Aussie Wildlife Show

What are boodies, chuditch and bilbies? We recently caught up with Nathan from Arid Recovery to chat about the work he does saving some of Australia's most threatened species.

In this episode we talk to the knowledgeable and inspirational biologist James Smith about ways to attract wildlife to your property. James owns a business called fauNature where he and his team make nesting boxes for a wide range of Australian fauna. James is also the author of the book,  Wildlife of Greater Adelaide , the most comprehensive wildlife guide to the Greater Adelaide region.   

Conservation through domestication. Is keeping native animals as pets a bad idea, is it unethical, or can it actually be beneficial in helping to preserve endangered species? In this episode we try to answer some of these questions.

In this episode we visit Anthony Johnson from SA Quality Reptiles to check out his amazing reptile keeping facility where he shares with us some of the experiences he has gained over many years of working with reptiles. Anthony frequently heads out into the field to observe and learn more about the species that he keeps, this helps him to better understand their husbandry requirements.  

Dreamtime entities, mysterious creatures and spooky tales are just some of the things we talk about in this episode. Chris Koolmatrie grew up in the Coorong , learning the traditional ways of life including bush foods, hunting, bush medicines as well as the fascinating stories passed down through time from his Ngarrindjeri ancestors. Chris works for the Natural Resources SA Murray Darling Basin wh...

What do you do if you find injured wildlife? We caught up with wildlife carer Bev Langley to find out. Bev  is the owner of ' Minton Farm ', a property located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.  The sanctuary is a native fauna rescue and rehabilitation centre which houses a wide variety of wildlife including koalas, kangaroos, possums, bettongs, wombats, emus, raptures and many more.   Appro...