On this week’s episode we chat with Wenyi Zhou, or Luke as his friends know him!

On this week’s episode of Fieldstories we speak to Dick Lock about his experiences founding Herping Suriname and Unlock Nature tours and owning his own eco-resort in the little known South American country of Suriname. Dick also told us about the important work he is doing with his Snake Patrol rescue foundation. Finally he shared an incredible story about his transformational experiences working with rehabilitated spider monkeys during the COVID-19 lockdown. Another incredible episode!

This week we welcome Jonah Holmes, a student at Falmouth university and friend of Nick's. With an extremely controversial topic at hand, Jonah does a great job of answering difficult questions in this podcast and concludes the broadcast with an incredible and heart warming story about two Orangutans he has worked with in the past. Jonah is currently based in Bali, Indonesia and is creating a film exploring some of the topics discussed in this episode. We home everyone enjoys this episode and do not forget to check out Jonah's work on instagram @jonaholiverholmesComment below your thoughts and we hope you enjoy!

On this week’s episode we speak to Dana Green who is completing her PhD researching bats in Saskatchewan. Dana spoke about her PhD project and how the pandemic impacted her fieldwork and bat research across the world. Dana also spoke candidly about losing the vision in one eye and how this life changing condition has encouraged her to share her experiences with the visually impaired community to show that anyone can contribute to science and conservation. After all of that, Dana told us about a “typically” crazy night in the field filled with sticky bats, police and flying fish! You have to listen to find out how all of thats fits together in one night!

🌿 Join us on this captivating episode of Field Stories as we delve into the incredible journey of Gael Sanchez, a seasoned wildlife biologist with a wealth of experience and wisdom to share. Gael's path to becoming a professional wildlife biologist is a tale of passion, perseverance, and dedication.

🎙️ In this episode, Gael generously shares her insights and advice for aspiring wildlife biologists. From navigating the challenges of securing a permanent position to offering valuable guidance to young scientists, Gael's words resonated with our co-hosts. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the realities of a wildlife biologist's career and glean inspiration from Gael's remarkable journey.

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In this weeks episode we talk everything birds with Holly. From bird banding in the Caribbean to Motus towers (listen until the end to learn about them) birds are given some much needed attention! Happy new years from the team at Field Stories and may 2024 be an epic year for you all 👌

Drunk rants, festive themed field stories and Chris in civilisation?! Anything is possible on this episode! All 3 of us would like to wish everyone a very happy new year and we all hope you had an amazing holiday season :) Let us know in the comments your favourite festive field story 👍

In this weeks chaotic episode Co-host Chris Ketola is joined by wildlife conservationist Fabian Muhlberger and professional filmmaker Lukas Durnegger underneath the Tambopata river! We explore life on an expedition and listen to a lot of poop talk with the constant theme of technical issues throughout the entire episode, we hope you enjoy it and as always leave your best field story below 👌

Field Stories starts with Nick Smith and Chris Ketola setting the standard for the podcast series.

This podcast is all about conservation and the people who work tirelessly to help animals around the planet. Let us hear funny, courageous and outright insane stories, anything really is possible in the field!

The structure of the show starts with an introduction from the hosts, followed by a guest who will introduce their current projects and passions before telling us their crazy story.

We are super excited for the premiere, so don't forget to comment below your thoughts, opinions and most importantly your own epic field stories 👌