
Welcome to the award-winning WCS Wild Audio podcast, where you will find reported audio stories covering the latest news and newsmakers from the Wildlife Conservation Society's global conservation program, zoos and aquarium, and their many conservation partners. www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio Credits Nat Moss: Executive Producer, Co-Host, Reporter Hannah Kaplan: Associate Producer, Co-Host, Reporter D... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 122 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms media, journalists and conservationists are confronting a new and unsettling reality: What happens when we can no longer trust what we see in nature documentaries and wildlife photography?
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This week on WCS Wild Audio, we’re taking a short break from our usual programming to share an episode from another show we absolutely love. It comes to us from our friends at Terrestrials — the wildly inventive family science podcast from Radiolab a... more
This week, as we mark the 10th anniversary of the National Bison Legacy Act, WCS Wild Audio revisits its report on how extraordinary partnerships across geography, culture, and politics helped make the American bison our national mammal. Looking ahea... more
Each year, the WCS Career Lattice supports over 1,900 youth ages 14 to 24 in volunteer, internship, and employment opportunities across its five parks in New York City. It’s helping young people turn early opportunities into meaningful careers, as th... more
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Between its zoos, fieldwork, and international collaborations with other conservation networks, the WCS is able to produce short, informative podcast episodes that highlight conservation issues and work being done to combat them around the globe. In terms of wildlife podcasts made by actual scientists, it’s probably the best available. The only negative is how the feed is run: starting a little over a year since the podcast started, they started uploading rerun episodes under the title of “From ... more
Between its zoos, fieldwork, and international collaborations with other conservation networks, the WCS is able to produce short, informative podcast episodes that highlight conservation issues and work being done to combat them around the globe. However, the show frequently releases “From the Vault” episodes - that is to say, reuploading podcasts from earlier seasons. This might make sense for a long running podcast, but considering it has only produced 3 seasons, each under 20 episodes, these... more
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If you want to stay up-to-date on complex conservation issues but don’t have much time, WCS Wild Audio is the perfect news source for you. The podcast features top experts on topics such as wildlife health, coral bleaching, and species threatened by human activities. Did you know that many sharks are imperiled by the shark fin trade? If not, give WCS Wild Audio a listen and find out why sharks are vital parts of a healthy marine environment.
This podcast is a very helpful for keeping up-to-date on what is happening in nature conservation all over the world. I would definitely recommend it!
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Short-form episodes cover wildlife conservation, science, and policy through expert interviews, field reports, and storytelling from a global network of conservation partners. Topics regularly span big-picture strategy (policy, international collaborations, and funding) to on-the-ground realities (wildlife health, habitat protection, and community-led conservation), with a focus on actionable insights for practitioners, researchers, and funders. Notable is the blend of rigorous science, real-world impact, and accessible storytelling, often featuring guest experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society and allied organizations, plus on-location reports from zoos, field sites, and diverse ecosystems. The show maintains a concise, informative ... more
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