Today we catch up with Fredrik from Aurora Safari Camp in Swedish Lapland where the seasons are changing rapidly from winter 2 weeks ago to summer now, almost by-passing spring. Nature is thriving there at the moment. Also we introduce Kate fro

Wild Diaries - June Updates from Around the World - Part 1

Jun 11th, 2020 35m 16s

For this month we have split the roundup into two parts. These are unusual times and rather than the expected 5 or 10 minute briefing from colleagues, small lodge owners and managers around the world, we have entered into some deeper conversati

Lewa House & Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya - Part 2

May 27th, 2020 45m 5s

Welcome to Part 2 of our talk with Calum and Sophie from Lewa House in northern Kenya. In this episode we look at their safaris operations. They offer a wide range of safari activities and we discuss these and how Lewa House fits into a safari

Lewa House & Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya – Part 1

May 20th, 2020 45m 3s

In East Africa, Mt. Kenya almost straddles the Equator with its eternal snows. A little to the north is an upland wilderness area and this is where both Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Lewa House are located. Surrounded by majestic scenery, Lewa

Tasmania Coastal Forest Birds

May 13th, 2020 19m 20s

Listening to this field recording of sounds you could be mistaken for being on a tropical island with waves lapping the shore. The waves that were rolling in on the day these ambient sounds were recorded were quite benign; but Tasmania, Austral

Wild Diaries - May Updates from Around the World

May 6th, 2020 42m 14s

Welcome to Wild Diaries, the monthly roundup of wildlife sightings and happenings in the natural world from around the globe.Stop and think for a moment, just what is happening right now out there in those wild places you would love to visit?We

Bears & Whales at Farewell Harbour, Canada with Tim McGrady

Apr 29th, 2020 46m 9s

In this episode of the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris show, the world’s first and only podcast on wildlife safaris worldwide and sustainable tourism, we are putting the pod in podcast.The first sounds you hear are from killer whales, or

Amazon Dawn in the Rainforests of Brazil - Microcast

Apr 22nd, 2020 8m 40s

We take you to an early morning in the rainforests of Brazil, bird watching and making field recordings of ambient sound from a tower above the canopy of the forest. The tower is a short walk from Cristalino Lodge in the depths of the southern

Husky Dog Sledding in Swedish Lapland

Apr 15th, 2020 27m 19s

Sanne is half of a young Dutch couple that now live with their 33 huskies at a lodge in Lapland, northern Sweden. Her love for the dogs came from a single holiday dog sledding and now, during the winter months she runs private dog sled tours fr

Wild Diaries - Monthly Updates From Around The World

Apr 8th, 2020 38m 48s

Welcome to the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris show, the world’s first and only podcast on wildlife safaris worldwide and sustainable tourism to our planet’s wild places. I’m your host, Dr. Steve Banner, biologist and Director of the tra

Akagera Dawn, Rwanda Safari Microcast

Apr 1st, 2020 10m 44s

Recorded at dawn in Rwanda, this is the first ambient sound microcast of the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris show which is brought to you by your host Dr. Steve Banner. Steve is Director of tailor-made travel company, Wildlife & Wilderne

Safaris in Zambia with Nick Aslin

Mar 25th, 2020 42m 2s

Podcast guide Dr. Steve Banner talks with Nick Aslin, a great character who has an incredible knowledge of safaris in Zambia. Our chat meanders like the Luangwa River, from tales of lions through various fascinating facets of safaris in Zambia,

Svalbard - Expedition Cruising in the High Arctic with Wildlife Photographer - Andy Rouse

Mar 18th, 2020 33m 13s

Podcast guide Dr. Steve Banner chats with professional wildlife photographer, Andy Rouse. With 20 years of experience of travelling to Svalbard in the high Arctic Andy has an incredible sense for the importance of this archipelago, not just for

Trailer

Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris

Mar 11th, 2020 7m 38s

This trailer outlines the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris podcast plans of mixing interviews with experts and guides from the world of safaris, wildlife travel and soft adventures in the wilderness; with monthly roundups of sightings and