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Rewilding Earth Podcast
Hosted by The Rewilding Institute · EN
The Rewilding Earth podcast, hosted by Jack Humphrey, highlights the work of the people involved in saving nature’s building blocks, whether they be intact wilderness or key corridors and buffers surrounding wilderness, as well as people invested in protecting and reintroducing extirpated species to these areas. You’ll hear from conservation biologists, activists, naturalists, organizers, artists, and authors as we interview key players in the fight to Rewild Planet Earth.
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Episode 140: California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot On Beavers, Rewilding Rivers, and Wildlife Crossings
Jan 17, 202500:38:50Summary readyWade Crowfoot serves as California’s Natural Resources Secretary, leading efforts to conserve California’s environment and natural resources. He has served as Secretary since 2019 and advises Governor Newsom as a member of his cabinet. Secretary Crowfoot oversees an agency of over 25,000 employees spread across 26 departments, commissions, and conservancies. His agency is charged with stewarding […] Read full article: Episode 140: California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot On Beavers, Rewilding Rivers, and Wildlife Crossings
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Episode 139: Year-End Recap With 2024 Guest Updates
Dec 30, 202400:29:08Summary readyWelcome to our 2024 recap episode! This year, we’re doing something different. We’ve asked a group of our 2024 guests to come back and give updates on their work since their episodes aired. Thanks to our sponsor, Biohabitats, and to all the individual supporters of the Rewilding Earth Podcast and the Rewilding Institute! In this […] Read full article: Episode 139: Year-End Recap With 2024 Guest Updates
SummaryEpisode 138: No Surrender! Paul Watson Talks About His Latest Victory Over Japan and The Battles Ahead
Dec 20, 202400:22:29Summary ready“It’s obvious to me that Japan [was] seeking revenge for the international humiliation caused by the Whale Wars TV series, reporting our actions against illegal whaling. But my two little boys need me more than Japan needs its revenge” – Paul Watson Special Episode: Finally released from Nuuk, Greenland prison, Paul Watson talks about Japan’s […] Read full article: Episode 138: No Surrender! Paul Watson Talks About His Latest Victory Over Japan and The Battles Ahead
SummaryEpisode 137: Paul Ehrlich On Saving Nature’s Populations and Ourselves
Dec 13, 202400:39:16Summary readyAbout Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich is the Bing Professor of Population Studies, Emeritus, and founder of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford. He has carried out field, laboratory, and theoretical research on the dynamics and genetics of insect populations, the evolutionary interactions of plants and herbivores, the behavioral ecology of birds and reef fishes, […] Read full article: Episode 137: Paul Ehrlich On Saving Nature’s Populations and Ourselves
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Episode 136: How To Save Greater Yellowstone From Runaway Sprawl
Dec 6, 202400:47:09Summary readyLeon Kolankiewicz is Scientific Director of NumbersUSA and Vice-President of Scientists and Environmentalists for Population Stabilization. His career as a wildlife/fisheries biologist and environmental scientist spans more than 30 years, 40 states, and three countries. He has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Alaska Department Fish and Game, Orange County (California) […] Read full article: Episode 136: How To Save Greater Yellowstone From Runaway Sprawl
SummaryEpisode 135: Dr. Todd Bridges on Engineering with Nature
Nov 22, 202400:34:38Summary readyDr. Todd Bridges is a Professor of Practice in resilient and sustainable systems in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Prior to joining UGA in 2023, Bridges served for 17 years as the U.S. Army’s Senior Research Scientist (ST) for Environmental Science, one of 40 Senior Research Scientists in the Department of […] Read full article: Episode 135: Dr. Todd Bridges on Engineering with Nature
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Episode 134: Rewilding Pitchfork Ranch – On The Ground With AT Cole
Nov 1, 202400:33:18Summary readyBefore he and his wife Lucinda began rewilding work on the Pitchfork Ranch 20 years ago, A Thomas Cole spent thirty-two years as a small-town lawyer in Casa Grande, Arizona, successfully defended two death-penalty murder cases, a dozen homicide cases, co-counseled the largest jury verdict in Arizona history, Chaired the Casa Grande Town Hall, Arizona […] Read full article: Episode 134: Rewilding Pitchfork Ranch – On The Ground With AT Cole
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Episode 133 | Beyond National Parks: Kris Tompkins’ Ambitious Vision For Continental-Scale Rewilding
Oct 11, 202400:38:57Summary ready“Whoever you are, wherever your interest lies, whatever you’ve fallen in love with, get out of bed every morning and do something. Act, step into the fray—fight for a human society in balance with the natural world.” —Kristine McDivitt Tompkins Kris Tompkins is the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation, an American conservationist, and former […] Read full article: Episode 133 | Beyond National Parks: Kris Tompkins’ Ambitious Vision For Continental-Scale Rewilding
SummaryEpisode 132: Rewilding Our World – Big Ideas for Landscapes Large & Small
Sep 27, 202400:31:17Summary readyAbout Dr. Jessica Hardesty Norris is a biologist with over 20 years of experience in ecological planning and research, program development, strategic planning and community outreach for natural resource conservation. She has demonstrated success in proposal writing, partnership building, and project management. Her recent project work includes park planning for Charleston County and leading Biohabitats’ […] Read full article: Episode 132: Rewilding Our World – Big Ideas for Landscapes Large & Small
SummaryEpisode 131: The Growing Movement Toward 100 New US National Parks
Sep 6, 202400:40:14Summary readyAbout Michael Kellett, the co-founder and Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods, has over 35 years of experience in the land conservation movement. In 1994, he wrote the first white paper proposing a 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park & Preserve, and has been actively involved in efforts to restore the endangered wildlife such […] Read full article: Episode 131: The Growing Movement Toward 100 New US National Parks
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