Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In this episode, Melissa talks to a New Zealand Department of Conservation tara iti ranger about the Tara iti intensive management program, and about the difficulties of working with a wild bird that crosses organisational boundaries. There's a lot of organisations, and a lot of eyes, helping the tara iti. And there's one surprising aspect of tara iti management that in some ways is the backbone of the program.

Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, is one of biomimicry’s most famous buildings. Designed by architect Mick Pearce and inspired by termite mounds, its passive cooling system uses around 90% less energy for heating and cooling than comparable conventionally air-conditioned buildings. Thirty years later, Feral went inside. Our first roving correspondent, Jane, went into Eastgate to find out what this famous piece of termite-inspired architecture actually feels like today, how its passive cool...

A River (Ever So Briefly) Returns This week’s water update is a special edition as Rin Tara and John Fleck take you out to the Rio Grand in Central Albuquerque to experience the brief return of the Rio Grande to a river bed that has been dry for most of the summer. Rin and John were there, tape recorder in hand, on Thursday (Sept. 3, 2026) at midday as a pulse of water provided by the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, and Audubo...

This week's episode of the podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in the upcoming midterms. The speaker breaks down the significance of the historic GOP midterms convention, where President Trump is taking a bold step to mobilize his base and turn the tide in favor of the Republican Party. The midterms are shaping up to be a crucial test for both parties, with the incumbent party typically facing an uphill battle. However, President Trump is determined to buck this trend, and his strategy

Dr. Nicole Rambo and Heather share an update on Chicago, Heather’s Quarter Horse–Brabant cross, as he begins light training at two. Bred for a future mounted patrol role, Chicago is growing quickly but remains an easy keeper, so the priority is supporting development without excess calories. Heather explains his current plan: Essential K ration balancer, careful pasture management, and Constant Comfort before hauling. They also discuss growth spurts, early training, and the value of adjusting

I was deeply moved by Rev Jane Sheppard's incredible exhibition at Salisbury Museum. It is absolutely wonderful and on until 30 September, I urge you to see it if you can. Having seen Jane's work in the flesh I couldn't wait to chat with her about her relationship with nature, land and clay. Jane is extraordinarily eloquent and informed about her connection to her work and the natural world. I think this is a mighty and very fine podcast, a rare delve into inner connection with the natural

Over this past weekend there was a bear running around not far from Dispatches HQ.  This seems to be a pattern recently - not just here in Cheyenne, but in several places not far away.  Hear my thoughts on why that might be and just what the Michigan DNR had to say about black bears in 1972 on this Dirt Dispatch episode.Support the podcast! Become a patron: www.patreon.com/dispatchesfromtheforest Donate via the Cash App using $ForestNerd Donate via Venmo, PayPal or send me an email!

The Foul Hooked Whitey returns with Part Two of "The FHW's Top Ten List of Don't be the Angler that..." #flyfishing#eastrosebudflyandtackle#eastrosebud2026#eastrosebudbillings2026#eastrosebudthermop2026

The Foul Hooked Whitey is back with Part One of "The FHW's Top Ten List of Don't be the Angler that..." #flyfishing#eastrosebudflyandtackle#eastrosebud2026#eastrosebudbillings2026#eastrosebudthermop2026

This week on World Ocean Radio we are revisiting the Global Footprint Network and the concept of "overshoot", the number of days by which citizens and corporations of any nation consume the natural resources that are sustainably available for that year. And we're describing numbers as measured through a series of graphs that visualize trends by category, up or down, of human enterprise worldwide. World Ocean Radio is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use

Step into the treetops and discover the extraordinary life of Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874–1927), the brilliant American ornithologist and illustrator who revolutionized wildlife art and some amazing birders of Latinx heritage continuing in that important work! Urban Bird Project: https://urbanbirdproject.org/ Latino Outdoors: https://www.instagram.com/latinooutdoors/?hl=en Cornell Lab of O's Celebrate Urban Birds: https://celebrateurbanbirds.org/ Galeria EVA: https://www.instagram.com/g...

Send "Fan Mail" to RickThis 10-minute Tuesday episode of Animals, Nature and You explores the ecological importance of mountain lions and other large predators. Data shows we can easily debunk myths, and highlight the mountain lion's role in maintaining healthy ecosystems.Animals, Nature, and You on IGLinks mentioned in episode:Website for Mountain Lion FoundationArticle "Protecting Mountain Lions Protects Us" Find Rick here:ZoologyRick.comRick's social media

In this episode of The Beef Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Keith Johnson, Professor Emeritus in Purdue University’s Department of Agronomy, explains how sensory and chemical forage analysis can support cattle nutrition and health. He covers forage maturity, moisture evaluation, storage identification, undesirable plants, mold, and mycotoxin risks. Learn how practical forage assessment can reveal important factors that laboratory results alone may miss. Listen now on all major

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.In episode 1 of Tara iti: Terning the Tide (Every Bird's Got a Story), we meet a tara iti (NZ fairy tern) volunteer and hear about how birds are identified as well as some of the challenges they face, from climate change to predators, both introduced and native. Plus, find out what the public can do to help tara iti survive.

Fall hunting seasons are starting back up, what people need to know before hitting the woods.

In 2010, exceptionally heavy monsoon rains triggered catastrophic flooding across Pakistan. Flash floods struck the mountainous north before the swollen Indus River carried the disaster south through Punjab and Sindh, inundating vast areas of farmland and settlements. Nearly 2,000 people were killed, around 1.9 million homes were damaged or destroyed, and more than 20 million people were affected. Crops, livestock, roads, bridges, irrigation systems, and basic services suffered enormous losses,

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When a whale reaches the seafloor, one body becomes food, shelter, and habitat for an entire succession of deep-sea life. Follow the changing community from scavenging sharks and hagfish to bone-eating Osedax worms, and learn how field experiments revealed a temporary ecosystem that can last for years.Inside this episode: - Why a whale carcass is an enormous deep-sea food pulse - The changing stages of a whale-fall community - How Osedax worms reach nutrients inside bone - What deliberately