The Naturalist Podcast

Anthony talks to the talented Molly Ferrill about her life in wildlife conservation, videography, and travel. If you’d like to folly Molly’s adventures you can find her at: http://www.mollyferrill.com IG: mollyferrill Freeland Film Festival: https://www.freeland.org/film-festival.html And Maggie Galbraith, our favorite representative from Australia (Check out episode 33!), reviews the new book “Habitats of the World: … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Season 2 Episode 36: Earth through Molly’s lens."

Sea meets the Cryptonaturalist, aka Jarod K. Anderson in the spring age of Forsythia. Conversation runs wide and deep. Anthony keeps it all together and with at least a few toes on the ground. Check out Jarod’s work at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2L4H5Y2?binding=paperback&qid=1656261405&sr=8-1&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk https://www.cryptonaturalist.com

Sea and Anthony have a chance to talk with Chris Ketola, who runs biodiversity programs for the not-for-profit “Fauna Forever” (http://Faunaforever.org) in Southeastern Peru. Talk of bats, reptiles and amphibians, and jaguars as Chris spins some of his greatest adventures to date. Video vailable on Youtube: https://youtu.be/bCR8EDSMJb4 And as a podcast on your favorite platform … Continue reading "The Naturalists Episode 34: Conserving Southeastern Peru with Chris Ketola"

We have Maggie Galbraith a naturalist from Southeast Australia with Sea and Lev to discuss fall in the Southern Hemisphere, BlackBirdersWeek, and the announcement of our first photography contest! You can find Maggie’s photography under the account “Maggies_Lens” at Flickr. The hashtag for the photocontest is #Naturalistimages1 – shared on The Naturalists Facebook group, or … Continue reading "The Naturalists Episode 33: Exploring Southeast Australia with Maggie Galbraith"

Sea and Lev have a chance to catch up on a weird and quiet spring in the time of COVID, and try out video for the first time… available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b29RmTyQBhg

Sea gets a chance to talk about Black-capped Petrels, Beaked Whales, and getting back into academic science with Kate Sutherland of Seabirding.com . Brief highlights from Kate’s review of “Oceanic Birds of the World” by Howell and Zufelt.

In the heat of the summer, Lev shares his adventures from a trip to Ethiopia, a place of extremes of climate and spectacular biodiversity. From the Gelada and Ethiopian Wolves of the Bale Mountains, to Stresemann’s Bushcrow of the plains, and many many Quelea, sounds like the sort of place naturalists dream of.

Sea had a chance to talk with ornithologist and science communicator Corinna Newsome about salt marsh nesting birds, finding routes to natural history as adult, and what diversity and representation mean in science.

Sea and Lev have a great conversation with science communicator and nature writer Jess Groenendijk about her recently published “The Giant Otter: Giants of the Amazon” , conservation in an era of change, and hope. Some of Jess’ work and links to social media can be found on her website: https://www.jessicagroenendijk.com You can find Jess’ … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 28: The Giant Otters of the Amazon with Jess Groenendijk"

In this episode Sea gets to talk with Lauren, Isaac, and Colin students from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, The National Public Honors College (http://www.smcm.edu) about their first experiences at the Carrie Bow Cay Field Station (https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/ccre/) off the coast of Belize, marine biology, and sleeping in oceanfront hammocks.

Lev and Sea had a chance to talk with Marley Peifer, an educator with The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center about nature journaling, cognition, and the roots of our interest in the world around us. Marley’s work can be found at http://marleypeifer.com

Lev and Sea have a chance to catch up and compare notes on spring. Lev talks about winter in the neotropics and the start of his guiding season with Humpback Whales, Ocellated Turkey, and upcoming trip to Ethiopia. Book review of Birds of Central America by Vallely and Dyer, and mention of several new ‘rediscoveries’ … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 25: Awaiting Spring, and thinking about Warmer Weather"

Sea and Lev have a chance to talk with Dante Fenolio, Vice President of Conservation and Research at the San Antonio Zoo. Dante’s passionate approach to conservation takes him around the world from Appalachian streams to the huge cave systems of China. Highlighting some of the many projects going on at the zoo, from Texas … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 24: Caves, Fishprints, and Conservation with Dante Fenolio"

In this episode, Sea and Lev get a chance to talk with David Hembry, an Evolutionary Ecologist who works on island insect-plant mutualisms, and has wandered extensively around the central Pacific islands. Between David’s islands and Lev about to travel to the Atlantic forests of Brazil, a comparison of island and continental faunas takes hold, … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 23: Islands, Continents, and Squirrels with David Hembry"

Lev and Sea have a chance to talk with Rita Steyn, a marine ecologist and science communicator newly in Florida by way of South Africa. The conversation wanders from the change of seasons in North America and South Africa, the remarkable biodiversity and biogeography of the Cape Region, the recent shark attack off of Cape … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 22: Rita talks flowers, sharks, and scallops"

Lev and Sea are joined this week by Anthony Porter who is an environmental educator experiencing the first touches of fall in Minnesota. Talk of kids, bears, wonder and flying squirrels. And of course, Anthony’s porcupine friend Thistle. Here is the link to Anthony’s video introduction to Porcupines: https://youtu.be/F0F7S0g16GE

Our guest this episode is Brendan McGarry, a Naturalist living and working in the upper Skagit River Basin and the Cascade mountains. We had a great conversation about the swifts living in his chimney, variability in wildflower season from year to year, his watershed ‘big year’, challenges and rewards in environmental education, and the remarkable … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 20: In the Pacific Northwest with Brendan McGarry"

In this summer episode we wonder just how to define the season. Dragonflies and damselflies prove to have more secret hiding spots in the Great Northern Boglands, as well as more common cousins to the south. Lev fills us in on his adventures along the flow edge with Narwhal, Polar Bears, and Ross’ Gull. Both … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 19: Summer Dragonflies, Reports from the Flow Edge, and Strong Feelings about Jurassic World"

In this episode we compare the East and West arctic regions of North America with Alaska naturalist, wildlife photographer, and guide, David Shaw. Dave introduces us to the arctic coastal plain, Lev plans out the check list for the ‘flow edge’ region of Baffin Island, and the two discuss the mysterious Grey-headed Chickadee. Dave’s website: … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 17: Arctic Natural History with David Shaw"

In this episode we get to talk to John Dillon and Janna, who are part of the Minden High School Nature Club in Louisiana. We talk about what has made for the exceptional popularity of the club, and cover some of the amazing adventures that members and sponsors of the club have had over the … Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 16: Nature Club Adventures"