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Episode 173: Laiken Jordahl on the Battle for Big Bend

May 1, 202636 min

Episode 172: “Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller” with Miriam Horn

Apr 17, 202655 min

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>

Apr 3, 202640 min

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>

Mar 20, 202649 min

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>

Mar 6, 202648 min

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>

Feb 20, 202644 min

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>

Feb 6, 202642 min

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>

Jan 23, 202641 min

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>

Jan 9, 202634 min

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>

Dec 29, 202537 min

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>

Dec 12, 202543 min

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>

Nov 28, 202554 min

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>

Nov 14, 202543 min

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>

Nov 7, 202534 min

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>

Oct 31, 202531 min

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>

Oct 24, 202532 min

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>

Oct 17, 202545 min

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>

Oct 3, 202549 min

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>

Sep 19, 202545 min

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>

Sep 5, 202553 min

Episode 153: Preparing For A Catamount Homecoming in the Northeast

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-153-preparing-for-a-catamount-homecoming/" title="Episode 153: Preparing For A Catamount Homecoming in the Northeast" rel="nofollow"><img width="260" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cougar-by-michael-duva-260x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Cougar by Michael Duva" 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/2020/11/cougar-by-michael-duva-260x300.jpg 260w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cougar-by-michael-duva.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px" /></a><p>Renee Seacor is Mighty Earth’s Northeast Rewilding Director, where she oversees the campaign to reintroduce catamounts to the forests of the Northeast. Renee previously served as the Carnivore Conservation Director for Project Coyote, overseeing campaigns aimed at promoting coexistence with North America’s wild carnivore species. She has built a career in environmental advocacy, using litigation […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-153-preparing-for-a-catamount-homecoming/">Episode 153: Preparing For A Catamount Homecoming in the Northeast</a></p>

Aug 22, 202539 min

Episode 152: Wild Cat Rewilding In Pakistan

<a href="https://rewilding.org/wild-cat-rewilding-in-pakistan/" title="Episode 152: Wild Cat Rewilding In Pakistan" rel="nofollow"><img width="225" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Camera-trapping-in-progress-225x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Zafeer Ahmed Shaikh, Camera-trapping in progress" 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/2025/06/Camera-trapping-in-progress-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Camera-trapping-in-progress-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Camera-trapping-in-progress-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Camera-trapping-in-progress-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Camera-trapping-in-progress-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Camera-trapping-in-progress-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><p>Zafeer Ahmed Shaikh is an early-career conservationist from Southern Pakistan, mainly focused on initiatives dedicated to lesser-known wildlife species found in the country. He has a unique passion for the lesser-known wild cats of Pakistan. With the country’s tiger and lion populations gone, his focus shifted to the small, elusive species that still call Pakistan […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/wild-cat-rewilding-in-pakistan/">Episode 152: Wild Cat Rewilding In Pakistan</a></p>

Aug 8, 202534 min

Episode 151: Tracing The Epic Journey Of Europe’s Most Famous Wolf With Adam Weymouth

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-151-tracing-the-epic-journey-of-europes-most-famous-wolf-with-adam-weymouth/" title="Episode 151: Tracing The Epic Journey Of Europe’s Most Famous Wolf With Adam Weymouth" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/adam-weymouth.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Adam Weymouth, Author, Journalist" 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/2025/06/adam-weymouth.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/adam-weymouth-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/adam-weymouth-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/adam-weymouth-250x250.jpg 250w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Adam Weymouth is a writer and journalist whose work has been widely published, appearing in Granta, The Atlantic, The Observer, and the BBC. Adam’s features have covered subjects as diverse as illegal cedar logging in Malawi, the politics of oil in Alaska, migration in Greece, flooding in Wales, and depopulation on the Outer Hebrides. His […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-151-tracing-the-epic-journey-of-europes-most-famous-wolf-with-adam-weymouth/">Episode 151: Tracing The Epic Journey Of Europe’s Most Famous Wolf With Adam Weymouth</a></p>

Jun 13, 202538 min

Episode 150: Democratizing Wildlife Management Data To Protect Biodiversity And Habitat In The Superior Bio-Preserve

