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The mission of the All Creatures Podcast is to educate listeners on the diverse animals that share our planet. We are in the midst of the Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction and many animals need our help if they are to survive. Each week we will discuss a new species, conduct interviews with conservation experts from around the globe, and discuss recent conservation news.
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- Yesterday45 min
El Niño Is Here: What It Means for People, Wildlife, and the Planet
El Niño is strengthening across the Pacific, and its effects can ripple far beyond the ocean. Chris breaks down what El Niño actually is, how it shifts weather patterns around the world, and why this event matters for people, wildlife, and ecosystems. From drought, flooding, and heat to disrupted marine food webs, coral bleaching, wildfire risk, and changing breeding patterns, this episode explores how one natural climate cycle can influence life across the planet. Chris also looks at how human-caused climate change is altering the background conditions in which El Niño now occurs, and why forecasting, preparation, and resilient ecosystems matter more than ever. Timeline 00:00 El Niño Overview 02:52 How El Niño Works 06:06 ENSO Phases Explained 07:25 Climate Change Amplifier 10:09 2026-2027 Outlook 13:00 Rainfall Drought Flood Risks 15:22 Human Impacts And Equity 21:33 Ocean Food Web Disruption 27:21 Coral Reefs Heat Stress 30:23 Terrestrial Wildlife Impacts 36:33 Forecasting And Preparation 38:20 Conservation And Hope 40:47 Final Takeaways == Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 days ago1h 22m
Bowhead Whales: The 200-Year Lives of Arctic Giants (Classic)
Imagine living for more than 200 years in one of the harshest environments on Earth. Meet the bowhead whale, the longest-lived mammal known to science and an extraordinary survivor of the Arctic. Chris and Angie discover what makes bowheads so special, from enormous, ice-breaking skulls and blubber nearly half a metre thick to the longest baleen plates of any whale. These Arctic giants sustain their massive bodies largely on tiny crustaceans, including copepods and krill. Their conservation story combines recovery with continuing concern. Commercial whaling devastated bowhead populations, but protection has allowed some to rebound. Today, fishing-gear entanglement, ship strikes, underwater noise and a rapidly changing Arctic present ongoing challenges for these remarkable whales. == Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 18m
Sand Dollars: The Living Coins That Help Shape Our Oceans
Chris and Angie return after a National Geographic event with photographer Amy Vitale and introduce an episode on sand dollars, prompted by Angie finding live sand dollars with her family and wanting answers to her kids’ questions. They describe sand dollars as flat, burrowing echinoderms with an internal calcium-carbonate “test,” tiny spines and cilia, petaloid patterns with tube feet for respiration, slow movement and burrowing. They also discuss global distribution, size variation, feeding as deposit feeders. Major threats include bottom trawling/dredging and ocean acidification; they suggest using Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch and highlight the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and practical pollution-reduction steps. Timeline 00:00 Welcome Back Nat Geo 00:55 Why Sand Dollars 05:09 What They Look Like 09:20 Sizes And Range 11:43 Why They Matter 17:16 Threats And Trawling 25:06 What You Can Do 28:18 Evolution And Classification 33:40 Movement And Lifespan 37:00 Sand Dollar Skeleton Test 38:37 Top View Flower Pores 42:11 Tube Feet Water Vascular 44:28 Missing Eyes Brain Blood 48:18 Predators And Defense 50:08 How Sand Dollars Eat 54:28 Poop And Nutrient Cycling 56:41 Behavior Chemical Cues 01:00:53 Reproduction Life Cycle 01:09:44 Conservation And Curiosity == Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago1h 20m
Greenland Sharks: 400+ Years of Life, an Uncertain Future (Classic)
Imagine a shark swimming through the Arctic today that was already alive before the United States existed. Greenland sharks are thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth, with research suggesting they can live for around 400 years—and potentially longer. Even more astonishing, females may take approximately 150 years to reach reproductive maturity. These slow-growing inhabitants of the cold North Atlantic and Arctic oceans live on a timescale that is almost impossible to comprehend. We’re revisiting this classic All Creatures Podcast episode following renewed headlines about a controversial proposal to kill 1,000 Greenland sharks. Earlier this year, Greenland’s Avannaata municipality approved a bounty scheme in