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NaturallyScott

At least once a week, I’ll bring you the very best of America’s spectacular world of nature — from birds to mammals, to reptiles and amphibians. From soaring mountains to endless plains, from rugged coastlines to rivers and streams.Each episode will feature an expert guest — a ranger, a researcher, a birder, or an adventurer — someone who has seen what we want to see and been where we want to go.

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31:40

E80 John Squires – Canada Lynx, Wolverines & a...

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2026/10/01

Send us Fan Mail Title E80 John Squires – Canada Lynx, Wolverines & a Lifetime in the Wild Buzzsprout Description Canada Lynx and wolverines are two of North America’s most elusive mammals. Most of us will never see either one in the wild. John Squires has spent decades following both. In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with John, a research wildlife biologist with the Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station, whose career has taken him deep into the snowy ...

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25:34

E79 Naturally Scott Adventures – Sandhill Cranes: A...

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2026/09/24

Send us Fan Mail Every March, one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in North America takes place along a relatively short stretch of Nebraska’s Platte River. Roughly a million Sandhill Cranes migrate north each spring, and an estimated 80 percent of them funnel through the Platte—a remarkable migration bottleneck where enormous numbers of these ancient birds gather to rest and refuel before continuing toward their breeding grounds. In this edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, Scott ...

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36:30

E78 Jane Rodgers – Joshua Tree: Protecting a Desert...

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2026/09/17

Send us Fan Mail Joshua Tree National Park sits at the meeting point of two deserts, welcomes roughly three million visitors a year, and protects a landscape filled with Joshua trees, desert bighorn sheep, mountain lions, tortoises, bats—and some of the darkest skies within reach of Southern California. In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with Jane Rodgers, superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park, to talk about what it takes to protect one of America’s most recogniz...

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21:08

E77 Naturally Scott Adventures – Wild Burros of...

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2026/09/10

Send us Fan Mail Along historic Route 66 in the Arizona desert sits the tiny town of Oatman—a former gold-mining community where the most famous residents have four legs. In this edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, Scott Harris visits the wild burros of Oatman, Arizona, descendants of the animals that once worked the region’s mines. When mining faded, the burros were left behind. They adapted to the brutal desert, survived, and generations later still roam the Black Mountains. But Oatman’s...

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44:26

E76 Amy Tan – Backyard Birds, Art & Finding Wonder...

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2026/09/03

Send us Fan Mail Amy Tan is best known as the bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club. But in recent years, another passion has taken over much of her attention: the birds in her own backyard. In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with Amy to talk about The Backyard Bird Chronicles, a deeply personal collection of observations, sketches, questions, and encounters that grew out of her return to nature during a difficult period in her life. What began as a private journal e...

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27:04

E75 Naturally Scott Adventures – California Condors:...

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2026/08/27

Send us Fan Mail With a wingspan approaching 10 feet, the California Condor is a bird you don't simply see—you experience. In this edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, Scott Harris travels to Navajo Bridge in Arizona, where the Colorado River cuts through Marble Canyon and one of the rarest birds in North America has found an extraordinary place to roost. Scott considers it the best place in the world to experience California Condors, with birds sometimes resting on the bridge girders almos...

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37:35

E74 John Koprowski – Squirrels: Tiny Athletes,...

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2026/08/22

Send us Fan Mail Squirrels raid our bird feeders, bury thousands of nuts, leap between trees, and somehow seem to outsmart nearly every obstacle we put in their way. But just how remarkable are they? In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with squirrel expert John Koprowski of the University of Wyoming to explore an animal nearly everyone knows—but few of us truly appreciate. John has spent much of his career studying squirrels, a family that includes more than 300 species...

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22:26

E73 Naturally Scott Adventures – Burrowing Owls:...

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2026/08/13

Send us Fan Mail Owls are usually creatures of forests, trees, and darkness. Burrowing Owls break just about every one of those rules. In this edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, Scott Harris heads to Cape Coral, Florida, a city that calls itself the “Burrowing Owl Capital of the World”—and makes a pretty convincing case. Unlike most owls, these tiny raptors live underground, spend much of their day out in the open, and have become remarkably comfortable sharing their neighborhoods with pe...

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35:39

E72 John Ford – The Secret Cultures of Killer Whales 🐋

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2026/08/08

Send us Fan Mail Killer whales—or orcas—are among the most recognizable animals on Earth. But beneath those black-and-white markings are remarkably complex societies, with different diets, dialects, traditions, and even cultures passed from one generation to the next. This week on Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with renowned killer whale researcher John Ford, who has spent more than four decades studying these extraordinary animals, primarily along the coast of British Columbia. His ...

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26:01

E71 Naturally Scott Adventures – 20 Million Bats: The...

