The Naturalist Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 15: Talking Mammals with Nicole Edmison Apr 03, 2018

Show notes

In this episode, Sea talks with mammalogist Nicole Edmison of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. Nicole works on mammal diversity and helps to curate the national mammal collection of the USA. Nicole talks with us about her work with an island population of Vervet monkeys, camera traps, and netting bats. We also …

Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 15: Talking Mammals with Nicole Edmison"

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 14: Migration North and South, iNaturalist Seek Mar 28, 2018

Show notes

With raptors migrating through Florida, and the first spring rains in Canada, we check in with some of the Master Naturalists around the continent for signs of spring. Lev is back from extensive travels, with news of birds and opossums in Costa Rica. A small discussion about avoidable snakebite and common names, and an introduction of …

Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 14: Migration North and South, iNaturalist Seek"

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 13: Cuba, Spring, and a Life Spent as a Naturalist Mar 16, 2018

Show notes

With Lev adventuring in Costa Rica, Sea talks to Adam Walleyn, a global Natural History guide about his recent trip to Cuba, Endemic bird species of Cuba (…Ivorybill?), Spring Migration starting up into North America, Marbled Salamanders, North Atlantic Right Whales, and how he got started into the field.

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 12: Helping Sadie Get Ready for Costa Rica Mar 08, 2018

Show notes

In Episode 12 Sea talks with Sadie Dingfelder, a reporter from the Washington Post in preparation for her first trip to Costa Rica as a naturalist. Talk ranges from herons and quetzals to surfing snails and sleeping dolphins. Two of the books mentioned are “The New Neotropical Companion” by John Kricher, and “Tropical Nature” by …

Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 12: Helping Sadie Get Ready for Costa Rica"

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 11: Weasel Hunts and Armored Fish Feb 09, 2018

Show notes

Season 2 of the Naturalist Podcast begins with Episode 11! Lev goes on a hunt for big weasels. Sea checks out the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive with the King of the Soras and finds fish in the road. A brief review of the new “Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco & Guianas”. …

Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 11: Weasel Hunts and Armored Fish"

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 10: Shearwater Madness, encounters with Leviathan, and more! Sep 03, 2017

Show notes

In this episode Sea and Lev discuss the arrival of Fall and the coming of winter, some spectacular shearwater feeding flocks off of Cape Cod, Lev sees Blue Whales in person, a new book by Walt Judd, and some discussion of what are the things we carry with us in our field bags.

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 9: Howling for wolves, eggs and pinecones for dinner, birds eating birds Aug 10, 2017

Show notes

This episode starts with Lev and 300 of his closest friends singing for wolves, and quickly goes from there as we discuss the end of summer and the start of fall and all that means: migrating birds and high calorie diets, and how life is just unfair to ‘teenagers’. Sea pitches his favorite book of …

Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 9: Howling for wolves, eggs and pinecones for dinner, birds eating birds"

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 8: Northern Garter Snakes, Odonates, Moleshrews, and don’t get eaten by a bear. Jul 13, 2017

Show notes

In this episode Lev goes to the bogs of Northern Ontario, Sea gets way excited about shrewmoles, talk of how to get into studying Odonates, and both guys would prefer not to be eaten by bears.

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 7: Interview with Casey Richart Jul 04, 2017

Show notes

In this episode Sea gets to dig down deep into the leaf litter with “Creepy Crawly” specialist Casey Richart. Casey studies harvestmen, millipedes, slugs, snails and has developed a unique perspective on evolution, biodiversity, and conservation from his studies. The vocabulary might be a bit heavy, but we’ll have some helpful notes on the Facebook …

Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 7: Interview with Casey Richart"

The Naturalist Podcast Episode 6: Summer, Seabirding, Zombies in the Nest Jun 20, 2017

Show notes

Lev and Sea catch up after some springtime adventuring. Talk of the summer season, with turtles crossing roads, and herp hunting raptors. Lots of discussion of pelagic birds; petrels, storm petrels, and albatrosses. In Natural History News, a new flying squirrel is described for North America, an extinct bird found in amber, and the possibility …

Continue reading "The Naturalist Podcast Episode 6: Summer, Seabirding, Zombies in the Nest"

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected