Our Wild Lives

The Wildlife Society

Our Wild Lives takes listeners into the heart of wildlife conservation, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices. Each episode dives into the wild lives of diverse species, explores complex ecosystems, and unpacks the urgent issues facing wildlife conservation. 

  1. Following the Birds | A 30,000 KM Journey

    2 天前 ·  影片

    Following the Birds | A 30,000 KM Journey

    Every year, millions of birds make some of the most arduous journeys in the natural world. The Hudsonian whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) travels from its breeding grounds in Alaska’s High Arctic to as far south as Argentina.  Two endurance athletes are preparing to embark on their own journey to follow the paths of three GPS-tracked whimbrels. In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” Timm Döbert, tropical ecologist and scientific explorer, and Leanna Carriere, extreme athlete, join us to talk about their upcoming 30,000 kilometer expedition titled, “Wings of Survival.’’ Döbert and Carriere will spend the next nine months on their bikes for 10 hours a day, crossing through 15 different countries along their route. Along the way, they will host virtual classrooms, conduct scientific studies and use the power of storytelling to bring awareness to migratory bird conservation.  “Our Wild Lives” is The Wildlife Society’s biweekly podcast, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts, Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices.  Further reading:   About Wings of Survival - https://www.wingsofsurvival.com/ About the hudsonian whimbrel - https://abcbirds.org/birds/whimbrel/ Share your thoughts on the Our Wild Lives Podcast by sending us a text here! Become a member of The Wildlife Society: https://wildlife.org/membership/ Support Wildlife, Invest in Wildlife Professionals: https://wildlife.org/donate/ Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildlifesociety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildlifesociety LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wildlife-society/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Wildlife_Society

    35 分鐘
  2. The Value of Working Forests

    6月19日 ·  影片

    The Value of Working Forests

    How does harvesting timber impact wildlife around the world? In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” Darren Miller, vice president of forestry programs and director of research programs for the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) Foundation, and Jessica Homyack, director of environmental research and operational support at Weyerhaeuser, explore how commercial timber forests can coexist with wildlife conservation.  As the forest industry undergoes organizational shifts and public expectations around sustainability grow, managed forest land has become increasingly important for global biodiversity.  “Our Wild Lives” is The Wildlife Society’s biweekly podcast, sharing stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts, Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices.  Further reading: About Jessica Homyack - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-homyack-phd-cwb-52877a16/ About Darren Miller - https://ncasi.org/about-ncasi/staff-directory/darren-a-miller_vp-forestry/ Share your thoughts on the Our Wild Lives Podcast by sending us a text here! Become a member of The Wildlife Society: https://wildlife.org/membership/ Support Wildlife, Invest in Wildlife Professionals: https://wildlife.org/donate/ Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildlifesociety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildlifesociety LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wildlife-society/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Wildlife_Society

    51 分鐘
  3. Solving a Pig Problem

    5月29日 ·  影片

    Solving a Pig Problem

    Since their introduction to North America in the 16th century, uncontrolled populations of wild pigs have wreaked havoc across North America.They can disrupt native wildlife, decimate riparian ecosystems, cause billions of dollars in agricultural damage and more.  Reducing the population has proved complex, but the state of Missouri has successfully removed feral swine populations from nearly 10 million acres throughout the state since 2016.  In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” Alan Leary, wildlife management coordinator for the Missouri Department of Conservation and Travis Guerrant, state director for both the Missouri and Iowa U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services programs, join us to explain how they approach eliminating this invasive species from the landscape. Read more:  TWS Issue Statement: Feral Swine in North America: https://wildlife.org/tws-issue-statement-feral-swine-in-north-america/ Why has Missouri succeeded in wild pig control?: https://wildlife.org/why-has-missouri-succeeded-in-wild-pig-control/ Share your thoughts on the Our Wild Lives Podcast by sending us a text here! Become a member of The Wildlife Society: https://wildlife.org/membership/ Support Wildlife, Invest in Wildlife Professionals: https://wildlife.org/donate/ Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildlifesociety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildlifesociety LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wildlife-society/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Wildlife_Society

