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Into The Wild
by Ryan Dalton
Oh hey & welcome to your new favourite nature, wildlife & conservation podcast, Into The Wild. If it's insightful journeys of discussion about complex environmental topics you're after, or simply a good old chat with someone from the wildlife world, we've got you covered. Join your host, Ryan Dalton, as he natters about nature to help give you all the information or room for pondering that you need to feel informed, connected & sure that you've nerded out enough this week.
Episodes
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I Believe In Good People - with Bonner Black
Naturalists come in all forms & my guest this episode is a perfect example of that. Bonner Black, musician, comedian, birder & nature communicator, is someone who brings all her passions & talents together to show her authentic self & I can see why people love her for it. I sat down with Bonner…
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I Believe In Good People - with Bonner Black.
Naturalists come in all forms & my guest this episode is a perfect example of that. Bonner Black, musician, comedian, birder & nature communicator, is someone who brings all her passions & talents together to show her authentic self & I can see why people love her for it. I sat down with Bonner…
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Oh, We Are Back!
Nerds, nerds, nerds, nerds, nerds. Well, well, well. How are you? Sorry for the radio silence over the last 6 months. I've been busy with life admin & trying to not burst into the flames during the hottest summer on record. Into The Wild is back & this is just a little natter from me (Ryan) to...
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Into The Wild Trailer
Welcome nerd to Into The Wild. I'm Ryan, your host! It's banging to have you here for the ride. This is your new, one stop place for all conversations about nature, wildlife & conservation. Find us on Instagram at Into The Wild & don't ever be shy to get in touch!
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Lost in Sri Lanka, Episode 3: The Full Conversation
Here we are at the third & last episode of this year's mini series. It's been one heck of a journey & we are finishing on an interview that will make you feel lie you're sat in a rural Sri Lankan pub overhearing a conversation between two nature lovers 4 drinks deep. What a way to see this one…
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Lost In Sri Lanka: Episode 2, How Things Have Changed
Nerds it's time to jump back into our mini series as we explore the magical world of Sri Lanka. For episode 2, we are focusing our time on land & how things have changed over the years. Exploring colonialism & it's impact on Sri Lanka's indigenous people, the Vedda, we hear from 2 of the...
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Nature News - Week 38 - Honey Bee Bullsh*t & A City of No Ads
This week on Nature News, Ryan starts with a story that Nadia ranks in the top 3 of "Most Pointless Stories" about honey bees being used to help people of the working world connect with nature BUT, it does spark a good conversation about nature connection. Nadia then follows up with a story from...
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Lost In Sri Lanka - Episode 1, Grab Your Binoculars
Nerds welcome to the first episode of our 2026 mini series, Lost In Sri Lanka. We start by unpacking the rucksack of wildlife tourism through it's pro's & con's. What does it mean to be a responsible wildlife tourist? What are the impacts of wildlife tourism if not properly managed? And how can…
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Nature News - Week 37 - Seagrass, Climate Media & Heating with Indy Greene!
Nerds, welcome to the first Nature News WITH A GUEST! Each month we will be bringing in a new voice to help Nadia & Ryan report on the latest nature, wildlife & conservation news. Week 37 is starting with Into The Wild's OG pal, Indy Greene! Show notes: Links to all stories: Seagrass / Climate...
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Nature News - Week 36 - A New National Park, Elephants in Africa & Stolen Peregrines
Nerd this week's news takes some critical thinking so put your nuance hats on! A new national park in Chile has all the good feels on paper but when we struggle to hear how indigenous people of the area feel, it gives us a bit of an ick. Africa's Elephant populations are all over the place from...
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Nature News - Week 35 - The First One of 2026!
Nerds! We are BACK! 2026 is here & Ryan & Nadia are reporting on global news stories about the world of wildlife, conservation & nature. Policy, Elk & Stingless bees are the focus of week 35 so strap yourself in & LET's GO! Show notes: Links to all episodes mentioned: Elk / Stingless Bees Support...
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Nature News - Week 34 - The Last One of 2025
Nerds, it's the last Nature News of 2025 as we all prep our homes for Christmas & fill the fridges with an incredible amount of food & drink. For the last week, Nadia takes us back through 2 news stories through the year to give us some updates & Ryan closes with revisiting Into The Wild's mini...
