Rewilding Earth Podcast
The Rewilding Institute
Show overview
Rewilding Earth Podcast has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 172 episodes. That works out to roughly 110 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 43 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 9 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 28 episodes published. Published by The Rewilding Institute.
From the publisher
The Rewilding Earth podcast, hosted by Jack Humphrey, highlights the work of the people involved in saving nature’s building blocks, whether they be intact wilderness or key corridors and buffers surrounding wilderness, as well as people invested in protecting and reintroducing extirpated species to these areas. You’ll hear from conservation biologists, activists, naturalists, organizers, artists, and authors as we interview key players in the fight to Rewild Planet Earth.
Latest Episodes
View all 172 episodesEpisode 173: Laiken Jordahl on the Battle for Big Bend
Episode 172: “Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller” with Miriam Horn
Episode 171: The Hidden Universe of Springs with Larry Stevens
<a href="https://rewilding.org/the-hidden-universe-of-springs-larry-stevens/" title="Episode 171: The Hidden Universe of Springs with Larry Stevens" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Episode 171 Springs with Larry Stevens" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens-300x300.png 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens-1080x1080.png 1080w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens-150x150.png 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens-768x768.png 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens-38x38.png 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens-250x250.png 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Episode-171-Springs-with-Larry-Stevens.png 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Dr. Larry Stevens is the curator of ecology at the Museum of Northern Arizona and the director of Springs Stewardship Institute (SSI). He received his Ph.D in zoology from Northern Arizona University in 1989, and served as the ecologist for Grand Canyon National Park from 1989 to 1994. Well-respected in the field of ecology, Dr. […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/the-hidden-universe-of-springs-larry-stevens/">Episode 171: The Hidden Universe of Springs with Larry Stevens</a></p>
Episode 170: Paul Watson Defending the Southern Ocean with Operation Krill Wars
<a href="https://rewilding.org/paul-watson-on-defending-planet-ocean-with-operation-krill-wars/" title="Episode 170: Paul Watson Defending the Southern Ocean with Operation Krill Wars" rel="nofollow"><img width="240" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAPTAIN-PAUL-WATSON-3-scaled-1-240x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAPTAIN-PAUL-WATSON-3-scaled-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAPTAIN-PAUL-WATSON-3-scaled-1-864x1080.jpg 864w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAPTAIN-PAUL-WATSON-3-scaled-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAPTAIN-PAUL-WATSON-3-scaled-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAPTAIN-PAUL-WATSON-3-scaled-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAPTAIN-PAUL-WATSON-3-scaled-1.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><p>Paul Watson, Founder & Director, Paul Watson Foundation Captain Paul Watson is a marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist, renowned speaker, accomplished author, and master mariner. Watson was one of the founding members and directors of Greenpeace. In 1977, he left Greenpeace and founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In 2022, he founded the Captain […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/paul-watson-on-defending-planet-ocean-with-operation-krill-wars/">Episode 170: Paul Watson Defending the Southern Ocean with Operation Krill Wars</a></p>
Episode 169: Reba Elliott on the Strategic Power of Older Women in Defense of Public Lands
<a href="https://rewilding.org/reba-elliott-great-old-broads/" title="Episode 169: Reba Elliott on the Strategic Power of Older Women in Defense of Public Lands" rel="nofollow"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Reba-Elliott-headshot-Large-200x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Reba Elliott, Great Old Broads" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Reba-Elliott-headshot-Large-200x300.jpg 200w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Reba-Elliott-headshot-Large.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a><p>Reba Elliott Reba Elliott is the Executive Director of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, the only national environmental network for older women. Reba also serves on the Advisory Circle of Daughters for Earth, coordinates the Movement Building Committee of the National Wilderness Coalition, and is a fellow of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/reba-elliott-great-old-broads/">Episode 169: Reba Elliott on the Strategic Power of Older Women in Defense of Public Lands</a></p>
Episode 168: American Prairie’s Sean Gerrity on the Art of Thinking Bigger to Rewild the Planet
