Field Stories

This week, join Chris and Michela as they sit down with Dr. Jay Lombardi, a distinguished carnivore population and landscape ecologist with extensive research experience spanning over 20 carnivore species across various continents. Listen in as Dr. Lombardi shares the compelling narrative of his journey into the realm of wildlife, learning how to break into the field on his own. On a personal leve...

Today Nick is joined by fellow student and excellent filmmaker/photographer Emily Forster who shares lots of Belize stories as well as the incredible Whale encounters that are possible in the UK! It is a great episode which is free flowing and full of interesting information from Belize that may just surprise you. Big shame that Chris and Michela were unable to attend, through absolutely no fault...

This week, Chris is joined in person by Hallie Cowan who is commonly referred to as the Halligator (mainly by Nick...) We tackle the issues of 'cowboy herping' in Florida and how the industry is male dominant. Hallie shares a heart warming story about a rattlesnake found on the roadside and a few insights into life in the rainforest. Yet another great episode and an enjoyable format with t...

In this episode of Field Stories, we're thrilled to welcome a special guest, Alleigh Pagels, a Michigan Consulting Wildlife Biologist and a close college friend of our co-host Michela. Alleigh's deep connection with the outdoors and passion for nature shines through as she shares her expertise in sustainable hunting practices, focusing on deer and elk management, and the art of taxidermy....

On this week’s episode we speak to the man who has seen more bats in one year than anyone else, world record holder Nils Bouillard! In 2019 Nils set out to record as many bats in one year as possible, a Big Year as it’s called in the world of birding. Although these Big Years have been done many times in the world of birding, no one had ever done it for bats. Needless to say Nils was very successf...

On this week’s episode we chat with Wenyi Zhou, or Luke as his friends know him! Wenyi’s career in ornithology has taken him from his native China to the United States for school, down to Peru for work and then full circle back to China for his PhD research! It’s been quite a journey to say the least. Luke then shared a crazy story about him being surrounded by a group of men with machetes in a re...

On this week’s episode of Fieldstories we speak to Dick Lock about his experiences founding Herping Suriname and Unlock Nature tours and owning his own eco-resort in the little known South American country of Suriname. Dick also told us about the important work he is doing with his Snake Patrol rescue foundation. Finally he shared an incredible story about his transformational experiences working...

This week we welcome Jonah Holmes, a student at Falmouth university and friend of Nick's. With an extremely controversial topic at hand, Jonah does a great job of answering difficult questions in this podcast and concludes the broadcast with an incredible and heart warming story about two Orangutans he has worked with in the past. Jonah is currently based in Bali, Indonesia and is creating a f...

On this week’s episode we speak to Dana Green who is completing her PhD researching bats in Saskatchewan. Dana spoke about her PhD project and how the pandemic impacted her fieldwork and bat research across the world. Dana also spoke candidly about losing the vision in one eye and how this life changing condition has encouraged her to share her experiences with the visually impaired community to s...

🌿 Join us on this captivating episode of Field Stories as we delve into the incredible journey of Gael Sanchez, a seasoned wildlife biologist with a wealth of experience and wisdom to share. Gael's path to becoming a professional wildlife biologist is a tale of passion, perseverance, and dedication. 🎙️ In this episode, Gael generously shares her insights and advice for aspiring wildlife biolo...

In this weeks episode we talk everything birds with Holly. From bird banding in the Caribbean to Motus towers (listen until the end to learn about them) birds are given some much needed attention! Happy new years from the team at Field Stories and may 2024 be an epic year for you all 👌

Drunk rants, festive themed field stories and Chris in civilisation?! Anything is possible on this episode! All 3 of us would like to wish everyone a very happy new year and we all hope you had an amazing holiday season :) Let us know in the comments your favourite festive field story 👍

In this weeks chaotic episode Co-host Chris Ketola is joined by wildlife conservationist Fabian Muhlberger and professional filmmaker Lukas Durnegger underneath the Tambopata river! We explore life on an expedition and listen to a lot of poop talk with the constant theme of technical issues throughout the entire episode, we hope you enjoy it and as always leave your best field story below 👌

On episode 2 of Field Stories, we introduce our third co-host, Michela, aka, the Turtle Queen to the podcast. Here she offers her knowledge of freshwater turtle conservation and regales us with some crazy and unexpected stories from her experiences in the field! Watch now to gain a deeper understanding of freshwater turtles and enjoy the excitement of Michela's unforgettable fieldwork tales th...

Field Stories starts with Nick Smith and Chris Ketola setting the standard for the podcast series. This podcast is all about conservation and the people who work tirelessly to help animals around the planet. Let us hear funny, courageous and outright insane stories, anything really is possible in the field! The structure of the show starts with an introduction from the hosts, followed by a guest w...