Podcasts by WILD LIVES
Get up close and personal with the animals you love! Season 2 of your favourite wildlife podcast shares the real-life stories of life in the field with naturalists, rangers, photographers, adventurers and a whole lot more. Powered by Faunographic and hosted by Australian journalist and photographer, Rachelle Mackintosh, each episode reveals deeply personal frontline stories as we get close to tigers, great white sharks, wolves, grizzly bears – and everything with fur, feathers and fins in between. From jaw-dropping close encounters to poignant insights into what makes these creatures tick, WILD LIVES by Faunographic will give you all the feels. Subscribe today!
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Special report: Australia's bushfires&what's next for our wildlife from 2020-01-11T23:24
Australian wildlife is being devastated by this bushfire crisis, with at least 1 billion animals lost so far. But what happens when these fires go out – can our wildlife and their habitats...
ListenDr Jane Goodall: A Lifetime with Chimps from 2019-12-07T18:20
There’s no one else on Earth like Dr Jane Goodall. After all, she’s not only won countless awards for her decades-spanning conservation work, but her work with chimpanzees has actual...
ListenOn Patrol with the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit from 2019-12-07T17:45
As poaching decimates wildlife populations across Africa, determined people are stepping up to intervene – including the Black Mambas, the world’s first women’s only anti-poach...
ListenSydney’s secret penguins with Ranger Mel Tyas from 2019-12-07T17:00
In this fun episode, National Parks and Wildlife Ranger Mel Tyas introduces us to one of Sydney’s best-kept secrets – the endangered colony of wild Little Penguins of Manly, in the h...
ListenWhales of Boston's Stellwagen Bank with Rich Dolan from 2019-11-30T21:00
Boston’s Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary is home to a stack of sea icons, including the humpback and minke whale, oceanic sunfish (mola mola) and great white shark – and it’s ...
ListenIan McAllister's Great Bear Rainforest from 2019-11-30T20:00
Time magazine named Ian McAllister one of the ‘Leaders of the 21st Century’ – which is no surprise when you hear how committed he is to the unique wilderness he calls ...
ListenUK's Otters&Badgers with James Rogerson from 2019-11-30T19:00
UK-based naturalist and wildlife photographer James Rogerson’s adventures with Scotland’s otters and England’s badgers make for some fantastic stories in this episode of Wi...
ListenGreat Barrier Reef with Julia Sumerling from 2019-11-23T21:00
Expedition diver, oceans explorer, acclaimed film-maker and photographer Julia Sumerling has spent a couple of decades discovering Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and her knowledge of this...
ListenPuffins&Seabirds of Newfoundland with Justin Hawco from 2019-11-23T20:00
Naturalist Justin Hawco presents a bird’s eye view of Newfoundland, Canada – an extraordinary wilderness famous for its 10,000-year-old icebergs, rugged coastline and the 35 million ...
ListenSperm Whales of the Azores with Miranda Van Der Linde from 2019-11-23T19:00
Sperm whales are one of the most mysterious creatures on the planet – sure, they’re the largest toothed animals on Earth, but you’ve got to be pretty lucky to see them (especia...
ListenGreat White Sharks of South Africa with Kelly Baker from 2019-11-16T21:00
Of the 350 species of shark in the world, few capture the imagination like the Great White Shark – after all, they’re one of the planet’s fiercest predators, measuring up to 6 ...
ListenPolar Bears&Tundra Wolves with Jad Davenport from 2019-11-16T20:00
Legendary snapper Jad Davenport has spent 15 years as an expedition leader and photographer in the Canadian sub-Arctic, where he sometimes gets so close to wild polar bears and tundra wolves tha...
ListenTim Faulkner on saving the Tasmanian Devil from 2019-11-16T19:00
Award-winning wildlife expert Tim Faulkner is leading the charge to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction. As the president of Aussie Ark, he’s been building an insurance population of ...
ListenBob Talbot talks dolphins and whales from 2018-11-08T18:00
From his game-changing ocean documentaries to his iconic photography, Bob Talbot has shaped how we see and think about the sea – particularly when it comes to its wildlife, like dolphins a...
