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Rewilding Earth Podcast

by The Rewilding Institute

The Rewilding Earth podcast, hosted by Jack Humphrey, highlights the work of the people involved in saving nature’s building blocks, whether they be intact wilderness or key corridors and buffers surrounding wilderness, as well as people invested in protecting and reintroducing extirpated species to these areas. You’ll hear from conservation biologists, activists, naturalists, organizers, artists, and authors as we interview key players in the fight to Rewild Planet Earth.

Latest episodes

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Episode 184: A Look Inside the Wild Heart of Texas with Ben Masters

Episode Summary Independent filmmaker and wildlife biologist Ben Masters, founder of Fin & Fur Films, joins the Rewilding Earth Podcast to discuss his journey from riding

Sep 25
42 min

Episode 183: The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing – Beth Pratt on Reaching the Finish Line

Summary Fourteen years in the making, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over Southern California’s ten-lane Highway 101 is finally nearing completion. In this episod

Sep 11
47 min

Episode 182: Millions Upon Millions of Acres on the Chopping Block – How to Save the Roadless Rule

Summary Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited and an original architect of the 2001 Roadless Rule, speaks with Rewilding Earth Podcast host Jack Humphrey about

Aug 28
40 min

Episode 181: Doug Peacock on the Survival of Grizzlies and Unbroken Wildlands

Legendary naturalist, author, and veteran grizzly bear defender Doug Peacock joins the podcast from his home in Montana’s Paradise Valley. In this frank, wide-ranging con

Aug 21
40 min

Episode 180: Activists Take to the Canopy to Defend Centuries-old Cottonwood, Cats, and Connectivity

Summary To make way for double 30-foot, steel border walls in Lochiel, Arizona, federal contractors have clearcut a grove of three 200-year-old Fremont cottonwood trees t

Aug 7
51 min

Episode 179. The ESA Harm Rescission: Ecologically Disastrous and a Trap for Companies Attempting to Destroy the Wild — with Earthjustice’s Ben Levitan

About Ben Levitan is a senior attorney at Earthjustice, the nation’s largest and most active public interest environmental law organization — know for its motto “Because

Jul 24
39 min

Episode 178: The High Stakes of State Wildlife Governance and the Fight for Direct Democracy with Michelle Lute

About Michelle Lute is a wildlife scientist and conservation leader with two decades of experience in wildlife conservation, nonprofit leadership, and public policy. As e

Jul 10
43 min

Episode 177: Jack Loeffler’s Lifelong Quest to Rewild the Colorado River Watershed and Human Consciousness

Episode Summary In this poignant and historic episode of the Rewilding Earth podcast, legendary Southwest author, activist, and audio naturalist Jack Loeffler connects wi

Jun 26
47 min

Episode 176: Protecting and Restoring the Wild Heart of the Sky Islands with Louise Misztal

Episode Summary Louise Misztal, executive director of Sky Island Alliance (SIA), sits down with Rewilding Earth podcast host Jack Humphrey to explore the unique, biodiver

Jun 12
43 min

Episode 175: How Bedrock Environmental Laws Are Holding the Line in Alaska (For Now) with Cooper Freeman

Episode Summary Cooper Freeman, Alaska director for the Center for Biological Diversity, returns to the Rewilding Earth podcast and joins host Jack Humphrey for a transpa

May 29
44 min

Episode 174: How Fiction Moves the Needle on Real-World Conservation

About the Author Julie Carrick Dalton is a novelist, former journalist, and farmer whose work explores the deep, often complicated relationship between humanity and the n

May 16
42 min

Episode 173: Laiken Jordahl on the Battle for Big Bend

Episode Summary Jack Humphrey and the Rewilding Earth podcast sit down with the Center for Biological Diversity’s National Public Lands Advocate Laiken Jordahl to discuss

May 1
36 min

Episode 172: “Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller” with Miriam Horn

Summary In 1959, George Schaller entered the Virunga Mountains with nothing but a notebook and a folding chair. At a time when the world viewed the mountain gorilla as a

Apr 17
55 min

Episode 171: The Hidden Universe of Springs with Larry Stevens

Dr. Larry Stevens is the curator of ecology at the Museum of Northern Arizona and the director of Springs Stewardship Institute (SSI). He received his Ph.D in zoology fro

Apr 3
40 min

Episode 170: Paul Watson Defending the Southern Ocean with Operation Krill Wars

Paul Watson, Founder & Director, Paul Watson Foundation Captain Paul Watson is a marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist, renowned speaker, accomplished a

Mar 20
49 min

Episode 169: Reba Elliott on the Strategic Power of Older Women in Defense of Public Lands

Reba Elliott Reba Elliott is the Executive Director of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, the only national environmental network for older women. Reba also serves on the A

Mar 6
48 min

Episode 168: American Prairie’s Sean Gerrity on the Art of Thinking Bigger to Rewild the Planet

Show Notes Sean Gerrity – Author of Wild on Purpose: The American Prairie Story and the Art of Thinking Bigger Sean Gerrity, founder and former CEO of American Prairie, d

Feb 20
44 min

Episode 167: Paul Lister on Rewilding Scotland’s Highlands at Alladale Wilderness Reserve

Paul Lister, founder of the European Nature Trust and owner of Alladale Wilderness Reserve in Scotland, has spent 20 years restoring 23,000 acres through reforestation, p

Feb 6
42 min

Episode 166: Coral Reef Restoration with Sam Teicher of Coral Vita

In this episode, we explore the frontlines of coral reef rewilding with Sam Teicher, co-founder of Coral Vita. While coral reefs cover a mere fraction of the ocean floor,

Jan 23
41 min

Episode 165: Filming the Elusive El Tigre for “Borderlands Jaguar” with Austin Alvarado

Episode summary Jack Humphrey interviews filmmaker Austin Alvarado about his work on the new Fin & Fur Films documentary “Borderlands Jaguar,” which documents jaguars at

Jan 9
34 min

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#24
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This is a wonderful podcast. In a world where corporate greenwashing has twisted modern environmentalism for many people it's great to hear these thoughtful conversations. Having Mr. George Washington Hayduke on a recent episode is a gift to us all.

SeeingTrails · Aug 2026

As an emerging restoration ecologist and masters student, this is a great resource for discovering ecological restoration and management projects taking place around the U.S. I enjoy learning about the thoughts and feelings of fellow environmentalists and project managers as they work towards rewilding goals. It's a wonderful thing to hear that work is being done to mitigate climate change and revitalize ecosystems in the face of political uncertainty and a changing planet.

tyler c.e. · May 2023

I love that this podcast focuses on rewilding efforts big and small. In America we tend to focus on conservation efforts out West. One of my favorite podcasts so far was the one done in Ohio. You don’t have to live in California to be a conservationist; small efforts add up. I thought I knew a lot about conservation, but this podcast has already taught me a lot. Now there are more places I want to visit starting with the Ark of Appalachia!

ungerling · Mar 2019

Unlike other kinds of podcasts on environmental issues, this one covers topics and ideas you won't hear eleswhere, from veterans of the "rewilding" effort that goes far beyond what maintream enviro organizations talk about This is a must listen!

Harold_W · Sep 2018

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