LIFE ON THE BRINK

What a title hey? Apologies for this episode being a few days late, we’re both still getting a handle on keeping this podcast running while now working full-time! But enough of that, it’s time for Episode 18! Our guest on this episode, Dr Emily Roycroft, was supposed to be studying the family tree of eight… Read More »THE AUSTRALIAN MOUSE THAT BECAME “UN-EXTINCT” w/ evolutionary biologist Dr Emily Roycroft The post THE AUSTRALIAN MOUSE THAT BECAME “UN-EXTINCT” w/ evolutionary biologist Dr Emily Roycroft first appeared on Gabriel George Porritt.

Season 2 is heerrreee! Sorry for the delay! Gabe ended up getting and starting a new job since our last episode. So, to preserve what’s left of his sanity, we thought it’d be best to push the start of our new episodes back by a week. But Episode #17 is worth the wait! We’re bickering… Read More »THE TINY TRUFFLE-LOVING MARSUPIAL w/ wildlife ecologist & educator Caitlin Weatherstone The post THE TINY TRUFFLE-LOVING MARSUPIAL w/ wildlife ecologist & educator Caitlin Weatherstone first appeared on Gabriel George Porritt.

Our final update episode before we start Season 2! This Life On The Brink update features biodiversity ranger Denis Stojanovic and the Haast southern brown kiwi. The Haast population of southern brown kiwis is a unique group of kiwis that only numbers around 500. Denis has major updates for us on how the recent breeding… Read More »RETURN OF THE KIWI w/ adventurer & biodiversity ranger Denis Stojanovic The post RETURN OF THE KIWI w/ adventurer & biodiversity ranger Denis Stojanovic first appeared on Gabriel George Porritt.

Another update on one of our first-ever stories, and this one’s a big one!! Episode 15 of Life On The Brink features the regent honeyeater and Dr Ross Crates. While Alex was away, Ross patched in (on Christmas Eve – what a legend!!) to give Gabriel a rundown on what had happened since we last… Read More »MAJOR UPDATE ON OUR FAVOURITE AUSSIE SONGBIRDS w/ regent honeyeater ecologist & conservationist Dr Ross Crates The post MAJOR UPDATE ON OUR FAVOURITE AUSSIE SONGBIRDS w/ regent honeyeater ecologist & conservationist Dr Ross Crates first appeared on Gabriel George Porritt.

SURPRISE STORY UPDATE! Episode 14 of Life On The Brink features Dr Daniella Teixeira and the glossy black cockatoo (again!!) Daniella has been busy since we last talked to her in what turned out to be the first ever episode of Life On The Brink. Listen in to hear about new data showing how the… Read More »I WONDER WHAT’S HAPPENED WITH THOSE COCKATOOS FROM EPISODE 1? w/ glossy black cockatoo ecologist and conservationist Dr Daniella Teixeira The post I WONDER WHAT’S HAPPENED WITH THOSE COCKATOOS FROM EPISODE 1? w/ glossy black cockatoo ecologist and conservationist Dr Daniella Teixeira first appeared on Gabriel George Porritt.

Lions #2 electric boogaloo you’re carbon credits are due! (Alex said we had to say that, sorry) It’s Episode 13 of Life On The Brink, featuring LIONS. Didn’t we already do lions? Yes we did… deal with it. But also this episode is very different from our first lion episode. Last time we focused on… Read More »CATCHING CARBON TO SAVE LIONS w/ ecologist & Koobi founder Dr James Allan The post CATCHING CARBON TO SAVE LIONS w/ ecologist & Koobi founder Dr James Allan first appeared on Gabriel George Porritt.

We’re back in New Zealand for Episode 12 of Life On The Brink!! And this time, it’s all for the tuatara! Some call it a “living fossil”, others say they have a mystical third eye, but what we do know is there are a lot less of them than there used to be. In the… Read More »THE SUPER SPEEDY SPERM OF NEW ZEALAND’S LIZARD THAT ISN’T ACTUALLY A LIZARD w/ tuatara reproduction biologist & PhD Candidate Sarah Lamar The post THE SUPER SPEEDY SPERM OF NEW ZEALAND’S LIZARD THAT ISN’T ACTUALLY A LIZARD w/ tuatara reproduction biologist & PhD Candidate Sarah Lamar first appeared on Gabriel George Porritt.