ListenPaul Ojuara on Brazil's Marmosets&Burrowing Owls from 2018-11-01T18:00
For wildlife photographer Paul Ojuara, getting the perfect shot in Natal, on Brazil’s northeastern tip, can be an extreme sport.
Paul’s hometown can be violent (to get to some...
ListenAlastair Pollock&the Sharks of the Bahamas from 2018-10-25T18:00
You already know and love Alastair Pollock’s stunning shark portraits, because you saw Australian Geographic’srecent shark special and are obsessed as I am with his Listen
Tigers of Kanha with James Rogerson from 2018-10-18T18:00
In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we catch up with naturalist and photographer James Rogerson, whose wild work has taken him everywhere from Finland to the Seychelles, across his nat...
ListenAndre Bauma&the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park from 2018-10-11T18:00
In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we chat to Andre Bauma, a legendary ranger, guide and wildlife rescuer who has devoted his life to caring for the mountain gorillas of Virunga Natio...
ListenDr Graham Lauridsen&Australia's cassowaries from 2018-10-04T19:00
In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we’re speaking to Dr Graham Lauridsen, who gets up close and extremely personal with the southern cassowary – a giant, flightless bird t...
ListenSuzanne Hillcoat&the Great Barrier Reef's Dwarf Minke Whales from 2018-09-27T19:00
Dwarf minke whales were only discovered in August 1981, so there’s still stacks to learn about them. We do know that each year they mysteriously appear on Australia’s Great Barrier R...
ListenSpirit Bears of British Columbia with Jack Plant from 2018-09-20T19:00
Ever heard of a Spirit Bear? It’s also known as a Kermode bear – and as there’s only a couple of hundred of them in the wild, they’re one of the rarest creatures on earth...
ListenWhales of Sydney with Annie Skarratt&Jonas Liebschner from 2018-09-13T19:00
What it’s like to see the famous white whale, Migaloo, not once but twice? Or to be out kayaking in Sydney Harbour when a southern right whale brings her calf over to say hi? In this episo...
ListenCheetahs with legendary Big Cat expert Dr Laurie Marker from 2018-09-06T19:00
In this inspiring episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic, the legendary Dr Laurie Marker shares the fascinating tales of her life with cheetahs in both Namibia and her early days in the Unites St...
ListenOrcas of the Salish with Paulo O'Connor from 2018-08-30T19:00
Naturalist guide Paulo O’Connor has had some pretty amazing orca encounters in the Salish Sea, on Canada’s west coast.
Throughout his career, Paulo’s worked as a ranger ...
ListenShannon Wild&the Polar Bears of Svalbard from 2018-08-23T19:00
Award-winning photographer, cinematographer and explorer Shannon Wild is known for her close encounters with some of the world’s most endangered animals, and man does she have some stories...
ListenHervey Bay's Humpbacks with Vicki Neville from 2018-08-16T19:00
In this episode of Wild Lives by Faunographic we chat to the legendary whale naturalist Vicki Neville. Her expertise has seen her become widely renowned as The Whale Whisperer, and in fact a Listen
Dereck Joubert&The Maasai Lions from 2018-08-09T19:00
Happy World Lion Day! No one knows lions like Dereck and Beverly Joubert. After all, they’ve spent three decades filming them in the wild, and they founded the Big Cats Initiative to help ...
ListenLegendary oceans expert Valerie Taylor on her life with sharks from 2018-08-03T04:11:37
Ever wondered what it’d be like to leave your diving cage and swim among hundreds of sharks in a feeding frenzy? Or wondered how you’d survive if your dive boat left you behind, with...
ListenDouglas Smith&the Wolves of Yellowstone from 2018-08-03T04:06:24
Today, Yellowstone National Park in the United States is one of the very best places on earth to see wolves in the wild – and we can thank Douglas Smith for that.
Twenty-three years...
ListenWelcome to WILD LIVES by Faunographic! from 2018-07-05T04:24:11
Get up close and personal with the animals you love ! This brand spankin' new podcast shares the real-life stories of wild animals and their people – naturalists, rangers, film-makers, pho...
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