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2026/07/30

Send us Fan Mail What could possibly draw someone to Texas in the middle of summer? Twenty million bats. In this edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, Scott Harris travels to Bracken Cave Preserve just outside San Antonio—home to the largest bat colony on Earth. Every summer evening, millions of Mexican free-tailed bats pour from a single cave in one of the greatest wildlife spectacles anywhere in the world. Scott shares what it's like to witness the breathtaking "batnado," explains wh...

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35:19

E70 Jason Bittel – Grizzlies, Porcupines & the...

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2026/07/23

Send us Fan Mail What if everything you thought you knew about some of North America's most familiar animals was wrong? In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris welcomes science writer and author Jason Bittel, whose new book Grizzled shines a spotlight on 50 of North America's most misunderstood animals. From grizzly bears and white-tailed deer to porcupines, daddy longlegs, yellow jackets, and ringtails, Jason shares the fascinating stories hiding in plain sight. Together, Scot...

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27:30

E69 Naturally Scott Adventures – Wild Mustangs of...

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2026/07/16

Send us Fan Mail There may be no animal more closely tied to the spirit of the American West than the wild Mustang. In this edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, Scott Harris travels to Nevada in search of one of North America's most iconic animals—wild Mustangs. From the shores of Washoe Lake State Park to the open sagebrush country outside Reno, Scott explores the history, biology, and enduring romance of these remarkable horses. Along the way, he shares unforgettable encounters with bache...

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33:55

E68 Dr. Virginia Edgcomb – Hydrothermal Vents, Ocean...

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2026/07/09

Send us Fan Mail What if the most important life in the ocean is almost completely invisible? In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with marine microbiologist Dr. Ginny Edgcomb of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for a fascinating journey into the hidden world beneath the waves. From hydrothermal vents and hypersaline lakes at the bottom of the Mediterranean to deep-sea drilling expeditions in the Indian Ocean, Ginny studies microscopic organisms that thrive whe...

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26:05

E67 Naturally Scott Adventures – Florida Manatees:...

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2026/07/03

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, where Scott Harris takes you into the field to experience some of North America's most remarkable wildlife and wild places. In this episode, Scott visits Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge on Florida's Gulf Coast to meet one of the state's most beloved residents—the Florida manatee. These gentle marine mammals, often called "sea cows," can weigh well over 1,000 pounds, yet they're among the most peaceful animals yo...

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33:22

E66 Scott Weidensaul – The Return of the...

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2026/06/25

Send us Fan Mail Award-winning author, ornithologist, and conservationist Scott Weidensaul returns to Naturally Scott to discuss his inspiring new book, The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save Ourselves. Rather than focusing solely on declining bird populations and environmental challenges, Scott shares something equally important: hope. podcast-scott-weidensaul.txt From the remarkable comeback of Bald Eagles and Canada Geese to the recovery of American Oystercatchers, Sco...

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28:30

E65 Naturally Scott Adventures – Alligators, Big...

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2026/06/18

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, where Scott Harris takes you into the field to experience some of North America's greatest wildlife spectacles, iconic species, and wild places. In this episode, Scott heads deep into Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve in search of one of America's most ancient and awe-inspiring predators: the American alligator. What follows is a journey into a landscape that feels frozen in time, where cypress swamps, sawgrass w...

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32:44

E64 George Archibald – Dancing with Whooping Cranes &...

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2026/06/11

Send us Fan Mail Few people have done more to save cranes than George Archibald. In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with the co-founder of the International Crane Foundation for a remarkable conversation spanning decades of conservation, adventure, and hope. George shares the incredible story of helping rescue the Whooping Crane from the brink of extinction, including his famous partnership with a crane named Tex and the unexpected journey that led from a Wisconsin fie...

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22:36

E63 Naturally Scott Adventures – Colonial Spanish...

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2026/06/04

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another edition of Naturally Scott Adventures, where Scott Harris takes you into the field to experience some of North America's greatest wildlife spectacles, iconic species, and wild places. In this episode, Scott heads to the remote beaches of Corolla in North Carolina's Outer Banks to spend time with one of the most fascinating populations of wild horses in America: the Colonial Spanish Mustangs. For more than 500 years, legend holds that these remarkable ...

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31:58

E62 Jessica Ware – Dragonflies, Ancient Flight & the...

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2026/05/28

Send us Fan Mail Dragonflies are older than dinosaurs, can migrate across oceans, and spend most of their lives underwater. In this fascinating and surprisingly fun episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with entomologist and evolutionary biologist Jessica Ware of the American Museum of Natural History to explore the incredible world of dragonflies, damselflies, insect evolution, and why insects deserve far more attention than they get. Jessica explains how dragonflies were among ...

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26:27

E61 Naturally Scott Adventures – One Million Snow...

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2026/05/21

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the very first edition of Naturally Scott Adventures — a new series where Scott Harris takes you directly into the field to experience some of nature’s greatest spectacles, species, and wild places. And for Episode 61, we begin with one of the most breathtaking wildlife gatherings on Earth: one million snow geese at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. Each March, hundreds of thousands — and sometimes more than a million — snow geese converge on this Missouri ref...

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