Hawk Watching and Bird Feeding
Billy and Tony sit down with Rich Conroy of the Militia Hill Hawk Watch and of the Dresher, PA Wild Birds Unlimited to chat about the joys o...
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Urban Wildlife Podcast
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20 of 120 episodesUrban Life Rafts for Migrating Birds
Billy talked with author Scott Weidensaul about the wonders of bird migration and how urbanite humans can make their city habitats better fo...
Urban Coyotes with Stan Gehrt
Tony and Billy talk with one of their urban wildlife heroes, Stan Gehrt, who has been studying Chicago’s coyotes for more than 20 years. Dr....
It’s Always Groundhog Day
Tony and Billy talk about one of their favorite critters, the (urban) woodchuck (a.k.a. groundhog, monax, whistle pig, etc.) and its marmot...
Tony and Billy Catch up and Opine on Beavers, Hunting & Conservation, and Land.
Tony and Billy got together ostensibly to talk about urban beavers (Castor canadensis), but the conversation wandered far and wide, touching...
Charismatic Mega Fish Fauna
The biggest animal in Philadelphia (and other port cities) isn’t a deer or a coyote, it’s a fish. We talk with biologist Shannon White about...
Chasing the Urban Exotic Episode Repost (In Memory of Scott McWilliams)
In memory of Scott McWilliams, who passed away from brain cancer recently, we are reposting this episode from 2015. Scott was a great Philad...
Harbor Seals to Whales, Everything in Between
Andrew Budziak traveled from Vancouver to St. John’s and four cities in between to photograph Canadian urban wildlife for his video series E...
The Most Beautiful Snake in the Country
The San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) is shockingly beautiful and sadly endangered. It’s small range lies within...
The Tyranny of Roads (and what to do about it)
You might only think of them as paths from here to there, but roads are vast structures whose density largely defines urban areas and determ...
Post Office Fossils and Mountain Beavers
Seattle naturalist and author David B. Williams talks with Billy about the urban nature world of Seattle, including the geology of building...
What do to about deer?
There are too many white-tailed deer for forests in much of eastern North America to regenerate. Should we put them on birth control? Should...
Book Talk: Exploring Philly Nature and BEYOND!
Billy’s book, Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide for All Four Seasons is out! Buy your copy ASAP! (go ahead, this podcast episode will still b...
City Nature Challenge and Urban Biodiversity in Southern Ecuador
(English/Español) The City Nature Challenge starts on Friday, April 29, and in this episode Billy talks with Angel Mario Hualpa Erazo of Ecu...
Save the Rats
Urbanites are starting to learn to live with predators like coyotes, bobcats, and hawks, but what about their rodent prey, like rats? We tal...
A New Urban Hunter
Troy Bynum (@tb_wildlife_photography on Instagram) is Philly naturalist, wildlife photographer, and a new urban hunter. Troy talks with Bill...
A New Hope: Advocating for Wildlife, Cats, and People in Tulsa
Local wildlife lovers and cat lovers can all feel outgunned and overwhelmed when the national, multi-million-dollar organizations that push...
Best Summer Ever
Billy and Tony chat about a summer spent doing urban environmental education together.
Wildlife of Urban Zanzibar
Learn about the neighborhood galagos and the red-banded rubber frogs of urban Zanzibar with Jonathan Richard Walz. Billy and Tony talk with...
Should Billy Take Up Hunting?
Inspired by a conversation with past podcast guest Brad Gates, Billy, who has been vegetarian for over 25 years, is thinking about taking up...