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The Wild with Chris Morgan

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THE WILD with Chris Morgan brings stories from the natural world right to your ears in a beautifully immersive way. You’ll feel like you are right there with Chris in wild places all over the world, alongside wildlife ecologists, researchers and colorful characters on the front line.

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00:24:38

The secret lives of giraffes and the woman who...

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2022/02/15

Anne Innis Dagg is a tough, straight-talking, trailblazing woman, dedicated to science and social justice. In 1956, she went to South Africa to study giraffes. She wrote a book after her time in Africa that is still considered to be the giraffe bible by many in the field.But there’s a good chance you don’t know her. She was actually in Africa observing wildlife before Jane Goodall. So why has she been forgotten? What is the story of Anne Innis Dagg?She is the revolutionary biologist and women's

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00:35:22

Goodbye chemical weapons, hello burrowing owls

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2022/02/01

“So there are two important days in your life, the day that you're born, and the day you find out why. I know why I was born, for the owls. So I'm going to work with owls until my very last breath.” - David JohnsonDavid is founder of the Global Owl Project to protect endangered owl species all over the world. And one lucky owl species that’s been David’s main focus for these past 12 years is the little burrowing owl.A burrowing owl reaches only six inches in height and weighs less than half a pound

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00:41:00

Portugal’s ecological utopia

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2022/01/18

I do love a good border crossing, so join me as I travel to Northeast Portugal, into the Coa River Valley, to witness a really interesting story that is unfolding there.The dense old forests that were there are now mostly gone. Cut down and replaced with pastures for sheep and olive groves generations ago. And now the shepherds and other farmers are abandoning this region in droves. This checkered history has led to a poor economy, brush instead of trees and an explosion of wildfires.Join me as I

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00:03:33

THE WILD: Season 4 Trailer

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2022/01/04

We’re back! I am so excited to share our new season with all of you.New episodes of THE WILD begin on Tuesday, January 18th.My team and I have been hard at work finding stories and interviewing passionate people who are making a difference for nature….and our planet.We’ve traveled the world this season to bring you stories about lynx in Spain, Caribbean sharks, owls that live underground and even how a nuclear explosion in Alaska led to sea otters returning to the west coast of America.Get your

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00:21:49

Living Planet (special episode)

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/08/17

I hope you are having a lovely summer so far. Or winter if you’re south of the equator. THE WILD team is busy working on episodes for the next season. But I wanted to share something special with you that I think you’ll like. This is an episode from the podcast Living Planet from Deutsche Welle. They tell environment stories from around the world. In this episode they explore efforts to bring life back to seabeds off the coast of Scotland. They also look at an app that can tell what species a frog

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00:01:34

Message from Chris: Season 4

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/07/20

Hey everybody….. I just wanted to say thanks for tuning into our third season of THE WILD. It’s been such a pleasure to share these stories and hear your reactions.We’ve already started working on season 4. I am really excited to bring you even more wonder from the natural world. It’s very rewarding tracking down interesting species, human characters and amazing places and turning them into stories for you. This planet we live on seems to have a limitless pool of them.But now is your chance to let

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00:34:17

Sitting on a den of rattlesnakes

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/07/13

Rattlesnakes have long been persecuted, even killed for sport or having their entire dens burned. I head out with two wildlife biologists to look for rattlesnakes as they emerge from hibernation and learn about the important role these snakes play in our ecosystem.Take our listener survey by clicking the link here. You could be selected to get a WILD sticker.THE WILD is a joint production of myself and KUOW Public Radio. One way to support this vital work and become part of THE WILD community is

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00:29:37

The rise and fall…and rise...of the island fox

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/07/06

For an ecologist like me, Santa Cruz island is a bit of a dream. It is home to a quite famous fox. It is like no “apex predator” I’ve ever seen before. These aren’t the type of foxes you might see on the mainland. These island foxes are small, very small.These foxes are endemic to the Channel Islands, meaning they are found here and nowhere else in the world. But about 20 years ago, people on these islands started noticing fewer and fewer foxes on the landscape. Their numbers were crashing

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00:39:34

California’s condor: the dinosaur bird

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/06/29

Hundreds, maybe even thousands of people have been involved in saving the California condor. We meet some of them in this episode, including a former gang member who has made it his life’s mission to help the birds he loves.California condors are so iconic that when I finally saw one in person, it felt a bit like meeting a movie star. Condors were one of 78 species listed on the original endangered species list in 1967. And they are still on it. That's 54 years of living on the edge.Condors are

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01:18:12

Bears and diversity: a conversation with Dr. Rae...

