Run for The Rainforest! In this episode Flo interviews Lucy and Joe of Reserva, a youth-led conservation organisation elevating young people’s voices and ideas. Joe and Lucy discuss Reserva’s campaigns, what you can do to help the organisation, and give advice to young people looking to become conservationists. To find out more about Run for the Rainforest visit https://reservaylt.org/store/run-for-the-rainforest To find out more about the 1 Million Letters campaign visit...

In this episode we discuss what makes moths important, reasons for their decline, and very briefly how you can help moths. The Sloth & The Moth: https://royalsociety.org/news/2014/sloths-moths-mutualisms/

In this episode, which is geared to people who feed foxes in their gardens, we discuss the things to think about if you are either planning to or are currently feeding foxes in your garden. From the when to the how to the what, we give some basic pointers and things to think about to help keep your foxes fed and safe!

Want to hear about aromatherapeutic panthers, vampiric pigeons, lynx-produced gravel, and more?Then listen to this episode on ancient animals myths and our faintly ridiculous interpretations of these myths.

It's been a while!In this episode we talk to co-host and business owner Kevin Newell about his innovative & award-winning wildlife business, Humane Wildlife Solutions.

In this episode Flo interviews Gary Hovell, secretary of the Lothian Amphibian & Reptile Group (LARG), discussing his role in the group, the group's projects & aims, what YOU can do to get involved, and much more! If you live outwith the Lothians, you can find other ARG groups throughout the UK.Follow these links to find out more:ARG Website - https://www.arguk.org/LARG Website: http://www.lothian-arg.org.uk/LARG Twitter Account - https://twitter.com/LothianARG?s=07LARG Facebook Page...

In this episode we quiz each other on some of the nicknames of a number of British wildlife species.Want to know what bird is referred to as a Devil's Scritch?Wonder if you've ever seen a scrath?Interested to know if your garden is home to an aberdevine ?Then listen to this episode to find out!

In this episode we discuss some of the flaws of conventional pest control and particularly the shooting of 'pest' species with direct regard to a blog entry by wildlife campaigner Jason Endfield entitled 'Concerns Over Annual Cull of Starlings Approved by Natural England'. You can see his blog entry here: https://bit.ly/3i3REEo 

In this episode we discuss the Mammal Society's recently published Red List for Britain's Mammals

In this episode we encourage you to take part in the Big Butterfly Count, running until the 9th of August!This is a short episode so that you can find out about the count and hopefully get involved!This can be carried out all over Europe, as well as the UK.

In this episode we discuss animals which we find interesting when it comes to their young, whether in terms of their names or behaviour! 

In this episode we discuss the importance of parasites, including the impacts they have on animals and their populations, implications to human health, the larger scale ecosystem effects, and the parasite that you may have in your brain!

In this episode we discuss some of the things that wildlife rehabilitators experience in their day to day job and wish that members of the public knew! We take our discussion points from personal experiences of working and volunteering at a handful of wildlife rescue centres, and the experiences of friends and acquaintances who also work in the world of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

In the second part of our Perceived Pests series we discuss crabs, beavers, otters and peregrine falcons, finding that every one of the four can be deemed a pest in the UK by someone, including pigeon racers, fishermen, farmers and more.

Are bats blind?Is a rat only ever six feet away?Does a baby animal on their own need help?Find out the answers to these and more in the second part of our Common Misconceptions episode!

Will a nestling be abandoned by its parents if I touch it?Am I feeding my hedgehogs the right food?Do foxes attack babies?Find out the answers to these questions and more in our first Common Misconceptions episode!

In this episode we discuss the various aspects of feeding birds in your garden and how to excel in the practise to ensure a bird-friendly feeder station!  

RSPB Give Nature a Home in Your Garden: https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/give-nature-a-home-in-your-garden/

In today's podcast we discuss the potential effects that lockdown is having on rats, as well as other urban species. Unfortunately the word limit of the podcast description does not allow for all studies or articles mentioned in the podcast to be listed. If you wish to find out more about any of the studies or articles mentioned in one of our episodes leave us a comment or drop us a message.

Our first episode of our new podcast Talk Wildlife introduces the topic of which species in Britain are considered pests, why this is, and what this means for these species.