Wildlife Matters The Podcast

We are talking to Natalia Doran on this week’s Wildlife Matters Podcast. Natalia founded Urban Squirrels, a London-based specialist grey squirrel rescue and is also an advocate for wildlife, being on the council of Animal Aid, a trustee of Farplace Animal Rescue and the academic charity Pan-Orthodox Concern for Animals.  The Grey Squirrel, a cherished and frequently spotted creature, especial...

Join Wildlife Matters as we spend a night with the Pine Martens Hello, and a big warm welcome to this week's Wildlife Matters. I’m your host, Nigel Palmer, and we have a real treat for you today. But it’s not the Q&A you may have been expecting - that has been put back slightly while we finalise the production. Today, we are offering a unique opportunity- a live wildlife-watching experience. A...

On this week's Wildlife Matters podcast, we have a feature-length chat with Alana, the co-founder of the Wildlife Care Badge. Wildlife Care Badge was set up by a collective of vet professionals, wildlife professionals, and wildlife rescues/rehabbers, who have united to develop some self-regulation for UK wildlife rescues/rehabbers. We have launched a new UK Wildlife Rescue DIRECTORY/MAP that repre...

The Bloody Ivory Trade We have had a very wet winter here in the UK, but now the signs of spring are all around. With its many shades of green and the bluebells currently carpeting our woodlands, the birds are nesting, and the dawn chorus is loud and genuinely a beautiful cacophony. I’ve been leading nightingale walks in our local woodlands and following a buzzard family nesting nearby. In a futur...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Wildlife Matters Podcast. I’m your host, Nigel Palmer. It’s Springtime here in the UK, and nature is bursting back into life. There are so many shades of green - and every shade is so fresh and vibrant. The birds are in full song, and the buds have burst into blossom. And we are at the start of Series Four. It has been just over two years since we launched the podc...

This week's Wildlife Matters Podcast concludes Season Three with a feature on international wildlife. Wildlife Matters Investigates returns to expose the Trophy Hunting trade, Trophy Hunting - in An Illusion of Conservation, and we call out all their claims that Trophy Hunting is good for the local economy and tourism and even that it is good for animal species to be killed to save others. Yeah ri...

Hello, and welcome to the Wildlife Matters podcast. On today’s action-packed show, we are talking to Deborah from the Hedgepigs. A dedicated hedgehog rescue based in the East Midlands, we will find out how a hedgehog rescue works behind the scenes, how to attract and support hedgehogs in your garden, and why they are doing better in urban areas than in the countryside.  All this and more are...

On today’s action-packed Wildlife Matters Podcast, we are talking to Maiya from the Nottingham Amphibian and Reptile group, finding out about our native amphibians and reptiles and why toad patrols are so important. And, of course, today is St Valentine’s Day, so Wildlife Matters looks into the bizarre world of courting and mating in wildlife around the world and discover what your partner may be...

Today, on the Wildlife Matters Podcast, join me for a walk through a wild meadow on the edge of woodland as we look at some of the plants that thrive in a meadow environment, some of the traditional uses in herbal medicine, and the folklore surrounding them. Then, we spend a night with Pine Martens in Southern Scotland. Pine Marten populations are beginning to recover, and their range is increasin...

WHY is the question on this week's Wildlife Matters podcast? Why are the British government still killing Badgers when the science and available evidence show that the issue of BovineTB is in dairy cows and, more specifically, intensively farmed dairy cows?  In Wildlife Matters Investigates, we ask WHY we still wear fur today.  And we have some surprising answers and a shock for shoppers...

On today’s Wildlife Matters podcast, we will be talking about hoglets young hedgehogs and in Wildlife Matters Investigates we look at Lion cub petting and why it is wrong.  This week, nature News is close to our hearts as we cover the story of the government's plans to protect the UK’s temperate rainforest, a habitat that is so rare and under constant threat.  We also enjoy some mindful...

Hello and welcome to the Wildlife Matters Christmas Special  We have passed the Winter Solstice, and the Yule log keeps the house warm, and Santa is on his way... What better way to spend Christmas Eve than to sit down and listen to a magical story based on wildlife and nature? That is precisely what we have for you today. First, get ready to hear about hedgehogs' fantastic role in our folklo...

