WILDERNESS & WILDLIFE
WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE is a series of recorded half-hour interviews with wildlife experts, activists, government representatives, academics, non-profit organization executives and others, focusing on North American wildlife and their mountain, forest and marine habitats -advocating the saving of animals, birds and other creatures and the environments that are of importance for their survival and enhancement. Listen to this WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE podcast to hear about Grizzlies and Bison, Orcas and Eagles, endangered Forests, Plains, Waterways and connectivity passages that are important for migration and habitat. Subscribe to WILDERNESS & WILDLIFE ON any podcast platform. ForAccess to ALL 80+ interviews over the past 2 years, plus MORE about W&W, subscribe to our website at jswilderness5.net. First 2 months are FREE.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 160
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
George Nickas - Wilderness Watch - Part 2
Jay is joined by George Nickas, policy coordinator for Wilderness Watch. George joined the organization in 1996. Prior to Wilderness Watch, George served 11 years as a natural resource specialist and…
Jerry Emory writes about George M. Wright, 1st NPS Wildlife Biologist
Jerry Emory's latest book is about George Meléndez Wright, the first wildlife biologist for the National Park Service in the 1930s. Following research and work based out of both Latin America and the…
George Wuerthner - Expand Yellowstone - Part 1
George Wuerthner, an ecologist, writer, photographer who has He recently published an article about the need to expand Yellowstone National Park to embrace the much larger Greater Yellowstone ecosyst…
George Wuerthner - Expand Yellowstone - Part 2
George Wuerthner is an ecologist, writer, photographer who has He recently published an article about the need to expand Yellowstone National Park to embrace the much larger Greater Yellowstone ecosy…
JENNY WADDELL- Olympic Coastal National Marine Sanctuary
Jenny Waddell is Research Coordinator at Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary at her office in Port Angeles, Washington. Jenny has been with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NO…
Leonel Arguello, Dep. Sup't Redwoods National Park - Part 1
Jay interviews Leonel Arguello, the Deputy Superintendent at Redwoods National Park. He has been in that position for four months, but he worked for the National Park Service at Redwood National Park…
Jenny Waddell, Olympic Coast Nat'l Marine Sanctuary - part 2
Jenny Waddell, Research Coordinator at Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, is interviewed by Jay from her office in Port Angeles, Washington. Jenny has been with the National Oceanic and Atmosph…
Leonel Arguello, Dep. Sup't. Redwoods National Park - Part 2
Leonel Arguello, the Deputy Superintendent at Redwoods National Park is Jay's guest in this second half of the interview. He has been in that position for four months, but he worked for the National …
Dr. Rick Toomey - Mammoth Cave National Park
Jay is joined by Dr. Rick Toomey, cave resource management specialist and research coordinator at Mammoth Cave National Park, about the flora and fauna and distinctive features at the Park.
Lisa Bate - Birds & Bats in Glacier National Park - Part 1
Lisa Bate is a Wildlife Biologist for the National Park Service in West Glacier, Montana. She specializes in the monitoring of birds and bats in the Park and in northern Montana. A graduate of the Un…
Lisa Bate - Birds & Bats in Glacier National Park - Part 2
Lisa Bate is a Wildlife Biologist for the National Park Service in West Glacier, Montana. She specializes in the monitoring of birds and bats in the Park and in northern Montana. A graduate of the Un…
Robert Serrouya - Caribou
Dr. Robert Serrouya is a Wildlife Biologist and Director of Biological Pathways working out of his home in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Since 1952, he has been author or co-author of more than 100 s…
DR. Kristina Ernest - Wildlife in the E. Cascades and Highway Crossings over I-90
Jay interviews Dr. Kristina Ernest, Biology Professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, on I-90 about 50 miles east of Snoqualmie Pass. Kristina earned her Ph.D. in Biology …
Supt. Cam Sholly - Yellowstone N.P. - Part 2
In this interview, Supt. Sholly talks about the currrent status of wildlife in Yellowstone following the 2022 flooding and the slaughter of more than a thousand bison during the winter of 2023.
Supt. Cam Sholly - Yellowstone N.P. - Pt.1
Supt. Sholly talks about the devastating rainfall & flods during the Spring of 2022, the washout of the roads and the success of road repair in record time.
Chip Taylor - Monarchs and other butterflies
Jay discusses lepidotera and lepidopterists with Orley R. “Chip” Taylor, Founder and Director of Monarch Watch and Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of…
Dr. Noel Brizuela - Scripps Institute - Oceanography
Noel talks about the oceanic depths and the temperature and tidal changes he observes as he researches the oceans of the world.
Dr. Harvey Locke - Wildlife Conservation in Southern Canada
Jay interviews Harvey Locke. Initially trained as a lawyer, Harvey worked as a lawyer and partner of Calgary law firm for 14 years before pursuing his passion for protecting wild places. In 1999, aft…
Lucas Rhoads -NRDC Attorney - BEES
Jay talks with Lucas Rhoads. As a staff attorney within NRDC‘s Wildlife Division, Lucas works to protect bees and other pollinators from a wide range of threats, including pesticide use, habitat dest…
Dr. Barbara King - Animal Emotion & Cognition
Barbara is author of the newly released book “Animals’ Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild”, Barbara discusses animal emotion and cognition, the ethics o…