Into The Wild is a monthly podcast dedicated to nature, wildlife & conservation, where hosts Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh have a run down on recent global conservation news & dive into a different monthly topic & ask the question ”so how did we get here?”. With much talk of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss & general ”wtf” moments from governments, Into The Wild is your one stop podcast to keep updated, informed & upbeat about the state of the natural world.
Episodes
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
I've genuinely never heard someone say "Sloths? Me? Nah, not a fan." Because how could anyone not love them. So when I was sat wondering what animal to talk about next, it hit me......slowly (because it was a Sloth).
Joining me on this week's episode is NatGeo Young Explorer, Zoologist & Sloth advocate, Lucy Houliston. From where we can find them, to how many species & more importantly, what they sound like & how they.......you know....poop. Lucy dives into the detail. We also touch on the conservation of Sloths & not only why these animals are at risk but also why they are such an important ambassador species for their habitat.
After our chat we also spoke about another passion of Lucy's & that's "weird wildlife". Lucy has always favoured the 'not so loved' & is taking part in something called Change for Strange which she told me on about.
If you'd like to keep up to date with Lucy is working on, you can follow her on Twitter @lucyhouliston
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Nature is wonderful. It's beautiful. It's interesting. It's cute. It's simply something that many of us adore & need within our lives........HOWEVER there are also parts of nature that we don't like. You simply can't like every part of it, it's impossible. So in order to embrace the dislike in the world of nature this special episode I am joined by wildlife photographer Jack Perks & author Lucy McRobert for Nature Room 101.
On this show we have 3 categories in nature including An Animal We Dislike, The Nature Industry & Weather. Each of us select our "thing" in that category that we would like to put in Room 101 FOREVER, then we vote. So sit back, go in with an open mind & remember it's all in the name of fun & enjoy our rants.
If you'd like to keep up to date with Lucy & Jack you can follow them on Twitter & Instagram @JackPerksPhoto & @LucyMcRobert1
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
For months, everyone was told to stay indoors or told to limit their time outside to only 1 hour meaning people around the world suddenly started to look more & appreciate local wildlife & greenspaces on their doorsteps. One person who did this to the max was wildlife biologist & presenter or BBC Earth & National Geographic, Lizzie Daly.
Lizzie tells us all about what her absolute favourite animals to see on her doorstep & what appreciating local wildlife can do for not just you, but for a local community. Lizzie also tells us about her best nature spots to go to in the UK & what her most memorable animal moment has been in the UK. Get ready for an episode packed full of appreciation for nature, but for stuff right outside your door.
If you'd like to keep up to date with Lizzie is working on, you can follow her on Twitter @LizzieDalyWild
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
INTO THE WILD IS BACK!
Nature nerds worry no more, I (Ryan) have enjoyed my month of & now we are back to bring you weekly episodes of chat all about wildlife, the planet & everything that lives on it.
Lions. Probably the most well known animal on the planet. Majestic, powerful, adorable & the symbol of a king. Quite frankly it's embarrassing it's taken me this long to chat about them BUT here we are & this week I joined by Lion expert, conservationist & founder of Ruaha Carnivore Project, Dr Amy Dickman.
Amy has dedicated her life work to protecting & conserving wildlife so I was super excited to grab some time to get to talk to her. Amy leaps into the world of Lions telling me all about how the live, what they eat & most importantly, why she loves them. Amy & I also discuss more complex topics, & two that Amy openly discusses a lot, which is human/wildlife conflict & the discussion around trophy hunting.
If you'd like to keep up to date with Amy is working on, you can follow her on Twitter @AmyDickman4
You can also learn more about the Ruaha Carnivore Project here.
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Quick Note: I can't believe I'm about to say this but.....I'M TAKING A MONTH OFF! This is a big deal for Ryan Dalton, as I never do this. This episode is our last episode until August 2021. Then we will be back with much more nature chat for you all!
Gardens! Some of us have them, some of us long for them, others hate & refuse to do anything to them. Whatever we think of them, we can't ignore that they are a privilege to have & when used well, can be a corridor for native wildlife in this country. So when it comes to appreciating a garden, there's only one person Jan & I could talk to & that was RHS ambassador, George Hassall.
George's attitude to a garden is infectious. Use what you have to benefit you & nature. From what are the do's & what are the don'ts, George tells us about what gardens mean to him & why we should all be appreciating any green or outdoors space we have.
If you'd like to keep up to date with George then you can follow him on Instagram & Twitter @greenfingeredgeorge
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Jan on @janetgarnercomedy or Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
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Into The Foliage is your monthly plant podcast series part of Into The Wild, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of leafy topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
When I decided to chat about squirrels & how to manage nature media there really, REALLY was only 1 person I could chat with & that's wildlife photographer & creator of the wildlife film, The Squirrels & Me, Dani Connor.
Dani dives in to tell me how this wonderful film about rescuing 4 baby red squirrels in north Sweden came about & how that led her onto using wildlife photography & video content to connect people with nature, all around the world.
If you'd like to keep up to date with Dani then you can follow her on Instagram & Twitter @daniconnorwild
You can also find Dani's film, The Squirrels & Me here.
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
There's organisations around the world dedicated to saving birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, insects, plants but did anyone every stop to think that these lines cross over? By saving fish we may just save some amphibians? Or by saving some plants we may indeed be saving some insects. Well, the answer is yes & that's exactly what Back from the Brink are about.
Connecting & bringing together conservation organisations from around England to help save 20 endangered species & benefit 200 more. In this episode I speak with communications & engagement manager at BftB, James Harding-Morris about what this amazing organisation is doing & what the next steps are.
If you'd like to keep up to date with Back from the Brink then you can follow them on Instagram & Twitter @naturebftb
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Well, it seems like so long ago but here we are back at trying to get Ryan (me) Into Birding......*sigh*.....
Last time I spoke to Jack, Lucy & Indy about why they like birds & gave them the opportunity to 'take me under their wing' BUT THIS TIME I grabbed my binoculars, whacked my boots on & then walked to Hampstead Heath to go birding whilst talking to Jack, Indy & Lucy about what environments are best, how to listen to bird call & what to look out for among species!
If you'd like to keep up to date with what Jack, Indy & Lucy are up to, you can follow them on Twitter & Instagram @GreeneIndy / @Lucy_Lapwing / @JackBaddams
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
The best thing about hosting this side series is the amount that Jan & I learn! Sometimes we just sit back after a show, have a chat & take in all the information. So, we decided for Episode 6 of Into The Foliage, we would record a simple chat with us both going over the last 5 months of episodes & what we have been doing in our own garden & plant loving life!
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Jan on @janetgarnercomedy or Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
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Into The Foliage is your monthly plant podcast series part of Into The Wild, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of leafy topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Beavers in Devon. White storks in Sussex. A blooming Walrus in Wales & now it's in Devon. I sit here in London hosting this show thinking......what's happening here? What do we have in "the big smoke"? Well on todays show we dive slightly into the world of wildlife in this beautiful city of London.
Joining me is insect photographer Penny Metal & from London Wildlife Trust, Chantelle Lindsay. From what we can find, what strengths London has or wildlife & how community plays its part in protecting what we have.
Penny & Chantelle will also be featuring on this upcoming series of Springwatch starting 25th May until June 11th, Tuesday to Fridays at 8pm on BBC2.
If you'd like to keep up to date with what Penny & Chantelle are up to, you can follow them on Twitter & Instagram @penny.metal / @misspennymetal & @chantellenaturelle / @chan_naturelle
To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton
Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
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Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.
This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.