Rewildology

Brooke Mitchell
  • 0.0 (0)
  • NATURALEZA
  • CADA SEMANA

Conservation, sustainability, wild travel stories. Host Brooke Mitchell, conservation biologist and adventure traveler, chats with experts from across the globe to discuss nature’s biggest questions: How do we save and rewild our natural spaces? How can we restore wildlife populations? How do we overcome adversity and bring communities together? Where are the best places to experience nature? Pour yourself a glass of something tasty (coffee, tea, wine, whiskey?) and join the conversation. Together we’ll rewild the planet.

  1. The Severed Lifeline: Rebuilding a Fragmented Amazon

    HACE 1 DÍA

    The Severed Lifeline: Rebuilding a Fragmented Amazon

    In this episode of Rewilding Amazonia, I follow the broken edges of the forest—the roads cutting through Indigenous territories, the degraded corridors between ecosystems, the unprotected landscapes sitting just outside national park boundaries—and the people stitching it back together. Juliana Martins, a road ecologist and PhD candidate at Imperial College London, has spent years working alongside the Waimiri-Atroari Indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon, whose nightly closure of the BR-174 highway has produced the longest-running citizen science roadkill monitoring project in road ecology history and measurably higher wildlife diversity inside their territory than outside it. Ben Valks of the Black Jaguar Foundation is six years into one of the largest rewilding projects on earth: a 2,600-kilometer biodiversity corridor reconnecting the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado savanna through a 17-step restoration approach, farmer by farmer, across a landscape the size of the distance from Boston to Miami. And Bruno Paladines of Nature and Culture International helped unite six Ecuadorian provinces and Indigenous nationalities under a single conservation agreement, the Amazonian Platform, to protect 60,000 square kilometers of intact, connected forest that had no formal protection at all. This episode is about landscape scale: what it takes to stop a forest from falling apart, and what becomes possible when the people who have always belonged to the land are finally given the tools to protect it. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Spider Monkey Wakeup 01:38 Roads And Fragmentation 02:21 Road Ecology Explained 04:12 Highway Through Indigenous Land 06:47 Night Closures Save Wildlife 08:48 Canopy Bridges Solution 10:05 Rethinking Road Building 12:46 Mega Corridor Restoration 17:00 How Black Jaguar Restores 18:06 Winning Farmers Trust 20:03 Wildlife Returns Fast 21:08 Protecting the Ecuador Amazon 24:25 Amazonian Platform Strategy 26:26 Future Fund Governance 28:23 Unified Voice At COP 29:47 Jaguar Refuge Buffer Zone 31:46 Connectivity And Next Steps CREDITS Executive Producer & Host: Brooke Mitchell Associate Producer & Music Composer: Brad Parsons LISTEN TO THE FULL SERIES https://rewildology.com/episode-group/rewilding-amazonia/ SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ LISTEN TO THE REWILDOLOGY PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YXWSsF Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=ff3b5e2ec90542a2 FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology DISCLAIMER The views expressed by guests are their own and don't necessarily represent those of Rewildology or its host. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, science evolves and details may change—always do your own research and consult primary sources where it matters.

