Wildlife Wire

Join Mark and Sam for the top wildlife news stories, including:

• The US government’s war on wildlife, explained in 3 charts
• 'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times
• This cute animal is one of Yosemite’s ‘most dangerous,’ rangers say
• Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film

Then we interview Chris Schadler about eastern coyotes and w...

Join Mark and Sam for the top wildlife news stories, including:

• Feds kill endangered, potentially pregnant, Mexican wolf
• Is killing animals an effective way to regulate populations?
• Why are we afraid of snakes?
• Building bobcat alley in New Jersey

Then, Mark and Sam are joined by Ryan Sedgeley, an advocate for gray wolves and other imperiled species in Colorado for the Endangered Species Coalition.

He holds an M.A. in Env...

Join Mark and Sam for the weekly top wildlife news stories including:

• Trump threatens to revoke tax-exempt status of environmental nonprofits
• Frog, Lizard, Salamander Added to New York’s Endangered Species List
• Patenting woolly mammoths
• Are Dire wolves Pontiacs with a body kit?
• Baby Colossal Squid caught on camera

Then, we are joined by Max Seigal, renowned photographer and biologist, to talk wildlife expeditions, how to...

Join Mark and Sam for the top wildlife news stories including:

• Monarch butterflies get sick from the wrong milkweed 
• Landowners in Wyoming paid for elk presence?
• Unlimited wolf hunting bill dies in Montana
• Essay on insights into human wildlife coexistence using indigenous and traditional knowledge

Then, an interview with leading Grizzly Bear expert, Dr. Chris Servheen on how we can support Grizzly Bear recovery in today'...

Join Mark and Sam for the weekly top wildlife news stories including: 

• Sharktopus
• Lauren Boebert wants to delist wolves federally
• Point Reyes public access
• Turtle leaps to safety from eagles nest

Then, an interview with Dr. Fred Koontz an ethological zoologist on ethical considerations in wildlife management.

Dr. Koontz has a long, diverse, wildlife career at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Trust (now “EcoHe...

Join Mark and Sam for the top four news stories of the week including:

• "Furbearer" policies in Colorado
• Washington Governor rescinds appointment of leading scientist to wildlife commission
• Central Park coyote in parking garage
• Trump increases logging in National Forests

Followed by an incredibly important conversation with Dan Flores, author, historian, and Project Coyote Ambassador. The history of humans and wildlife in...

Join Mark and Sam for the top four news stories of the week including:

• River otters can be trapped for damage in Wyoming
• Wally the beaver saved by advocates
• Travel to the Savannah Wildlife Refuge
• Wolf pups could be on the way in Colorado

Then, Scott Wilson, Wild Horse Photojournalist and 2022 Sony World Photography Awards Winner joins the pod to discuss wild horses, how we "manage" them, sterilization solutions, and how ...

Join Mark and Sam for the top four wildlife news stories of the week, including:

• Buffalo Restoration with the Tanka Fund
• Former Wyoming Game and Fish director nominated by Trump to serve as the director of USFWS
• Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves
• Snow fox: enjoy 17 seconds of pure bliss with a gorgeous video of red fox in winter

Then, Mandy Culbertson, communications director for Wildlife for All,...

Join Mark and Sam for the top three wildlife news stories of the week, including:

• Is otter trapping in Wyoming's future?
• Avian flu is spreading, affecting wild birds the most
• Two right whales make a baffling trip along the US Gulf Coast

Then, Carter Niemeyer joins the pod for an eye opening conversation. From his early years as a paid government trapper to his leadership in Yellowstone wolf reintroduction, Carter Niemeye...

Join Mark and Sam for the top 4 wildlife news stories of the week including:

1. Which is worse for wildlife, wind farms or off-shore drilling?
2. Montana considers increased wolf killing
3. Saudi Syndrome and the future of hunting in Colorado
4. Mountain lion tracking dog stranded overnight; saved by Search and Rescue

Then, an interview with R. Brent Lyles, executive director of the Mountain Lion Foundation. Brent discusses the bigg...

Join Mark and Sam for the top four wildlife news stories of the week, including:

• Bobcats in Indiana will be trapped for the first time in over 50 years
• Deer in Montana's Flathead County infected with CWD
• Mountain lions are being hazed with hounds in Colorado
• New pine marten research underway in Wisconsin 

Then, a fascinating discussion with Dr. Larry Taylor, a wildlife biologist, paleontologist, and talented wildlife pho...

Mark and Sam discuss the top four wildlife stories in the United States this week:

1. A PSA from Mark and Project Coyote: It's coyote mating season!
2. Fears for border wildlife as Trump takes office
3. CPW concludes second year of wolf capture and release
4. An update on Tahlequah the Southern Resident Orca

Then, Mark and Sam are joined by wildlife biologist Gary Skiba of the San Juan Citizens Alliance to discuss his career as an a...

Join Mark and Sam for the top five wildlife news stories in the United States:

1. Commercial net pen aquaculture banned in the Puget Sound
2. California wildfires and wildlife impacts
3. Bald eagles are the national bird and die from lead poisoning
4. Grizzly bears retain their Endangered Species Act protections

Then, an interview with Dr. Susan Kane Roning, psychologist and co-Chair of the Washington Sierra Club Wildlife Committee,...

In this episode, Mark and Sam bring you the top 4 wildlife news stories making waves across the United States. From ensuring panthers can safely cross the road in Florida and grieving orcas to removing grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act and the spread of ”zombie deer” disease, we explore the latest developments shaping our wild landscapes.

Then, we dive into a compelling interview with renowned ethologist Dr. Marc Bekoff...