31 episodes

Host and filmmaker Tom Opre discusses dynamic topics with some of the most well-known and recognized experts on wildlife and habitat conservation. It’s a no holds barred, reality-based conversation about all the things Wild under man’s ever increasing shadow.

Shepherds of the Wild Podcast Tom Opre

    • Science

Host and filmmaker Tom Opre discusses dynamic topics with some of the most well-known and recognized experts on wildlife and habitat conservation. It’s a no holds barred, reality-based conversation about all the things Wild under man’s ever increasing shadow.

    Ep 31 - Alex Jenkins - Headkeeper, Edinglassie Estate

    Ep 31 - Alex Jenkins - Headkeeper, Edinglassie Estate

    Tom Opre, filmmaker and director of The Last Keeper, talks to Edinglassie Headkeeper Alex Jenkins about what it is to be a keeper. 

    • 32 min
    Ep 30 - Dr. James Fenton, ecologist, author, trustee- National Trust for Scotland

    Ep 30 - Dr. James Fenton, ecologist, author, trustee- National Trust for Scotland

    Filmmaker Tom Opre sits down with noted author and ecologist Dr. James Fenton to discuss the ecology and history of the land in Scotland. 

    • 1 hr 42 min
    Ep 29 - Dee Ward, Owner- Rottal Estate, Scotland

    Ep 29 - Dee Ward, Owner- Rottal Estate, Scotland

    Dee Ward, the owner of the grouse moor Rottal Estate in the Angus Glens speaks with filmmaker Tom Opre about land management solutions he employs which consider both  climate and biodiversity concerns. 

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Ep 28 - Peter Cairns - Scotland: The Big Picture

    Ep 28 - Peter Cairns - Scotland: The Big Picture

    Filmmaker Tom Opre talk to Scotland: The Big Picture executive director Peter Cairns about rewilding concepts, sporting estates, the rewilding economy, and how various stakeholders can find common ground. 

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Ep 27 - Nigel Fraser - Trees for Life

    Ep 27 - Nigel Fraser - Trees for Life

    Filmmaker Tom Opre and Photographer Tony Bynum speak with the chairman of the board for Tress for Life Nigel Fraser about rewilding, carbon sequestration, deer and red grouse management, and what will happen to the rural communities if the sporting estate model is regulated out of existence in the Scottish Highlands. 

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Ep 26 - Scott MacKenzie - Gamekeeper

    Ep 26 - Scott MacKenzie - Gamekeeper

    Listen to filmmaker Tom Opre and photographer Tony Bynum discuss land use issues and deer management with headkeeper at Fearann Eilean larmain Estate on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. 

    • 41 min

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