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Sounds Wild
Sounds Wild is a Center for Biological Diversity podcast focusing on endangered wildlife, the extinction crisis, and saving life on Earth. Hosted by Mike Stark and Vanessa Barchfield, Sounds Wild features interviews with experts at the Center and beyond about some of the most important issues of our time.
Episodes
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Listening for Lost Birds
Ever wondered what an extinct ivory-billed woodpecker sounded like? Or what a rare California condor sounds like now? As bird populations have declined, and…
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The Grandmothers
This summer the Trump administration’s project to build two parallel, 30-foot border walls through some of the most ecologically sensitive areas of the…
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The Dark Truth Behind Exotic Pets
Every year the United States imports about 90 million live animals to sell as pets, everything from frogs and fish to spiders, birds, and lizards. And of…
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Walling off the Wild
Southern Arizona's San Rafael Valley is one of the last remaining places where jaguars from northern Mexico can travel into their native range in United…
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A Gentle Giant Under Fire
Florida manatees have had a rough go of it these past few years. Leaking septic systems, fertilizer runoff, and other pollution have choked off seagrass…
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Can Joshua Trees Survive Us?
Joshua trees have stood watch over the Mojave Desert for millions of years. But now they face existential threats as climate change, wildfires, and development…
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Florida Panthers at the Crossroads
Florida panthers, once widespread throughout the Southeast, are now one of America’s most endangered big cats. Federal officials released a recovery plan…
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Wolves’ Long Journey Home
A century ago, gray wolves roamed much of California, Oregon and Washington, playing a vital role in these wild landscapes. Urbanization, ranching and…
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Fresh Hope for Pangolins
When it comes to wildlife trade, pangolins hold a dubious distinction: They’re the most trafficked mammal in the world, often sold for their meat or for…
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Cows in Our Midst
Cows don’t belong in rivers and streams, especially in the Southwest’s riparian areas that are home to endangered species like the Southwestern willow…
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The State of Our Birds
There are 3 billion fewer birds in North American than there were in 1970 – and now a new report says one in three bird species needs our help. In the newest…
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Can We Co-exist with Whales?
Whales may be the biggest animals on the planet but they’re also some of the most vulnerable. Although whaling is no longer the threat it once was, these…
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Species in the Waiting Room
The Endangered Species Act is one of the most powerful laws on Earth when it comes to saving species from extinction. But what happens when animals and plants…
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The Return of Jaguars
Jaguars once roamed the Americas from Argentina to Arizona. Hunting, government killing programs and conflicts with the livestock industry forced them out of…
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The Fate of Red Wolves
Red wolves are the rarest canids on the planet – and at one point it looked like they might disappear forever. But their story is still being written and…
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Aloha from the epicenter of the extinction crisis
Few places on Earth tell the story of the extinction crisis like Hawaii. Dozens of birds, plants, insects and mollusks are already gone, and every day is a…
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How is extinction changing the world around us?
No one knows exactly how many plants and animals are vanishing from the world around us, but a rough estimate is that we lose one species every hour. Humans…