Episodes
On this one-hour special of THE WILD with Chris Morgan we’ll explore natural silence, and how being quiet out in the natural world and having places to do that can be pretty transformative.
Published 11/07/23
Published 11/07/23
On this one-hour special of THE WILD with Chris Morgan, Chris explores the mighty beaver and its role in reshaping our landscapes and entire ecosystems. Then we plunge into the waters along the pacific coast to follow a sea lion’s journey from California all the way up the Columbia River in search of salmon, in what has become a controversial story of survival between two protected species.
Published 10/31/23
On this one-hour special of THE WILD with Chris Morgan, Chris shares tips on how to stay safe in the wild and explores the psychology of animals with author Richard Louv.
Published 10/24/23
This is a special one-hour special of THE WILD with Chris Morgan featuring favorite episodes like the first time Chris caught a grizzly bear.
Published 10/17/23
We learn about calorie counting for polar bears and what the future could look like for the Hudson Bay polar bear population.
Published 06/20/23
How the changing seasons of our planet are shifting the traditions of the place, the polar bears, and the people of the north.
Published 06/06/23
Here's how these canids survive among city skyscrapers and sidewalks, and what that can teach us about saving the planet.
Published 05/23/23
How science is being used to try to solve what seems like a losing battle.
Published 05/09/23
In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python is an invasive species that's close to triggering an ecological collapse. But not if these python hunters have anything to do with it.
Published 04/25/23
Over 100 years ago, a wedding guest gave a dozen gray squirrels to a lucky Irish couple. What ensued? An ecological catastrophe ... and then a pleasant surprise.
Published 04/11/23
We could be talking to animals in the next year using AI. But are we ready?
Published 03/28/23
The orca story is one of human misunderstanding and generational trauma. But it's also a story of celebration, family, and a sense of place. Exploring their chatty underwater world might just help us understand how they are communicating… and what they are trying to say.
Published 03/14/23
Season 5 kicks off with new episodes on March 14th
Published 02/24/23
The new season kicks off in March
Published 12/07/22
Jim Henterly spent more than 70 days alone at the Desolation Peak Fire Lookout station last summer. He was there to keep an eye out for smoke plumes but also so much more.
Published 07/01/22
We can’t reset the clock on all the changes we’ve made to our natural ecosystems, but when we can, life is ready to thrive again.
Published 06/21/22
There’s a way to understand nature through both the perspectives of indigenous knowledge and western science alongside each other. It’s a concept known as “two eyed seeing”.
Published 06/07/22
A common misunderstanding about the sea is that it is silent down there, a quiet world beneath the waves, but it actually couldn't be further from the truth. The coral reef is the noisiest ecosystem in the sea.
Published 05/23/22
Woodpeckers will peck at a tree up to 12,000 times a day and just one woodpecker peck produces about 15 times the force needed to give a human a concussion. So, how do woodpeckers bang their heads so much, and so hard and not come away with brain damage?
Published 05/10/22
Fifty years later, we checked in on a rescue mission to save sea otters from nuclear annihilation and recolonize them along the west coast of North America.
Published 04/26/22
An Earth Day message from Chris
Published 04/22/22
How we are sharing the world with a successful predator
Published 04/12/22
For the first time in 100 years, wolverines are back in Mount Rainier National Park. How did they get there?
Published 03/29/22
How did what used to be the rarest cat on earth leap a staggering 1000% in number in just 20 years?
Published 03/15/22