Defender Radio and The Switch
Episodes
Episode 302: The political wilderness
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We have a new Prime Minister, new Members of Parliament, and a new cabinet. What does it all mean for the animals? It’s hard to make a clear distin...
Episode 301: Whistler faces feeding crisis
02 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Following our break for the 2015 Living With Wildlife Conference, we’re getting back into it with a tough situation facing bears – and those who w...
Episode 249: Living With Wildlife Preview
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Thanksgiving has passed and we know what we’re thankful for: Living With Wildlife 2015 is finally here! This Friday, October 16, we’re bringing to...
Episode 248: Special Report: Wolf Week
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Wolf week begins on October 12, and this year, the wolves could certainly use your help. Two massive culling programs are underway in western Canada, ...
Episode 247: Asher Jay: Hear her roar
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
She’s travelled the world under the National Geographic Explorer banner; she’s created paintings that have defined movements for animal welfare; s...
Episode 246: BC's Environment Advocate
27 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We’re officially four weeks out from the election today and the excitement is getting… well, it’s pretty much the same as it was. But we’re ex...
Episode 245: Special Report - Miley Cyrus and the BC wolves
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
International pop star Miley Cyrus visited the Great Bear Rainforest in BC with her brother to learn more about the controversial wolf cull and trophy...
Episode 244: Voting is your voice
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 243: The shocking truth
13 Sep 2015
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Episode 242: Be a humane voter
06 Sep 2015
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Episode 241: Human Super-Predators
30 Aug 2015
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Episode 240: Law and order
23 Aug 2015
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Episode 239: Alberta's wild future
16 Aug 2015
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Episode 238: Speaking for the wolves
09 Aug 2015
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Episode 237: The Cougar Channel
02 Aug 2015
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Episode 236: The journey of OR-7
27 Jul 2015
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Episode 235: Breaking the news
19 Jul 2015
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Episode 234: After bite
12 Jul 2015
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Episode 233: Special Report
09 Jul 2015
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Episode 232: Managing the invasion
29 Jun 2015
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Episode 231: Good news
22 Jun 2015
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Episode 230: Awkward Conversations
14 Jun 2015
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Episode 229: CSI: Coyote scene investigators
17 May 2015
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Episode 228: Special Report: Unnatural Enemies
16 May 2015
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Episode 227: Craving Compassion, Canada?
11 May 2015
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Episode 226: Join the revolution
03 May 2015
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Episode 225: Represent
26 Apr 2015
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Episode 224: The Cowspiracy is real
19 Apr 2015
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Episode 223: Spring feeding
12 Apr 2015
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Episode 222: For the love of dog
05 Apr 2015
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Episode 221: Water world
29 Mar 2015
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Episode 220: The Easter Bunny exposed!
23 Mar 2015
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Episode 219: Respecting raccoons
15 Mar 2015
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Episode 218: Badgering for change
08 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Working to protect animals isn’t always a clear cut job – and sometimes, it’s things you’d least expect that require a bit of extra attention....
Episode 217: The State of the Beaver
01 Mar 2015
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Episode 216: March is coming in like a lion
22 Feb 2015
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Episode 215: Making humane choices
16 Feb 2015
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Episode 214: Unintended consequences
08 Feb 2015
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Episode 213: Finding compassion for canids
02 Feb 2015
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Episode 212: Dam Builders
19 Jan 2015
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Episode 211: Canada's failing grade
11 Jan 2015
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Episode 210: Santa's going fur-free
21 Dec 2014
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Episode 209: Bella's story
07 Dec 2014
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Episode 208: The times they are a changin'
30 Nov 2014
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Episode 207: Winter is coming
23 Nov 2014
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Episode 206: History and future of the seal hunt
16 Nov 2014
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Episode 205: Who puts fur in fashion?
09 Nov 2014
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Episode 204: #MakeFurHistory
03 Nov 2014
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Episode 203: Living With Wildlife Highlights Part 2
27 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Living With Wildlife 2014 conference was a resounding success! Nearly 100 guests and speakers arrived at the Holiday Inn Carlton in Toronto on Oct...
Episode 202: Living With Wildlife Highlights Part 1
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Living With Wildlife 2014 conference was a resounding success! Nearly 100 guests and speakers arrived at the Holiday Inn Carlton in Toronto on Oct...
Episode 201: Rewilding Our Hearts
13 Oct 2014
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Episode 150: Living With Wildlife Preview
05 Oct 2014
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Episode 149: Protecting wolves on the prairies
20 Sep 2014
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Episode 148: Back to school, week 2
14 Sep 2014
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Episode 147: Going back to school
08 Sep 2014
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Episode 146: Quebec's fur farm nightmare
31 Aug 2014
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Episode 145: The emotional lives of advocates
24 Aug 2014
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Episode 144: The Calgary beaver tale
18 Aug 2014
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Episode 143: Algonquin coywolf goes home
10 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In late January 2014, Paula Tough had been out with a friend and their dogs near Algonquin Park when they came across what appeared to be a wolf caugh...
