Nature Talks: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. In this seven-part series, we’ll take listeners to some of Canada’s important natural areas, from the Bay of Fundy to Victoria. We talk to Canadians helping care for these places, from scientists to hometown heroes. Connect to Canada’s nature. Learn about the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation work. And be inspired to find out how you can help support this work.
Why the Turtle Crossed the Road: Saving Turtles One Cellphone Photo at a Time
This is the story of how people in Quebec are trying to save turtles— one cell phone photo at a time.
NCC on location: Gatineau, Quebec
Show notes:
Take a walk along the Ottawa River with host Tiffany Cassidy and volunteer Deborah Powell, as they go searching for turtles;
Learn from the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Caroline Gagné about the conservation efforts to protect Quebec's turtles;
Find out why roads and developments are a threat to turtles, and how you can help them;
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Butterfly: A Big Effort to Save a Very Small Insect
This is the story of a big effort to save a very small insect that's rarer than a panda from extinction.
NCC on location: Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, Manitoba
Show notes:
Meet the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Cary Hamel. He spends lots of time thinking about the Poweshiek skipperling, a butterfly that used to be common but now is more endangered than a panda;
Discover the Poweshiek skipperling, and learn about its life cycle and curious habits;
Hear from C-Jae Britter of the Assinib
The World’s Most Endangered Ecosystem: Kept Healthy with Fire, Cows, and Bison
This is the story of how fire, cows, and bison keep the world’s most endangered ecosystem healthy.
The Home of the Butcherbird: Where Only the Toughest Survive
This is the story of a place where only the toughest survive, including a species known as the butcher bird.
NCC on location: Carden Alvar, Ontario
Show notes:
Learn more about alvar habitats and why they're important;
Meet Bob Bowles, a local naturalist who's spent years learning and sharing the secrets of this unusual landscape at the Carden Alvar;
Hear from NCC staffer Kristyn Ferguson says invasive dog-strangling vine is giving her nightmares;
Find out why the loggerhead shrike is
Nature, The Engineer: The Village That Needed a Forest to Protect its Drinking Water
Imagine if your taps ran dry, even for a day. This is the story of a village that needed a forest to protect its drinking water.
The Meadow That Mattered: How Nature and People Shape Each Other
This is the story of how nature and people have shaped each other in one of the world's rarest ecosystems, on Vancouver Island.
NCC on location: the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve, British Columbia
Show notes:
We take you to the Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) colourful Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve;
Find out about some of the restoration projects happening on the property to restore and maintain it (including sheep!);
Hear from NCC's Irv Banman, who has been helping to care for the
The Last Five Miles: Where Ranchers and Grizzly Bears Coexist
This is the story about one of Alberta’s most distinctive landscapes, and the people protecting it, who have managed to share the space with some of North America’s largest mammals – like the grizzly bear.
NCC on location: Waterton Park Front, Alberta
Show notes:
Learn more about how ranchers and conservationists are working together to protect the last five miles of native prairies in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains;
Hear one of the last interviews with the late Charlie Russ
Trailer: The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast
Fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. In this seven-part series, we’ll take listeners to some of Canada’s important natural areas, from the Bay of Fundy to Victoria. We talk to Canadians helping care for these places, from scientists to hometown heroes. Connect to Canada’s nature. Learn about the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation work. And be inspired to find out how you can help support this work.