Although we are off resting for 6 weeks, we couldn't quite leave you nerds with no conservation chat could we?

4 years after connecting with Kate on socials, we finally got a time to have a chat & record an episode. Kate is a researcher & fantastic science communicator (no awards given for the nerds who guess what we speak about here). From what conservation means to Kate to discussing the problems with the rising content both on socials & documentaries with the "up close & personal" with dangerous animals, this chat was insightful & an absolute joy.

Show notes: Links to all socials: Kate Sheridan / Ollie Clark / Brooke Pyke

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Nerds, we've never been more serious than when we say, "strap, your, self, in!!"

At Global Birdfair 2025, Into The Wild again recorded a live show of Nature Room 101. Joining us this year is Megan McCubbin, Mary Colwell & Simon King to decided which Boring Bird, Pathetic Policy & Moronic Mammal should be locked up in the vault for good!

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Nerds! Can you believe we've been sharing nature news for 6 months! Because we certainly can't. Week 22 will be our mid year final whilst Nadia & Ryan take summer off to recoup & prepare for exciting new things to come in September.....(seriously, some VERY, exciting new things to come).

But on this mid year final, Ryan & Nadia both share some beautiful butterfly stories plus Nadia gives some insight to how much on an environmental impact the Gaza conflict has had & we both question, "why isn't this being called out by wildlife NGOs?".

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Gaza Conflict / Knepp Purple Emperors / Prison Women Butterfly Breeding / Jay Griffiths - The Wild Book

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Week 21 of Nature News is a race against time as Ryan sits in his London flat, in 32C, no air con or fan & old tepid water to survive.

But back to reality, Nadia shares a story of how an activist who works to uncover the horrible story of salmon farming is suddenly a victim of intense surveillance by a private spy company, yeah, you read that right. And Ryan tells of a new study that uncovers the dark world of tarantulas & the illegal pet trade.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Parrots Swearing / Orcas Tool Making / Spying on Activists / Tarantulas in the Post

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On this week's Nature News, Ryan & Nadia revisit 2 stories from the last 6 months to give an update on their progress OR their complete u-turn. Nadia then gives us all a nature rundown of the Labour governments budget & what this could or couldn't mean for biodiversity in the UK.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Labour's Budget on Nature

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Listener Note:

We got some very handy feedback that our audio had been on the quieter side recently so we did some investigating & made some adaptations......basically, it should be louder now so be careful on those ears!

Land reform isn't a new topic for us to cover on Into The Wild but celebrating some good news on the theme is! Ryan shares a story from California about the Yurok tribe & Nadia gives us the low down & some thoughts about a nuclear power plant in the south of England.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Owls in London / Size Well C / Yurok Tribe's Land

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From an Asian elephant doing it's shopping in Thailand, a brand new bird splint paste for our injured feathered friends to a pay to release scheme in Sumatra with some unintended consequences AND a brand new 800,000 hectare wildlife corridor in Kyrgyzstan.......week 18 was a busy one.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Bird Splint Paste / Elephant Goes Shopping / Pay To Release / A Huge Corridor

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Pigeons delaying flights. Penguins pooping to save the world. Proposals getting blocked for absolutely no reason......this week's Nature News really does have stories from all around the world in just 20 minutes.

Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Pigeons on Planes / Penguin Poop / Labour Proposals / Asiatic Lions

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