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(English/Español) The City Nature Challenge starts on Friday, April 29, and in this episode Billy talks with Angel Mario Hualpa Erazo of Ecuador's Green Jewel, based in Loja in southern Ecuador. We get to know Loja, hear about Green Jewel's conservation and environmental education programs, and talk about the City Nature Challenge. This episode is in English and in Spanish. We start with a shorter English summary and continue with the full discussion in Spanish. El City Nature Challenge empieza el Viernes, 29 de Abril, y en este episodio Billy habla con Angel Mario Hualpa Erazo de Green Jewel, basado en Loja, en el sur de Ecuador. Conocemos Loja, aprendemos de los programas de conservación y educación ambiental de Green Jewel, y hablamos del City Nature Challenge. Este episodio es en inglés y español. Empezamos con el resumen en Inglés y seguimos con la conversación entera (a los 11 minutos y 50 segundos) en español. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Only watch this episode if you believe good work needs a good workplace. Solidarity for environmental workers and workers everywhere! https://twitter.com/defenders_staff https://twitter.com/audubonforall Recommended readings Demargainlizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics. The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System Intersectional Environmentalist Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Urbanites are starting to learn to live with predators like coyotes, bobcats, and hawks, but what about their rodent prey, like rats? We talk with political scientist and human/wildlife researcher Christian Hunold about his paper looking at rodenticide bans and what they say about how we regard rats and the animals that eat them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Always Be Birdin' Podcast: https://always-be-birdin.simplecast.com/ Always Be Birdin the Boroughs: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaSzLYMvd8J/?utm_medium=copy_link Scholarships for Black and Brown people: https://amplifythefuture.org/black-latinx-birders/  Justice Outside Liberated Grants program: https://justiceoutside.org/grantmaking/liberated-paths-grantmaking-program/  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Troy Bynum (@tb_wildlife_photography on Instagram) is Philly naturalist, wildlife photographer, and a new urban hunter. He talks with Billy about the experience of hunting for the first time, and they discuss issues of race and hunting. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Local wildlife lovers and cat lovers can all feel outgunned and overwhelmed when the national, multi-million-dollar organizations that push TNR come to town. Tulsans for Public Safety shows how one community has organized on a grassroots level to promote sound policy for unowned cats. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

The brothers discuss joy of new birders, some thoughts on birding groups as institutions, and a shout out to the Biggest Week in American Birding for inviting Tykee to be a keynote speaker in 2022! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Wildlife conservation advocate Rosie Sanchez shares how she found herself in the work, her recent accomplishments, and her vision for achieving balance for humans and wildlife! Shameless plug to support Amplify the Future: https://amplifyfuture.betterworld.org/auctions/amplify-future-annual-auction/items/cooking-conversations-tykee-jame Rosie Sanchez on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alma-sanchez-000495a6/ Rosie Sanchez on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rorosanchie/ Outdoor Equity Grant Program: https://cpw.state.co.us/outdoor-equity-fund Proposition 114: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/11/05/colorado-proposition-114-election-results-gray-wolves-final-results/#:~:text=Proposition%20114%20directs%20CPW%20to,the%20ground%E2%80%9D%20within%20three%20years. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Still finding their cadence, the brother return to share levity, wisdom, and ketchup with what's been going on since Episode 8: Parent life update, birding festivals, lifers, James Bond, new punk album release, Audubon for All (union at National Audubon Society), and dogs on leashes. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Joined by NEW Co-Host Julian Nesbitt, the pair discuss curious mountain lions in California, hungry wolves in Yellowstone, and migrating elephants in Tanzania. Sources: https://www.duneland.k12.in.us/cms/lib/IN01001867/Centricity/Domain/237/scienceA.pdf https://futurehuman.medium.com/russian-scientists-are-trying-to-revive-wooly-mammoths-to-halt-siberias-warming-crisis-e1bd4fd3f6bb Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Learn about the neighborhood galagos and the red-banded rubber frogs of urban Zanzibar with Jonathan Richard Walz. Billy and Tony talk with Richard about the urban wildlife of this corner of East Africa as well as the impact of the pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