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Nature News - Week 33 - Denmark Fueling Some Confusion & Columbia Fueling Positivity
This week on Nature News we are all about fuel......of the fossil kind. Nadia starts with a story from Demark, which is one of capturing carbon to store back where they found it but, is this truly the solution? Next Ryan shares some news from Columbia about some fossil fuel bans which sound a bit...
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Nature News - Week 32 - Playful Sharks & Avian Flu Update!
To play or not to play? That is rarely the question but in this week's Nature News.....it actually is. After an experiment involving sharks & human toys took place during a controlled study, a question was raised asking "do sharks play?". It's also that magical time of year where we have.....AN...
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Nature News - Week 31 - Snail Hunt Is On & Absolute Cop Out!
Nerds welcome to Week 31 of your nature news fix & after a beautiful little story about a hair snail, we move on to something harder to handle. Okay, after protests from indigenous communities, many debates & talks & constant news reporting, COP30 is finished & Nadia & Ryan do their best to give...
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Nature News - Week 30 - Can We Build It? & Bacteria Could Save The Day!
Nerds, let's start by saying yes, Ryan & Nadia's nature highlights are becoming a bit desperate so why not get in touch on email ([email protected]) or DM on Instagram (link below) so we can share YOUR nature highlight from the week! Onto Week 30 of Nature News, we start with a new way to...
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Communicating Conservation with Ezz Miles & Ajay Tegala Recorded LIVE at Global Birdfair 2025
Nerds Nature News is on hold this week while we step in to release a "round the table" chat recorded live at Global Birdfair back in July of this year. Nadia & Ryan were joined by conservationists Ajay Tegala & Ezz Miles to talk about the art (yes, we are using the word art) of communicating...
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Nature News - Week 29 - Vultures with a Foot Fetish & Green Energy Overtake!
Nerds, Week 29 of Nature News is all over the place this week starting with Bearded vultures with a potential foot fetish & the rediscovery of the White knuckled wolf spider on the Isle of Wight to Greenpeace's warning over deep sea mining for metals & some good news with green every overtaking...
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Nature News - Week 28 - COP30 & The Amazon
On this week's nature news, Nadia & Ryan have a big natter about COP30 in Belem, Brazil after Greenpeace report on a big oil extraction from The Amazon rainforest just weeks before the event. We are then joined by the wonderful Mary Colwell to give a quick update on the UK's Natural History GCSE!...
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Nature News - Week 27 - Ecocide See Ya & Tipping Points!
On this weeks nature news Nadia kicks off with a potentially trailblazing bill from Scottish Parliament to criminalise actions that are defined as ecocide. Ryan shares an up beat story about re-wriggling a chalk stream in Hertfordshire before ending on some thoughts & feelings about the recent...
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Nature News - Week 26 - Dogs, Orcas, Turtles & Trees!
Nerds, week 26 of Nature News is here & from dogs scenting Orca scat to help with Killer whale conservation to good news for Green turtles AND The Woodland Trust's Tree Of The Year, it's one heck of a half hour for you! Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Dogs & Orcas / Green Turtles /…
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Nature News - Week 25 - A Plant Does What? & Fossil Fuel Fines!
Nerds be honest, would it really surprise you to learn our first news story this week was about animals getting drunk? No, I didn't think so. SCIENCE. Followed up but a new discovery about a species of dogbane plant at a botanical gardens in Japan then some good news about a hefty fine on a…
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Nature News - Week 24 - England is DRY & Ozone Layer Update!
This week Ryan & Nadia responsibly crack open a beer as they learn how dry it has actually been in England so far in 2025 & what that means for autumn & winter. Then we are ducking back into 1990s science & learning about the ozone layer & how that old issue got resolved. Show notes: Links to all...
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Nature News - Week 23 - Down with the Burn & Tourism Booms!
Nerds, Into The Wild is back! We are back with weekly Nature News after our summer off & we are jumping straight into some juicy wildlife stories for you along with some exciting things for Into The Wild! On week 23 we have reintroduction stories, policy updates from deep peat burning & 30 by 30,...
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Bonus Ep: A Chat with Kate Sheridan (Conservation Kate)
Although we are off resting for 6 weeks, we couldn't quite leave you nerds with no conservation chat could we? 4 years after connecting with Kate on socials, we finally got a time to have a chat & record an episode. Kate is a researcher & fantastic science communicator (no awards given for the...
