The Wild with Chris Morgan
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Meet the eider keepers of subarctic Norway
Meet the eider keepers of subarctic Norway
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The Wild with Chris Morgan is a celebration of the natural world and the people devoted to wild places and incredible species. In each episode, host and ecologist Chris Morgan brings you face to face with some of the most extraordinary creatures and explores how they are finding unique and inspiring ways to adapt and thrive.
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- Meet the eider keepers of subarctic Norway · 48 min · Řada 8 Epizoda 6Host Chris Morgan interviews writer Devon Fredericksen about her time among the eider keepers on the Vega Islands in Norway.
- Skiers vs bighorn sheep…clash in the Tetons · 24 min · Řada 8 Epizoda 4Host Chris Morgan explores the tension between backcountry skiers using bighorn sheep habitat in the Teton mountains for recreation. The skiers disrupt the vulnerable sheep…
- For shuck's sake! Saving wild oysters · 35 min · Řada 8 Epizoda 4Chris Morgan ventures out with the folks going to some extraordinary lengths to save Washington’s Olympia oysters…and sits down at a downtown Seattle oyster bar to finally face…
- A mating dance party with robotic sage grouse · 34 min · Řada 8 Epizoda 3How robotic sage grouse are helping to save actual sage grouse at the Jackson Hole airport.
- A 750-mile misadventure in the Grand Canyon · 1 h 1 min · Řada 8 Epizoda 2Chris Morgan sits down with Kevin Fedarko to hear the remarkable story of his relationship with the Grand Canyon, his journey to uncover the human-made threats it faces, and what…
- There's a bear in my swimming pool! · 49 min · Řada 8 Epizoda 1Bears in swimming pools… in Los Angeles? Of course I had to find out more.
- THE WILD is back! · 2 min · Řada 8Join host Chris Morgan for Season 8 of THE WILD, where he'll travel the world to meet people defending space for wildlife, from deep in the wilderness to their own backyards. How…
- Remembering David Johnson and the burrowing owls he loved · 36 minWe are republishing our episode of burrowing owls to remember owl expert David Johnson after his passing due to cancer.
- Bird watching and listening with Libby Mills · 33 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 16Chris Morgan goes for a walk with naturalist Libby Mills in her backyard where she helps us slow down, listen deeply, and try to better understand what’s going on in a bird’s…
- Grey seals of Scotland: my lost tapes from 1994 · 47 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 15I dig into 32-year-old audio cassette tapes from my time studying grey seals off the coast of Scotland and reconnect with my professor who hired me all those years ago.
- Rhino Man · 42 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 14In this episode, Filmmaker John Jurko tells the story of wildlife ranger Anton Mzimba who is the lead in the documentary film called Rhino Man.
- Back to the future: Genetically modified wildlife · 55 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 13A conversation with Helen Pilcher about the pros and cons of modifying wildlife and the ethics behind changing the very DNA of a wild animal.
- The Buffalo Boys of the Kalispel Tribe · 45 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 12Chris travels to the Kalispel reservation in Eastern Washington to visit the Buffalo Boys and tell the story of how they got their own herd, and what they’re doing to make sure…
- Musical termites? What happens when you let nature sing · 46 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 11Host Chris Morgan interviews Dr. Diego Ellis Soto about his work to turn the movement and sounds of animals into music, combining science, technology, and music theory to reveal…
- How the quest for the giant panda changed modern conservation · 53 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 10Host Chris Morgan interviews author Nathalia Holt about her book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt brothers’ deadly quest to find the mythical giant panda.
- The Humpback comeback: Vancouver's whales come home · 46 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 9Chris unravels the journey of Humpback whales in the Salish Sea and explores the groundbreaking techniques researchers are using to protect them.
- How America’s roads alter our ecology, with Ben Goldfarb (reprise) · 43 minA conversation with author Ben Goldfarb on how our roads impact pretty much everything in the natural world.
- Japan's bear attacks: we unravel what's going on · 35 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 8Bear attacks in Japan have been on the rise recently. So why is this happening? And what can be done about it?
- 50 years of Jaws: shark myths and misunderstandings · 53 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 7Host Chris Morgan interviews shark expert Amani Webber-Schultz about the movie Jaws for the 50th anniversary of the movie.
- How our planet came to life with Ferris Jabr · 49 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 6Host Chris Morgan speaks with environmental author Ferris Jabr about his book Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
- The story of Whatcom Creek: an explosion, a tragedy, and a rebirth · 44 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 5The story of the 1999 pipeline explosion in Whatcom Creek, and how a community and a creek began to recover after seemingly irreversible devastation.
- Sniffs, scratches, sights and sounds: Ed Yong on how animals sense the world · 28 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 4Chris Morgan talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Ed Yong about the astonishing ways animals sense the world around us: from birds that navigate the open ocean by smell, to…
- Tiny but tough: Hummingbirds of the Arizona desert · 36 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 3This episode looks at the shrinking of the nectar landscape and native plants and how that could impact the migration patterns of hummingbirds in the desert of Arizona.
