Tune into Nature with Karthic

Tune into Nature
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Best Science and Environmental Podcast - Finalist at 2025 NZ Radio and Podcast Awards Winner - The Climate Award - Silver at 2024 NZ Podcast Awards Best Independent Podcast - Finalist at 2025 & 2024 NZ Radio and Podcast Awards Refreshing Nature Sounds & Stories from the Wilderness. Wildlife conservation stories with an interlude of nature sounds recorded in Aotearoa New Zealand's wild places. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/ Producer & Presenter : https://instagram.com/karthiscool Website : https://www.karthicss

  1. 10/28/2025 · BONUS

    Protecting Jaws - New Zealand's Rarest Freshwater Fish

    Produced for Radio New Zealand Tiny, rare and under the radar…some streams in the South Island of NZ, are home to one of the country's rarest freshwater fish - the lowland longjaw galaxias aka Jaws. Featuring - Dean Nelson - Senior Biodiversity Ranger, Department of Conservation Martha Jolly - PhD Candidate, University of Canterbury Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Website : https://www.karthicss.com/podcast  This episode was first broadcast on Radio New Zealand - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ourchangingworld/565617/our-changing-world-protecting-jaws

    24 min

  2. 10/18/2024

    Declining Nationally, Thriving Here: Red-billed Gulls of Otago

    Red-billed Gulls are  declining nationally in New Zealand, but the story in Otago is different.  Join us as we head out to one of the largest Red-billed Gull colonies at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula with Dr. Chris Lalas, who has been monitoring these birds for over two decades.  Featuring -  Dr. Chris Lalas, Scientist  Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS ( @karthiscool )  If you notice Red-billed Gulls nesting in buildings around Dunedin please reach out to us on Facebook page - Tune into Nature Podcast or Instagram ( @tuneintonatureshow ) and we will pass it on to Chris.  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Website : https://www.karthicss.com/podcast  Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature. This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

    22 min

  3. 10/05/2024

    Tackling a Tricky Predator in a Unique Seabird Colony

    Earlier this year, a ferret attack wiped out over 40 tītī sooty shearwater chicks in one of the few places they nest on mainland New Zealand. Francesca Cunninghame and the team from Forest and Bird are working to protect the unique seabird colony.  Featuring -  Francesca Cunninghame, Projects Manager, Forest and Bird, Otago   Graeme Loh, Nature Conservationist Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter -Karthic SS Learn more about Forest and Birds work to protect Seabird Colonies. https://forestandbird.org.nz/projects/bring-back-seabirds-otago  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature  This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

    21 min

  4. 09/21/2024

    Counting Spoonbills - Will the Trend Continue?

    While many of New Zealand’s native wetland birds are in decline, one relative newcomer has been thriving… Royal Spoonbill (kōtuku ngutupapa) made its way across the Tasman Sea and has found a new home in New Zealand. Join birders as they head out for a Nationwide Spoonbill Census to find out how the quirky birds are doing. Featuring  Anita Spencer (Regional Representative Birds New Zealand, Canterbury) Josh Overend (Field Ranger & Wildlife Photographer)  Megan Farley (Census Volunteer / DOC)  Kenny Rose (Birds NZ Member & Parks Ranger) Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Report Spoonbill Observations to Birds NZ Regional Representative in your area -  https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/contact/  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature  This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

    20 min

  5. 09/13/2024

    From Common to Rare : The Story of a Yellow Songbird

    In search of a rare Songbird… Mohua were once one of the common forest birds of in the South Island of Aotearoa, but today most populations are declining. Featuring Marion Rhodes (Department of Conservation, Mohua Charitable Trust) Joanna Hulsman (Department of Conservation) Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Learn more about the Mohua on Mohua Charitable Trust,  Department of Conservation    Contribute to Mohua Charitable Trust -  https://givealittle.co.nz/org/the-mohua-charitable-trust  Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  https://www.instagram.com/karthiscool/ Funded by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR 105.4FM⁠⁠ Dunedin ,  Science Communication, University of Otago,  Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature

    22 min
  6. Cryptic Birds and How to find them?

    02/16/2024

    Cryptic Birds and How to find them?

