Hear from PhD candidate Robert James Lennox how an in-depth literature review of predator removal studies shows a string of costly failures, while co-existence promises long-term solutions in this news brief!
It’s host Michael Howie’s birthday and he’s bringing you inside the world of Alba Salix and the End of Time and Other Bothers: an improvised fantasy role-playing podcast that happens to be animal friendly (and Mike plays in)!
The Humane Education Coalition aims to provide resources, programs, research and more to help humane educators. Hear more from the Coalition’s Megan Moon in this in-depth interview!
Megan Moon and her colleagues at the Humane Education Coalition want to provide resources, programs, and research to help humane educators – hear more in this 5-minute news brief!
Are media reports of fearless predators accurate, or can we co-exist with cougars? Bryce Casavant joins Defender Radio podcast to explain how we can live alongside Canada’s big cats!
Canada’s big cats can cause a lot of fear – but how much of that is based in fact? Hear it in five with Bryce Casavant on this news brief!
Scihard with Dr. Anna Zakrisson and learn what science literacy is, how to separate the good from the bad, and a whole lot more on this episode of Defender Radio!
Science literacy is more important than ever and Dr. Anna's Imaginarium is helping people communicate!
Oil spills in the ocean or at a gas station can be hazardous to wildlife. Find out more about what goes into cleaning and returning animals to the wild on this episode!
Wildlife gets left out of conversations about oil clean ups – but they can be heavily impacted by them. Hear more in 5 minutes with Linda Bakker on this news brief!
Bounties on wolves and coyotes don’t work, and new research from Dr. Gilbert Proulx and Sadie Parr supports putting an end to them.
A new study shows that livestock isn’t a food source for coyotes and wolves in Alberta and calls for an end to bounties. Get the facts in five with this news brief!
Go in-depth with Dr. Max Foran on the new book that's a must read for every animal lover in Canada!
Dr. Max Foran challenges the philosophy, history, and practices of wildlife management in Canada with his new book The Subjugation of Canadian Wildlife. Hear more in five with this news brief!
One RV, two people, three cats, 417 National Parks and historic sites. Hear more about the NEW Podcasts with Park Rangers show from creators Sarah and Lucas on Defender Radio!
Sarah & Lucas Villa-Kainec are driving their RV and three cats across the United States to visit all 417 national parks and historic sites – and interviewing the people who spend their days working at them.
Go in-depth on Canada's east coast commercial seal hunt and get the straight facts with Sheryl Fink on this episode of Defender Radio.
Sheryl Fink provides facts about Canada’s East coast commercial seal hunt to combat misinformation and help animal advocates speak out against the inherently inhumane practice.
Black bears are out and about as spring arrives, and it’s up to us humans to make sure we don’t create problems for them. Hear how from the expert: Mike McIntosh of Bear With Us!
Spring bears aren’t going mad with hunger, they’re going to remember the last place they found a delicious snack, and they can be rehabilitated. Get it in five with the Defender Radio News Brief!
We need you to #RefuseTheGoose – find out how you can send a message to Canada Goose on this week’s podcast!
Coyote Watch Canada and the Defender Radio Podcast explore LaSalle Park in Burlington and explore what could be leading to potential coyote conflict, and how the solution exists in human behaviour.
Coyote Watch Canada and the Defender Radio Podcast check out coyote hotspots in Burlington’s LaSalle Park – get it in five with this News Brief!
Dr. Kyle Artelle explains why so few of 667 examined wildlife management plans fail to meet his team’s scientific criteria – and what that means for the animals.
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