Dr. Steve Carver is Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science in the School of Geography, University of Leeds and Director of the Wildland Research Institute. He has over 30 years of experience in GIS and multi-criteria evaluation, with special intere

Dave is retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where from 1990-1999 he led the USFWSs effort to reintroduce the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the American Southwest. His interests include the ecology and conservation of large carnivores, prot

About Danny Giovale Danny Giovale is the founder and president of Kahtoola, an outdoor equipment company he established in 1999. As a native of Flagstaff, Arizona, Giovale was deeply influenced by the areas local community and environment, which fostered

Summary In this episode, Julius Purcell takes us into the heart of Spains Sierra Morena to explore the dramatic recovery of the Iberian Lynx, once the worlds most endangered feline. We follow the story from near-extinction to a conservation success, mee

Episode Summary In this episode, Julius Purcell journeys deep into the Pyrenees to explore the dramatic story of brown bearsonce nearly extinct in these mountains, now at the center of a fierce cultural and ecological debate. Through vivid field reportin

Happy Wolf Awareness Week! Julius Purcell discovered his interest in audio while training as a journalist in the Middle East. He later worked as a deputy editor at National Geographic History magazine, a role that sparked his fascination with environmenta

A biologist with a lifelong dedication to conservation, Sebastin Di Martino began his involvement with environmental organizations at the age of 13. He earned a degree in Biology in his native Argentina and a Masters in Natural Protected Areas in Spain

Trevor Ritland spent two years in the cloud forests of Costa Rica before returning to the United States to complete graduate work in documentary studies and science communication. His writing and video projects explore imperiled species, environmental mys

Russ McSpadden works to protect public lands and the wildlife who call them home in Arizona and the rest of the Southwest. Before joining the Center in 2012, Russ engaged in grassroots environmental activism. He holds a masters degree in environmental hi

With a Masters degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town, Ryan Olinger is a wildlife biologist as well as an award-winning photographer and videographer. He has dedicated nearly a decade to studying a variety of species and the impa