The Wild with Chris Morgan
Episodes
WILD BITES: What’s the longest migration in the animal kingdom?
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling a little cooped up? Take to the skies on the most extreme migration in the world. Join the Arctic Tern, a little bird with serious wanderlust....
The tiniest farmer on earth
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The secret and fascinating world of these miniature marvels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WILD BITES: How does a sperm whale survive the crushing depths a mile underwater?
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the sperm whale, the true deep divers of the ocean.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WILD BITES: How can arctic squirrels help us get to Mars?
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a wild animal and a team of researchers that might hold the clue to space travel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bear News: An interview with Chris Morgan
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the conservation roller coaster, good and bad news for grizzly bears.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The wolf ranger
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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The power of poop
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Poop parties, floating scat, and an international crime fighter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to bring back a Scottish forest
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I visit a forest of trees so old, they were around before the last wolf was killed in the 1700s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Owls: Nature’s hunting machine
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to find an owl, first you need to find some voles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
So you caught a cougar, now what?
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I visit a prison on the Olympic Peninsula where incarcerated individuals catalog wildlife videos for local biologists.See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
How to catch a cougar
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I meet biologists who can track multiple cougars in the forest, thanks to some special collars, GPS, and the click of a mouse.See omnystudio.com/liste...
The ancient wild
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The "salmon people" have lived on the Pacific Coast for more than 10,000 years. Through their long history, stories have been their lifeblood.See omny...
The wildlife super dog
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I meet an adorable puppy that may be the key to saving bears and people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The secret lives of trees
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I dial into the wood wide web to understand how trees communicate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Richard Louv and our connection with animals
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Louv writes about intimacy, but not in the way you might picture it. He says to stave off loneliness, tap into the "whisper of our fellow crea...
A river runs through it ... once again
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 30 years after an act of Congress called for the Elwha dams to come down, the ecosystem is recovering. Species are returning and staying.See om...
Return to Svalbard: Earth's icy food chain is about more than polar bears
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a beautiful, still arctic morning about 600 miles from the North Pole. And there is a polar bear right over my shoulder.See omnystudio.com/listen...
KUOW's THE WILD with Chris Morgan returns in February
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ecologist and award-winning filmmaker Chris Morgan kicks off season 2 with more adventures in the wild.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
LIVE: Stories from THE WILD
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, October 14, we gathered to enjoy eight stories presented in front of a live audience at Seattle's McCaw Hall.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
The quietest place on earth
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to a sound tracker who encourages us to find a quiet place and really listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Waiting for penguins
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wildlife filmmakers Jeff Wilson and Mark Smith spill on what life is like among the “super over-caffeinated” Adelie penguins.See omnystudio.com/li...
Life hack: Go sniff a pine. Your heart and mind will thank you
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Florence Williams' extensive research into the benefits of getting out in nature has lead to some surprising revelations.See omnystudio.com/listener f...
The goofy looking rodent we all rely on
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An extended interview with Ben Goldfarb about the beaver, an "unlikely hero."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Protecting where the spirit bears roam
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It all started when Ian McAllister spent two days in a flimsy basket, suspended from a tree, to protest logging.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
The hunt to find just one square inch of silence
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I go deep into the Olympic National Forest to find the most elusive creature imaginable: silence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I talk with two filmmakers who got up close and personal with Antarctic penguins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bombs, guns and sea lions
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I take a journey up the Columbia River, where people, sea lions, orcas and salmon have a complicated relationship.See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
The ‘ghost bears’ of Washington state
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I explore the ideas and controversies behind reintroducing grizzly bears to the North Cascades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chris Morgan sees a forest therapist
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a big part of us that still is wild, a bigger part than we might imagine in this crazy modern world we’ve built around ourselves.See omnys...
These Italian bears survived gladiators and Mussolini
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just two hours from Rome is one of the richest ecosystems in Europe, a little island of mountains that to this day is home to wolves, wild boar and be...
Animal psychology and how to stay safe in the wild
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I don't look for trouble, but I've gotten in enough to share how to stay safe in the wild.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Siberian tiger named Bloody Mary
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I travel to Russia to meet the man who captured on film the nearly invisible Siberian tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Leave it to beavers, seriously
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I hang out in Seattle's backyard with some very eager beavers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Return of ze big bad wolf
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s thought that the last wolf in Germany was shot 150 years ago. But nature had another idea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The first time I caught a grizzly bear
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I was going to be graphic designer. Then a bear came along.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Neighbor calls a biologist: ‘There’s a cougar in my backyard.’ And he says...
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our backyards are getting bigger, and the cougar’s front yard is getting smaller.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The wild around you
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hear what adventures are in store for season one.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.