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-168-american-prairie-sean-gerrity-art-of-thinking-bigger-rewild-the-planet/" title="Episode 168: American Prairie’s Sean Gerrity on the Art of Thinking Bigger to Rewild the Planet" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_6622-1-Dennis-Lingohr-copy-Large-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_6622-1-Dennis-Lingohr-copy-Large-300x200.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_6622-1-Dennis-Lingohr-copy-Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_6622-1-Dennis-Lingohr-copy-Large.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Show Notes Sean Gerrity – Author of Wild on Purpose: The American Prairie Story and the Art of Thinking Bigger Sean Gerrity, founder and former CEO of American Prairie, discusses building the largest wildlife reserve in the Lower 48 states — bigger than Yellowstone and Glacier Parks combined. He shares how an “interim CEO” role […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-168-american-prairie-sean-gerrity-art-of-thinking-bigger-rewild-the-planet/">Episode 168: American Prairie’s Sean Gerrity on the Art of Thinking Bigger to Rewild the Planet</a></p>
Episode 167: Paul Lister on Rewilding Scotland’s Highlands at Alladale Wilderness Reserve
<a href="https://rewilding.org/paul-lister-on-rewilding-scotlands-highlands-at-alladale-wilderness-reserve/" title="Episode 167: Paul Lister on Rewilding Scotland’s Highlands at Alladale Wilderness Reserve" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/paul-lister-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Paul Lister, Trustee of European Nature Trust, Alladale Owner" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/paul-lister-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/paul-lister-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/paul-lister-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/paul-lister-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/paul-lister.jpg 358w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Paul Lister, founder of the European Nature Trust and owner of Alladale Wilderness Reserve in Scotland, has spent 20 years restoring 23,000 acres through reforestation, peatland restoration, and deer management. He advocates for reducing meat consumption, addressing population growth, and redirecting wealth toward nature restoration, demonstrating through tourism and immersive experiences that rewilding degraded landscapes […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/paul-lister-on-rewilding-scotlands-highlands-at-alladale-wilderness-reserve/">Episode 167: Paul Lister on Rewilding Scotland’s Highlands at Alladale Wilderness Reserve</a></p>
Episode 166: Coral Reef Restoration with Sam Teicher of Coral Vita
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-166-coral-reef-restoration-with-sam-teicher-of-coral-vita/" title="Episode 166: Coral Reef Restoration with Sam Teicher of Coral Vita" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="220" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Sam-and-Gator-1-300x220.webp" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Sam-and-Gator-1-300x220.webp 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Sam-and-Gator-1.webp 660w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>In this episode, we explore the frontlines of coral reef rewilding with Sam Teicher, co-founder of Coral Vita. While coral reefs cover a mere fraction of the ocean floor, they are the essential architects of marine life, providing the structural foundation for a quarter of all species in the ocean. We discuss the urgent shift […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-166-coral-reef-restoration-with-sam-teicher-of-coral-vita/">Episode 166: Coral Reef Restoration with Sam Teicher of Coral Vita</a></p>
Episode 165: Filming the Elusive El Tigre for “Borderlands Jaguar” with Austin Alvarado
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-165-filming-the-elusive-jaguar-for-borderlands-jaguar-with-austin-alvarado/" title="Episode 165: Filming the Elusive El Tigre for “Borderlands Jaguar” with Austin Alvarado" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="225" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_3056-300x225.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Austin Alvorado, Filmaker, Fin & Fur Films" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_3056-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_3056-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_3056-rotated.jpeg 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Episode summary Jack Humphrey interviews filmmaker Austin Alvarado about his work on the new Fin & Fur Films documentary “Borderlands Jaguar,” which documents jaguars at the Northern Jaguar Reserve in Sonora, Mexico. Austin shares his journey from river guide in West Texas to wildlife cinematographer, detailing the intense dedication required for remote camera work — […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-165-filming-the-elusive-jaguar-for-borderlands-jaguar-with-austin-alvarado/">Episode 165: Filming the Elusive El Tigre for “Borderlands Jaguar” with Austin Alvarado</a></p>
Episode 164: Cuenca Los Ojos – A Rewilding Success Story Still Being Written with Valerie Gordon