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Nature Room 101 LIVE at Global Birdfair ft Megan McCubbin, Mary Colwell & Simon King
Nerds, we've never been more serious than when we say, "strap, your, self, in!!" At Global Birdfair 2025, Into The Wild again recorded a live show of Nature Room 101. Joining us this year is Megan McCubbin, Mary Colwell & Simon King to decided which Boring Bird, Pathetic Policy & Moronic Mammal...
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Nature News - Week 22 - The Mid Year Final
Nerds! Can you believe we've been sharing nature news for 6 months! Because we certainly can't. Week 22 will be our mid year final whilst Nadia & Ryan take summer off to recoup & prepare for exciting new things to come in September.....(seriously, some VERY, exciting new things to come). But on...
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Nature News - Week 21 - I Spy An Eco Activist & Tarantulas In The Post
Week 21 of Nature News is a race against time as Ryan sits in his London flat, in 32C, no air con or fan & old tepid water to survive. But back to reality, Nadia shares a story of how an activist who works to uncover the horrible story of salmon farming is suddenly a victim of intense…
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Nature News - Week 20 - Some Updates & A Budget Rundown
On this week's Nature News, Ryan & Nadia revisit 2 stories from the last 6 months to give an update on their progress OR their complete u-turn. Nadia then gives us all a nature rundown of the Labour governments budget & what this could or couldn't mean for biodiversity in the UK. Show notes…
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Nature News - Week 19 - That Land is My Land & Nuclear Waste of Time?
Listener Note: We got some very handy feedback that our audio had been on the quieter side recently so we did some investigating & made some adaptations......basically, it should be louder now so be careful on those ears! Land reform isn't a new topic for us to cover on Into The Wild but...
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Nature News - Week 18 - Unintended Consequence & A Corridor Done Right!
From an Asian elephant doing it's shopping in Thailand, a brand new bird splint paste for our injured feathered friends to a pay to release scheme in Sumatra with some unintended consequences AND a brand new 800,000 hectare wildlife corridor in Kyrgyzstan.......week 18 was a busy one. Show notes:...
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Nature News - Week 17 - Pigeons, Penguins & Proposals
Pigeons delaying flights. Penguins pooping to save the world. Proposals getting blocked for absolutely no reason......this week's Nature News really does have stories from all around the world in just 20 minutes. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Pigeons on Planes / Penguin Poop /…
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Nature News - Week 16 - Brilliant Buzzing Bees & Vultures In Need
Week 16 of Nature News is a packed one as Ryan & Nadia unpack stories from plants being able to detect the buzzing of bees to produce more pollen, to terrible news from South Africa regarding recent poaching of vultures PLUS a laughable story from TimeOut London warning us all of a terrifying...
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Nature News - Week 15 - Omega Block & DAM That's Some Good News!
If you're in the UK, it's not secret that spring has sprung with some unusually hot & dry weather. Whilst we often blame this on the climate crisis, do we actually know what's causing it? Well, luckily Nadia wondered this & found the news explaining it. Ryan then shares some news about river...
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Nature News - Week 14 - Risky Wind Farm & Snow Leopard Head Count
Look, we all want to head towards green energy.....right? But are we too quick to say yes before we've looked at the impact of producing it? Nadia unpacks a story about a huge wind farm that could likely be devastating for seabirds. Ryan then takes us over to Nepal to share some shocking facts...
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Journey Back to Namibia: Climate Changes Community
Community is a word that comes up a lot on our podcast, & it's certainly come up a lot during this mini series. On the final episode of Journey Back to Namibia, Ryan & Nadia talk with a farmer called Vicky & a conservancy committee member called Anna about how the climate crisis & the draught...
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Nature News - Week 13 - The People Want Action & Dragons Fly North!
Sometimes we think it's just the people in our naturey bubble that want political action to tackle the climate crisis BUT Nadia runs down a story telling us how researchers have learned that the global population more than favour the side for change. Then it's White faced darters that are in the...
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Nature News - Week 12 - Paw Patrol & Toby Wood-Carvery
If it's one thing that makes Ryan overjoyed, it's when his two worlds collide positively. Dogs & wildlife! Ryan shares the news of 2 two canines down under who are helping to find a critically endangered lizard. Nadia, beautifully, unpacks the recent news story of an ancient English oak that got...