    In the southern corner of New Zealand, a team is working to detect secretive, cryptic wetland birds… using sound.  Matuku Hūrepo Australasian Bitterns are so shy and cryptic, that they are rarely seen. They are wetland birds and with a 90% loss of wetland area in New Zealand, their populations are in steady decline. A collaborative project is underway in the Otago region to understand more about these birds by detecting them using acoustic recorders.  Featuring - Dr. Scott Jarvie - Terrestrial Ecologist, ORC, Otago Regional Council  Mary Thompson - Ornithologist, Birds New Zealand Francesca Cunninghame - Project Manager, Forest and Bird Petra Simpson - Forest and Bird  If you’ve spotted an Australasian Bittern please contact  -Birds New Zealand at bitterns.otago@gmail.com You can also log your Bittern & Crake observations on citizen science platforms like eBird or iNaturalist  Learn about Australasian Bitterns Episode Cover Art - @harshi.designs https://www.instagram.com/harshi.designs/ Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Additional Sounds from  Department of Conservation  (CC BY 4.0) & Birds New Zealand Kindly supported by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin & Science Communication, University of Otago.   Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

    21 min
  7. Velvet Worms - Mysterious Creatures we know almost nothing about!

    02/02/2024

    Velvet Worms - Mysterious Creatures we know almost nothing about!

    Velvet Worms or Peripatus have been around for 540 million years, way before the dinosaurs…but we know almost nothing about them. Over 30 years ago, Dave Randle, a Peripatus Advocate accidentally found these fascinating creatures right in his garden in Dunedin and has been protecting them ever since.  Recently Prof Peter Dearden (University of Otago) has been working to sequence the Peripatus genome for the first time in the world, with the aim of unravelling secrets about these mysterious creatures.  Explore further about the Onychophora / Peripatus http://www.onychophora.com/  Watch the 3 minute short film about Peripatus in Dunedin - https://youtu.be/NMKHmWT3dZg  Featuring Dave Randle-  Peripatus Advocate Prof Peter Dearden (University of Otago, Genomics Aotearoa)  Jo Carpenter  (Ecologist- Manaaki Whenua, Landcare Research)  Gabby Dale & Harriet Dale (Tainui School, Dunedin) Marcia Dale Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Episode Cover Art - @harshi.designs https://www.instagram.com/harshi.designs/ Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Kindly supported by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by OAR FM Dunedin & Science Communication, University of Otago. This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

    22 min
  8. Rappelling Down a Cliff to Visit Fairy Prions

    01/20/2024

    Rappelling Down a Cliff to Visit Fairy Prions

    Ever since finding a colony of Fairy Prions, a type of small seabird on a cliff in Dunedin, Graeme Loh has been working to explore the birds for 30 years. This is the only mainland colony of Fairy Prions in all of Aotearoa NZ, and Graeme has been consistently working to unravel interesting information on these secretive seabirds.  Learn more about Graeme's Work and  the Fairy Prion Fence https://www.facebook.com/fairyprionfence Featuring -  Graeme Loh - Wildlife Conservationist and Fairy Prion expert Episode Cover Art - @harshi.designs https://www.instagram.com/harshi.designs/ Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor & Presenter - Karthic SS Follow the Show  Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature⁠  Instagram : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/⁠  Twitter : ⁠https://twitter.com/tunenatureshow⁠  Producer & Presenter:  ⁠http://instagram.com/karthiscool⁠  Kindly supported by the NZ Lottery Grants Environment and Heritage fund, administered by Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs Supported by  OAR FM Dunedin, Science Communication, University of Otago and Wild Dunedin - NZ Festival of Nature. This show was broadcast on community radio⁠ OAR 105.4FM⁠ Dunedin and available at ⁠http://accessmedia.nz/⁠

    22 min
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Best Science and Environmental Podcast - Finalist at 2025 NZ Radio and Podcast Awards Winner - The Climate Award - Silver at 2024 NZ Podcast Awards Best Independent Podcast - Finalist at 2025 & 2024 NZ Radio and Podcast Awards Refreshing Nature Sounds & Stories from the Wilderness. Wildlife conservation stories with an interlude of nature sounds recorded in Aotearoa New Zealand's wild places. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tuneintonature Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tuneintonatureshow/ Producer & Presenter : https://instagram.com/karthiscool Website : https://www.karthicss

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