Into The Wild

I think it's safe to say we all know of the climate & biodiversity crisis but how connected are the two? Well it turns out very. In this episode - Just Stop Boil - Nadia & Ryan explore how the impacts of the climate crisis have further impacts on wildlife from life in the ocean, plants in the UK & elephants in Africa. Guest appearances from Dr Amy Jane Beer, Sarah Watts & Dr Vicky Boult   If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

Farming is such a huge topic that we couldn't possibly fit it all into one episode, so this episode, part 2, Ryan & Nadia explore further at the different farming methods, how we've ended up where we are & finally get some answers to the big question, is it possible to grow food in the UK, for the people of the UK that is affordable, all whilst restoring our natural ecosystems? Guest appearance from Ruby Free & Sue Pritchard If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

*deep breath* Okay, farming is a huge topic. It means very little to some people & absolutely everything to others. It's peoples culture, family, livelihood & their meaning. When we really get into the discussion, it's easy to see why. It's also easy to see that farming should matter more to the people who don't really give it much thought. In this first part, Nadia & Ryan discuss just how big farming is in the UK & why heart & soul in food really is important for us to get back to farming with nature. Guest appearance from Sue Pritchard. If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

Following Into The Wild's attendance to the Whitley Awards, Ryan caught up with 2 of the winners, Leonard Akwana from Kenya & Yuliana Bedolla from Mexico to hear more about their wining community conservation projects & to hear their thoughts about the future of wildlife conservation. To learn more about Whitley Fund for Nature, Click Here If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

If there was a topic in wildlife conservation that would win an award as the biggest & most emotional & challenging, then human wildlife conflict would win. However, despite all that, in media or documentaries, we rarely see or hear much about it & what the impacts for both people & wildlife are. So strap yourself in nerds, we are about to begin the journey of learning about human wildlife conflict. From the drivers of it, the realities of it & some of the on the ground solutions to it. Guest appearances from Gabi Fleury, Neville Hendricks & Jane Horgan If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

Nerds! Into The Wild is back. It's revamped. It's reshaped. It's got a new co-host & we are ready to continue bringing you nature & conservation content each month.   For the first episode in this new monthly series, we are focusing on the big C word......no, stop it, we mean CONSERVATION. Starting in the UK, we explore what models are used & how we have ended up in the situation were are in, too many rules & not enough guardians maybe? Then we take a quick virtual trip to two different countries to see how conservation works there, what it means to the people within it & see how that has evolved since their colonial past.   Guest appearances from Nick Gates, Paul Powlesland, Mathen 'Rajeev' Mathew & Bupe Ritah Banda    If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support the show, then you can do so on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod   To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

You may have noticed on our socials that we have some changes & new things coming your way on Into The Wild. After 3 years of weekly shows, interviewing & learning from people around the world about wildlife & conservation, we have decided to shake things up. This episode we share all about what you can expect from future episodes on your FAVOURITE nature podcast! 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com 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

Regular listeners of Into The Wild will know that as part of our big project, Beyond The Trigger, we have explored community conservation in Namibia quite a bit & very recently I had the pleasure of being introduced to a wonderful person called Bupe who is studying here in England. Bupe was telling me all about the wonderful community work she is involved with her country of Zambia & very quickly I thought, I want more people to hear this. As well as representing the Zambian youth for Zambia's CBNRM (Community Based Natural Resource Management), Bupe also is involved with the Community Leaders Network across southern Africa & briefly explains what this organisation is & what it stands for. If you'd like to keep up to date with Bupe, you can do so on social media @Bupe_25288 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 t

If you're into nature (& of course you are, that's why you're here right?) then photography, even just via your smart phone, is something you'll most likely try at some point, but how does that work when your subjects are......well, sometimes, tiny. This week I'm joined by nature writer & photographer of the insects Gail Ashton who sheds some light of what it takes to get up close & personal on bugs via the lens. Gail & I also take a moment to discuss why most celebrated wildlife photographers are white men & why this can easily change. If you'd like to keep up to date with Gail, then you can follow her on social media @GailAshton 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation p

Have you ever met someone, heard them speak about the natural world & just thought, "yes.....you are a fabulous person"? Because that's exactly what I thought when I met & spoke with this week's guest, naturalist, author, campaigner, Dr Amy Jane Beer. Starting with rivers, a passion & important part of Amy's life, we dive into what they do, what they have, what they represent & what they can give. Amy shares how rivers ended up playing not only an important part in her life, but a deep emotional one too. We also managed to grab time to talk about the Right to Roam campaign & the recent decision to stop wild camping on Dartmoor (the last place it was legal to do so). If you'd like to keep up to date with Amy, then you can follow her on social media @AmyJaneBeer 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 http

Around the world, on a daily basis (& sometimes to the greatest of extremes) animals, both domestic & wild, are used for human's benefit, but, do we ever stop & think about how we use the, why we use them, should we use them or are we doing it in the right way? Vet & naturalist Alick Simmons joins us this week to discuss this very topic & how he refers to this in his new book, Treated Like Animals.  If you'd like to keep up to date with Alick, then you can follow her on social media @AlickSimmons 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com 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