It's been a minute so the brothers put ketchup on it before discussing eBird hotspot legitimacy theory and how perpetuating feline homelessness is a form of white supremacy. ---- Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Inspired by a conversation with past podcast guest Brad Gates, Billy, who has been vegetarian for over 25 years, is thinking about taking up urban hunting. Tony and Billy talk about the implications, ethical and ecological. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Founding President of the Labor Network for Sustainability, and Voices for a Sustainable Future. Joe is a current board member of the US Climate Action Network. He also serves on the advisory board of the Future of Music Coalition. Joe is a musician, and a member of the American Federation of Musicians. Audubon For All Morgan Lewis Report Response: https://morgan-lewis-response.glitch.me/ https://www.labor4sustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/LNS-Mission-and-Principles.pdf https://equityfund.egnyte.com/dl/GwNOckdToD/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

The city can be a tough place for a little bird, unless that city has lots of pine trees and cozy places to build nests. Dark eyed juncos have adapted to Los Angeles, and we'll hear about it from ornithologist Samuel Bressler who talks with Tony about his research. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tykee and Tony catch up after some political and and personal absurdity. The brothers discuss finding time to bird for fun instead of work. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tony and Billy talk with Tony Lee, film producer and author of The Cat that Changed America, the story of Los Angeles' P22 mountain lion. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tykee, a founder of the Audubon for All union effort speaks with Larry, who was one of the founders for the union at the Sierra Club.  Vision statement for Audubon for All Union: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/audubon-for-all-vision-statement Details of National Audubon Society's response to workers' organizing efforts: https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2021/03/17/stories/1063727733 Sierra Club management walks out in negotiation (2018) https://www.facebook.com/ProgressiveWorkersUnion/videos/1528762327221091/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tony and Billy talk with Singapore nature guide Ivan Kwan about wild boar, huge water monitor lizards, introduced myna birds, and what it's like to explore nature in one of the world's greenest cities. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Philly naturalist Robin Irizarry and Billy talk with their antipodean urban bioblitz colleague Stephan Fricker about the Great Southern Bioblitz, the fall (or spring if you're down under) counterpart to the City Nature Challenge. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Chelsea Conner (@ChelseaHerps on Twitter, and @Outtochelsea on Instagram) catches us up on anoles, the incredibly biodiverse lizards of evolutionary biologists' dreams. She discusses her research on the diet of Dominica's endemic eyed anoles (Anolis oculatus) and the invasive Puerto Rican anole (A. cristatellus). We learn about lizard lassoing and how Chelsea gets all the poop samples she needs. Oh, and did you know you needed stickers of anoles eating ice pops colored just like their dewlaps? Yep, you do [https://www.redbubble.com/people/ChelseaHerps/shop]. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Wherever you live, it's time to start looking up! Billy brings his lawn chair and watches some West Philly peregrine falcons with local birder Schubert Sweat. He then talks with Peter Green about his Providence Raptors blog and book. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Ken Behrens, co-host of Naturally Adventurous Podcast and guide for Tropical Birding jois Tony to discuss easy places to see hard to see animals. If you spend enough time travelling to observe wildlife, you will discover the phenomena of locations where sighting some normally extremely hard to see animals is almost guaranteed. Animals featured include: Snow Leopard, Malayan Night Heron, African nocturnal birds, Spectacled Bear, Maned Wolf, Black-back Woodpecker, Polar Bear, Jaguar, Southern Cassowary, Harpy Eagle, Antpittas. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Billy habla con biólogos Colombianos Sara Acosta y Rodrigo Mutis sobre su libro de colorear de mamíferos urbanos, Mamíferos de Bogotá y Donde Encontrarlos. Empezamos el episodio con un resumen de la conversación en Inglés. Seguimos con la conversación completa en español. Puedes encontrar el libro de colorear aquí . Envía un mensaje a Rodrigo (rmutis@unal.edu.co) para conseguir una copia imprimible. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