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Nature News - Week 11 - Elephants Are Coming & Ban The Burn
Conflicts with wildlife isn't something Into The Wild shy's away from on the show & on Nature News this week, Ryan shares a new innovative way to create an early warning system for the people of Valparai in India. Nadia then jumps in to share some news, of course after sharing some recent…
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Journey Back to Namibia: Food & Farming
Nerds, let's jump in to episode 3 of Journey Back to Namibia. In episode 3, Ryan & Nadia jump into one of the most important topics for rural people in Namibia. Food & farming. They are joined by two farmers, Uaperendua & Joseph to hear about how farming has changed during the drought & what...
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Nature News - Week 10 - Pests Aside & A New New Forest
This week Ryan finds himself questioning whether he's being pest-imistic that a 10% reduction in harmful pesticides on UK farms isn't enough.....surely we can be doing better? After sharing some random news about a huge block of ice hanging around outside South Georgia, Nadia tells us all about…
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Nature News - Week 9 - Crying Wolf & You've Got Whale
Fighting food waste is always on the agenda for many countries but how on earth does opening up the law to hunt wolves help with that? Spain recent took a vote & Ryan explains the thinking behind this......but would it work? Nadia shares some shocking statistics about whales & how new AI…
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Nature News - Week 8 - Stateside Peregrine Falcons & A Risky Road
Just a few decades after peregrine falcons make a comeback in USA, a new threat appears as conservationists notice declines in breeding populations & Nadia dives into what the heck is going on! Ryan shares a story from the Amazon Rainforest as the city of Belem prepares for COP30 in Autumn this...
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Nature News - Week 7 - Community Care & Polar Bear Trade
If it's one word you hear us mention a lot it's "community" & on this week's Nature News, Nadia once again shows the power it can have. A community in Sussex, UK, that have worked together & managed to get council agreed rights to the River Ouse. Ryan then tackles a tricky story of Polar Bear...
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Journey Back to Namibia: When The Rain Stops
Nerds, it's time for episode 2 of Journey Back to Namibia, When The Rain Stops. In this episode Ryan & Nadia share the human element to the climate crisis & explore the extreme weather event of droughts. What they look like, how they take shape & what challenges they can bring to people. Monaliza...
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Nature News - Week 6 - Grade A Mistake & Pet Pesticides
Ryan & Nadia may be thinking just within their bubble but surely we all would have loved to study natural history at GCSE? This week Nadia gives updates on this old Tory policy to welcome the new school topic at GCSE level in the UK that seems to keep being shelved & Ryan gives a run down on a...
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Nature News - Week 5 - Who Let The Pigs Out & A Mountain with Rights!
Ryan & Nadia find themselves, once again, asking the question "who is releasing these animals?" as they take a look at the recent news story of 9 feral pigs wondering freely around the Cairngorms National Park just a few miles away from where the illegally released lynx were found just 5 weeks…
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Nature News - Week 4 - Pesky Newts & Climate WIN!
Some good & some frustrating on this week's Nature News. Nadia unpacks some rather silly words that the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Racheal Reeves said about housing & bats & newts (what a combo). Ryan then gives a rundown on a recent win for the anti fossil fuel campaign with the courts...
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Journey Back to Namibia: The Story Begins
Welcome to Into The Wild's new mini series, Journey Back to Namibia. Across 4 episodes, Ryan & Nadia will explore the impacts of the climate crisis in rural Namibia & share words, experiences & stories from those most affected. We start at the beginning. Fires, floods, storms & hurricanes. Severe...
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Nature News - Week 3 - Ergh Trump & Driven Me Mad
Ergh, he's back & we WISH we meant Voldemort. This week's dose of Nature News, Ryan & Nadia unpack what Trumps first 48 hours in office has looked like & how we truly feel about it. Nadia also shares Labour's plan (or rather, no plan) on driven grouse shooting in the UK BUT it's not all bad news,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Oh hey & welcome to your new favourite nature, wildlife & conservation podcast, Into The Wild. If it's insightful journeys of discussion about complex environmental topics you're after, or simply a good old chat with someone from the wildlife world, we've got you covered.
Join your host, Ryan Dalton, as he natters about nature to help give you all the information or room for pondering that you need to feel informed, connected & sure that you've nerded out enough this week.
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