Conservation, sustainability, wild travel stories. Host Brooke Mitchell, conservation biologist and adventure traveler, chats with experts from across the globe to discuss nature’s biggest questions: How do we save and rewild our natural spaces? How can we restore wildlife populations? How do we overcome adversity and bring communities together? Where are the best places to experience nature? Pour yourself a glass of something tasty (coffee, tea, wine, whiskey?) and join the conversation. Together we’ll rewild the planet.
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Conservation, sustainability, wild travel stories. Host Brooke Mitchell, conservation biologist and adventure traveler, chats with experts from across the globe to discuss nature’s biggest questions: How do we save and rewild our natural spaces? How can we restore wildlife populations? How do we overcome adversity and bring communities together? Where are the best places to experience nature? Pour yourself a glass of something tasty (coffee, tea, wine, whiskey?) and join the conversation. Together we’ll rewild the planet.
#202 | Lost & Found: Species Rediscoveries & Rewildology’s Next Chapter (Nature Happy Hour #3)
Rewildology
1 hour 33 minutes 32 seconds
9 months ago
#202 | Lost & Found: Species Rediscoveries & Rewildology’s Next Chapter (Nature Happy Hour #3)
Rewildology turns four! In this special Nature Happy Hour episode, Brooke and Dr. Charles van Rees, PhD, raise a glass to four years of the show, reflecting on its biggest moments—the highs, the challenges, and everything in between. They also unveil exciting updates for the future before diving into this episode’s theme: New Horizons. From newly discovered species to astonishing rediscoveries of those thought lost to time, Brooke and Charles explore the thrill of nature’s greatest surprises. Grab your favorite drink and join the celebration!
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Timestamps00:00 Welcome to Rewildology's 4th Birthday Celebration!00:59 Reflecting on Four Years of Rewildology01:10 Exciting Updates and New Horizons02:30 Nature Happy Hour with Dr. Charles Van Rees04:16 Challenges and Triumphs of Podcasting11:35 Rose, Bud, and Thorn: Reflecting on the Journey18:33 Future Plans: Themed Seasons and More22:35 Rewildology Book Club Announcement32:05 Charles' New Role and Research at UGA45:35 Rediscovering Species: A Scientist's Perspective47:04 Integrative Conservation and New Species Discovery48:18 Western Science and Indigenous Knowledge49:16 The Joy and Reality of New Species51:03 Molecular Tools and Cryptic Species53:34 Rediscovery Missions and Lazarus Species56:18 The Clouded Tiger Cat Discovery01:02:05 Vampire Hedgehog and Other Unique Finds01:08:01 Seamount Expedition and Marine Discoveries01:13:57 Water Mouse and Pandanus Frogs01:23:41 Conservation Challenges and New Horizons
Rewildology
Conservation, sustainability, wild travel stories. Host Brooke Mitchell, conservation biologist and adventure traveler, chats with experts from across the globe to discuss nature’s biggest questions: How do we save and rewild our natural spaces? How can we restore wildlife populations? How do we overcome adversity and bring communities together? Where are the best places to experience nature? Pour yourself a glass of something tasty (coffee, tea, wine, whiskey?) and join the conversation. Together we’ll rewild the planet.