State Representative Donna Bullock from the 195th legislative district of PA and the newly elected Chair of the PA Legislative Black Caucus joins Tykee in a discussion about PA voters, whether they're ready for change (they are), if PA is ready for RGGI (it is), and the Representatives shares a special thank you to the organizers of the first #BlackBirdersWeek. Sources:  https://www.nbejn.com/ https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2020/12/17/947355441/biden-to-nominate-brenda-mallory-to-run-council-on-environmental-quality https://www.ecowatch.com/joe-biden-epa-michael-regan-2649540028.html https://newgeorgiaproject.org/about/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/record-amount-absentee-ballots-requested-georgia-runoff-elections/6Q3C72ADE5CXVDDMIXV5TGJLAA/ Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community.  Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a voice message too! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Bob Ferguson is a naturalist from Southeast Pennsylvania that makes wildlife calendars featuring his own photography to benefit wildlife conservation. We learn about how the project got started, what organizations benefit and Bob's addiction to wildlife observation. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Fascinature https://www.instagram.com/bob_ferguson_fascinature/ Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a voice message too! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

What do you know about the average state legislator? Tykee speaks with Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta to ketchup with an old friend and discuss the legislative reality for bipartisan conservation legislation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.  Sources:  https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0225&pn=0195 https://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/who-s-the-average-state-legislator-depends-on-your-state-magazine2020.aspx?utm_source=National+Conference+of+State+Legislatures&utm_campaign=563bd5f6d3-NCSL_State_Legislatures_magazine_November_4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1716623089-563bd5f6d3-377795192 https://www.ncel.net/2020/08/06/ncel-recognizes-five-state-legislators-for-their-dedication-to-environmental-issues/ Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community.  Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a voice message too! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tykee and Tony talk Birderism and then we tease a little about classism for our next episode (hopefully we'll bring on an old friend)! Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a voice message too! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

George and Tony catch up and discuss binoculars, harpy eagles, and hurricane birding Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a voice message too! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

I know I'm late, but we can still enjoy Black Mammalogist Week together! Links for all things mentioned: MC Hammer tweet: https://twitter.com/MCHammer/status/1305447129058390016 Misunderstood Mammal Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CN_MVp-XX0 Jazmin (Sunny) Murphy blog https://www.compassscicomm.org/black-mammalogists-week-misunderstood-mammals/ Guardian Watchmen: https://www.wcel.org/sites/default/files/publications/gw_laws_to_protect_land_and_sea_final.pdf Boreal Conservation Report: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00090/full Land recognition info for US and Canada: https://native-land.ca/ Mara Hyena Project: https://twitter.com/marahyenas?lang=en Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a voice message too! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Podcast Hosts George Armistead (Birding Today) and Tykee James (On Word for Wildlife and Brothers in Birding) debut Cross Pollination, a pilot project to build community with content creators from Wildlife Observer Network!  -------- Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale; Audio Production: Tykee James; WON Artwork: Robin Irizarry; WON Stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community.  Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a voice message too! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

The trash panda of Europe is also an urban critter in North America. Billy talks about fox range expansion in in North America and urban fox evolution in England with Kate Garchinsky, illustrator of the Secret Life of the Red Fox and Christian Hunold, wildlife photographer and political scientist whose work looks at how humans and the animals we live with regard each other. We read from Audubon and Bachman's Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (p. 269-270) and look at two papers, one using genetic analysis to settle the question of where newer fox populations came from, and the other looking at how foxes in English cities are starting to look a little more domestic. ---- Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Send us a message! https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