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-164-cuenca-los-ojos-a-rewilding-success-story-still-being-written/" title="Episode 164: Cuenca Los Ojos – A Rewilding Success Story Still Being Written with Valerie Gordon" rel="nofollow"><img width="263" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valerie-Gordon-photo-Jorge-Chacon-scaled-e1767032116220-263x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Valerie Gordon photo Jorge Chacon" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valerie-Gordon-photo-Jorge-Chacon-scaled-e1767032116220-263x300.jpg 263w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valerie-Gordon-photo-Jorge-Chacon-scaled-e1767032116220-948x1080.jpg 948w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valerie-Gordon-photo-Jorge-Chacon-scaled-e1767032116220-768x875.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valerie-Gordon-photo-Jorge-Chacon-scaled-e1767032116220-1348x1536.jpg 1348w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Valerie-Gordon-photo-Jorge-Chacon-scaled-e1767032116220.jpg 1498w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px" /></a><p>About Valerie and Cuenca Los Ojos Valerie Gordon’s conservation work spans more than two decades focused on endangered species, water, rangeland, and wildlife habitat. Most notably, she spearheaded the transition of Cuenca Los Ojos, a family foundation started by her mother, Valer Clark, into a non-profit that promotes land restoration in the U.S. and Mexico. […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-164-cuenca-los-ojos-a-rewilding-success-story-still-being-written/">Episode 164: Cuenca Los Ojos – A Rewilding Success Story Still Being Written with Valerie Gordon</a></p>
Episode 163: Steve Carver on the Challenges of Implementing Rewilding Goals Across Fragmented Geographic, Cultural, and Political Landscapes
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-163-steve-carver-on-the-challenges-of-implementing-rewilding-goals-across-fragmented-geographic-cultural-and-political-landscapes/" title="Episode 163: Steve Carver on the Challenges of Implementing Rewilding Goals Across Fragmented Geographic, Cultural, and Political Landscapes" rel="nofollow"><img width="238" height="238" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dr-steve-carver.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="dr steve carver" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dr-steve-carver.jpg 238w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dr-steve-carver-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dr-steve-carver-38x38.jpg 38w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px" /></a><p>Dr. Steve Carver is Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science in the School of Geography, University of Leeds and Director of the Wildland Research Institute. He has over 30 years of experience in GIS and multi-criteria evaluation, with special interests in wilderness, wildlands, rewilding, landscape evaluation, and public participation. He has worked extensively on the […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-163-steve-carver-on-the-challenges-of-implementing-rewilding-goals-across-fragmented-geographic-cultural-and-political-landscapes/">Episode 163: Steve Carver on the Challenges of Implementing Rewilding Goals Across Fragmented Geographic, Cultural, and Political Landscapes</a></p>
Episode 162: Inside Dave Parsons’ Battle to Bring Back El Lobo and the Decades of Carnivore Advocacy That Followed
<a href="https://rewilding.org/inside-dave-parsons-battle-to-bring-back-el-lobo-and-the-decades-of-carnivore-advocacy-that-followed/" title="Episode 162: Inside Dave Parsons’ Battle to Bring Back El Lobo and the Decades of Carnivore Advocacy That Followed" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="225" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dave-parsons--300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dave-parsons--300x225.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dave-parsons--768x576.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dave-parsons-.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Dave is retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where from 1990-1999 he led the USFWS’s effort to reintroduce the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the American Southwest. His interests include the ecology and conservation of large carnivores, protection and conservation of biodiversity, and wildlands conservation at scales that fully support ecological and evolutionary […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/inside-dave-parsons-battle-to-bring-back-el-lobo-and-the-decades-of-carnivore-advocacy-that-followed/">Episode 162: Inside Dave Parsons’ Battle to Bring Back El Lobo and the Decades of Carnivore Advocacy That Followed</a></p>
Episode 161: Danny Giovale – The Vision to Innovate, the Passion to Rewild
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-161-danny-giovale/" title="Episode 161: Danny Giovale – The Vision to Innovate, the Passion to Rewild" rel="nofollow"><img width="225" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3112-Small-225x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Danny Giovale Dolomites" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3112-Small-225x300.jpg 225w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_3112-Small-rotated.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><p>About Danny Giovale Danny Giovale is the founder and president of Kahtoola, an outdoor equipment company he established in 1999. As a native of Flagstaff, Arizona, Giovale was deeply influenced by the area’s local community and environment, which fostered a strong sense of stewardship that guides his work. Kahtoola, which specializes in winter traction products, […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-161-danny-giovale/">Episode 161: Danny Giovale – The Vision to Innovate, the Passion to Rewild</a></p>