Episode 142: Five Elephants
04 Aug 2014
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Episode 141: In the trenches of wildlife rehab
27 Jul 2014
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Episode 140: Grizzlies and the Heiltsuk people
20 Jul 2014
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Episode 139: Getting footloose in Montana
14 Jul 2014
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Episode 138: The wolf effect
06 Jul 2014
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Episode 137: The best of the beavers
29 Jun 2014
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Episode 136: Interpeting intelligence
22 Jun 2014
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Episode 135: The quest for understanding
16 Jun 2014
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Episode 134: Become a beaver believer
09 Jun 2014
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Marcy Mania
02 Jun 2014
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Episode 132: Victories for one and all
24 May 2014
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Episode 131: Celebrating co-existence
20 May 2014
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Episode 130: Ontario's orphans
11 May 2014
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Episode 129: The Ghosts, one year later
04 May 2014
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Episode 128: Special Edition - Celebration of Wildlife
27 Apr 2014
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Episode 127: Getting (humanely) educated
11 Apr 2014
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Episode 126: A brief history of humane education
07 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is the first of many to come that will focus on a subject of the utmost importance to us – humane education. Compassion and r...
Episode 125: The Missing Wolf Management Plan
31 Mar 2014
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Episode 124: It's time to tell a friend
23 Mar 2014
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Episode 123: Animal Advocacy Camp 2014
16 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Animal Advocacy Camp is a two-day 'un-conference' that will bring together advocates of all volitions to support, share and learn together on March 22...
Episode 122: Slapping down SLAPP suits
03 Mar 2014
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Episode 121: Conservation conversations
24 Feb 2014
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Episode 120: Protecting our predators
17 Feb 2014
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Episode 119: The right to bear
10 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re taking a look at bears, with interviews outlining two different and unfortunate circumstances. First, Mike McIntosh of Bear With Us...
Episode 118: Special Report
02 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re taking a look at a single incident which has captured the eyes of the world: a wolf whose leg was caught and nearly severe...
Episode 117: Learning how to howl
26 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It may be warm and sunny on the west coast, but throughout much of Canada and the United States it’s howling cold – so we’re taking thi...
Episode 116: One voice, one change
19 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
At APFA we spend a lot of time behind the scenes, working with municipalities, providing literature to other groups and individuals and being animal a...
Episode 115: Fur Free Forever
11 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Being fur free can be easy, but it isn't always, if you don't have the right information. This week, Defender Radio is bringing you three industry-exp...
Episode 114: Best of 2013, Part II
06 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
APFA is getting ready for 2014 - we're prepping all kinds of great messaging, fundraising, literature and campaigns. To get you through the next two w...
Episode 113: Best of 2013, Part I
30 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
APFA is getting ready to go full strenght in 2014, and we're bringing you some of our favourite interviews from 2013. Please sit back and enjoy these ...
Episode 112: Christmas Special
22 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re celebrating the Christmas season with our good friend Brad Gates of AAA Gates’ Wildlife Control, APFA Board President Ire...
Episode 111: Deer? Oh, dear...
16 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Be it the Royal Botanical Gardens in Ontario, provincial parks in Alberta or Oak Bay in British Columbia, people are killing deer. It’s not...
Episode 110: Leave it to beaver
08 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Atwood once said that Canada was built on dead beavers. She couldn’t have been more right. Since the time of first contact, beavers have b...
Episode 109: Something to talk about
01 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about wildlife and animal welfare isn’t always enough; we have to do it effectively. Whether it’s working with the government, ge...
Episode 108: Teamwork
24 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
As an organization we seek to promote the protection of fur-bearing animals. But we can’t do it alone. We partner with volunteers, donors, ...
Episode 107: Spring bear hunt
17 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Misinformation and lobbying has resulted in the return of Ontario’s spring bear hunt. The hunt was originally cancelled in 1999 after scien...
Episode 106: On the books
12 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The written word is powerful. Be it a collection of ideas, a policy or a dire warning, words can change the world. In this week’s episode of Defend...
Episode 105: Searching for solutions
03 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s a cull, mistreatment of wildlife or environmentally unsafe decisions, we need to make our voices heard. But sometimes, it’s just as ...
Episode 104: Hope
27 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Advocates are exposed to horrendous truths. Injured, abused, neglected and tortured animals become a part of a daily routine for those seeking justic...
Episode 103: The Bear Truth
18 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Getting through the spin in marketing and media isn’t always easy. But with this week’s group of experts, we’re hoping to give you a helping ha...
Episode 102: Drawing lines
13 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A funny thread emerged when we compiled this week's episode of Defender Radio: the lines in our lives. While listening to the interviews, we realized ...