While Tony upholds his fathering responsibilities, George finishes this trilogy! Dan Lane has likely discovered or been part of discovering more new bird species than any other living person. Dan started his field research with LSU and focuses mostly on Peru, he co-authored the Field Guide to the Birds of Peru. In this episode we talk about his discovery of the Scarlet-Banded Barbet and some other species, birding in Louisiana, and of all things, nutria! Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Picking up where the internet connect left off! Dan Lane has likely discovered or been part of discovering more new bird species than any other living person. Dan started his field research with LSU and focuses mostly on Peru, he co-authored the Field Guide to the Birds of Peru. In this episode we talk about his discovery of the Scarlet-Banded Barbet and some other species, birding in Louisiana, and of all things, nutria! Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Dan Lane has likely discovered or been part of discovering more new bird species than any other living person. Dan started his field research with LSU and focuses mostly on Peru, he co-authored the Field Guide to the Birds of Peru. In this episode we talk about his discovery of the Scarlet-Banded Barbet and some other species, birding in Louisiana, and of all things, nutria! The last question is where Dan's internet goes out, but we pick up right where we left off on part 2! Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

After some fans and supporters of #BlackBirdersWeek found Tykee's personal Venmo account and gave him money, he decided to reflect on the concept of interpersonal philanthropy and if it can advance equity. He also connects the principles of Community-Centric Fundraising to wildlife conservation. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Sources: https://www.gibranrivera.com/blog/2020/6/4/what-should-white-people-do https://nonprofitaf.com/2017/05/how-donor-centrism-perpetuates-inequity-and-why-we-must-move-toward-community-centric-fundraising/ https://help.venmo.com/hc/en-us/articles/226001687-General-Business-Partnership-Inquiries https://communitycentricfundraising.org/ccf-movement/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Billy and Mike talk about the incredibly diverse Plethodontid salamanders of North America and read from the riveting (for real, this is a classic of nature writing) forward of Emmett Reid Dunn's Salamanders of the Family Plethodontidae Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tykee reflects on his role in #BlackBirdersWeek and announces a new topic for the next episode. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork Should I Count It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZc3RAg34MA Session 1: https://www.facebook.com/18709174006/videos/599256750697358/?__so__=channel_tab&__rv__=all_videos_card Session 2: https://www.facebook.com/18709174006/videos/250698879684486/?__so__=channel_tab&__rv__=all_videos_card Community Centric Fundraising https://ssir.org/articles/entry/building_movements_not_organizations; https://communitycentricfundraising.org/ccf-movement/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

George and Tony discuss Cattle Egrets, birding in Bermuda, pterodroma petrels, renaming birds fallout, mid summer vagrants, and the possible hybrid Scarlet Tanager x Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

The birding brothers discuss Tony's controversial list of changed bird names and how a lot of folks spectacularly missed the point. They reflect a bit on Black Birders Week and the challenge of addressing serious social problems while still celebrating our love of wildlife. In the immortal words of Edward Abbey we need to "Outlive the bastards!" Check out the list in question here: https://www.wildlifeobservernetwork.com/blog/the-original-renaming-the-birds-of-north-america-list Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Joelle Jenkins, a highly motivated student leader at the University of Northern Colorado sits with Tykee to discuss her research, her experience in science, and why it's so important, especially now, to foster inclusion in STEM. Her work: https://www.unco.edu/mcnair/about/current-mcnair-scholars/scholars_201920/jenkins-joelle.aspx https://www.unco.edu/student-leaf/representatives/ https://twitter.com/BlacademicUS Follow her on Twitter @ IG: @NappyHairRevel Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

On this episode of Birding Punks, Paul and Tony discuss what we hope is imminent and longstanding social change spurred by the murder of George Floyd and change in the birding community via Black Birders Week inspired by the threat of police violence on Christian Cooper. The Birding Punks reflect on being self imposed outsiders and whether the bird community should reform existing or start new birding organizations to be truly inclusive. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