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-150-democratizing-wildlife-management-data-to-protect-biodiversity-and-habitat-in-the-superior-bio-preserve/" title="Episode 150: Democratizing Wildlife Management Data To Protect Biodiversity And Habitat In The Superior Bio-Preserve" rel="nofollow"><img width="240" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/them-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/2025/05/them-240x300.jpg 240w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/them-864x1080.jpg 864w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/them-768x960.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/them.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><p>The Superior Bio-Conservancy is an ambitious plan to protect and restore the biological integrity and hydrology of the Great Lakes Region and the Laurentian Forest Province throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The conservation plan will create maps and effectively advocate for the creation of protected wildlife corridors to connect large tracts of public (Federal, State […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-150-democratizing-wildlife-management-data-to-protect-biodiversity-and-habitat-in-the-superior-bio-preserve/">Episode 150: Democratizing Wildlife Management Data To Protect Biodiversity And Habitat In The Superior Bio-Preserve</a></p>

May 30, 202549 min

Episode 149: Rewilding The American Serengeti With Henry Pollock from Southern Plains Land Trust

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-149-rewilding-the-american-serengeti-with-henry-pollock-from-southern-plains-land-trust/" title="Episode 149: Rewilding The American Serengeti With Henry Pollock from Southern Plains Land Trust" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Henry-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Henry Pollock Southern Plains Land Trust" 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/2025/05/Henry-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Henry-1024x1024-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Henry-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Henry-1024x1024-1-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Henry-1024x1024-1-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Henry-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Henry has a background in ecology and conservation with a strong focus on quantitative, data-driven science and practice. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology and nearly 15 years’ experience as a wildlife biologist and academic researcher. He is dedicated to gaining ground for prairie […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-149-rewilding-the-american-serengeti-with-henry-pollock-from-southern-plains-land-trust/">Episode 149: Rewilding The American Serengeti With Henry Pollock from Southern Plains Land Trust</a></p>

May 23, 202543 min

Episode 148: The Art of Finding Balance In Choppy Waters With Dana Lyons

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-148-the-art-of-finding-balance-in-choppy-waters-with-dana-lyons/" title="Episode 148: The Art of Finding Balance In Choppy Waters With Dana Lyons" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="266" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ThreeLeggedCoyote-1536x1363-1-300x266.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/2025/05/ThreeLeggedCoyote-1536x1363-1-300x266.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ThreeLeggedCoyote-1536x1363-1-1217x1080.jpg 1217w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ThreeLeggedCoyote-1536x1363-1-768x682.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ThreeLeggedCoyote-1536x1363-1.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Bringing together a mix of comedy, ballads and love songs, Dana’s sharp wit and beautiful voice have him performing at concert halls, festivals, conventions, fundraisers and universities across the US and around the world. Dana’s music receives crossover radio play on country, rock, alternative, community, college and oldies radio stations worldwide. “Every movement has its […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-148-the-art-of-finding-balance-in-choppy-waters-with-dana-lyons/">Episode 148: The Art of Finding Balance In Choppy Waters With Dana Lyons</a></p>

May 16, 20251h 0m

Episode 147: Alan Weisman On His New Book “Hope Dies Last”

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-147-alan-weisman-on-his-new-book-hope-dies-last/" title="Episode 147: Alan Weisman On His New Book “Hope Dies Last”" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="225" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alan-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Aland Weisman, Author "Hope Dies Last" 2025. Photo: © 2022 Beckie Kravetz" 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/2025/04/alan-300x225.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alan.jpg 450w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>With books like the bestselling “The World Without Us,” a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and translated into thirty-four languages, and “Countdown,” winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, environmental journalist Alan Weisman has established himself as one of the most prophetic voices on humanity’s relationship to the Earth. For his […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-147-alan-weisman-on-his-new-book-hope-dies-last/">Episode 147: Alan Weisman On His New Book “Hope Dies Last”</a></p>