This week's show is a topic that many of you have been calling out for, & finally, we deliver. As each year comes, for many of us the worry, dread & anxiety of the climate crisis grows stronger & stronger. With this in mind, it's no wonder that eco anxiety & battles with mental health brought on from climate change are also on the rise. To talk to me about activism within this vital movement & how it plays such a strong part on mental health, is author & climate activist Tori Tsui. If you'd like to keep up to date with Tori, then you can follow her on social media @ToriTsui_ 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a

It's one thing to want wildlife, especially the big mega fauna like lions, tigers & leopards, to thrive & do well in the wild, but it's another to stop & consider what will happen if their populations grow alongside human populations. Indigenous communities have lived alongside wildlife & with nature since forever but as pressures from the western world (both past & presence) mean predators are forced to live closer & closer, the consequences grow more severe. Prof Adam Hart, someone who has been on the show a few times before, has focused on human / wildlife conflicts a lot in his career & his new book, The Deadly Balance, looks at how different species bring their different challenges. If you'd like to keep up to date with Prof Adam Hart, then you can follow him on social media @AdamHartScience 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 episod

Welcome back nerds & happy new year to you all! Butterflies & moths are the same. Just like a pigeon & a parrot are both birds, butterflies & moths are both Lepidoptera, so why is there so much hate on moths & so much love for butterflies? Well maybe the name doesn't help BUT to help me talk about this & about moths of the UK is naturalist & author of Much Ado About Mothing, James Lowen. From how many species, James's favourite & how moths have & continue to benefit our lives even away from the natural world! If you would like to grab a copy of Much Ado About Mothing click here. If you'd like to keep up to date with James, you can follow him on social media at @JLowenWildlife 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into

As much as I cringe at the very thought of uploading this episode & my inner voice screaming "THIS IS SO EGOTISTICAL!!" I still much hit the 'publish' on Podbean for the last time of 2022 & share with you an episode where I, Ryan, am the guest. The reason this is happening is because over the last year, whenever I have asked on Twitter or Instagram for suggestions of topics, guests or organisations to talk to, I often have replies or DMs asking me to do an episode where I am being interviewed, so Oscar finally twisted my arm & convinced me to do this for the last show of the year. In this episode, previous guests & HUGE pals of mine Chantelle Lindsay & Lucy Hodson (Lappers) quiz me about favourite episodes, how my mindset has changed over the years & tackling difficult topics. 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 coff

Throughout our almost 3 years of Into The Wild, I have mentioned countless times about the diversity & power of community of the city I live in, London. Despite me knowing the amount of wildlife this place holds, I still get a bit frustrated when I hear people say otherwise. That's why I was pumped to see The London Wild Trust release a new book called London in the Wild, a book platforming great minds & sharing wonderful detail of the green & blue spaces & all it's inhabitants of the big smoke......London. In this episode I speak with 3 of the 10 contributors, Mathew Frith, Daniel Greenwood & Amy Pryor about their section of the book & how they found the process of sharing their wealth of experience. If you would like to grab a copy of London in the Wild, click here If you'd like to keep up to date with London Wildlife Trust, then you can follow them on social media @LondonWildlifeTrust To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instag

Okay, brace yourself, we are talking about the climate crisis. Discussing this topic is never easy & it's common to talk about the systematic issues that have & continue to cause it BUT an area that is rarely discussed is how wildlife conservation should take on board the climate crisis & it's impacts to help have more practical success. To explain in much better way, this week I am joined by conservation scientist & climate change activist, Dr Charlie Gardner. If you'd like to keep up to date with Charlie, then you can follow him on social media at @CharlieJGardner 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of w

The best thing about hosting Into The Wild is that I get to talk to people that adore the natural world & the conversations always fill me with glee & this week's guest did more than that. Joining me on today's show is wildlife presenter, author & ranger, Ajay Tegala. Ajay & I decided to talk about 2 things, the first being his enthusiasm for bats & the second was his job as a ranger. If you're here to listen to someone be x100 passionate & positive, this episode is for you.  If you'd like to keep up to date with Ajay, then you can follow him on social media at @AjayTegala 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a hu

Those keen eared listeners will recall we did a part one of an episode called Into The Wild in Namibia Part 1.......you smart eggs among you all will also have figured out, that it meant there would be a part 2, AND YOU WERE RIGHT. Here it is. Following Ryan's journey across Namibia, post screening Beyond The Trigger in the countries capital of Windhoek. Attending a World Rhino Day event in a town called Khorixas in the Kunene followed by a chat with conservation consultant with 10 years of experience working in Namibia, Gail Thomson.  Watch Beyond The Trigger 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics.

It's been too long since we've had a good 'ol rant on the show & with all the doom & gloom of the world, I thought it was super necessary to do a Nature Room 101. Joining me to complain about nature stuff is Right to Roam activist & environmentalist Nadia Shaikh & presenter & naturalist Indy Greene. Sit back & play along as we share our moans in the topics of Pointless Practices, Sh*t Sea life & Garden Gripes! If you'd like to keep up to date with Indy & Nadia, you can follow them on social media @GreeneIndy & @ButeBlackBird 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 MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episo