response to fishers’ concerns about damaged equipment and lost catch. The scheme was subsequently dropped because the municipality lacked the legal authority to implement it, but the debate over killing these extraordinary animals continues. Greenland sharks are classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Historically hunted for their liver oil, they now face ongoing threats from accidental capture in fishing gear, while climate change may alter their Arctic habitat. Their population size remains poorly understood, and their exceptionally slow growth and late maturity make them particularly susceptible to overfishing. Join us as we revisit one of the ocean’s most remarkable animals—and why protecting a creature whose life spans centuries requires thinking far beyond our own lifetimes. == Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago51 min
Africa's Wildlife Warrior: Dr. Paula Kahumbu | Nat Geo Explorer of the Year
From the archives of All Creatures Podcast, we're revisiting our inspiring 2021 conversation with Dr. Paula Kahumbu, one of Africa's most influential wildlife conservationists, a National Geographic Explorer, and recipient of the prestigious Whitley Gold Award. As a leading voice in elephant conservation, Dr. Kahumbu has dedicated her career to protecting Africa's wildlife, combating the illegal ivory trade, and inspiring a new generation of conservationists. Through her leadership at WildlifeDirect and her groundbreaking television series Wildlife Warriors, she has helped bring African conservation stories to millions while championing local communities and African-led conservation efforts. Fresh off our own live podcast event at National Geographic, we're celebrating another extraordinary Explorer whose passion, determination, and leadership remind us that protecting wildlife begins with empowering the people who share their world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago51 min
Richard Dawkins on the Evolution of Flight (Classic)
How did life first take to the air? In this classic interview from 2022, Chris and Angie welcome evolutionary biologist Dr. Richard Dawkins to discuss his book Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution. From tiny flying insects to soaring birds, Dawkins explores the many ways evolution has overcome gravity—and how those solutions compare with our own flying machines. The conversation also reaches beyond flight to the wonder of scientific discovery, the importance of conservation, and the power of sharing science with others. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about evolution and the creatures that inspire us to look up. == Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago41 min
One Female Left: The Incredible Survival of New Zealand’s Black Robin
Chris recounts the recovery of New Zealand’s Chatham black robin (karure/keruru), an island species devastated by habitat clearing and introduced predators like rats and cats, until its range shrank to tiny Mangere Island. Numbers fell from 18 birds in 1972 to seven in 1976, then to five by 1980 with only one breeding female, “Old Blue,” paired with “Old Yellow,” leaving the species’ future dependent on her. Chris tells the story of how conservationists and the New Zealand Wildlife Service team, led by figures like Don Merton, combined translocation, predator control, habitat restoration (including planting about 120,000 trees), and pioneering cross-fostering led to this species survival. Timeline 00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:59 Island Origins and Threats 02:58 Collapse to Seven Birds 05:12 Only Five Left 08:23 Old Blue Last Female 12:06 Why Every Egg Matters 16:49 Radical Egg Moving 18:31 Cross Fostering Breakthrough 23:07 Habitat and Predator Control 27:37 Numbers Rebound 30:52 Hope and Wider Lessons 33:23 Ongoing Work Today 36:05 Northern White Rhino Parallel 37:41 Final Takeaway and Hope == Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 5, 20261h 25m
The Mantis Shrimp’s Secret Superpowers (Classic)
What kind of animal can see light we cannot and strike with enough force to crack a crab’s shell? In this classic episode from 2022, Chris and Angie meet the mantis shrimp: a small marine predator with extraordinary eyes and one of the most powerful hunting strikes in the animal world. Some species smash hard-shelled prey, while others use sharp, spear-like limbs to catch fish. “Mantis shrimp” refers to hundreds of species, so there is no single conservation status for them all. Some face pressure from fishing and the loss of the reefs and seabed habitats they call home. Join us for one of our favorite classic episodes and discover why this remarkable creature deserves attention far beyond its famous punch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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