The Fragile Future of BC's Fishers feat. Rich Weir
Fishers – Pekania pennanti – are secretive, forest-dwelling members of the weasel family found across parts of British Columbia. But the Col...
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Defender Radio: The Podcast for Wildlife Advocates and Animal Lovers
Defender Radio is the world's top wildlife protection podcast. It is hosted by award-winning journalist Michael Howie and presented by The Fur-Bearers (thefurbearers.com).
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Growing Hamilton's Urban Canopy
Hamilton's urban tree canopy currently sits at about 18 per cent, and the City has set a goal of increasing that to 40 per cent by 2050. Tha...
OnlyMarms Featuring Dr. Julien Martin
For more than 60 years, researchers have been studying generations of yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado, creating one of the longest-runnin...
Jimothy and Wild Animal Welfare Science
The Fur-Bearers' Wildlife Campaigns and Advocacy Manager Tijana S and Science Communicator and Researcher Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin join the De...
Surviving The Wildfire feat. Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
Over 21,000 people were evacuated from Summerland , British Columbia, when the Bald Range fire rapidly grew to over 156 square kilometres. A...
Urban Habitats and Connectivity featuring Dr. Lenore Fahrig
When we talk about wildlife, we often talk about it as though it belongs somewhere else. A forest. A park. A protected area. Somewhere north...
The Space Wildlife Needs feat. Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin & Tijana
Defender Radio host Michael Howie is joined by colleagues Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin and Tijana (Wildlife Campaigns and Advocacy Manager at The...
Fur Farming and the Next Pandemic featuring Dr. Neil Vora
It feels like yesterday – and a lifetime ago – that the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world. I don't know about you, but I'm still deal...
Spring in the Wild City featuring Nathalie Karvonen
This time of year is glorious for all of us – and for the wild neighbours with whom we share our communities. From black bears and coyotes t...
Communicating Coexistence feat. Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin + Tijana S.
Defender Radio host Michael Howie is joined by colleagues Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin and Tijana S. (Wildlife Campaigns and Advocacy Manager at T...
What's Next?
We want to look into the future for Defender Radio and The Switch – and that means hearing from you! We've put together a short (really) sur...
Animal Law at University of Toronto featuring Dr. Angela Fernandez
Animal law is a topic of growing interest to Canadians, advocates, and legal experts. While there are some great people doing great work rel...
Fashion's Future is Fur-Free featuring PJ Smith
September is fashion month, with massive week-long events in major cities worldwide, including New York, London, Milan and Paris. And the qu...
Canmore Cougar Tragedy Update feat. John Marriott and Maggie Spizziri
The tragic story of a locally beloved cougar being killed near Canmore, Alberta, earlier this year was heartbreaking. John Marriott, an awar...
Bring Back the Night: Light Pollution featuring Tijana Selak
From streetlights to skyscrapers and everything in between, lighting up the night can help keep people safe. But, this often excessive light...
Navigating Climate Grief featuring Dr. Shawna Weaver
Wildfires and drought, floods and ice storms, and a seemingly never-ending news cycle of chaos around us is a lot. I'll be honest – there ar...
The Mink VIRUS Act featuring Devan Schowe
Mink fur farms are a virus's favourite place. There's lots of opportunity to transmit, mutate, and lead to more virulent strains that threat...
The Canmore cougar tragedy featuring John E. Marriott
Anyone who follows John E. Marriott or Exposed Wildlife Conservancy on social media knows that a cougar John had tracked for many years was...
A Dam Good Conversation: Ben Goldfarb on Beavers, Wetlands, and Rewilding the World
Fifty years ago this week, Canada officially made beavers one of our national symbols. In celebrating this anniversary – and the many ecolog...
Canada's Most Distinct Species featuring Emma Kominek
Canada's iconic wildlife include moose, beavers, and wolves. But of the many species of vertebrate, which are the most evolutionarily distin...