Get Out Alive: An Animal Attack Podcast

When is it time to scare them off, and when is it time to back off? Should you really fight black bears back, and play dead with a grizzly? What are the best practices while camping in bear country? Bear expert Daryl Ratajczak is on this week to answer all these questions for us and more. Daryl has years of experience in rehabbing black bears, working as a wildlife biologist for the state of Tennessee, and giving educational talks and programs about bears through his company Wildlife For You. You can follow Wildlife For You on Facebook here.

I had the pleasure of speaking with wildlife researcher and human-wildlife conflict specialist, Mathen "Rajeev" Mathew, about the animals he studies that cause some of the most dramatic conflicts in India: Tigers, leopards and elephants. I was stunned by how many attacks occur by each of these animals a year, and we dive into why these attacks and deaths happen. Just be warned, it does get graphic. If you'd like to learn more about the illegal wildlife trade, check out the documentary I mentioned up top, Sea of Shadows.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

In this Part 2 to our Episode 74, we start with a horror story of a similar 'organization' to Single Vision Inc. and the horrors that caused their end, then we go over how we can all be better consumers of this type of content. Be sure to check out our website getoutalivepodcast.com You can find Sophiane at @HonkIfURHoary on Twitter.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

What's really going on behind the scenes in all those 'cute' videos of people interacting with their pet jaguars, tigers, leopards, and bears? Can people really get that kind of social media content without ever being injured? And are the animals really taken care of? In Part 1 of this episode, I sit down with wildlife ecologist and science communicator Sophiane Nacer (@HonkIfURHoary) to go over the extensive research she did on Single Vision Inc., the 'organization' behind the popular TikTok accounts SingleVision and SafariSammie. We go over some of the abuse going on behind the scenes, and in Part 2 (which is available now on Patreon) we go over some criminal charges lingering over the organization and some deaths caused by a very similar 'organization'. You can read Sophiane's original Twitter thread here.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

~Trigger warning: Child neglect/suffering~ On this episode we're joined by Margie (one of the artists who has designed our Save The Bees sticker and Orca Merch on our website's shop) to talk about all the dangers of owning an exotic pet. You can find her @HeyMissMargie on Instagram or Etsy. Relevant Previous Episodes: Ep. 14: Travis the pet Chimpanzee Ep. 37: The Zanesville Massacre Links Mentioned In Episode: The Elephant In the Living Room documentary Click here to learn more about the Big Cat Public Safety Act Michigan State University Animal Legal & Historical Center website Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

Timothy Treadwell (aka Grizzly Man) was renowned for his extremely close relationships with the brown bears in Katmai National Park. He spent 13 summers living amongst the bears, and in his last 5 years got over 100 hours of footage of the bears and red foxes in the park. But his close relationship with the bears ultimately led to a fatal attack on him and his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard. You can watch the documentary Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog on Amazon for free here. If you'd like to learn more about bears, check out bearwise.org. You can find the official incident report on the death of Timothy and Amie by the Department of the Interior here.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

Sy Montgomery is the author of many bestselling books, including The Soul of an Octopus, How To Be A Good Creature, and her latest book, Of Time and Turtles: Mending The World Shell By Shattered Shell. You can find her books anywhere, but we highly recommend you support local bookstores (and of course, her book will be featured on our website's book club page). Episode 64 of our podcast discusses Sy's book Spell of the Tiger about man-eating tigers in the Sundarbans. You can find Sy on her website, symontgomery.com, on Twitter @SyTheAuthor, on Facebook @SyTheAuthor and on Instagram @SyTheAuthor as well. If you'd like to learn more or get involved with Turtle Survival Alliance, you can find more about them here.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jess Anderson, a wildlife rehabilitator who works at Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Virginia. We talk all things wildlife rehab - what to do, what not to do (*cough* don't give out mange medication *cough*), and how sometimes, wildlife rescues don't go according to plan. You can find Jess on Twitter (X) @Jess_inthewild, Instagram @JessInTheWild, and Tiktok @Jess_InTheWild.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

We're back after a short break with our first episode of 2024, so why not start the year off by talking about one of the most controversial topics in wildlife: Wolves and the Endangered Species Act. In late December of 2023, Colorado released 10 wolves into the state, marking the first time in decades that wolves have called the state home, but this was met with a fair share of controversy. We talk all about the release, plus the plight of the Mexican Wolf in New Mexico, and how their recovery is being hindered by the government that set out to save it. If you'd like to leave a tip to Wyoming Game and Fish about poaching, you can call 1-877-943-3847 or text WGFB and your tip to 847-411. If you'd like to submit a poaching tip to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, contact 1-877-COLO-OGT or email game.thief@state.co.us​​.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

Dr. Vikram Baliga, the Plant Professor, joins us this week to discuss the dangers that plants can pose to people. He's a professor in Horticulture, the author of the new book Plants to the Rescue!, and host of the podcasts Planthropology and In the Grow. You can find Vikram's personal twitter @ThePlantProf, on Instagram at @the.plant.prof, and on Tiktok @ThePlantProf. You can follow his university's greenhouse on Instagram @texastechgreenhouse. If you'd like to listen to the podcast episode that Ashley and Vikram were on, you can listen to episodes 61 and 62 of Pangolin: The Conservation Podcast.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

