Urban Wildlife Podcast

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City Lights of Doom? (part two) May 02, 2018

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City lights attract birds to cities where they are vulnerable to windows, cats, and other dangers of city living… or, depending on what we do, they can have a meal and be on their way. Spring migration is a great … Continue reading →

City Lights of Doom? (part one) May 02, 2018

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Darwin Comes to Town: Interview with Menno Schilthuizen Apr 09, 2018

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Evolution by natural selection is happening all around us, all the time, even in our cities. Biologist Menno Schilthuizen, author of Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution, talked with Billy about how species adapt to urban … Continue reading →

Sparrow Wars!!! (Happy World Sparrow Day 2018!) Mar 20, 2018

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This year we honor World Sparrow Day with a look at how they got to North America and the Sparrow War of the 1870s that followed. Matt Halley joins us to talk about the weird but true history of exotic … Continue reading →

Last Child in the Watershed? Interview with Richard Louv Feb 19, 2018

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What can cities do to connect kids with nature? Billy and frequent guest host Robin Irizarry of the Tookany/Tacony/Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) interview Richard Louv to find out. Richard will be speaking on February 28th, 6pm at the Friends Center … Continue reading →

Re-Post: Cat Wars (Pete Marra special) Feb 01, 2018

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Pete Marra joins us for a special episode to talk about his (and Chris Santella’s) book Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer. We originally posted this for his talk last year at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. … Continue reading →

Off the Wall: the Power of Urban Wildlife Murals Jan 07, 2018

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When is a raccoon not just a raccoon? What can a dandelion teach us about changing the world? We talk with Evan Lovett of V.U.R.T. about their Philly Local Critter series of murals, including a pretzel-eating raccoon. We also hear … Continue reading →

Why not the City? Urban Hawk Walk Dec 15, 2017

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Dr. Christian Hunold, a political scientist at Drexel University, is a dedicated wildlife photographer and wrote a paper, Why not the City?, about the hawks of Center City Philadelphia, the humans who watch and love them, and what all that … Continue reading →

War Dec 08, 2017

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It’s the worst thing humans do, but nature fills in the scars on city landscapes. We discuss how naturalists from London to Berlin studied the ruins, and we hear from the Urban Birder, David Lindo, about the black redstart, a … Continue reading →

Special Episode: Robin in Rome Oct 30, 2017

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This summer our frequent guest host Robin Irizarry (Philadelphia Watershed Coordinator for the Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership) took a trip to Rome. Lots of people see the history, enjoy the culture and food of the eternal city. Robin brought his binoculars … Continue reading →

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