Rivers University and an M.Sc. in Ecology from the University of Alberta where her thesis focused on the polar bears of western Hudson Bay. She gained hands-on experience with polar bears from multiple fall and spring field seasons in Tuktoyaktuk and Churchill and has been heavily involved in tracking Hudson Bay polar bears, as well as coexistence efforts. She also spearheads Polar Bears International's Tundra Connections webcast program. Prior to joining Polar Bears International's staff, Alysa volunteered for several years in multiple capacities, including being a panelist on the Tundra Connections program and assisting with the Polar Bear Tracker.  https://youtu.be/T4tgUWwTN0c PODCAST INFO: The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups. LINKS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/66eFLHQclKe5p3bMXsCTRH RSS: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/feed/podcast/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-Q Youtube clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B5x371AzTGgK-_q3U_KfA Website: https://www.learningwithlowell.com Alysa McCall links https://polarbearsinternational.org/what-we-do/our-team/ https://polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bear-tracker https://polarbearsinternational.org/act-now/take-action/advocacy-toolkit/ https://polarbearsinternational.donorsupport.co/page/FUNJRGTVFRQ 00:30 Conservation during Covid 01:55 Value Educating kids 04:50 Polar bears vs brown bears 08:20 In person education 09:50 What to do if confronted with a polar bear   14:25 Polar bear feeding centers 18:55 How smart are polar bears 20:18 Polar bear populations 23:55 Hope in fighting climate change  28:40 Microplastics  30:48 Humans and polar bears 32:15 Diseases in permafrost  34:50 Change in policy in Alaska and fossil fuels  36:00 sounding canadian 38:00 Canada vs America 41:45 Carbon tax / corporations / carbon footprint 46:20 Future of polar bear international   50:07 Polar bear fun facts 52:00 Hybrid polar bears 53:23 Grower bears hybrid  55:20 Species of polar bear she wishes she could see 58:22 why went extinct  58:45 Women vs men qualifications  59:45 Book recommendations  01:01:15 What shes looking to learn about / hands on 01:05:15 Favorite emoji  01:06:34 How to support polar bears international  01:07:40 Raising money 01:09:30 penny saved is a penny earned.