Episode 160: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 3: Spain’s Missing Lynx Makes A Cautionary Comeback
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-160-europes-big-three-wolves-bears-lynx-part-3-spains-missing-lynx-makes-a-cautionary-comeback/" title="Episode 160: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 3: Spain’s Missing Lynx Makes A Cautionary Comeback" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx-300x300.png 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx-1080x1080.png 1080w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx-150x150.png 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx-768x768.png 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx-38x38.png 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx-250x250.png 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Part-3-Lynx.png 1400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Summary In this episode, Julius Purcell takes us into the heart of Spain’s Sierra Morena to explore the dramatic recovery of the Iberian Lynx, once the world’s most endangered feline. We follow the story from near-extinction to a conservation success, meet the people behind the restoration project, and examine the complex relationship between rural communities, […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-160-europes-big-three-wolves-bears-lynx-part-3-spains-missing-lynx-makes-a-cautionary-comeback/">Episode 160: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 3: Spain’s Missing Lynx Makes A Cautionary Comeback</a></p>
Episode 159: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 2: The Brown Bear’s Rocky Return to the Pyrenees
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-159-europes-big-three-wolves-bears-lynx-part-2-the-brown-bears-rocky-return-to-the-pyrenees/" title="Episode 159: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 2: The Brown Bear’s Rocky Return to the Pyrenees" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear-300x300.png 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear-1080x1080.png 1080w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear-150x150.png 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear-768x768.png 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear-38x38.png 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear-250x250.png 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Part-2-Bear.png 1400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Episode Summary In this episode, Julius Purcell journeys deep into the Pyrenees to explore the dramatic story of brown bears—once nearly extinct in these mountains, now at the center of a fierce cultural and ecological debate. Through vivid field reporting, interviews with conservationists, shepherds, and locals, we trace the history of Pyrenean brown bear (Ursus […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-159-europes-big-three-wolves-bears-lynx-part-2-the-brown-bears-rocky-return-to-the-pyrenees/">Episode 159: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 2: The Brown Bear’s Rocky Return to the Pyrenees</a></p>
Episode 158: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 1: The Wolf’s Uneasy Return to Germany
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-158-europes-big-three-wolves-bears-lynx-part-1-the-wolfs-uneasy-return-to-germany/" title="Episode 158: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 1: The Wolf’s Uneasy Return to Germany" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX-300x300.png 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX-1080x1080.png 1080w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX-150x150.png 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX-768x768.png 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX-38x38.png 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX-250x250.png 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WOLF-BEAR-LYNX.png 1400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Happy Wolf Awareness Week! Julius Purcell discovered his interest in audio while training as a journalist in the Middle East. He later worked as a deputy editor at National Geographic History magazine, a role that sparked his fascination with environmental history and rewilding. Julius’s audio series for the Rewilding Institute, “WOLF, BEAR, LYNX,” looks at […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-158-europes-big-three-wolves-bears-lynx-part-1-the-wolfs-uneasy-return-to-germany/">Episode 158: Europe’s Big Three – Wolves, Bears, Lynx. Part 1: The Wolf’s Uneasy Return to Germany</a></p>
Episode 157: The Jaguar’s Path – Rewilding a Continental Corridor with Sebastian Di Martino