Apr 25, 202552 min

Episode 146: Randy Hayes’ Roadmap for an Ecological Civilization

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-146-randy-hayes-roadmap-for-ecological-civilization/" title="Episode 146: Randy Hayes’ Roadmap for an Ecological Civilization" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="225" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Randy-in-Hopi-Southwest-300x225.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Randy Hayes, in Hopi Southwest" 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/2019/05/Randy-in-Hopi-Southwest-300x225.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Randy-in-Hopi-Southwest-768x576.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Randy-in-Hopi-Southwest-1440x1080.jpg 1440w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Randy Hayes has been described in the Wall Street Journal as “an environmental pit bull.” He is Executive Director of Foundation Earth, an organization fostering the big rethink from the ground up to help protect the planet’s life support systems. Hayes, a former filmmaker, then founder of Rainforest Action Network, is a veteran of many high-visibility corporate accountability campaigns […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-146-randy-hayes-roadmap-for-ecological-civilization/">Episode 146: Randy Hayes’ Roadmap for an Ecological Civilization</a></p>

Apr 11, 2025

Episode 145: Calling All Citizen Scientists! How To Make A Big Impact On Your Next Adventure With Adventure Scientists

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-145-calling-all-citizen-scientists/" title="Episode 145: Calling All Citizen Scientists! How To Make A Big Impact On Your Next Adventure With Adventure Scientists" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Gregg Treinish" 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/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GTreinish-2-scaled-1-250x250.jpg 250w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Gregg founded Adventure Scientists in 2011 based on his passion for exploration, scientific discovery and galvanizing “the choir” to more directly participate in citizen science conservation. National Geographic named Gregg Treinish “Adventurer of the Year” in 2008 when he and a friend completed a 7,800-mile trek along the spine of the Andes mountain range, and […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-145-calling-all-citizen-scientists/">Episode 145: Calling All Citizen Scientists! How To Make A Big Impact On Your Next Adventure With Adventure Scientists</a></p>

Mar 28, 202534 min

Episode 144 | Fighting Back: Alaska’s Stand Against Trump’s Environmental Blitzkrieg

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-144-fighting-back-alaskas-stand-against-trumps-environmental-blitzkrieg/" title="Episode 144 | Fighting Back: Alaska’s Stand Against Trump’s Environmental Blitzkrieg" rel="nofollow"><img width="200" height="200" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cooper-freeman.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Cooper Freeman, Alaska Director, Center for Biological Diversity" 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/2025/03/cooper-freeman.jpg 200w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cooper-freeman-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cooper-freeman-38x38.jpg 38w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a><p>Cooper Freeman works to protect Alaska’s wildlife, lands and oceans. Before joining the Center for Biological Diversity, he worked with Alaskan Native Tribes and Tribal organizations as a strategic planning facilitator and policy advisor, was program manager and development director at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center in Northern California, and professionally guided class V […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-144-fighting-back-alaskas-stand-against-trumps-environmental-blitzkrieg/">Episode 144 | Fighting Back: Alaska’s Stand Against Trump’s Environmental Blitzkrieg</a></p>

Mar 14, 202537 min

Episode 143: Beavering Beyond Boundaries With Joaquin Murrieta-Saldivar

<a href="https://rewilding.org/beavering-beyond-boundaries-rewilding-earth-podcast/" title="Episode 143: Beavering Beyond Boundaries With Joaquin Murrieta-Saldivar" rel="nofollow"><img width="234" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/joaquin-murrieta_0-234x300.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/2025/03/joaquin-murrieta_0-234x300.jpg 234w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/joaquin-murrieta_0-843x1080.jpg 843w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/joaquin-murrieta_0-768x984.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/joaquin-murrieta_0.jpg 937w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px" /></a><p>Joaquin Murrieta-Saldivar specializes in building resilience in diverse communities by enhancing the connections between people, culture, and natural resources. He brings vast experience on the multicultural border region between the US and Mexico, where he has implemented community-based approaches to watershed management, river restoration, geo-tourism, conservation of native peoples, and best practices for the ranching […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/beavering-beyond-boundaries-rewilding-earth-podcast/">Episode 143: Beavering Beyond Boundaries With Joaquin Murrieta-Saldivar</a></p>

Mar 7, 202539 min

Episode 142: Nadia Steinzor On Northeast Carnivore Recovery and Coexistence Through State Wildlife Agency Plans