    33 min
  2. The Ghost Forest: Bringing Wildlife Back from the Brink

    28 ABR

    The Ghost Forest: Bringing Wildlife Back from the Brink

    What is required to bring wildlife back to the Amazon, and can species that have vanished from depleted forests return? In this episode of Rewilding Amazonia, I investigate the crisis of defaunation: the slow, invisible emptying of the Amazon's wildlife that leaves forests standing but ecologically hollow. Scientists estimate that between 350,000 and 1.25 million animals are trafficked in Peru alone every year, with official figures capturing as little as three percent of the actual trade. Through conversations with three people working at very different points in the same crisis, I follow the full arc of wildlife recovery: from Magali Salinas of Amazon Shelter in Puerto Maldonado, who has spent twenty years rescuing and rehabilitating trafficked animals and releasing them into private forestry concessions when protected reserves can't be trusted, to Mario Haberfeld of Onçafari, whose team achieved the first ever successful rewilding of captive-raised jaguars in Brazil's Pantanal and has since expanded that work into the Amazon, to Brian Griffiths of One Planet and Georgetown University, whose research with the Maijuna Indigenous community in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon reveals why community-controlled wildlife management may be one of the most powerful—and most underutilized—conservation tools available. Together, their work points toward an answer that is already underway, being built piece by piece in rescue centers, rewilding enclosures, and Indigenous territories across the Amazon basin.  TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Ghost Forests Mystery 00:45 Jaguars Return Home 01:48 Amazon Shelter Origins 03:50 Trafficking By Numbers 05:47 Rehab And Release 08:31 Monkey Comes Back 11:24 Why Jaguars Matter 12:49 Mario Conservation Vision 14:44 Ecotourism Jaguar Boom 15:35 Rewilding Breakthrough 17:51 Amazon Rewilding Expansion 21:02 Hunting As Conservation 23:22 Loggers And Starvation 25:25 Managed Harvest Science 28:01 Economics Of Saying No 29:46 Barriers And Big Picture 32:37 Hope And Next Steps CREDITS Executive Producer & Host: Brooke Mitchell Associate Producer & Music Composer: Brad Parsons LISTEN TO THE FULL SERIES https://rewildology.com/episode-group/rewilding-amazonia/ SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ LISTEN TO THE REWILDOLOGY PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YXWSsF Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=ff3b5e2ec90542a2 FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology DISCLAIMER The views expressed by guests are their own and don't necessarily represent those of Rewildology or its host. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, science evolves and details may change—always do your own research and consult primary sources where it matters. SPONSORSHIPS & BRAND PARTNERSHIPS Send your ideas to Brooke at hello@rewildology.com

    34 min
  3. The Pattern: Tracing the Amazon's History

    28 ABR

    The Pattern: Tracing the Amazon's History

    I started this investigation with two questions: What does it actually take to rewild the Amazon, and who are the people dedicating their lives to protecting this globally significant biome? What I discovered traces back centuries—from ancient Indigenous civilizations that managed the forest for 11,000 years to the catastrophic diseases that killed 90% of the Amazon's population after European contact. This episode follows a repeating pattern: extraction booms that devastate ecosystems, followed by conservation promises that fail to stop the next wave of destruction. Through conversations with wildlife rescuers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders across five Amazon countries, I reveal why decades of protected areas and international agreements haven't slowed deforestation—and introduce the people working to break the cycle. With the Amazon at 17% deforestation and scientists warning that 20-25% loss could trigger irreversible collapse into savanna, this series is about the people refusing to let the world's largest rainforest reach its tipping point.  TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Illegal Mining Reality 01:05 Podcast Mission Setup 01:45 Amazon Touches Everything 02:47 COP30 Sparks Investigation 04:26 What Is The Amazon 05:18 Contact And Catastrophe 07:21 Why Conquest Failed 10:31 Rubber Boom Slavery 14:06 Fur Boom Mass Killing 16:29 Highway And Dictatorship 19:06 Chico Mendes Martyrdom 20:19 Paper Protections Rise 21:46 Narcos And Criminal Rule 23:44 Tipping Point And Hope 24:57 Next Episode Tease CREDITS Executive Producer & Host: Brooke Mitchell Associate Producer & Music Composer: Brad Parsons LISTEN TO THE FULL SERIES https://rewildology.com/episode-group/rewilding-amazonia/ SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ LISTEN TO THE REWILDOLOGY PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YXWSsF Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=ff3b5e2ec90542a2 FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology DISCLAIMER The views expressed by guests are their own and don't necessarily represent those of Rewildology or its host. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, science evolves and details may change—always do your own research and consult primary sources where it matters. Thanks for listening!