<a href="https://rewilding.org/the-jaguars-path-rewilding-a-continental-corridor-with-sebastian-di-martino/" title="Episode 157: The Jaguar’s Path – Rewilding a Continental Corridor with Sebastian Di Martino" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/jaguar-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/jaguar-300x200.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/jaguar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/jaguar.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>A biologist with a lifelong dedication to conservation, Sebastián Di Martino began his involvement with environmental organizations at the age of 13. He earned a degree in Biology in his native Argentina and a Master’s in Natural Protected Areas in Spain before working with the Directorate of Natural Protected Areas of the Province of Neuquén. […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/the-jaguars-path-rewilding-a-continental-corridor-with-sebastian-di-martino/">Episode 157: The Jaguar’s Path – Rewilding a Continental Corridor with Sebastian Di Martino</a></p>
Episode 156: The Golden Toad – Hope, Loss, and the Power of Conservation Storytelling
<a href="https://rewilding.org/the-golden-toad/" title="Episode 156: The Golden Toad – Hope, Loss, and the Power of Conservation Storytelling" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="251" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kyletrevcover-300x251.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Golden Toad by Trevor and Kyle Ritland" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kyletrevcover-300x251.png 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kyletrevcover-768x644.png 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kyletrevcover.png 940w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Trevor Ritland spent two years in the cloud forests of Costa Rica before returning to the United States to complete graduate work in documentary studies and science communication. His writing and video projects explore imperiled species, environmental mysteries, and ghost stories. Trevor lives with his wife and daughter (and their dog, Indiana Bones) in Flagstaff, […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/the-golden-toad/">Episode 156: The Golden Toad – Hope, Loss, and the Power of Conservation Storytelling</a></p>
Episode 155: Jaguars, Justice, and the Border Wall – Stories from the Frontlines With Russ McSpadden
<a href="https://rewilding.org/jaguars-justice-and-the-border-wall/" title="Episode 155: Jaguars, Justice, and the Border Wall – Stories from the Frontlines With Russ McSpadden" rel="nofollow"><img width="184" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RSSan_Rafael_Valley9_15_25_Russ_McSpadden_Center_for_Biological_Diversity-2-copy-184x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RSSan_Rafael_Valley9_15_25_Russ_McSpadden_Center_for_Biological_Diversity-2-copy-184x300.jpg 184w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RSSan_Rafael_Valley9_15_25_Russ_McSpadden_Center_for_Biological_Diversity-2-copy-662x1080.jpg 662w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RSSan_Rafael_Valley9_15_25_Russ_McSpadden_Center_for_Biological_Diversity-2-copy-768x1252.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RSSan_Rafael_Valley9_15_25_Russ_McSpadden_Center_for_Biological_Diversity-2-copy-942x1536.jpg 942w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RSSan_Rafael_Valley9_15_25_Russ_McSpadden_Center_for_Biological_Diversity-2-copy-1256x2048.jpg 1256w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RSSan_Rafael_Valley9_15_25_Russ_McSpadden_Center_for_Biological_Diversity-2-copy-scaled.jpg 1570w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px" /></a><p>Russ McSpadden works to protect public lands and the wildlife who call them home in Arizona and the rest of the Southwest. Before joining the Center in 2012, Russ engaged in grassroots environmental activism. He holds a master’s degree in environmental history from Florida Atlantic University. Show Notes In this episode of the Rewilding Earth […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/jaguars-justice-and-the-border-wall/">Episode 155: Jaguars, Justice, and the Border Wall – Stories from the Frontlines With Russ McSpadden</a></p>
Episode 154: “The American Southwest” Elevates The Art of Storytelling In Wildlife Films
<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-154-the-american-southwest-elevates-the-art-of-conservation-storytelling-with-wildlife-films/" title="Episode 154: “The American Southwest” Elevates The Art of Storytelling In Wildlife Films" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ASW-CONDOR-_1.1.188-Small-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ASW-CONDOR-_1.1.188-Small-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ASW-CONDOR-_1.1.188-Small-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ASW-CONDOR-_1.1.188-Small-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ASW-CONDOR-_1.1.188-Small-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ASW-CONDOR-_1.1.188-Small.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>With a Master’s degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town, Ryan Olinger is a wildlife biologist as well as an award-winning photographer and videographer. He has dedicated nearly a decade to studying a variety of species and the impact of climate change, with field experience spanning the American Southwest to Africa. Ryan’s […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-154-the-american-southwest-elevates-the-art-of-conservation-storytelling-with-wildlife-films/">Episode 154: “The American Southwest” Elevates The Art of Storytelling In Wildlife Films</a></p>