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WILD LIVES

Get up close and personal with the animals you love! Season 2 of your favourite wildlife podcast shares the real-life stories of life in the field with naturalists, rangers, photographers, adventurers and a whole lot more. Powered by Faunographic and hosted by Australian journalist and photographer, Rachelle Mackintosh, each episode reveals deeply personal frontline stories as we get close to tigers, great white sharks, wolves, grizzly bears – and everything with fur, feathers and fins in between. From jaw-dropping close encounters to poignant insights into what makes these creatures tick, WILD LIVES by Faunographic will give you all the feels. Subscribe today!

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Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
26 minutes
Episodes
30
Years Active
2018 - 2020
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Special report: Australia's bushfires & what's next for our wildlife

Special report: Australia's bushfires & what's next for our wildlife

Australian wildlife is being devastated by this bushfire crisis, with at least 1 billion animals lost so far. But what happens when these fires go out – can our wildlife and their habitats recover? I…

00:54:38  |   Sat 11 Jan 2020
Dr Jane Goodall: A Lifetime with Chimps

Dr Jane Goodall: A Lifetime with Chimps

There’s no one else on Earth like Dr Jane Goodall. After all, she’s not only won countless awards for her decades-spanning conservation work, but her work with chimpanzees has actually changed the wa…

00:15:11  |   Sat 07 Dec 2019
On Patrol with the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit

On Patrol with the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit

As poaching decimates wildlife populations across Africa, determined people are stepping up to intervene – including the Black Mambas, the world’s first women’s only anti-poaching unit, who patrol an…

00:19:19  |   Sat 07 Dec 2019
Sydney’s secret penguins with Ranger Mel Tyas

Sydney’s secret penguins with Ranger Mel Tyas

In this fun episode, National Parks and Wildlife Ranger Mel Tyas introduces us to one of Sydney’s best-kept secrets – the endangered colony of wild Little Penguins of Manly, in the heart of Australia…

00:20:49  |   Sat 07 Dec 2019
Whales of Boston's Stellwagen Bank with Rich Dolan

Whales of Boston's Stellwagen Bank with Rich Dolan

Boston’s Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary is home to a stack of sea icons, including the humpback and minke whale, oceanic sunfish (mola mola) and great white shark – and it’s also home to artist and…

00:34:56  |   Sat 30 Nov 2019
Ian McAllister's Great Bear Rainforest

Ian McAllister's Great Bear Rainforest

Time magazine named Ian McAllister one of the ‘Leaders of the 21st Century’ – which is no surprise when you hear how committed he is to the unique wilderness he calls his office, Canada’s Great Bear …

00:21:49  |   Sat 30 Nov 2019
UK's Otters & Badgers with James Rogerson

UK's Otters & Badgers with James Rogerson

UK-based naturalist and wildlife photographer James Rogerson’s adventures with Scotland’s otters and England’s badgers make for some fantastic stories in this episode of Wild Lives.

Everyone loves an…

00:30:41  |   Sat 30 Nov 2019
Great Barrier Reef with Julia Sumerling

Great Barrier Reef with Julia Sumerling

Expedition diver, oceans explorer, acclaimed film-maker and photographer Julia Sumerling has spent a couple of decades discovering Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and her knowledge of this World Heri…

00:33:10  |   Sat 23 Nov 2019
Puffins & Seabirds of Newfoundland with Justin Hawco

Puffins & Seabirds of Newfoundland with Justin Hawco

Naturalist Justin Hawco presents a bird’s eye view of Newfoundland, Canada – an extraordinary wilderness famous for its 10,000-year-old icebergs, rugged coastline and the 35 million seabirds who floc…

00:27:19  |   Sat 23 Nov 2019
Sperm Whales of the Azores with Miranda Van Der Linde

Sperm Whales of the Azores with Miranda Van Der Linde

Sperm whales are one of the most mysterious creatures on the planet – sure, they’re the largest toothed animals on Earth, but you’ve got to be pretty lucky to see them (especially because they can ho…

00:22:22  |   Sat 23 Nov 2019
Great White Sharks of South Africa with Kelly Baker

Great White Sharks of South Africa with Kelly Baker

Of the 350 species of shark in the world, few capture the imagination like the Great White Shark – after all, they’re one of the planet’s fiercest predators, measuring up to 6 metres long and clockin…

00:31:43  |   Sat 16 Nov 2019
Polar Bears & Tundra Wolves with Jad Davenport

Polar Bears & Tundra Wolves with Jad Davenport

Legendary snapper Jad Davenport has spent 15 years as an expedition leader and photographer in the Canadian sub-Arctic, where he sometimes gets so close to wild polar bears and tundra wolves that his…

00:28:27  |   Sat 16 Nov 2019
Tim Faulkner on saving the Tasmanian Devil

Tim Faulkner on saving the Tasmanian Devil

Award-winning wildlife expert Tim Faulkner is leading the charge to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction. As the president of Aussie Ark, he’s been building an insurance population of these chari…

00:24:53  |   Sat 16 Nov 2019
Bob Talbot talks dolphins and whales

Bob Talbot talks dolphins and whales

From his game-changing ocean documentaries to his iconic photography, Bob Talbot has shaped how we see and think about the sea – particularly when it comes to its wildlife, like dolphins and whales.

00:36:56  |   Thu 08 Nov 2018
Paul Ojuara on Brazil's Marmosets & Burrowing Owls

Paul Ojuara on Brazil's Marmosets & Burrowing Owls

For wildlife photographer Paul Ojuara, getting the perfect shot in Natal, on Brazil’s northeastern tip, can be an extreme sport.

Paul’s hometown can be violent (to get to some areas, wildlife photogr…

00:20:56  |   Thu 01 Nov 2018
Alastair Pollock & the Sharks of the Bahamas

Alastair Pollock & the Sharks of the Bahamas

You already know and love Alastair Pollock’s stunning shark portraits, because you saw Australian Geographic’srecent shark special and are obsessed as I am with his Instagram.

In this episode, Alasta…

00:23:52  |   Thu 25 Oct 2018
Tigers of Kanha with James Rogerson

Tigers of Kanha with James Rogerson

In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we catch up with naturalist and photographer James Rogerson, whose wild work has taken him everywhere from Finland to the Seychelles, across his native U…

00:37:09  |   Thu 18 Oct 2018
Andre Bauma & the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park

Andre Bauma & the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park

In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we chat to Andre Bauma, a legendary ranger, guide and wildlife rescuer who has devoted his life to caring for the mountain gorillas of Virunga National P…

00:22:12  |   Thu 11 Oct 2018
Dr Graham Lauridsen & Australia's cassowaries

Dr Graham Lauridsen & Australia's cassowaries

In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we’re speaking to Dr Graham Lauridsen, who gets up close and extremely personal with the southern cassowary – a giant, flightless bird that’s endemic to …

00:14:36  |   Thu 04 Oct 2018
Suzanne Hillcoat & the Great Barrier Reef's Dwarf Minke Whales

Suzanne Hillcoat & the Great Barrier Reef's Dwarf Minke Whales

Dwarf minke whales were only discovered in August 1981, so there’s still stacks to learn about them. We do know that each year they mysteriously appear on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, stay about a…

00:17:31  |   Thu 27 Sep 2018
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