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-142-nadia-steinzor-on-northeast-carnivore-recovery-and-coexistence-through-state-wildlife-agency-plans/" title="Episode 142: Nadia Steinzor On Northeast Carnivore Recovery and Coexistence Through State Wildlife Agency Plans" rel="nofollow"><img width="253" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NSteinzorDelsjon2013-e1711556583775-253x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="nadia steinzor" 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/2024/03/NSteinzorDelsjon2013-e1711556583775-253x300.jpeg 253w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NSteinzorDelsjon2013-e1711556583775-910x1080.jpeg 910w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NSteinzorDelsjon2013-e1711556583775-768x911.jpeg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NSteinzorDelsjon2013-e1711556583775.jpeg 1122w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px" /></a><p>Nadia Steinzor is an environmental consultant with 25 years of experience in policy analysis, research, writing, and communications. She has developed and managed projects to investigate the oil and gas industry’s impact on the climate and communities, secure governmental protections for air, water, land, and wildlife, and engage the public in advocacy efforts. Nadia works […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-142-nadia-steinzor-on-northeast-carnivore-recovery-and-coexistence-through-state-wildlife-agency-plans/">Episode 142: Nadia Steinzor On Northeast Carnivore Recovery and Coexistence Through State Wildlife Agency Plans</a></p>

Feb 21, 202540 min

Episode 141: Tom Biebighauser Gives A Wetland Rewilding Masterclass

<a href="https://rewilding.org/tom-biebighauser-wetland-rewilding-masterclass/" title="Episode 141: Tom Biebighauser Gives A Wetland Rewilding Masterclass" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tom-Biebighauser-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Tom Biebighauser" 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/2025/02/Tom-Biebighauser-300x200.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tom-Biebighauser.jpg 550w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Since 1979, Tom Biebighauser has enthusiastically restored wetlands, lakes, streams, and rivers. He has designed over 10,000 wetland projects and successfully supervised the construction of more than 3,000 wetlands and streams in 26 states, three Canadian provinces, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan. He has a deep and long-standing concern for the environment and […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/tom-biebighauser-wetland-rewilding-masterclass/">Episode 141: Tom Biebighauser Gives A Wetland Rewilding Masterclass</a></p>

Feb 7, 202544 min

Episode 140: California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot On Beavers, Rewilding Rivers, and Wildlife Crossings

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-140-on-beavers-free-rivers-wildlife-crossings-with-wade-crowfoot/" title="Episode 140: California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot On Beavers, Rewilding Rivers, and Wildlife Crossings" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="201" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wade-crowfoot-300x201.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="wade crowfoot California’s Natural Resources Secretary" 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/2025/01/wade-crowfoot-300x201.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wade-crowfoot.jpg 350w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Wade Crowfoot serves as California’s Natural Resources Secretary, leading efforts to conserve California’s environment and natural resources. He has served as Secretary since 2019 and advises Governor Newsom as a member of his cabinet. Secretary Crowfoot oversees an agency of over 25,000 employees spread across 26 departments, commissions, and conservancies. His agency is charged with stewarding […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-140-on-beavers-free-rivers-wildlife-crossings-with-wade-crowfoot/">Episode 140: California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot On Beavers, Rewilding Rivers, and Wildlife Crossings</a></p>

Jan 17, 202538 min

Episode 139: Year-End Recap With 2024 Guest Updates

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-139-year-end-recap-with-2024-guest-updates/" title="Episode 139: Year-End Recap With 2024 Guest Updates" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happy-New-Year-300x300.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="2024 recap episode" 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/2024/12/Happy-New-Year-300x300.png 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happy-New-Year-1080x1080.png 1080w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happy-New-Year-150x150.png 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happy-New-Year-768x768.png 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happy-New-Year-38x38.png 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happy-New-Year-250x250.png 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happy-New-Year.png 1400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Welcome to our 2024 recap episode! This year, we’re doing something different. We’ve asked a group of our 2024 guests to come back and give updates on their work since their episodes aired. Thanks to our sponsor, Biohabitats, and to all the individual supporters of the Rewilding Earth Podcast and the Rewilding Institute! In this […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-139-year-end-recap-with-2024-guest-updates/">Episode 139: Year-End Recap With 2024 Guest Updates</a></p>

