On the Move

Public lands in the West are common ground for us—and the animals we love. One policy expert says caring for animals by giving them the space they need to roam is actually a job for everyone.  References Resilient and Connected Network Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 4 Credits Host  Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy  Speakers Nancy Fishbein, Director of Resilient and Connected Lands Program, TNC in Colorado Kelsey Schober, Director of Government Affairs, TNC in Alaska Storytelling Team  Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC 

Pronghorn and caribou have endured millennia of change, but what can we do to keep them out of harm’s way in the 21st century? References Pronghorn Pronghorn: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail⁠ How Pronghorn Outran the Ice Age  Wildlife Express: Pronghorn  “New Long Distance Migration Route for Pronghorn Found in Idaho”  Pronghorn Pass photo Braiding Sweetgrass, book by Robin Wall Kimmerer Pronghorn Photos by Jo Riis “Modeling Nature Connectedness Within Environmental Systems: Human-Nature Relationships from 1900 to 2020 and Beyond” by Miles Richardson Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle Being Caribou, film by Leanne Allison Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, February 2026 Advocacy Report  Credits Host  Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy  Speakers Tess O’Sullivan, Land and Water Protection Program Manager, TNC in Idaho Dr. Corrina Riginos, Director of Science, TNC in Wyoming  Amos Scott, Project Director, Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle Leanne Allison, Documentary Filmmaker  Storytelling Team  Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC 

Not all birds migrate, but those that do never fail to inspire. High-tech tools now tell us where birds actually go. Can that help the animals we’re trying to save?  References ⁠On the Move ⁠ ⁠Birds of the World  eBird  iNaturalist  “How to Know the Birds: No. 33, Thirty Intense Seconds with an Extreme Robin,” Montana’s Norther Great Plains Rancher Stewardship Alliance Matador Ranch Tracy Avery Credits Host  Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy  Speakers Ted Floyd, American Birding Association Magazine Editor  Kelsey Molloy, Norther Great Plains Director, TNC in Montana Edwin Juarez, Bird Biologist, Arizona Game and Fish Department Tully Frain, Conservation Ecologist, Tracy Avery Storytelling Team  Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC 

After every flight, birds need a safe place to land. Migrating birds rely on places to rest and fuel up for the journey ahead, but what happens when a rest stop disappears?  References ⁠On the Move ⁠ The Humbolt Current: A sea full of life to feed the planet  TNC Chile  Credits Host  Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy  Speakers Juan Jose Donoso, Director TNC Chile  Aaron Mrotek, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve Manager Storytelling Team  Danielle Kagan, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC 

The salmon journey sustains a way of life for people upstream and downstream. Learn what’s standing in the way of salmon migrations and why summoning the will to help them is now more important than ever before. References ⁠On the Move ⁠ ⁠Migrations in Motion Map ⁠ Credits Host  Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy  Speakers Sammy Matsaw Jr., Columbia Basin Program Director, The Nature Conservancy Oregon Jason Nuckols, Estuaries and Freshwater Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy Oregon  Katie Moore, Bristol Bay Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy Alaska Storytelling Team  Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek-Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC 

Episode DescriptionMigrations have always inspired us. But our planet is changing. What does that mean for the way animals come and go with the seasons? I decided to find out. ReferencesOn the Move Migrations in Motion Map CreditsHost Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy SpeakersMaia Murphy-Williams: Associate director of science, The Nature Conservancy Josh Lawler: Professor, University of Washington; director of University of Washington Botanic Gardens; co-director of Nature and Health Dan Majka: Developer, The Nature Conservancy Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNCMitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNCKate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNCErica Simek-Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNCDustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNCTraci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC

From The Nature Conservancy comes a podcast mini-series about wild animals, their amazing migrations and how people are finding ways to free them up from all the things standing in their way. On the Move, host Leah Palmer invites you on a journey. Along the way, she meets with top experts to uncover how and why animals are on the move, the things that stand in their way—and how you, yes, even you, can help keep their journeys wild and free.