# Kirsten Hecht

During this episode of the Conservation Cast, Maya spoke with Kirsten about her 12-year journey studying hellbenders, and how her aquatic ecology background and love for salamanders led to her position on the board of directors at FCSAL. Kirsten informed viewers of the lack of attention salamanders…

Kirsten Hecht studies giant salamanders and science communication. Her work has led her to discoveries, and sometimes creepy situations. In this episode, we hear a little of both. Want to learn more about the WEC department? Click the link below: http://www.wec.ufl.edu Want to listen to more of …

Salamander expert Kirsten Hecht—also known as Kirsten "Hechtbender," for reasons that will become clear—gave Macken a call tonight to talk about salamanders and other topics. The conversation was light & fun, we heard a few stories, learned a bit of history, and found out a lot about animals. Mack…