Welcome to the Wildlife Matters Podcast. Today is our 1st-anniversary edition. Just a year ago, we launched with a passion for wildlife and a burning desire to highlight the good, the bad and the downright ugly things happening to wildlife and the natural world. Our vision was to build a community of caring and compassionate campaigners to end the persecution and destruction of species and the nat...

Welcome to today's episode of the Wildlife Matters Podcast. In this episode, we will discuss our stance on hunting with dogs in England and Wales and explain why we support a complete ban on this practice. Additionally, we will talk about our efforts to strengthen the Hunting Act.  Our investigative team has also uncovered the disturbing truth about Japan's Taiji Cove and the annual Dolphin s...

So what do Hedgehogs eat? We all love our spiky mammalian cousins, but do they eat slugs and snails or fish catfood - Join us as we find out the best food for wild hedgehogs. And we take another nature adventure to discover how Britain's wildlife adapts to winter.  Add in the very latest Nature News and spend some precious time in nature with us in Mindful Moments that's all coming up on this...

In this week's Wildlife Matters Podcast, join me for an autumn walk on the edge of the South Downs as we find some of the winter visitors that arrive at this time of year to feast on our autumnal abundance of food. Join us and take some time out in Nature with Mindful Moments, and following the King's Speech this week, we explain the British Government's ten broken promises on nature and the envir...

In this week's #WildlifeMatters #Podcast, we chat with Val Green MBE, the founder of One Voice for Animals UK and discover the fascinating life of the Winter Moth One Voice for Animals UK www.helpanimals.co.uk For more information please visit our website www.wildlife-matters.org Get in touch hello@wildlife-matters.org

Welcome to Season 3 of the Wildlife Matters Podcast. We are delighted to announce our new partnership to raise awareness of animal welfare in the UK with the fabulous folk at One Voice for Animals. One Voice for Animals website is  www.helpanimals.co.uk We begin by speaking to the remarkable Lucy Steel, founder of Wild Things Rescue in Lincolnshire  Wild Thing's website is  www.wild...

This week on the Wildlife Matters podcast, we are trying something new. To celebrate the Autumn Equinox and our love of storytelling, we are bringing you two intriguing stories. One is about Mabon, the son of Mother Nature herself, and the other is our unique interpretation of a traditional Native American folk story that unravels the mystery of why the leaves turn red in autumn. We have always en...

In this week's Wildlife Matters Podcast, we delve into the world of Fox Hunting and share our reasons for opposing it with such fervent passion. This personal story is a testament to the friends who we have spent decades in the field opposing and halting blood hunters from indulging in their illegal pleasure. As we enter Small Pet Rodent Awareness Week from 18-24 September, Lyndsey from Greatfield...

This week's Wildlife Matters Podcast delves into the urgent issue of Stag hunting, which continues in the West Country of England, and how stag hunters have been evading the law. In Wildlife Matters Investigates, we return to the upland moors of Northern England and ask the question: Grouse Moor conservation - Can we believe them? Please support us and help us continue our work. By becoming a Patr...

This week's #WildlifeMatters #Podcast discusses the false claims and dishonesty surrounding Trail Hunting, a practice initiated in 2004 to continue hunting despite the Hunting Act. Join us for #WildlifeMatters #Investigates as we uncover the truth about Britain's game shooting industry and raise the critical question: Is it Game Shooting or Shame Shooting?

This week's Wildlife Matters Podcast takes us to the upland moors on The Inglorious 12th, the start of the Grouse Shooting season. Our feature story, 'Blood on the Moors,' delves into the complex relationship between this controversial sport and wildlife conservation. In Wildlife Matters Investigates, we reveal the truth behind grouse shooting estates. We uncover the irony of these estates claimin...

In this week's Wildlife Matters Matters Podcast, join us as we search for Britain's wild summer visitors, from Puffins and Orcas to Hawk moths and Cuckoos. We'll discuss their unique behaviours, their role in the ecosystem, and the conservation efforts to protect them.  This week's Wildlife Matters Investigates exposes the vile and cruel Hunters who hunt this year's baby fox cubs. They call i...

Embark on a unique journey this week on the Wildlife Matters #podcast, as we take you on a summer wildflower walk, unveiling the mysteries of fascinating wildflowers. In this week's #WildlifeMattersInvestigates, we delve into the compelling story of captive cetaceans in our Prison Grove campaign, a topic of utmost relevance to wildlife conservationists. We also bring you intriguing news of Dolphin...