- Brooke Williams encountered a dragonfly and became a dreamer · 33 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 2Host Chris Morgan speaks with environmental author Brooke Williams about his book Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the practice of Re-enchantment and his journey to a new…
- A Mexican jaguar walked into Arizona, then the US built a wall · 42 min · Řada 7 Epizoda 1This episode looks at jaguars that cross from Mexico into the United States and how the building of the 30-foot border wall would make that difficult and impact the environment…
- New season trailer! Welcome back to THE WILD · 2 min · Řada 7Welcome back to a brand new season of THE WILD on October 21, 2025! Travel with Chris as he uncovers stories of hope and inspiration as creatures find ways to adapt and thrive in…
- Happy Earth Day 2025! · 13 min · Řada 6Happy Earth Day 2025. This is a special message from Chris to get a little different perspective on this blue marble we call home.
- Tom Mangelsen: Grizzy 399 and confessions of a wildlife photographer · 41 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 25A conversation with wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen and how he observes nature including his years documenting Grizzly 399 in and around Teton National Park in Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park: Celebrity bears, and a tale of two trout · 45 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 24Chris travels to Yellowstone National Park to discover how scientists are turning an ecological disaster into a rare invasive species success story. It’s an adventure filled with…
- A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins (reprise) · 30 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 23Behind most wildlife documentaries is someone who has spent countless hours, often in challenging conditions, waiting for that perfect shot. Chris talks to filmmakers Jeff Wilson…
- Zoë Schlanger: Do plants think? Why eating a salad may never feel the same again · 51 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 22Maybe you’re eating an apple, or a piece of lettuce right now. Could be a broccoli stem or perhaps a lovely juicy tomato. If you are, are you wondering how intelligent that plant…
- Glacier Bay National Park: Life after ice - the birth of a river · 48 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 21Melting ice is usually bad news, but this place in Alaska has turned from frozen to flourishing in just 200 years. Nestled in southeast Alaska, the stunning and famous Glacier…
- The Wild presents How Wild: Solitude · 30 minWe are taking a break over the holidays in order to finish up our series about national parks. We’ll be back in your feed on January 7 with a visit to Glacier Bay National Park…
- A river runs through it ... once again (reprise) · 30 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 20It started as a glacier. Then, about 13,000 years ago, it was a trickle, then a stream, and eventually a rushing river meandering through the Olympic Peninsula. For thousands of…
- Leigh Ann Henion: Darkness, and the creatures of the night · 29 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 19Nature writer Leigh Ann Henion has spent countless hours uncovering mysteries of the darkness that unfold while we’re asleep. She’s explored bats, moths, glow worms, spotted…
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Fireflies in synchrony · 47 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 18Once a year they come out, by the thousands. Fireflies. But these aren’t just any fireflies. These are Photinus Carolinas, also known as synchronous fireflies They blink on and…
- Caroline Tracey: How this tiny bird could save salt lakes · 47 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 17Four times in the past decade Lake Abert has completely dried up, a barren lakebed encrusted with salt. Salt lakes are among the world's most threatened ecosystems. Lack of water…
- Chris remembers Bear 399 · 3 minChris remembers Bear 399, "The Queen" of Grand Teton National Park that was struck and killed by a vehicle near Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Tuesday, October 22. You can see the…
- Everglades National Park: Invasion of the Burmese pythons (reprise) · 51 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 16In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python is an invasive species that's close to triggering an ecological collapse. We'll head out with python hunters who track down these…
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Toxic wasteland to ecological champion · 36 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 15Cuyahoga Valley National Park is nestled between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio. It once was an industrial wasteland, filled with debris from the nearby auto factories. The Cuyahoga…
- The Wild presents The Wide Open: Balancing the needs of endangered species and humans · 45 minWe’re on a short break as we finish working on our stories for our series about America’s National Parks. I can’t wait to share with you what we’ve learned. Amazing stuff. We’ll…
- The Wild presents Outside/In: Not everyone is wild about wild horses · 29 minWe’re taking a short break from releasing episodes so we can work on more new stories for our series on our National Parks. I hope you’re enjoying it! In the meantime, I wanted…
- Goodbye chemical weapons, hello burrowing owls (reprise) · 35 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 14A decommissioned military base in northeast Oregon provides sanctuary for a recovering burrowing owl population. David Johnson is founder of the Global Owl Project to protect…
- These Italian bears survived gladiators and Mussolini (reprise) · 31 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 13Just two hours from Rome is one of the richest ecosystems in Europe, a little island of mountains that to this day is home to wolves, wild boar and bears. It's not just wild…
- True grit: the wild wolverine (reprise) · 34 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 12For the first time in 100 years, wolverines are back in Mount Rainier National Park. How did they get there? In the summer of 2020, there was some big news for wildlife in the…
- Eily Andruszkiewicz Allan: The magic of eDNA · 48 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 11Top secret military dolphins, exploding whales, and invasive green crabs. These are all things Dr. Eily Andruszkiewicz Allan is interested in learning more about. And she is…
- Death Valley National Park: Diving for fish in the hottest place on Earth · 45 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 10Chris joins a team of scuba divers...in the desert! Death Valley National Park is the hottest place on Earth and the driest place in North America. The heat that builds beneath…
- Digital Dr. Dolittle: decoding animal conversations with artificial intelligence (reprise) · 50 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 9Artificial Intelligence is making the stuff of science fiction a science reality, changing how humans interact with the world. It could also change the way we interact with…
- Dan Blumstein: Fear and listening to your inner marmot · 46 min · Řada 6 Epizoda 8Here’s an episode for movie buffs, music nuts, animal lovers, and anyone dealing with anxiety. Yes, that's quite the range in a 40-minute chat, but Dr Dan Blumstein delivers them…
