Urban Wildlife Podcast

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S2 Episode 1: Leopards, Hyenas, and Synanthropic Dogs Mar 06, 2016

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Pigeons might join us in cities to take advantage of resources like nesting spots and tasty crumbs. Leopards and hyenas might join us in cities to take advantage of resources such as tasty dogs… not hot dogs; we’re talking about Canis … Continue reading →

Send Us Your Audio Postcards! Dec 19, 2015

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We want to hear from YOU. We’re working hard on Season Two – researching urban wildlife topics and recording interviews and expeditions, but we also want to involve you in our upcoming episodes. We know that our listeners are nature … Continue reading →

Bonus Episode: Pier 53 Skinks Oct 30, 2015

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(FT Hannah Waters) Nature writer Hannah Waters joins us as we talk about Benjamin Rush’s sugar maples with David Hewitt and then, in a rambling, kind of boozy interview, we discuss the five-lined skinks of Pier 53 with biologist and … Continue reading →

Episode 9: Return of the Sturgeon Oct 14, 2015

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(FT Robin Irazarry) What’s the biggest wild animal in your city? Is it a fish the size of a car? Guest host Robin Irazarry, Philadelphia Watershed Coordinator for the Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) and the brains behind #HerpingTheHood, joins us as we listen to … Continue reading →

Episode 8: Does a Striper Know It’s in a City? Sep 21, 2015

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(FT Julie Ulrich of The Nature Conservancy) Fishing isn’t just a way to connect with aquatic wildlife. Avid fisher and sociologist Len Albright of Northeastern University talks about urban fishing and how one striper can help an urbanite engage with … Continue reading →

Episode 7: Chasing the Urban Exotic Sep 04, 2015

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(FT Scott McWilliams and Ali Hurwitz) Tony flies to Miami to add some urban exotic birds to his ABA list, but pre-games with the American Birding Association‘s Jeff Gordon and George Armistead. Billy embarks on a sidewalk flora expedition with the Chrysler … Continue reading →

Episode 6: Our River is Better than Your Dammed River Aug 16, 2015

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(FT Lori Hayes) Philadelphia Parks and Recreation‘s Lori Hayes, general naturalist about town, joins us to talk about what hooks kids into nature and how cities might have more to offer them than you might think, all while we listen … Continue reading →

Episode 5: Squirrels vs. Hawks Aug 03, 2015

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(FT Christian Hunold) Which is the better gateway drug to nature, squirrels or hawks? Christian Hunold, wildlife photographer and Associate Professor of Political Science at Drexel University joins us to talk about red tailed hawks and ecological citizenship as we … Continue reading →

Episode 4: Cats and Coyotes Jul 17, 2015

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(FT Nelson Melendez) Who is tiptoeing past your door tonight? Is it a cat? Is it a coyote? Is it a coyote with a dead cat in its mouth? Troi and Riana of Your Wild Life‘s Cat Trackers bring da Rouckus and … Continue reading →

Episode 2: Right under our noses? Jul 01, 2015

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(FT “President” Tykee James) Wildlife can be big, and wildlife can be small. In either case it can be right under our noses without our knowing it. In Episode 2, we turn to some of the smaller critters we don’t … Continue reading →

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