The Department of Living Animals

<p>“Operation Night Cat” is a special three-part series from NHPR’s <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/document"><i>Document</i> </a>team and <a href="https://outsideinradio.org/"><i>Outside/In</i>.</a></p><p><strong>Episode 3: A Duck’s a Duck</strong></p><p>Two sets of potential crim ... Show More

<p>“Operation Night Cat” is a special three-part series from NHPR’s <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/document"><i>Document</i> </a>team and <a href="https://outsideinradio.org/"><i>Outside/In</i>.</a></p><p><strong>Episode 2: Behind the Brick Wall</strong></p><p>The poaching investi ... Show More

<p>“Operation Night Cat” is a special three-part series from NHPR’s <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/document"><i>Document</i> </a>team and <a href="https://outsideinradio.org/"><i>Outside/In</i>.</a></p><p><strong>Episode 1: Why Did the Deer Cross the Road? </strong></p><p>A New Ha ... Show More

Tens of thousands of animal species are facing extinction, mostly because of human activity. But thanks to conservationists, there are some animals that are making a comeback. This is part four of “The New Conservationists,” a four-part series about the evolving world of animal c ... Show More

On today’s episode we are going to discuss the controversy and debate surrounding zoos! Are zoos vital organisations because they promote scientific research and public education, and save animals on the verge of extinction? Or are zoos terrible prisons with no educational value ... Show More

Beloved dogs and cats. Magnificent horses and mountain gorillas. Curious chickens. What do we actually do to protect animals from harm—and is it enough? This engaging book provides a unique and eye-opening exploration of the world of animal protection as people defend diverse ani ... Show More

Professor Carl Jones is a conservation biologist who is best known for saving the Mauritius kestrel from extinction. He is the scientific director of Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, chief scientist at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and an honorary professor in ecology and con ... Show More

A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum.  Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction ... Show More

Elephants are the largest living land mammal and today our planet is home to three species: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.But a hundred thousand years ago, in the chilly depths of the Ice Age, multiple species of elephant roamed th ... Show More

<p>In 1954, a young David Attenborough made his début as the star of a new nature show called “Zoo Quest.” The docuseries, which ran for nearly a decade on the BBC, was a sensation that set Attenborough down the path of his life’s work: exposing viewers to our planet’s most mirac ... Show More

From the forests of Tanzania to the halls of power, Jane Goodall has spent her life fighting to protect wildlife. But as the planet warms and some governments retreat from environmentalism, is her mission slipping out of reach? Ryan Knutson interviews the renowned conservationist ... Show More

Summer heatwaves and missed bin collections have created panic in the press that rat numbers in the UK are increasing. We ask Steve Belmain, Professor of Ecology at the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich for the science. This summer Wales became the first ... Show More

In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on the Caribbean Island of Guanahaní to find an Edenic scene that was soon mythologized. But behind the myth of paradise, the Caribbean and its people would come to pay the price of relentless Western exploitation and abuse. In Dark Laborator ... Show More