Dec 30, 202429 min

Episode 138: No Surrender! Paul Watson Talks About His Latest Victory Over Japan and The Battles Ahead

<a href="https://rewilding.org/no-surrender-paul-watson-is-free/" title="Episode 138: No Surrender! Paul Watson Talks About His Latest Victory Over Japan and The Battles Ahead" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/paul-watson-is-free-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="paul watson is free" 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/2024/12/paul-watson-is-free-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/paul-watson-is-free-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/paul-watson-is-free-768x768.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/paul-watson-is-free-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/paul-watson-is-free-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/paul-watson-is-free.jpg 960w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>“It’s obvious to me that Japan [was] seeking revenge for the international humiliation caused by the Whale Wars TV series, reporting our actions against illegal whaling. But my two little boys need me more than Japan needs its revenge” – Paul Watson Special Episode: Finally released from Nuuk, Greenland prison, Paul Watson talks about Japan’s […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/no-surrender-paul-watson-is-free/">Episode 138: No Surrender! Paul Watson Talks About His Latest Victory Over Japan and The Battles Ahead</a></p>

Dec 20, 202422 min

Episode 137: Paul Ehrlich On Saving Nature’s Populations and Ourselves

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-137-paul-ehrlich/" title="Episode 137: Paul Ehrlich On Saving Nature’s Populations and Ourselves" rel="nofollow"><img width="200" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Before-They-Vanish-cover-200x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Paul Ehrlich Before They Vanish" 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/2024/12/Before-They-Vanish-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Before-They-Vanish-cover-720x1080.jpg 720w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Before-They-Vanish-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Before-They-Vanish-cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Before-They-Vanish-cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Before-They-Vanish-cover-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a><p>About Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich is the Bing Professor of Population Studies, Emeritus, and founder of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford. He has carried out field, laboratory, and theoretical research on the dynamics and genetics of insect populations, the evolutionary interactions of plants and herbivores, the behavioral ecology of birds and reef fishes, […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-137-paul-ehrlich/">Episode 137: Paul Ehrlich On Saving Nature’s Populations and Ourselves</a></p>

Dec 13, 202439 min

Episode 136: How To Save Greater Yellowstone From Runaway Sprawl

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-136-how-to-save-greater-yellowstone-from-runaway-sprawl/" title="Episode 136: How To Save Greater Yellowstone From Runaway Sprawl" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="189" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5.-Bozeman-trophy-home-on-edge-of-open-space-300x189.webp" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Bozeman-trophy-home-on-edge-of-open-space" 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/2024/12/5.-Bozeman-trophy-home-on-edge-of-open-space-300x189.webp 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5.-Bozeman-trophy-home-on-edge-of-open-space-768x483.webp 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5.-Bozeman-trophy-home-on-edge-of-open-space.webp 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Leon Kolankiewicz is Scientific Director of NumbersUSA and Vice-President of Scientists and Environmentalists for Population Stabilization. His career as a wildlife/fisheries biologist and environmental scientist spans more than 30 years, 40 states, and three countries. He has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Alaska Department Fish and Game, Orange County (California) […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-136-how-to-save-greater-yellowstone-from-runaway-sprawl/">Episode 136: How To Save Greater Yellowstone From Runaway Sprawl</a></p>

Dec 6, 202447 min

Episode 135: Dr. Todd Bridges on Engineering with Nature

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-135-dr-todd-bridges-on-engineering-with-nature/" title="Episode 135: Dr. Todd Bridges on Engineering with Nature" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="183" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Todd-York-River_800-300x183.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/2024/11/Todd-York-River_800-300x183.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Todd-York-River_800-768x469.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Todd-York-River_800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Dr. Todd Bridges is a Professor of Practice in resilient and sustainable systems in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Prior to joining UGA in 2023, Bridges served for 17 years as the U.S. Army’s Senior Research Scientist (ST) for Environmental Science, one of 40 Senior Research Scientists in the Department of […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-135-dr-todd-bridges-on-engineering-with-nature/">Episode 135: Dr. Todd Bridges on Engineering with Nature</a></p>