    25 min
  4. Rewilding Amazonia | Official Trailer

    TRÁILER DE LA TEMPORADA 3

    Rewilding Amazonia | Official Trailer

    What does it actually take to rewild the Amazon, and who are the people making it happen? Rewilding Amazonia is an eight-part investigative documentary podcast series that goes beyond the headlines to find the scientists, tribal leaders, land defenders, and community organizers across six countries who are doing the work regardless of the threats. The story is more complicated—and more extraordinary—than you might imagine. Episodes drop every Tuesday beginning April 28, 2026. CREDITS Executive Producer & Host: Brooke Mitchell Associate Producer & Music Composer: Brad Parsons SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ LISTEN TO THE REWILDOLOGY PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YXWSsF Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=ff3b5e2ec90542a2 FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology DISCLAIMER The views expressed by guests are their own and don't necessarily represent those of Rewildology or its host. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, science evolves and details may change—always do your own research and consult primary sources where it matters.

    3 min
  5. #217 | The Great Plains Comeback: Inside America's Largest Rewilding Project with Daniel Kinka, PhD

    20 ENE

    #217 | The Great Plains Comeback: Inside America's Largest Rewilding Project with Daniel Kinka, PhD

    When Lewis and Clark traveled the Missouri River in the early 1800s, they encountered bison herds stretching to the horizon, grizzly bears roaming the plains, and wildlife in numbers that seemed endless—but just 100 years later, it was nearly all gone. In this episode, Brooke sits down with Dr. Danny Kinka, Director of Rewilding at American Prairie, to explore the science behind the largest landscape rewilding project in the continental United States. American Prairie is working to restore 5,000 square miles of Montana's Great Plains by restoring keystone species like bison and creating the conditions for wildlife like beaver, prairie dogs, and eventually large carnivores to naturally return and thrive. They discuss why bison grazing is essential to grassland diversity, how prairie dogs are the unsung heroes of the plains, why American Prairie isn't ready for wolves yet but grizzly bears are a different story, the complexities of conservation in working ranch landscapes, community relations, and what you can do to support wildlife restoration wherever you live in the world. This is the science of rewilding, Montana's Great Plains comeback, and the tangible hope happening on the ground right now. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The Return of Wildness in Central Montana 00:22 Introduction to Rewildology and today’s guest 01:51 Meet Dr. Daniel Kinka: From Psychology to Rewilding 03:17 The Historical Transformation of the Great Plains 07:27 The Ecological Impact of Wildlife Loss 12:12 American Prairie: Mission and Goals 16:53 Rewilding Strategies and Challenges 26:57 The Role of Large Carnivores in Rewilding 33:15 Current Status and Future of American Prairie 35:57 Functional Recovery of the Ecosystem 36:08 Rewilding Progress and Challenges 37:37 Wildlife Restoration and Management 38:07 Community and Economic Impact 40:40 Public Support and Skepticism 50:54 Global Significance of Rewilding 57:08 Personal Reflections and Hope 01:00:38 How to Support Rewilding Efforts 01:07:28 Final Thoughts and Call to Action SUPPORT AMERICAN PRAIRIE https://americanprairie.org/ LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT PATAGONIA https://rewildology.com/projectpatagonia/ REWILDOLOGY FIELD EXPEDITIONS Where The Wild Calls: Patagonia Puma Expedition & Torres Del Paine Adventure, March 31 - April 7, 2026: https://rewildology.com/patagoniaexpedition/ JOIN THE REWILDOLOGY BOOK CLUB. IT’S FREE! https://rewildology.com/rewildology-book-club/ SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ LISTEN TO THE REWILDOLOGY PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YXWSsF Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=ff3b5e2ec90542a2 FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology

    1 h 10 min
  6. #216 | Nature Happy Hour #4: Goodbye 2025, Sea Turtles, Wetlands & Ocean Protection

    31/12/2025

    #216 | Nature Happy Hour #4: Goodbye 2025, Sea Turtles, Wetlands & Ocean Protection

