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**Off Track**

Off Track, with Ann Jones, is an Australian radio show and podcast which combines the relaxing sounds of nature with awesome stories of wildlife and environmental science, all recorded in the outdoors.

Latest Episodes:

The Chase 3 — Tracks across time Feb 23, 2019

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A team races against time and the elements to save 95-million-year-old dinosaur footprints in the Aussie outback.

The Chase 3 — Trouble in paradise Feb 16, 2019

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Rats and mosquitoes threaten a fragile ecosystem on an isolated Tahitian atoll — but now scientists are trialling new techniques to rid the islands of destructive pests.

The Chase 2 — Back from the dead Feb 09, 2019

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Obsessives, dumpy birds and disapproving academics: the saga of the night parrot.

The Chase — Eye in the sky Feb 02, 2019

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How do you catch the shadow of a moon? You need a telescope with wings. Join the flight of a lifetime on SOFIA, the airborne observatory.

Eight legged wonder of the world Jan 26, 2019

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Spiders can be beautiful, timid, fluffy and even give up their lives for the sake of their children. [repeat]

The sperm whale's clicking tale Jan 19, 2019

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Next to nothing was known about sperm whales in the Southern Ocean. That is, until the Australian Antarctic Division started listening to their clicks.[Repeat]

Cockatoo wail, fledge or fail Jan 05, 2019

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The wailing calls of the red-tailed black cockatoos that live in Australia's South East are being used to help change the future for the failing species.[Repeat]

Flora fatale, the plants with a thirst for blood Dec 29, 2018

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With an aggressive mass-murder-then-compost strategy, these tiny plants are the most heinous of herbs.[Repeat]

Magical and misunderstood sea snakes Dec 22, 2018

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These curious coral reef inhabitants have evolved some remarkable adaptations to thrive in the underwater realm. [Repeat]

Australian Christmas a hodgepodge of traditions Dec 15, 2018

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In the lead up to Christmas, many Australians decorate their outdoor space AND bring a little bit of nature indoors. But many have not really considered why.

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