Nov 22, 202434 min

Episode 134: Rewilding Pitchfork Ranch – On The Ground With AT Cole

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-134-rewilding-pitchfork-ranch-on-the-ground-with-at-cole/" title="Episode 134: Rewilding Pitchfork Ranch – On The Ground With AT Cole" rel="nofollow"><img width="254" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/at-cole-254x300.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="at cole pitchfork ranch" 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/2024/11/at-cole-254x300.jpeg 254w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/at-cole.jpeg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px" /></a><p>Before he and his wife Lucinda began rewilding work on the Pitchfork Ranch 20 years ago, A Thomas Cole spent thirty-two years as a small-town lawyer in Casa Grande, Arizona, successfully defended two death-penalty murder cases, a dozen homicide cases, co-counseled the largest jury verdict in Arizona history, Chaired the Casa Grande Town Hall, Arizona […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-134-rewilding-pitchfork-ranch-on-the-ground-with-at-cole/">Episode 134: Rewilding Pitchfork Ranch – On The Ground With AT Cole</a></p>

Nov 1, 202433 min

Episode 133 | Beyond National Parks: Kris Tompkins’ Ambitious Vision For Continental-Scale Rewilding

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-133-kris-tompkins/" title="Episode 133 | Beyond National Parks: Kris Tompkins’ Ambitious Vision For Continental-Scale Rewilding" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="280" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bio-kristine-tompkins-aspect-ratio-500-585-e1732656578614-300x280.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="kris tompkins" 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/2024/10/bio-kristine-tompkins-aspect-ratio-500-585-e1732656578614-300x280.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bio-kristine-tompkins-aspect-ratio-500-585-e1732656578614.jpg 500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>“Whoever you are, wherever your interest lies, whatever you’ve fallen in love with, get out of bed every morning and do something. Act, step into the fray—fight for a human society in balance with the natural world.” —Kristine McDivitt Tompkins Kris Tompkins is the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation, an American conservationist, and former […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-133-kris-tompkins/">Episode 133 | Beyond National Parks: Kris Tompkins’ Ambitious Vision For Continental-Scale Rewilding</a></p>

Oct 11, 202438 min

Episode 132: Rewilding Our World – Big Ideas for Landscapes Large & Small

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-132-rewilding-our-world-big-ideas-for-landscapes-large-small/" title="Episode 132: Rewilding Our World – Big Ideas for Landscapes Large & Small" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="162" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/JHN-Cover-1-300x162.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Dr Jessica Hardesty Norris" 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/2024/09/JHN-Cover-1-300x162.png 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/JHN-Cover-1-768x414.png 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/JHN-Cover-1.png 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>About Dr. Jessica Hardesty Norris is a biologist with over 20 years of experience in ecological planning and research, program development, strategic planning and community outreach for natural resource conservation. She has demonstrated success in proposal writing, partnership building, and project management. Her recent project work includes park planning for Charleston County and leading Biohabitats’ […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-132-rewilding-our-world-big-ideas-for-landscapes-large-small/">Episode 132: Rewilding Our World – Big Ideas for Landscapes Large & Small</a></p>

Sep 27, 202431 min

Episode 131: The Growing Movement Toward 100 New US National Parks

<a href="https://rewilding.org/100-new-us-national-parks/" title="Episode 131: The Growing Movement Toward 100 New US National Parks" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/headshot-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="michael kellett" 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/2019/12/headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/headshot-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/headshot-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/headshot.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>About Michael Kellett, the co-founder and Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods, has over 35 years of experience in the land conservation movement. In 1994, he wrote the first white paper proposing a 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park & Preserve, and has been actively involved in efforts to restore the endangered wildlife such […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/100-new-us-national-parks/">Episode 131: The Growing Movement Toward 100 New US National Parks</a></p>

Sep 6, 202440 min

Episode 130: Conservation Challenges and Successes Amidst Increased Border Militarization In The Sky Islands

