Into The Wilderness with Byron Pace
The world is so much more than what we know, and only through understanding it better can we make informed decisions. This podcast aims to bring impactful, entertaining and insightful conversations from a global array of guests. Some famous, some you won’t have heard of. From famous explorers, to renowned scientists and just good people, all have a story to tell which we can take something from. Topics are wide ranging, with a backbone centred on conservation, including hunting, fishing, expeditions, environmental and wildlife management. This is a podcast for everyone who enjoys the great outdoors in any form. It’s for those who care about safeguarding the planet and wildlife we share this land with.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 253
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
#183 Laura Zerra: Surviving the wilderness. Persistence hunting / vegetarian / knife forging / nature / naked and afraid
Laura Zerra is most well known from the TV show Naked and Afraid, but there is so much more to who she is. From that the art of letter writing, to hand forging knives and leaving her own bloody footp…
#182 Dr Steven Rosenzweig: Understanding regenerative agriculture. Conservation / EPIC / climate change / ecosystem health
What is regenerative agriculture and why is it important? We speak to the senior soil scientist at General Mills, Dr Steven Rosenzweig, about the science, the importance of indigenous knowledge, and …
#181 Adeline Fox: Preserving land, water, dark skies and cultural heritage with the Big Bend Conservation Alliance.
Adeline Fox is the president of the Big Bend Conservation Alliance. Originally established to fight against a proposed gas pipeline cutting across Texas, today they work to protect land, water, dark …
#180 Jess Johnson: From wolves to the Grand Teton National Park wild goat controversy. Conservation / hunting / America / wild sheep
#179 Jake Muise: Harvesting wild meat in Hawaii. The Maui Nui story. Conservation / invasive species / venison / food / ecology
Jake Muise is the co-founder of Maui Nui Venison based in Hawaii. He has turned the problem of an invasive species, the axis deer, into a business which not only helps to manage the ecological impact…
#178 James Glancy: From Royal Marine to documentary film-maker. Conservation / wolves / military / poaching / wildlife
James Glancy is a former British Royal Marine turned documentary film-maker. He has a passion for conservation and storytelling, and currently working on film projects for National Geographic and Dis…
#177 Tyler Sharp: From wolves in Yellowstone to the black cowboys who help forge the West. Conservation / Modern Huntsman / whales / Cameroon / photography / survival
Editor in Chief of Modern Huntsman, Tyler Sharp, joins me around the table in Montana to talk about the contents of volume 6: the resilience issue. After recounting our experience of watching wolves …
#176 Bill Roden: Insights from the outdoors industry. Hunting / fishing / marketing / advertising / writing
Bill Roden is the Chief Marketing Officer for Modern Huntsman. We discuss the outdoors industry, how it interacts with the community and take a view on how this may evolve. We consider the difficulti…
#175 Dr Mark Scherz: The importance of species in conservation. Madagascar / herpetology / frogs / evolution / DNA / barcoding
For the first show of 2021 we are joined by herpetologist and evolutionary biologist, Dr Mark Scherz. We dive into the reasons why naming species is important for conservation, the idea of taxonomic …
#174 Women in the Wilderness. The feral horse problem. America / conservation / adventure / documentary
For the final episode of the year, I am joined by a team of three women about to embark on an amazing adventure across the wilderness of North America. Creating a feature documentary along the way, K…
#173 Science Shorts: Dr Richard Thomas. Global wildlife trade. Conservation / poaching / pangolin / tigers / elephants
Dr Richard Thomas is the director of communications for Traffic, a non-governmental organisation focused on the sustainable use of wild resources through international trade. From tigers in the U.K. …
#172 Peter Carr: From gamekeeper to journalist and global conservationist. Hunting / conservation / Africa / lions / illegal trade
Editor-in-Chief of Sporting Rifle, Peter Carr, comes back on the show to talk about his life, transitioning from skipper to gamekeeper to journalist, and now international conservationist. From the B…
#171 Science Shorts: Christine Figgener Ph.D. Sea turtle conservation. Biology / biodiversity / Costa Rica / environment / plastic pollution / evolution
Marine biologist, Christine Figgener, Ph.D. joins us to discuss the complexities of sea-turtle conservation. From their evolutionary history to environmental threats and their role in marine food web…
#170 Rob Nelson: Stone Age Man. Tackling the natural world. Wolves / species conservation / fire ecology / Chernobyl / film-making
Rob Nelson from www.stoneageman.com joins us for an epic show. From 'radioactive' wolves to fire ecology, dead chickens in your pillow, species conservation, mountain lion attacks, and his new book: …
#169 Science Shorts: Sarah Roberts on the world's largest iceberg. Conservation / Antarctica / South Georgia / penguins / climate change / global warming / whales
There is a giant iceberg travelling towards South Georgia, two times the size of Luxemburg, and we are bringing you the latest, with science journalist Sarah Roberts. What will be the impact of one t…
#168 Amanda Monthei: A landscape of fire. Conservation / environment / fire-mitigation / fire-management / wildfire / climate change
This show is all about fire in the landscape. From wildfire to a managed fire, from indigenous burning to decades of inappropriate forest management policy, we dive into the role of fire in natural c…
#167 Science Shorts: Lauren Redmore Ph.D. Human, elephant co-existence. Africa / Botswana / conservation / wildlife / conflict
What can conservation programs learn from wildlife, human co-existence? I speak with Lauren Redmore, Ph.D. about her research into elephant interactions in the Okovango Delta in Botswana.
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#166 Lindsey B. Davis: From vegetarian to hunter. Ecology / indigenous knowledge / permaculture / citizen science
We kick off with an update on the Modern Huntsman Field Outrider photography competition, before diving into a deep conversation with writer, citizen scientist and board member of the Outdoor Allianc…
#165 Show update
A quick update on the Into The Wilderness podcast hosted by Byron Pace.
Show partner: www.modernhuntsman.com
Field Outrider photo competition:
https://modernhuntsman.com/field-outrider
Visit: www.byr…
#164 Science Shorts: Professor David Beerling. Can basalt answer our soil health and climate change problems? Carbon / environment / global-warming
We are sticking with the theme of climate change from two weeks ago, but turning our attention to a potential solution for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and it just so happens that thi…