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WILD LIVES

WILD LIVES by faunographic

Get up close and personal with the animals you love! Season 2 of your favourite wildlife podcast shares the real-life stories of life in the field with naturalists, rangers, photographers, adventurers and a whole lot more. Powered by Faunographic and hosted by Australian journalist and photographer, Rachelle Mackintosh, each episode reveals deeply personal frontline stories as we get close to tigers, great white sharks, wolves, grizzly bears – and everything with fur, feathers and fins in

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54:38

Special report: Australia's bushfires & what's next...

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2020/01/11

Australian wildlife is being devastated by this bushfire crisis, with at least 1 billion animals lost so far. But what happens when these fires go out – can our wildlife and their habitats recover? In this special report we chat wildlife experts Professor Christopher Dickman, Tim Faulkner and Chad Staples to find out what happens next for our animals. (Spoiler alert: there IS good news!)Professor Christopher DickmanBy December, 480 million animals had lost their lives in the New South Wales

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Dr Jane Goodall: A Lifetime with Chimps

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2019/12/07

There’s no one else on Earth like Dr Jane Goodall. After all, she’s not only won countless awards for her decades-spanning conservation work, but her work with chimpanzees has actually changed the way we see both animals and humans. At 85 years young, Dr Jane is still working hard, travelling 300 days of the year to share her important message of hope, and to support her Roots and Shoots program – an innovative approach to conservation that’s enabling young folks to be the

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On Patrol with the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit

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2019/12/07

As poaching decimates wildlife populations across Africa, determined people are stepping up to intervene – including the Black Mambas, the world’s first women’s only anti-poaching unit, who patrol and protect South Africa’s Balule Nature Reserve. Through their surveillance and sophisticated monitoring techniques, the Mambas are the first line of defence in the war against poaching – but unlike the armed units who work alongside them, these incredible women carry no

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Sydney’s secret penguins with Ranger Mel Tyas

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2019/12/07

In this fun episode, National Parks and Wildlife Ranger Mel Tyas introduces us to one of Sydney’s best-kept secrets – the endangered colony of wild Little Penguins of Manly, in the heart of Australia’s biggest city. The smallest of all penguins, these tiny, endearing critters have called Manly home for decades, and theirs is the only breeding colony on the NSW mainland, making them extra unique. Ranger Mel spends her days working alongside and protecting these beloved seabirds in

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Whales of Boston's Stellwagen Bank with Rich Dolan

WILD LIVES ·

2019/11/30

Boston’s Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary is home to a stack of sea icons, including the humpback and minke whale, oceanic sunfish (mola mola) and great white shark – and it’s also home to artist and naturalist Rich Dolan, who spends his days at sea documenting the creatures who thrive in this unique part of the world. Through his innovative art and sculpture project, Tails of Stellwagen, Rich records each individual animals’ distinguishing patterns, helping both researchers

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Ian McAllister's Great Bear Rainforest

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2019/11/30

Time magazine named Ian McAllister one of the ‘Leaders of the 21st Century’ – which is no surprise when you hear how committed he is to the unique wilderness he calls his office, Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. As an award-winning photographer, celebrated author, IMAX film-maker and co-founder of Pacific Wild, Ian’s spent decades in the field getting to know everything from spirit bears to sea wolves and grizzlies. Plus, his adventures in the Great Bear Sea have

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UK's Otters & Badgers with James Rogerson

WILD LIVES ·

2019/11/30

UK-based naturalist and wildlife photographer James Rogerson’s adventures with Scotland’s otters and England’s badgers make for some fantastic stories in this episode of Wild Lives. Everyone loves an otter, and James’ wild close encounters with them have given him a unique insight into these secretive little guys’ lives – from their innovative hunting tactics to their endearing playtime habits, James has seen and photographed it all. Closer to his home in central

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Great Barrier Reef with Julia Sumerling

WILD LIVES ·

2019/11/23

Expedition diver, oceans explorer, acclaimed film-maker and photographer Julia Sumerling has spent a couple of decades discovering Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and her knowledge of this World Heritage environment is eclipsed only by her passion for it. Over the years she’s completed at least 10,000 dives – and at least 9000 of these were solo missions, so she’s had plenty of opportunities to form friendships with the reef’s dwarf minke whales, turtles, potato cods,

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Puffins & Seabirds of Newfoundland with Justin Hawco

WILD LIVES ·

2019/11/23

Naturalist Justin Hawco presents a bird’s eye view of Newfoundland, Canada – an extraordinary wilderness famous for its 10,000-year-old icebergs, rugged coastline and the 35 million seabirds who flock to the Witless Bay area. As Justin’s discovered on his countless adventures, this is a place where seabirds go beak to beak in one of the planet’s most extreme environments; where even the most innocent-looking feathery friends are plotting mayhem. In this episode of the Wild

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Sperm Whales of the Azores with Miranda Van Der Linde

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2019/11/23

Sperm whales are one of the most mysterious creatures on the planet – sure, they’re the largest toothed animals on Earth, but you’ve got to be pretty lucky to see them (especially because they can hold their breath for up to 2 hours!). Miranda Van Der Linde made her own luck by becoming a marine biologist and scoring a sperm whale research gig in the Azores. In this episode of Wild Lives, Miranda’s stories will give you goosebumps on your goosebumps as she recalls watching

