Episode 90: The American Black Bear with Matt Gould

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kTQqG5ufAH7Jmcl01EsIa?si=pbaoEEDzS0aA10vE9fRO1g&dl_branch=1 This time our guest is a wildlife biologist from across the pond. Matt Gould works for the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology at New Mexico State University. Matt is also an avid hunter. This combination makes him a perfect guest for my podcast. https://youtu.be/aIuzrNjnSdU Matt has done a lot of research and … Continue reading Episode 90: The American Black Bear with Matt Gould →

Episode 89: Camera Trapping and Large Mammal Monitoring with Adam Francis Smith

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0y5EVzNYX67eMf0QVclvEU?si=fKfdySxHQu2WwKox9UIJTA&dl_branch=1 In this instalment of the podcast, our guest is a young scientist, Adam Francis Smith, who lives in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Adam specializes in large terrestrial mammal monitoring and predator-prey interactions. He also works for the Frankfurt Zoological Society where he focuses on specific project areas in Ukraine and Belarus and where, … Continue reading Episode 89: Camera Trapping and Large Mammal Monitoring with Adam Francis Smith →

Episode 88: Rewilding Scotland with Peter Cairns

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4u2l6ReNgvYLO50Y1pxIBj?si=we0XDmeASgeY4vACBCRjyA&dl_branch=1 Peter Cairns is the executive director of the environmental charity Scotland: The Big Picture, the first organisation in Scotland wholly dedicated to championing rewilding. We started our conversation by discussing the controversy surrounding the term rewilding. Since rewilding (for want of a better, less controversial, term) is of great interest to me, the discussion … Continue reading Episode 88: Rewilding Scotland with Peter Cairns →

Episode 87: Irish Whale and Dolphin Group with Pádraig Whooley

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jJ6wdvEk2gqVwLFxPGCJF?si=P3KugP5lTHuMD5KRxztmbA&dl_branch=1 I have wanted to record an episode about the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and their work for quite a while now. Their excellent website, with a database where you can report sightings and strandings, was even mentioned in one of my vlogs. So today, it is my pleasure to bring you my … Continue reading Episode 87: Irish Whale and Dolphin Group with Pádraig Whooley →

Episode 81: Skates and Marine Rewilding with Patrick Collins

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WmI9Ha5u8q5JriseLpCes?si=LP9zc2bfRAGZt7py1CWHyA&dl_branch=1 Not that long ago I wrote a blog post about angling for endangered fish species, including the common skate, which is highly sought after as a trophy catch. These elusive fish, however, are classified as critically endangered and unfortunately, we don’t have much information about their life history. https://youtu.be/FJjl8-f76Fs So I welcomed the opportunity … Continue reading Episode 81: Skates and Marine Rewilding with Patrick Collins →

Episode 80: Into the Wilderness with Byron Pace

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cG8fs4cAcrpNdOOzTWQQ4?si=fEZpdz8XQ2GDyklIW2Lh_g&dl_branch=1 Byron Pace needs no introduction to most of you. He is a man of many talents: a filmmaker, photographer, writer and the host of the excellent Into The Wilderness and Into The Anthropocene podcasts. Given that we share many topics, and even guests, on our podcasts I was delighted to talk with Byron. During … Continue reading Episode 80: Into the Wilderness with Byron Pace →

Episode 79: SeaMonitor and Ocean Tracking Network with Ross McGill and Fred Whoriskey

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PH9IthTwuQoReiV0t6KPr?si=c_nYFvFHROWRU7siMHTA0Q&dl_branch=1 On Tommy’s Outdoors, we spend a lot of time talking about fish tagging programs and various types of research supported by them. But our guests today are taking this concept to an entirely new level. They are Ross McGill, the Principal Project Officer for SeaMonitor at Loughs Agency and Dr Fred Whoriskey, the Executive … Continue reading Episode 79: SeaMonitor and Ocean Tracking Network with Ross McGill and Fred Whoriskey →

Episode 78: Human-Seal Conflict with Liam Flannery and Dan Brosnan

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kSvtROZumyB80jG6LwMmE?si=vMOIsWLgQs-PVlA0esIEwg&dl_branch=1 In episode 72 we started a discussion about seals in Ireland. As you might remember, at the time, I said that we wouldn’t get into the subject of human-seal conflict in that episode, as this is a complex subject that requires its own discussion. Since then, I’ve wanted to cover it from all angles … Continue reading Episode 78: Human-Seal Conflict with Liam Flannery and Dan Brosnan →

Angling for Critically Endangered Fish

My good fishing buddy posted some photos from his two-day boat fishing trip. One of the typical grip-and-grin photos showed him with the porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus). This made me envious. As a compulsive-obsessive shark angler, I chased these sharks for many years. I was only successful once and the specimen I caught was very … Continue reading Angling for Critically Endangered Fish →

Episode 76: The True Green Alliance with Ron Thomson

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rYSKrw18B0qZzV1WvqiiT?si=L3DjEpujQmWrQUFaVpoySA&dl_branch=1 Ron Thomson should be well known to anyone interested in wildlife management on the African continent. He started his career as a game ranger in 1959. Throughout his career, he has worked in Africa's biggest and most prestigious game reserves. He has published fourteen books and we can safely say that he is one … Continue reading Episode 76: The True Green Alliance with Ron Thomson →