We take a look at one of our most humble companions in civilization, the house mouse. Michelle Niedermeier of the Penn State Cooperative Extension's Integrated Pest Management program joins Billy as we talk about research into how mouse genetics can help us learn about human history . We spend some time with John James Audubon's fabulous mouse chapter from the Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (v. 2, p. 277). Just for kicks, we've included a reading from the last episode in which we discussed mice: Lawrence Crawford helps us wax poetic about mice (in Scots, so read along and click on the unfamiliar words) with the immortal Robert Burns. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Alvaro Jaramillo is a Chilean-Canadian-American birding guide, author, and ornithologist. Alvaro has authored Birds of Chile, Birds of California, and New World Blackbirds, and he runs Alvaro's Adventure's tour company. We discuss his journey to becoming an author and guide, and-his love of blackbirds and pelagic birding. Alvaro, true to his nature, leaves us with a positive outlook on tourism and society post Covid-19. http://alvarosadventures.com/ Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

The birding brothers host Dr J. Drew Lanham. Dr Lanham is a poet and professor of wildlife biology at Clemson University. He is noted for his article "9 Rules for the Black Birder in Orion Magazine" and his books: "The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature" and "Sparrow Envy". On this episode we talk about: small talk during a revolution nested in a pandemic, code switching shrikes, the birding Mason Dixon Line, field marks for the unsafe places for birders of color and much more. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tykee shares research on the Volunteer Protection Act and invites Alex Troutman to share his experience volunteering his time for wildlife conservation. Find him on Twitter and Instagram @n8ture_al #BlackBirdersWeek Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Josh Moody of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary talks about his work with installing and monitoring living shorelines. These structures, comprised of plants and shellfish and supported by engineered structures, help improve wildlife habitat, combat erosion and rising water levels, improve water quality, and increase fisheries. Josh and Tony go way back in the punk scene and also discuss how the "do it yourself" punk ethic can be applied to academics and ecology. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observer Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. Or you can make a one-time contribution on our website. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. Want to become a contributor? Email us: urbanwildlifecast@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

In this episode we interview Dr. Robert Rockwell (Rocky) of City University of New York and the American Museum of Natural History. Rocky has run a remote field camp in the tundra of Wapusk National Park in Northern Manitoba for over 4 decades. Rocky studies snow geese, polar bears, and tundra ecology. WON's Tony Croasdale worked for Rocky at the camp in the summer of 2004. Rocky walks us through his research as well as life in an arctic field camp. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

In this episode Tykee reunites with old friends and collaborators Zakia Elliot and WON's own Tony Croasdale. The three of them have all worked together in Philadelphia. Zakia currently works with sanitation workers by advocating for cleaner running vehicles for both worker health and environmental health. This episode is less wildlife centered and widens the focus to a bigger picture of the importance of labor unions and examines capitalism role is solutions and causes of environmental degradation. Title references this song: https://youtu.be/R8eK9ZXf-Ow Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

George and Tony discuss George's upcoming participation in NJ Audubon's World Series of Birding and they both reflect on their past experiences with the legendary birding event. The dudes also exchange some field work stories and talk about life in quarantine as a birder. Credits: Executive Producer: Tony Croasdale, Audio Production: Tykee James, Art work: Robin Irizarry. Wildlife Observer Network stinger by Alexander Jenson (music by His Hero is Gone) Help our reach by rating us where you're listening to Wildlife Observet Network and sharing this episode on social media We have Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Please support our creativity with monthly payments through Anchor or Patreon. You can also help us right now by giving us a rating and sharing this episode on social media so your family, friends, and followers know you're a part of the Wildlife Observer Community. https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network https://www.patreon.com/WildlifeObserverNetwork --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support

Tykee and Tony discuss Tony's long overdue master's thesis defense, and how Tykee assisted in the research project. The brothers from other mothers examine the importance of native plants for birds, bird love in the time of Covid-19, and the importance of skin care. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wildlife-observer-network/support