This episode was voted on by our Patrons! Although tapirs are often docile animals, there are a handful of cases of them seriously attacking humans. Join us on this episode as we recount every attack on a human that we could find, and discuss why these attacks may have happened. Studies mentioned in episode: Jaguar’s Predation and Human Shield, a Tapir Story by Flores et. al Crop-raiding Baird’s Tapir Provoke Diverse Reactions from Subsistence Farmers in Belize by Sian Waters You can go here to learn more about the Baird's Tapir Survival Alliance and learn how you can get more involved in tapir conservation.Support the showSupport the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

This week's story is close to home for us: We discuss the "Free Town" (now known better as the "Free State") Project, which consisted of a mass of libertarians moving to Grafton, New Hampshire, to liberate the town. What the residents of Grafton (both new and old) didn't expect was the explosion of conflicts that ensued with resident black bears, including a handful of bear attacks. A majority of the source material for this episode came from the book A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

Last year we did vampire bats, which some people consider spooky and scary, so this year we decided we’re going to do a non-traditional episode: Cryptids! We go over what constitutes a cryptid, animals once believed to be cryptids but have been confirmed to exist, and two cryptids who have been accused of attacking people.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

This episode was inspired by the book Spell of the Tiger: Man-Eaters of the Sundarbans by Sy Montgomery. We cover past and present conflicts between tigers and the people of the Sundarbans. Studies mentioned in episode: Female tiger Panthera tigris home range size in the Bangladesh Sundarbans: the value of this mangrove ecosystem for the species’ conservation by A. Barlow et al. Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh by C. Inskip et al. You can get yourself a personal leather keychain from Fae Craft Workshop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/FaeCraftWorkshop?ref=usf_2020Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

Thank you to everyone who contributed stories to this episode! We start by discussing a brutal attack on a Georgia man earlier this year by 3 dogs that nearly ended in his death, and we end with a special story written in by someone who knew our last victim. Report coyote sightings in Cape Breton Highlands National Park to 1-877-852-3100. In British Columbia, report coyote sightings or unsafe wildlife behavior to the province by calling 1-877-952-7277. In Alberta, report dangerous wildlife encounters to the nearest Fish and Wildlife office at 310-0000, or call the 24-hour Report a Poacher line at 1-800-642-3800. And finally, you can find Amie Adamson's book, Walking Out: One Teacher's Reflections on Walking Out of the Classroom to Walk America, online or at your local bookstore. You can get yourself a personal leather keychain from Fae Craft Workshop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/FaeCraftWorkshop?ref=usf_2020 Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

Somehow it took us 62 episodes to talk about these host's least favorite animal: Monkeys. You can find out more about the Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation at their website ergriffinresearch.org.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

This week we had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Rebecca Helm, a renowned jellyfish biologist and associate professor at Georgetown University. What is a jellyfish? Are they dangerous? How can we avoid them, and how can we help them (safely)? You can find out more about her research at www.helmlab.org or jellybiologist.com, and follow her on Twitter at @RebeccaRHelm. You can also check out her Ologies episode here. You can contribute to jellyfish research and science at jellywatch.org or at inaturalist.org.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

To celebrate 60 episodes, we're talking about one of Ashley's favorite animals: Owls. We start by discussing the most common conflict people could have with raptors, and take a deep dive on a very popular case in which an owl was accused of murder. You can see more about this case on the Netflix documentary "The Staircase" or the dramatized HBO miniseries "The Staircase". Ashley also appeared on episode 108 of the Just the Zoo of Us podcast to talk about owl biology if you'd like to learn more there. Other relevant Get Out Alive episodes: Ep. 23: Death From AboveSupport the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

In the early 1900s, the Garhwal region of India was plagued with a single male leopard, who, in the end, caused over 100 human deaths. This is one of Jim Corbett's most famous tales - you can read an online version of his book about this leopard here. Links to our other Jim Corbett/leopard episodes: Ep. 44: Living with Leopards (feat. Dr. Babu Ram Lamichhane) Ep. 39: The Thak Man-Eater Ep. 1: The Champawat Tigress (feat. Sam Helle)Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter

The week this episode is released coincides with Discovery's Shark Week, so we're covering the Shark Week line up and some recent (and horrifying) shark attacks around the world. Studies mentioned in ep: North Pacific warming shifts the juvenile range of a marine apex predator Trends in Global Shark Attacks Forensic genetic identification of sharks involved in human attacks Other great shark resources: Ologies with Alie Ward, Selachimorphology (SHARKS) w/ Chris Lowe International Shark Attack File on Reducing Your Risk Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond to your comments). Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, check out our website GetOutAlivePodcast.com and join us on Patreon (where you can now follow us for free)! Support the show by shopping at www.getoutalivepodcast.com/shop You can find Ashley @TheAngryOlogist on Twitter