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Great White Sharks of South Africa with Kelly Baker

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2019/11/16

Of the 350 species of shark in the world, few capture the imagination like the Great White Shark – after all, they’re one of the planet’s fiercest predators, measuring up to 6 metres long and clocking speeds of 56kilometres per hour. But are these big fish simply misunderstood? In this episode of Wild Lives, marine biologist Kelly Baker shares her stories about life with these giants in Gansbaai, near Cape Town in South Africa, revealing their fascinating behaviours and individual

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Polar Bears & Tundra Wolves with Jad Davenport

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2019/11/16

Legendary snapper Jad Davenport has spent 15 years as an expedition leader and photographer in the Canadian sub-Arctic, where he sometimes gets so close to wild polar bears and tundra wolves that his camera can’t even focus! From peeing comps with alpha wolves to playtime invitations from juvenile polar bears, Jad’s interactions with these wildlings is the stuff of legend. Much like the man himself, really – Jad started out as a war photographer before he found his true calling as

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24:53

Tim Faulkner on saving the Tasmanian Devil

WILD LIVES ·

2019/11/16

Award-winning wildlife expert Tim Faulkner is leading the charge to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction. As the president of Aussie Ark, he’s been building an insurance population of these charismatic critters; meanwhile a deadly disease has already taken 90% of Tasmania’s wild population. In this episode of Wild Lives, Tim shares his amazing insights into Devil behaviour, introduces us to a few individual animals and reveals why there’s definitely hope for these incredible

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36:56

Bob Talbot talks dolphins and whales

WILD LIVES ·

2018/11/08

From his game-changing ocean documentaries to his iconic photography, Bob Talbot has shaped how we see and think about the sea – particularly when it comes to its wildlife, like dolphins and whales. No doubt you’ve already seen Bob’s Oscar-nominated IMAX filmcalled Dolphins, and you’ll soon be checking out his latest doco, called Being Dolphin 4D, which gives viewers a dolphin’s eye view of life in the pod. You’ve seen his incredible photography in Time and

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Paul Ojuara on Brazil's Marmosets & Burrowing Owls

WILD LIVES ·

2018/11/01

For wildlife photographer Paul Ojuara, getting the perfect shot in Natal, on Brazil’s northeastern tip, can be an extreme sport. Paul’s hometown can be violent (to get to some areas, wildlife photographers need police escorts), and the animals themselves can be a little tricksy (prowling pumas, anyone?). But for architect-turned-biologist Paul, these challenges just fuel his passion for wildlife, in particular the common marmosets and burrowing owls he’s been photographing locally

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Alastair Pollock & the Sharks of the Bahamas

WILD LIVES ·

2018/10/25

You already know and love Alastair Pollock’s stunning shark portraits, because you saw Australian Geographic’srecent shark special and are obsessed as I am with his Instagram. In this episode, Alastair reveals how his underwater photography has brought him within touching distance of some of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. His tales of diving adventures will make your jaw drop as he shares what it’s like to swim amongst 450kg great hammerheads and tiger sharks, with

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Tigers of Kanha with James Rogerson

WILD LIVES ·

2018/10/18

In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we catch up with naturalist and photographer James Rogerson, whose wild work has taken him everywhere from Finland to the Seychelles, across his native United Kingdom and Africa and, more recently, to the tiger stronghold of Kanha National Park, in Central India. During his time in Kanha, James got to know some of the reserve’s more famous wild tigers, including Munna, Chota Munna and Umaparni, so he’s got some fascinating stories about them

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Andre Bauma & the mountain gorillas of Virunga...

WILD LIVES ·

2018/10/11

In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we chat to Andre Bauma, a legendary ranger, guide and wildlife rescuer who has devoted his life to caring for the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park, in the Congo.Rescuing wildlife in a region ravaged by militia and rampant poaching takes the heart of a giant – but Andre Bauma is as humble as he is a great storyteller. In this podcast, Andre reveals how his work on the frontlines at Virunga have taught him exactly how to communicate with

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Dr Graham Lauridsen & Australia's cassowaries

WILD LIVES ·

2018/10/04

In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we’re speaking to Dr Graham Lauridsen, who gets up close and extremely personal with the southern cassowary – a giant, flightless bird that’s endemic to the Australian tropical rainforest. Known for being super aggressive and towering at 180cm tall, cassowaries are in the ratite family of birds – so they date back all the way to the Cretaceous period of 60 million years ago (yep, they’re pretty much living dinosaurs –

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Suzanne Hillcoat & the Great Barrier Reef's Dwarf...

WILD LIVES ·

2018/09/27

Dwarf minke whales were only discovered in August 1981, so there’s still stacks to learn about them. We do know that each year they mysteriously appear on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, stay about a month, and then totally disappear again. We also know that they are incredibly curious, playful and actively seek out human contact. As a marine biologist studying the dwarf minke, Suzanne Hillcoat’s spent hundreds of hours in the water with these little giants to research their

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