The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

Latest Episodes:

A world dominating dicynodont Jul 09, 2023

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This week we have the annoying news that TV gardeners Monty Don and Alan Titchmarsh are calling wildlife gardening “puritanical nonsense”. Then travel back to one of Earth's most deadly time periods as we meet Lystrosaurus. An animal so tough it survived a mass extinction and then become the dominant species on the planet. All this and more this week.The cupboard is open, come on in!

An Interview to End Extinction Jul 02, 2023

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This week we welcome Tahnee Barnes, founder of End Extinction International in to the cupboard. We discuss climate change; environmental politics; women in conservation sciences; and role models. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open come on in!

A crazy chimera Jun 25, 2023

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This week we have news of how cloning could help save endangered species. Then journey back in time to meet the horse relative that walked like a gorilla and had claws like an anteater, the Chalicotherium. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A three horned face Jun 18, 2023

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This week we talk how peas could help save the planet and then we time travel back to the Cretaceous to meet probably one of the most famous dinosaurs to have ever existed, the Triceratops! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A cat of many names Jun 11, 2023

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This week we have shocking news of a Illness that is killing sea urchins in the Mediterranean. Then we meet the puma a cat with so many names it’s a world record holder. All this and more this week , the cupboard is open come on in!

A rare red rodent Jun 04, 2023

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This week we have news of how you can win an award for your eco gardening skills. There’s been new feeding styles discovered from a controversial fossil spinosaurid. Then climb up into the trees to meet this week’s creature feature the red squirrel on of Britain’s rarest mammals. All this and more this week, the cupboard is open come on in!

A super sized siren May 28, 2023

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This week we hear from British politicians that’s it’s ok to swim in sewage. Aaron then has news of the importance of Caribou to the ecosystems of Northern America. We then meet the stealers sea cow a super sized sea creature sadly no longer with us. All that and more this week the cupboard is open come on in!

A wild interview May 21, 2023

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This week we welcome the amazing Derek Gow, from Rewilding Combeshead, into the cupboard to talk all things rewilding as well as the importance of beavers. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

A household bird May 14, 2023

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This week in the Natural History Cupboard Podcast we have news of Wonderful Welsh fossils that have been discovered. German wolves look to be under threat . We then meet the most widespread bird on the planet that you probably don’t even notice most of the time the house sparrow. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open come on in!

A Micro Thief May 07, 2023

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This week in the Natural History Cupboard Podcast we have great news of successful Partula snails releases . Scottish lynx take another step closer to being a reality. Then journey to prehistoric China to meet the microraptor a tiny treasure all this week and more. The cupboard is open come on in!