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
Mitch Doherty - Vital Ground (Grizzly Habitat)
Jay talks with Mitch Doherty, the conservation director for Vital Ground. Vital Ground’s Land and Conservation Program focuses on habitat protection and stewardship projects that encompass the Northe…
Chris Servheen - U.S. Fish & Wildlife - Grizzly Bear Recovery
As the Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, Chris talks about coordinating all the research and management on grizzly bears in the lower 48 states and working closely with grizzly biologists in Alberta…
Katherine Raven - Fox and I
Catherine is a former national park ranger at Glacier, Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Voyageurs, and Yellowstone national parks. She earned a PhD in biology from Montana State University, holds degre…
Michael Dax & Aaron Facka re: Solar Installations in SW
Solar energy installations need to be located in places that will not interrupt wildlife habitat and movement. Michael Dax and Aaron Facka, scientists with Wildlands Network, are working in the Four…
Hanem Abouelezz [ Species Conservation in National Parks
Hanem Abouelezz is Wildlife Biologist for Wide Ranging Species Conservation for the National Park Service. She is based in Colorado and recently transferred from Rocky Mountain National Park where fo…
Derek Goldman - Advocating for Endangered Species
Derek Goldman is National Field Director and Northern Rockies Field Representative for the Endangered Species Coalition, based in Washington, D.C. Derek has worked with the Endangered Species Coaliti…
Justin Schwabedissen - Grand Teton National Park
Justin Schwabedissen is the Bear Biologist for Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Here he talks about his work with Grizzlies and Black Bear in the Park.
Stephen Capra - Footloose Montana re:Trapping
Stephen Capra describes the cruelty of trapping and his group's efforts to end trapping in Montana.
Stephen Capra - Footloose Montana
Stephen Capra is Executive Director of Footloose Montana which is working to end trapping activity in Montana. In this interview, Stephen describes the cruelty and abuses of trapping wildlife and the…
Susan Holmes - Endangered Species Coalition
This interview is with Susan Holmes, Conservation advocate who has worked for over 25 years to protect wildlife and wild places. For the last ten years, she has worked as a lobbyist in Washington, DC…
Michael Dax & Aaron Facka - Wildlands Network
Miachael and Arron are based in the Southwest (Santa Fe) and are beginning work on a report that will evaluate various sites proposed for solar power generation and their impacts on wildlife, most e…
Dave Pacheco - Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Jay is joined by Dave Pacheco of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). Dave is SUWA’s Utah Grassroots Organizer, a fifth generation Utahn from Salt Lake City and a graduate of the University …
Dr. Robert Beschta - Wolves Effects on Plant Populatons
In this interview with Dr. Robert Beschta, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University, Dr. Beschta discusses his research studies related to terr…
Dan Flores, Author - Wild New World
Dan Flores is well-known for his book Coyote America and has authored at least nine other books. Dan has a new book that has just been published titled Wild New World and will be talking about it at …
Ranger Matt Anderson - Ozarks
Ranger Matt Anderson is wildlife biologist for the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas. Matt grew up in a rural area of the mountains in northwest Arkansas. He graduated from the University…
Ramona McGee - Southern Environmental Law Center
Ramona McGee is Senior Attorney and leader of the Southern Environmental Law Center’s Wildlife Program. Since 2015, Ramona has protected southern wildlife as an SELC attorney using a combination of a…
Ranger Bik Wheeler - Acadia National Park
Ranger Bik Wheeler is Wildlife Biologist for Acacia National Park. In this interview, he talks about the wildlife found in the park and along the coastline. Bik Wheeler has been at Acadia since 2008…
CLINT NAGLE - Gallatin Wildlife Association
In this interview, Clint talks about wildlife issues in western Montana and the threats to wildlife due to a hostile legislature and governor. GWA is involved in litigation re: clean water and the pr…
DON MOLDE - Mountain Lion Foundation
Don talks about his long-term involvement with wildlife issues in Nevada and his more recent defense of Mountain Lions as a member of the Mountain Lion Foundation.
SUPT. DAVID SMITH - Joshua Tree National Park
Supt. Smith talks about the various natural features of Joshua Tree N.P., the threats posed by vandalism and the accommodations being made by wildlife and plant life due to climate change.