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/06/22

Today, I’m talking with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Rae is a large carnivore ecologist and a fellow with the National Geographic Society. She is also a Research Faculty member at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the blend of her work is really fascinating. For 15 years she’s studied the behavior and ecology of black bears and african lions and she does it on a backdrop of social justice as an advocate for women and people of color

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00:33:36

Orangutans: people of the forest

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/06/15

Northern Sumatra is a magical tropical home to the endangered orangutan. But their rainforest home is being cut down, and many are orphaned as their habitat is lost. Researchers are working hard to understand how orangutans process and learn, while others rehabilitate young individuals for a life back in the wild.THE WILD is a joint production of myself and KUOW Public Radio. One way to support this vital work and become part of THE WILD community is through my wildlife organization, Chris Morgan

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00:15:55

Billions of bugs: life of a cicada underground

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/06/01

The shrill calls of billions of Brood X cicadas emerging from the earth have captured the nation’s ears and attention this spring. But what do these noisy insects DO for the 17 years they live underground? In this episode we dig deep into that question.THE WILD is a joint production of myself and KUOW Public Radio. One way to support this vital work is through my wildlife organization, Chris Morgan Wildlife. You can find more information at PatreonFollow us on Instagram @thewildpod and

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00:02:24

A message from Chris

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/05/18

I hope you're enjoying spring wherever you are. I just wanted to let you know that we're taking a short break to work on some new episodes. We just got back from an incredible trip in California for two stories. One is about California condors, North America's biggest bird that almost became extinct and island foxes on the Channel Islands. We'll be back in June, which means that now is the perfect time to listen to past episodes if you missed them. Keep well everybody and stay in touch.

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00:20:00

Salmon and the city

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/05/11

Something a little different this week everyone - WILD producer Matt Martin found a surprising story about an opportunity to do something good for one of the pacific northwest’s most important creatures....the salmon.In this episode, Matt uncovers what one city has done to help salmon. How they redesigned their built environment to benefit not just humans but wildlife too. And how it was all made possible by something quite unexpected…..the rumbling force of a destructive earthquake.

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00:25:47

The brain of the raven

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/05/04

Being a “bird brain” is a complement if you’re talking about ravens. They are smart. Their intelligence allows them to empathize and read emotions, which helps them survive. But it’s their ability to manipulate others, and even plan for the future that allows them to really thrive in the wild.

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00:12:49

Why it’s so hard to swat a fly

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/04/27

It’s springtime which means sunshine, picnics and flies. But you might think twice about reaching for that fly swatter. Flies are amazing creatures that possess the fastest visual systems in the world, use gyroscopes for precision flying, and can see almost 360 degrees.

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00:27:18

Saving the mountain caribou

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/04/20

This is a tough story to tell. In 2019 the last of the mountain caribou in the lower 48 states disappeared. Extinct. Deforestation threatens those that are left. Professional Wildlife tracker and photographer David Moskowitz takes us to the frigid mountains of British Columbia to learn about the ancient but fragile ecosystem these majestic reindeer call home.

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00:41:26

The Path of the Jaguar

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/04/13

Over 60% of Belize is in a natural, wild state, but development is threatening the movements of the jaguars. In this episode, I'll meet the people who are trying to help protect these jungle cats.

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00:41:42

The Flight of the Scarlet Macaw

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/04/06

There are only 350 scarlet macaws left in the wild in Belize. They face the threats of poaching and habitat lose. But let us introduce you to the passionate people determined to save these colorful birds.

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00:02:51

The Wild Season 3: Welcome back to the adventure

The Wild with Chris Morgan ·

2021/03/23

New episodes start on April 6th.

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