All the Critters

By April & Courtney

We’re April and Courtney and we LOVE critters. During each episode we will share our enthusiasm for the critters we have seen and the stories of finding them. This is our journey of sharing adventures... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

All the Critters episodes:

August 15, 2022Sounds of Grassland Birds & What Should Be Their Homes
What started as a mini-sode turn into a real-i-sode! What can we say, these birds like to talk and they have quite the story to tell. This episode is a bird sound discovery paired with habitat loss real talk, so grab some lemonade, a straw hat, and your porch rocker for of our last summer sound episodes.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Grasshopper sparrow, Eastern meadowlark, Horned lark, Bobolink, Field sparrow
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Critter Links & More
National Science Foundation- Are Lawns Biological Deserts? https://beta.nsf.gov/news/are-our-lawns-biological-deserts

Praying Mantis vs. Hummingbird- https://www.audubon.org/news/praying-mantis-vs-hummingbird

Lawn Maintenance and Climate Change https://psci.princeton.edu/tips/2020/5/11/law-maintenance-and-climate-change

State of the Birds https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2016/habitats/grasslands/

Piedmont Environmental Council Grassland Bird Initiative https://www.pecva.org/piedmont-grassland-bird-initiative/
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1h 7min
August 01, 2022 SPECIAL! Favorite Wildlife Experiences
Courtney and April are celebrating their 10th episode of "Catching Them All"! Discussing natural history was not a priority for this episode. Instead joy, laughter, and nostalgia abound in this episode's story telling. WARNING! We mention wine and April drops the inappropriate word that might conclude phrases like "dumb" "jack" or "smart".
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Groundhog, North American Beaver, Double-crested Cormorant, Florida Manatee
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53min
July 25, 2022Minisode: Weird weasel sounds
Sounds of summer continues as we explore the weird and variable sounds that river otters make while also chit chatting about otters in general.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: North American River Otter, Sea Otter, Amazonian River Otter
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Critter Links & More
Charitable Donation Recommendation: The Peoples Trust for Endangered Species

Sea Otters Nommed By Sharks

Sea Otter Nibbles A Shark

Otters Nomming Sharks
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36min
July 18, 2022Minisode: Power Lines Courtney POWER LINES
The "mini-est" of mini-sodes yet! Fitting for North America's smallest falcon. Co-hosts, Courtney and April, have so much love for the American Kestrel. We hope you leave this episode with as much appreciation for its conservation as we have.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: American Kestrel
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Critter Links & More
All About Birds: American Kestrel

Donation Recommendation and Current AMKE Research: The Clifton Institute

PBS Falconry Timeline
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36min
July 11, 2022Minisode: Formerly Bufo
The sounds of summer minisode mini-series continues! Just like our friends the toads, we are stumbling through podcasting on stubby little legs. Take little hops with us as we talk warts, trills, and our favorite toad encounters. Bonus! We have a write in for the next presidential ballot.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: American Toad, Fowler's Toad, Southern Toad, Oak Toad
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Critter Links & More
Frog and Toad Call Quiz

Bufotoxin - An Overview

Don't Kiss A Toad Y'all

FrogWatchUSA and Field Scope for Data Reporting
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43min
July 04, 2022Minisode: Sssounds of Sssummer
Sssounds of Sssummer kicks off with a mini-series of mini-sodes! This week Courtney and April feel the vibe-brations of our encounters with the Eastern Copperhead. Games and giggles and an appeal to love snakes as much as we do!
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Critter Links & More
Virginia Herpetological Society

North Carolina State University "Snakes"

A Venomics Approach to the Identification and Characterization of Bioactive Peptides From Animal Venoms for Colorectal Cancer Therapy: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study

Timber Rattlesnakes Help Keep Lyme Disease in Check
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36min
June 14, 2022Morning Whooshes and Nighttime Yips
April wraps up her wildlife sightings from California (for now) and Courtney introduces "Sounds of Summer". This episode touches on the highs and lows of wildlife management from both ends of the conservation spectrum.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: California Condor, Coyote
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Critter Links & More
Coyote America National Geographic Article

Coyote Bounties Don't Work

CONDOR BIOS!

End of 2021 California Condor Status

Downloadable PDF of Status of the California Condor and Efforts to Achieve Its Recovery (2010)

Lead exposure through consumption of big game meat in Quebec, Canada: risk assessment and perception (2015)
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1h 26min
May 30, 20228 1/2 City Buses and Synchronized Skimming
It's a boat-i-sode! April squeezes in a whale watching tour out of Monterey Bay during her time in California and Courtney visits and kayaks with her little brother on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. From shorebirds to cetaceans, this episode gives you even more of a reason to bring along a camera to take photos and report sightings of these amazing creatures being identified and tracked by bands or fin and fluke photos.
Animals Highlighted in this Episode: Black skimmers, Blue Whale, Humpback Whale, Fin Whale
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Please consider donating to Sandy Hook Promise and Everytown for Gun Safety
Critter Links:
Long-Island Bird Banding Operation

Tracking the next generation of baby "beach toucans"

Youtube! Black Skimmers Feeding by Fish Guy Photos

Monterey Bay Whale Watching May Checklists

What we do and don't know about blue whales

How to weigh a whale without a scale
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1h 20min
May 17, 2022Huge Half Shells & Big Brown Watermelons
It's a travel-i-sode! April pitches multiple tents as she calls in from California to share some West Coast critter finds. All the while Courtney is reminiscing about the magical creatures found while visiting family in Argentina.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: Abalone species, Lowland tapir
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Critter Links & More
Find the Native land you are on: https://native-land.ca/

Petition for Federal Recognition by the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe: https://www.change.org/p/sjr-13-support-a-40-year-struggle-to-get-the-muwekma-ohlone-tribe-recognized-federally

Report a harvesting or poaching violation: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/black-abalone

YOUTUBE! Tapir Swimming by Iguazu Falls: https://youtu.be/0AMX-jfg9eM
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1h 14min
May 02, 2022Fanny Pack Mishaps and Unspun Heroes
Welcome back! We are talking black bears and caddisflies. BELIEVE us when we say there are some very cool findings and facts packed into this episode. Or don't... Listen and fact check to your heart and mind's content. We support you.
Species Highlighted in this Episode: American black bear, net spinning caddisflies, case building caddisflies
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Critter Links & More
Bear spray article 1: https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2193/2006-452

Bear spray article 2: https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.21958

Netspinner video: https://youtu.be/RL3Kd7bq7d4
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1h 5min

FAQs about All the Critters:

How many episodes does All the Critters have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.