Into The Wilderness with Byron Pace

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#173 Science Shorts: Dr Richard Thomas. Global wildlife trade. Conservation / poaching / pangolin / tigers / elephants Dec 07, 2020

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Dr Richard Thomas is the director of communications for Traffic, a non-governmental organisation focused on the sustainable use of wild resources through international trade. From tigers in the U.K. to abalone in South Africa and the global timbre trade, we discuss the benefits and problems of international trade.

Traffic: https://www.traffic.org/

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#172 Peter Carr: From gamekeeper to journalist and global conservationist. Hunting / conservation / Africa / lions / illegal trade Nov 30, 2020

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Editor-in-Chief of Sporting Rifle, Peter Carr, comes back on the show to talk about his life, transitioning from skipper to gamekeeper to journalist, and now international conservationist. From the British countryside to the illegal wildlife trade, it's a ranging, intriguing conservation.

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#171 Science Shorts: Christine Figgener Ph.D. Sea turtle conservation. Biology / biodiversity / Costa Rica / environment / plastic pollution / evolution Nov 23, 2020

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Marine biologist, Christine Figgener, Ph.D. joins us to discuss the complexities of sea-turtle conservation. From their evolutionary history to environmental threats and their role in marine food webs, we draw on the greater conservation issues of endangered species and their role within ecosystems.

Christine: www.seaturtlebiologist.com

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Column: https://modernhuntsman.com/stories/into-the-anthropocene-column-byron-pace

#170 Rob Nelson: Stone Age Man. Tackling the natural world. Wolves / species conservation / fire ecology / Chernobyl / film-making Nov 16, 2020

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Rob Nelson from www.stoneageman.com joins us for an epic show. From 'radioactive' wolves to fire ecology, dead chickens in your pillow, species conservation, mountain lion attacks, and his new book: Mother Nature Is Not Trying to Kill You.

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Rob Nelson: @untamedscience

#169 Science Shorts: Sarah Roberts on the world's largest iceberg. Conservation / Antarctica / South Georgia / penguins / climate change / global warming / whales Nov 09, 2020

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There is a giant iceberg travelling towards South Georgia, two times the size of Luxemburg, and we are bringing you the latest, with science journalist Sarah Roberts. What will be the impact of one trillion tonnes of ice beaching on the island? We investigate.

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Sarah Roberts: Intsagram @sarahsrealjob / https://www.sarahrobertsofficial.com/

Information on A68: https://www.universetoday.com/146952/this-giant-iceberg-has-been-sailing-the-southern-seas-for-three-years-now/

Dust in icebergs: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-icebergs-source-nutrients.html

#168 Amanda Monthei: A landscape of fire. Conservation / environment / fire-mitigation / fire-management / wildfire / climate change Nov 02, 2020

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This show is all about fire in the landscape. From wildfire to a managed fire, from indigenous burning to decades of inappropriate forest management policy, we dive into the role of fire in natural cycles and the part humans have to play. To guide us through, former Hotshot firefighter, journalist and podcaster, Amanda Monthei.

Amanda on Instagram: @A_monthei or @living_with_fire.

Twitter: @A_monthei and @lwf_pod.

Website: www.amandamonthei.com.

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#167 Science Shorts: Lauren Redmore Ph.D. Human, elephant co-existence. Africa / Botswana / conservation / wildlife / conflict Oct 25, 2020

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What can conservation programs learn from wildlife, human co-existence? I speak with Lauren Redmore, Ph.D. about her research into elephant interactions in the Okovango Delta in Botswana.

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Follow Lauren on Twitter: @laurenredmore

#166 Lindsey B. Davis: From vegetarian to hunter. Ecology / indigenous knowledge / permaculture / citizen science Oct 19, 2020

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We kick off with an update on the Modern Huntsman Field Outrider photography competition, before diving into a deep conversation with writer, citizen scientist and board member of the Outdoor Alliance, Lindsey B. Davis. From ecology and permaculture to embracing indigenous knowledge in land management, we talk about her road-kill to hunter journey and the time she testified in front of Congress. What a show. What a guest.

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Lindsey Davis Instagram: @lindsey.browne.davis

www.outdooralliance.org

#165 Show update Oct 15, 2020

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A quick update on the Into The Wilderness podcast hosted by Byron Pace.

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Field Outrider photo competition:

https://modernhuntsman.com/field-outrider

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#164 Science Shorts: Professor David Beerling. Can basalt answer our soil health and climate change problems? Carbon / environment / global-warming Oct 12, 2020

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We are sticking with the theme of climate change from two weeks ago, but turning our attention to a potential solution for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and it just so happens that this may also help rebuild the health of our soils. I speak with Professor David Beerling from the department of animal and plant science from the University of Sheffield about the use of basalt in agricultural production.

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Professor Beerling's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Eden-Plants-Transformed-Barren/dp/019879830X

Discussed paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2448-9