    41 分鐘
  4. Restoring a Cultural Keystone Species

    5月15日

    Restoring a Cultural Keystone Species

    For Remington Bracher, working on the reintroduction of bison back to Canada is not only a win for his wildlife career, but also for his culture as a Nêhiyaw (Cree) member of Muskoday First Nation.  In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” Bracher, an Indigenous Liaison with Parks Canada and graduate student at the University of British Columbia, shares how growing up hunting and fishing led him into wildlife conservation. His current research combines policy analysis with quantitative population modeling to see what a sustainable Indigenous bison (Bison bison) harvest could look like. He hopes it will further his dream of one day seeing Indigenous bison hunts in national parks.  Alongside his experiences working with bison, Bracher also discusses the importance of relationship-building, co-creation, youth involvement, and respectful integration of Indigenous knowledge in wildlife management.  “Our Wild Lives” is The Wildlife Society’s biweekly podcast, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts, Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices.  Further reading: About Remington Bracher - https://wildlife.org/remington-bracher-earns-graduate-fellowship-in-wildlife-policy/ The Native Student Development Program - https://wildlife.org/working-groups/npwmwg/ Towards reconciliation: 10 Calls to Action to natural scientists working in Canada- https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2020-0005 Singing Back the Buffalo documentary trailer - https://youtu.be/xshtMcU6fZE?si=JfKEJ3r8s8FmyjU2 Photo Caption:  A bison stands in a grassland. Image by WikiImages from Pixabay Share your thoughts on the Our Wild Lives Podcast by sending us a text here! Become a member of The Wildlife Society: https://wildlife.org/membership/ Support Wildlife, Invest in Wildlife Professionals: https://wildlife.org/donate/ Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildlifesociety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildlifesociety LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wildlife-society/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Wildlife_Society

    40 分鐘
  5. Big Cats and the Border

    4月17日

    Big Cats and the Border

    New evidence reveals that mountain lions can fit through small wildlife crossing cut-outs on the border wall dividing the U.S. from Mexico. But researchers are concerned about the future connection of the population of the big cats.  In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” carnivore ecologist Lisanne Petracca walks us through the monitoring being done to determine the potential effects of the construction of the 30 foot high wall along the Texas border on mountain lions (Puma concolor).  Preliminary results show that openings the size of a sheet of paper could be the solution keeping the United States and Mexico populations connected.  “Our Wild Lives” is The Wildlife Society’s biweekly podcast, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts, Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices. New episodes are released weekly wherever you get your podcasts. Read more:  About Lisanne Petracca: https://www.tamuk.edu/agriculture/departments/rwsc/faculty-staff-rwsc/Petracca.html Spatial and Population Ecology of Carnivores (SPEC) Lab: https://thespeclab.weebly.com/ Share your thoughts on the Our Wild Lives Podcast by sending us a text here! Become a member of The Wildlife Society: https://wildlife.org/membership/ Support Wildlife, Invest in Wildlife Professionals: https://wildlife.org/donate/ Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildlifesociety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildlifesociety LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wildlife-society/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Wildlife_Society

    34 分鐘
  6. Keeping Birds on the Map: Bird Conservation in North America

    3月27日

    Keeping Birds on the Map: Bird Conservation in North America

    Birds have been declining since the 1970s. Now scientists, non-governmental organizations and everyday birders are doing everything they can to stabilize and rebound populations across the globe.  In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” Katie and Ed are joined by Tammy VerCauteren, Executive Director at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, and Steve Riley, Chief Conservation Officer at American Bird Conservancy, to catch up on the state of bird conservation today.  From multi-state collaborations to track birds across the annual migration cycle to backyard birders supporting populations, our guests dive into the opportunities to get involved in bird conservation. “Our Wild Lives” is The Wildlife Society’s weekly podcast, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts, Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices. New episodes are released weekly wherever you get your podcasts. Further reading: Bird Conservancy of the Rockies: https://www.birdconservancy.org/ American Bird Conservancy: https://abcbirds.org/ Motus Wildlife Tracking: http://motus.org/ Bird City USA: https://birdcity.org/ Keep Cats Indoors: https://abcbirds.org/solutions/keep-cats-indoors/ Share your thoughts on the Our Wild Lives Podcast by sending us a text here! Become a member of The Wildlife Society: https://wildlife.org/membership/ Support Wildlife, Invest in Wildlife Professionals: https://wildlife.org/donate/ Follow us on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildlifesociety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildlifesociety LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-wildlife-society/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Wildlife_Society

    48 分鐘

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Our Wild Lives takes listeners into the heart of wildlife conservation, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices. Each episode dives into the wild lives of diverse species, explores complex ecosystems, and unpacks the urgent issues facing wildlife conservation. 

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