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-130-conservation-challenges-and-successes-amidst-increased-border-militarization-in-the-sky-islands/" title="Episode 130: Conservation Challenges and Successes Amidst Increased Border Militarization In The Sky Islands" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Emily-Burns-staff-2-square-600x600-1-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Emily Burns Sky Island Alliance" 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/2024/08/Emily-Burns-staff-2-square-600x600-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Emily-Burns-staff-2-square-600x600-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Emily-Burns-staff-2-square-600x600-1-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Emily-Burns-staff-2-square-600x600-1-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Emily-Burns-staff-2-square-600x600-1.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>About Emily Burns Emily joined the Sky Island Alliance in 2019 after practicing conservation science and restoration for nearly a decade in the redwood forests of California at Save the Redwoods League. She leads the team running all programs, including the Border Wildlife Study, the Trinational Internship Program, Sky Island FotoFauna, Spring Seeker, their stewardship […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-130-conservation-challenges-and-successes-amidst-increased-border-militarization-in-the-sky-islands/">Episode 130: Conservation Challenges and Successes Amidst Increased Border Militarization In The Sky Islands</a></p>

Aug 16, 2024

Episode 129: Advancing Wildlife Connectivity with Erin Sito of Wildlands Network

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-129-advancing-wildlife-connectivity-with-erin-sito-of-wildlands-network/" title="Episode 129: Advancing Wildlife Connectivity with Erin Sito of Wildlands Network" rel="nofollow"><img width="240" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/erinsito-240x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="erin sito wildlands network" 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/2024/08/erinsito-240x300.jpg 240w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/erinsito-864x1080.jpg 864w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/erinsito-768x960.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/erinsito.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><p>About As the United States Policy Director for Wildlands Network, Erin Sito researches, develops and promotes laws and policies geared towards supporting habitat connectivity and biodiversity at the local, state, and federal level. Erin’s work also focuses on state agency reform and funding, and outreach to promote Wildlands Network’s policy initiatives nationwide. Episode 129 Rewilding […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-129-advancing-wildlife-connectivity-with-erin-sito-of-wildlands-network/">Episode 129: Advancing Wildlife Connectivity with Erin Sito of Wildlands Network</a></p>

Aug 2, 202432 min

Episode 128: A Howl of Hope – Eric Trefney’s Inspiring Campaign to Protect the Critically Endangered Red Wolf

<a href="https://rewilding.org/red-wolf-eric-trefney/" title="Episode 128: A Howl of Hope – Eric Trefney’s Inspiring Campaign to Protect the Critically Endangered Red Wolf" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="168" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Y2A9780-Edit-300x168.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Red Wolf, (c) Eric Trefney" 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/2024/07/Y2A9780-Edit-300x168.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Y2A9780-Edit-768x430.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Y2A9780-Edit.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>About Eric Trefney grew up in Michigan in the metro-Detroit area, where he often camped and canoed with his family and friends. After finishing graduate school in 2015, Eric joined the Peace Corps, where he was assigned to Senegal, Africa, in the Sahel desert region. Eric practiced and trained in agroforestry techniques with local Senegalese […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/red-wolf-eric-trefney/">Episode 128: A Howl of Hope – Eric Trefney’s Inspiring Campaign to Protect the Critically Endangered Red Wolf</a></p>

Jul 19, 202428 min

Episode 127: How Rewilding The Night Skies Can Provide Major Benefits To Migratory Birds And Other Species

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-127-how-rewilding-the-night-skies-can-provide-major-benefits-to-migratory-birds-and-other-species/" title="Episode 127: How Rewilding The Night Skies Can Provide Major Benefits To Migratory Birds And Other Species" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/staff-Ruskin-Hartley-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="ruskin hartley dark sky" 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/2024/06/staff-Ruskin-Hartley-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/staff-Ruskin-Hartley-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/staff-Ruskin-Hartley-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/staff-Ruskin-Hartley-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/staff-Ruskin-Hartley.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Ruskin Hartley champions equitable access to dark skies and quality lighting for all through DarkSky’s award-winning programs. He works closely with volunteer leaders and donors to secure increased support for our priorities around the world. Ruskin believes that experiencing a dark sky, and appreciating quality lighting, are essential to DarkSky’s mission. Before this position, Ruskin directed […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-127-how-rewilding-the-night-skies-can-provide-major-benefits-to-migratory-birds-and-other-species/">Episode 127: How Rewilding The Night Skies Can Provide Major Benefits To Migratory Birds And Other Species</a></p>