    Join Brooke and Charles for their end-of-year Nature Coffee Hour as they reflect on 2025's biggest conservation moments! They swap their usual evening beers for morning caffeine and dive into the stories that shaped this year: green sea turtles downlisted from endangered to least concern, Florida's record-breaking leatherback nesting season, the troubling rollback of U.S. wetland protections, Ecuadorian fishing communities protecting mangroves from industrial shrimp farms, and the historic High Seas Treaty protecting two-thirds of our oceans. They also share personal updates—Rewildology's Project Patagonia series becoming a Jackson Wild finalist, Charles's health recovery and new PhD students, and some unexpected philosophical realizations about humanity and our shared planet. This conversation covers the conservation wins, losses, and everything in between as we close out 2025 and look ahead to what's next. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:34 Morning Beverage Chat 06:49 Project Patagonia Success 20:05 Charles' Health and Lab Updates 30:43 Top Headlines of 2025 40:49 State Policies and Their Impact on Wildlife 41:40 Ecological Consequences of Removing Protections 43:21 Private Land and Wetland Conservation 43:54 The Importance of Wetlands and Potential Risks 44:33 State-Level Actions and Public Responsibility 46:57 Positive News: Green Sea Turtles' Recovery 47:48 Sea Turtle Conservation Success Stories 55:10 Community-Led Conservation in Ecuador 01:02:42 Global Conservation Efforts and Personal Reflections 01:12:55 High Seas Treaty and Ocean Conservation 01:21:31 Closing Thoughts and Future Plans LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT PATAGONIA https://rewildology.com/projectpatagonia/ REWILDOLOGY FIELD EXPEDITIONS Where The Wild Calls: Patagonia Puma Expedition & Torres Del Paine Adventure, March 31 - April 7, 2026: https://rewildology.com/patagoniaexpedition/ JOIN THE REWILDOLOGY BOOK CLUB. IT’S FREE! https://rewildology.com/rewildology-book-club/ SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ LISTEN TO THE REWILDOLOGY PODCAST Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3YXWSsF Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3oW6artLcvxX0QoW1TCcrq?si=ff3b5e2ec90542a2 FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology CONTACTS Brooke Mitchell, hello@rewildolgy.com SPONSORSHIPS & BRAND PARTNERSHIPS Send your ideas to Brooke at hello@rewildolgy.com

    1 h 24 min
  7. #215 | Life Overlooked: Protecting California’s Mojave Desert with Natalie Cibel & Coral Carson

    25/11/2025

    #215 | Life Overlooked: Protecting California’s Mojave Desert with Natalie Cibel & Coral Carson

    In this inbetweenersode, Brooke sits down with Natalie Cibel and Coral Carson from Planet People Podcast to explore the Mojave Desert—part of California's overlooked "desert heart". Discover the surprising Raven-Tortoise-Human conflict threatening desert wildlife, the complex relationship between renewable energy development and habitat conservation, and innovative solutions like laser technology and captive breeding programs saving desert tortoises. Learn about pressing challenges including off-roading impacts, solar farm expansion, and illegal poaching, plus inspiring conservation wins like the Chuckwalla National Monument, Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, and the "Kill Your Lawn" rewilding movement. This episode reveals why the Mojave Desert is a critical conservation hotspot and how small actions—like closing dumpster lids—create cascading positive effects for desert ecosystems. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction and Special Episode Announcement 01:03 Meet the Hosts: Natalie and Coral 04:11 Exploring the Mojave Desert 06:02 Desert Biodiversity and Conservation 09:05 Challenges Facing the Mojave Desert 11:37 Raven and Desert Tortoise Conflict 14:29 Human Impact and Conservation Efforts 21:06 Renewable Energy and Land Use 26:24 Balancing Renewable Energy and Recreation 28:01 Off-Roading and Its Impact on the Mojave 31:21 Kill Your Lawn Movement 34:30 Conservation Success Stories 38:19 The Joshua Tree Conservation Act 41:43 Final Thoughts and Call to Action LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT PATAGONIA https://rewildology.com/projectpatagonia/ REWILDOLOGY FIELD EXPEDITIONS Where The Wild Calls: Patagonia Puma Expedition & Torres Del Paine Adventure, March 31 - April 7, 2026: https://rewildology.com/patagoniaexpedition/ JOIN THE REWILDOLOGY BOOK CLUB. IT’S FREE! https://rewildology.com/rewildology-book-club/ SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology

