Wildlife for You

If you’re wanting to drive fast expensive cars and travel the world, run away. If you don’t mind being broke but extremely happy… boy, do we have a career for you!

Talking about bears in the news. We need to focus on solutions rather than problems,

Meg and Daryl talk to some aspiring young wildlife biology students who recently took part in the SWAP program. Don’t know what the SWAP program is? Well, listen to the podcast and find out. These promising young students are the future stewards of our precious wildlife resources.

Al... a big ol' Russian boar in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park spurs a discussion on not only pigs in the Park, but pigs in America.

The hardest lesson I learned was finding out my dad didn't really know everything there was to know about wildlife. In fact, he got a whole lot wrong! Daryl and Meg discuss some of those things they heard as kids and explain the truth about what is really going on.

Lots of people head to the Smoky Mountains and some of them actually get out of their car and hit the trails. If you want to be one of those people, listen to Meg who is a seasoned hiker in GSMNP.

Meg comes prepared to grill Daryl with a whole list of bear questions... and a turkey question to boot!

Last episode Daryl and Meg introduced you to the wonderful world of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This episode, they dive into a discussion about some of the amazing wildlife you will find there, and even some of the wildlife you won't.

"Wildlife for You" launches a new platform to help teach people about the amazing outdoors. We begin with where it all started for our long-time host, Daryl... at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He is joined by his good friend and all-around southern spirit, Meg Pelley, a volunteer at the National Park. They discuss not only the Park and tidbits about bears but also why the Park is so spe...

Daryl and Steph discuss a couple of high mountain adventures with ghosts and goats.

Noooo... we are not talking about Cape buffalo, were not even talking about the Buffalo Bills (sadly), we are talking about the American bison.

Wild pigs, feral hogs, Russian boars... Whatever you wanna call them... they’re awful for our ecosystem.

From totally misguided news reporters to big “ash” cats. We cover those honking big predators. Heck we even talk about Hank the Tank.

Stephanne and Daryl take you into a deep dive on Sandhill cranes. They are beautiful and wonderful birds in more ways than one.

We’re back, although a little rusty for 2022. We get things kicked off until Stephanne’s dog decides to take center stage but needless to say... we’re glad to be back!

Everyone knows that there’s bear country but few people know about “human country.” If you truly love bears it’s best to teach them to keep out of human country.

Grizzly 399... she’s popular, she’s beautiful, and she is a handful. Find out what it takes, and doesn’t take, to keep 399 alive and thriving.

Find out how climate change is really messing us up.

In this episode Daryl and Stephanne talk about some human activities that truly are reshaping the world… and not for the better!

Stephanne and Daryl take a deep dive into what is by far the most impactful species on earth and no, it is not coyotes.

Fresh from her recent trip to Disney World Stephanne grills Daryl on the good and bad of wildlife rehabilitation.

All you need to know about American and Honey... badgers that is!

There is a lot of misinformation out there about black bear hibernation. Yes, they hibernate they just do it a little bit differently… Yes, even in the Smokies!

Find out if animals react to traumatic events the same way humans do. The science is still emerging but the questions are intriguing

When does educational television become uneducational? When they flat out lie for ratings!