Jul 3, 202429 min

Episode 126: Borderlands Connectivity – Conservation Challenges And Victories on the U.S.-Mexico Border

<a href="https://rewilding.org/borderlands-connectivity-conservation-challenges-and-victories-on-the-u-s-mexico-border/" title="Episode 126: Borderlands Connectivity – Conservation Challenges And Victories on the U.S.-Mexico Border" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="268" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mylesheadshot-300x268.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Myles Traphagen" 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/2024/06/Mylesheadshot-300x268.jpeg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mylesheadshot-1208x1080.jpeg 1208w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mylesheadshot-768x686.jpeg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mylesheadshot.jpeg 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>About Myles Traphagen coordinates Wildlands Network’s borderlands program, focusing on channeling collaborative efforts to maintain and restore habitat for species like jaguar, black bear, and Sonoran pronghorn. He oversees strategic partnerships, communications, and projects to advance large-landscape conservation goals in Mexico and the United States. Learn more about Myles here. Show Notes In this episode […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/borderlands-connectivity-conservation-challenges-and-victories-on-the-u-s-mexico-border/">Episode 126: Borderlands Connectivity – Conservation Challenges And Victories on the U.S.-Mexico Border</a></p>

Jun 14, 202444 min

Episode 125: Reflections on The 75th Anniversary of ‘A Sand County Almanac’ and the 100th Anniversary of the Gila Wilderness with Buddy Huffaker

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-125-reflections-on-the-75th-anniversary-of-a-sand-county-almanac-and-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-gila-wilderness-with-buddy-huffaker/" title="Episode 125: Reflections on The 75th Anniversary of ‘A Sand County Almanac’ and the 100th Anniversary of the Gila Wilderness with Buddy Huffaker" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Buddy-Huffaker-300x300.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Aldo Leopold Foundation's Buddy Huffaker" 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/2024/05/Buddy-Huffaker-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Buddy-Huffaker-150x150.jpg 150w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Buddy-Huffaker-768x768.jpg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Buddy-Huffaker-38x38.jpg 38w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Buddy-Huffaker-250x250.jpg 250w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Buddy-Huffaker.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>About With an academic background in landscape architecture and plant ecology, Buddy Huffaker joined the Aldo Leopold Foundation as an intern in 1996 and today serves as its President and Executive Director. In this role, he headed the $7.5 million campaign to construct and endow the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center and served as the Executive […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-125-reflections-on-the-75th-anniversary-of-a-sand-county-almanac-and-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-gila-wilderness-with-buddy-huffaker/">Episode 125: Reflections on The 75th Anniversary of ‘A Sand County Almanac’ and the 100th Anniversary of the Gila Wilderness with Buddy Huffaker</a></p>

May 24, 2024

Episode 124: Rowan Kilduff On The Poetry Of Coexistence

<a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-124-rowan-kilduff-on-the-poetry-of-coexistence/" title="Episode 124: Rowan Kilduff On The Poetry Of Coexistence" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rowan-2-300x200.jpeg" 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/2024/05/rowan-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rowan-2-1624x1080.jpeg 1624w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rowan-2-768x511.jpeg 768w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rowan-2-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https://rewilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rowan-2-2048x1362.jpeg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>About Rowan Kilduff is a dad, long-time mountain, hawk & wildlife enthusiast, poet, and activist-artist. He has worked on various projects, including with Greenpeace, hands-on forest conservation in the Czech Republic, fixing a roof in Nepal, and photos used by The Irish Seal Sanctuary. His first writing about rewilding and first poems were published in Rewilding […]</p> <p>Read full article: <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-124-rowan-kilduff-on-the-poetry-of-coexistence/">Episode 124: Rowan Kilduff On The Poetry Of Coexistence</a></p>

May 9, 202440 min