    49 min
  8. #214 | Illuminating Coexistence: The Blink+A Story with Nicolás Lagos and Javiera de la Fuente

    01/10/2025

    #214 | Illuminating Coexistence: The Blink+A Story with Nicolás Lagos and Javiera de la Fuente

    Join host Brooke Mitchell as she speaks with puma researcher Nicolas Lagos and conservation technologist Javiera de la Fuente about revolutionizing human-wildlife coexistence with Blink+A, an innovative deterrent device combining flashing lights, sounds, and IoT connectivity to protect livestock and carnivores. From selling a wildlife photography book to fund their idea to testing weatherproof devices across ranches from the US to Saudi Arabia, this unlikely collaboration between a Patagonian field biologist and Santiago digital designer shows how conservation technology can address predator-livestock conflict. Named after a one-eyed puma from Torres del Paine, Blink+A demonstrates open-source innovation in wildlife management, promoting peaceful coexistence between ranching communities and endangered carnivores like pumas, jaguars, and bears. Support the $25,000 fundraiser to expand Blink+A testing globally at givebutter.com/projectpatagonia. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction & Project Overview 1:45 Meet Nico & Javi 2:25 Nico's Background - From Santiago to Patagonia Pumas 4:40 Javi's Story - From Nintendo to Conservation Tech 7:35 The Problem: Century-Old Human-Wildlife Conflict 12:45 Designing Blink+A: Deterrent 2.0 16:25 15 Prototypes and Counting 19:30 Learning to Prototype on a Budget 22:55 Funding Through Puma Photography Book 26:15 Why This Device Works: Predator Biology 30:50 The Human Element: Working with Ranchers 36:35 Rancher Feedback: Virtual Fences Concept 38:25 Technical Details: Lights, Sounds & Sensors 42:10 PIR Sensors & Customizable Components 45:10 Current Status & Next Phase 47:50 What Success Means to Each of Them 51:30 How Blink+A Got Its Name 53:25 The One-Eyed Puma: Blinka's Story 54:35 Final Thoughts & Advice 57:10 Call to Action & Fundraiser 58:25 Outro & Expedition Information LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT PATAGONIA https://rewildology.com/projectpatagonia/ REWILDOLOGY FIELD EXPEDITIONS Where The Wild Calls: Patagonia Puma Expedition & Torres Del Paine Adventure, March 31 - April 6, 2026: https://rewildology.com/patagoniaexpedition/ JOIN THE REWILDOLOGY BOOK CLUB. IT’S FREE! September/October Book - Crossings by Ben Goldfarb https://rewildology.com/rewildology-book-club/ SHOW NOTES & NEWSLETTER Show notes & subscribe to newsletter, https://rewildology.com/ SUPPORT REWILDOLOGY https://rewildology.com/support-the-show/ FOLLOW REWILDOLOGY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rewildology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewildology/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewildology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewildology X: https://x.com/rewildology SPONSORSHIPS & BRAND PARTNERSHIPS Send your ideas to Brooke at hello@rewildolgy.com

    1 h
Ver todo (222)

Tráilers

Acerca de

Conservation, sustainability, wild travel stories. Host Brooke Mitchell, conservation biologist and adventure traveler, chats with experts from across the globe to discuss nature’s biggest questions: How do we save and rewild our natural spaces? How can we restore wildlife populations? How do we overcome adversity and bring communities together? Where are the best places to experience nature? Pour yourself a glass of something tasty (coffee, tea, wine, whiskey?) and join the conversation. Together we’ll rewild the planet.

Información

  • Creador
    Brooke Mitchell
  • Años de actividad
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodios
    222
  • Clasificación
    Apto
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Rewildology
  • Mostrar sitio web
    Rewildology

También te podría interesar