Into The Wild

You know that feeling you get when you care about the natural world & it’s future but there’s just so much going on & you can’t keep up? Well, enter Into The Wild, your new favourite wildlife & conservation podcast! Each week (plus longer monthly shows that need more chat) hosts Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh catch up on some nature news, sharing stories from the UK & around the world that have hit the main stream media & help unpack the madness.

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 more of a way forward. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Denmark Carbon Capture / Columbia Fossil Fuel Ban Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

12-10
32:08

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 AVIAN FLU UPDATE. Okay, so not quite the festive feels but nevertheless, an important look into what this virus is doing. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Avian Flu / Shark Play / Tree Poison  Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird    

12-03
33:58

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 you an update on the event & agreements. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Hairy Snail / Cop30 / More Cop Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

11-26
36:31

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 (intothewildpod@gmail.com) 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 deter those herring gulls from your chips & move on to an in-depth discussion about Labour's plan to build a lot of new homes but without looking after nature. Finishing with a new report on an ocean bacteria that can digest PET plastic! Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Housing & Nature  / Gulls / Bacteria Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

11-19
33:10

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 conservation in 2025. From how it's changed to what needs to change. Follow our guests: Ezz Miles / Ajay Tegala Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

11-12
28:00

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 fossil fuel globally. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Old Shoe / Wolf Spider / Deep Sea Mining / Green Energy Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

11-05
35:09

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! Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Oil Extraction in The Amazon / Pakayaku Protect Forest  Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

10-29
29:25

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 global temperatures causing natural tipping points. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Ecocide / Rewiggling / Tipping Points Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird   

10-22
37:55

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 / TotY Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird   

10-15
30:55

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 fossil fuel company, we love to see it. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Drunk Animals / Dogbane Do What  Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

10-01
27:34

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 stories mentioned: Dry England / Ozone Layer / Feral Honey Bees! Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird  Lift Music Credit: Local Forecast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

09-23
38:52

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, tourism booms in Nepal AND Koala chlamydial (yeah, Ryan didn't see the last one coming either). Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Water Voles / Deep Peat Burning / Tourism Boom in Nepal / 30 x 30 / Koala's Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

09-17
37:07

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 nerds who guess what we speak about here). From what conservation means to Kate to discussing the problems with the rising content both on socials & documentaries with the "up close & personal" with dangerous animals, this chat was insightful & an absolute joy. Show notes: Links to all socials: Kate Sheridan / Ollie Clark / Brooke Pyke Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

08-26
56:50

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 should be locked up in the vault for good! Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

08-13
50:12

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 this mid year final, Ryan & Nadia both share some beautiful butterfly stories plus Nadia gives some insight to how much on an environmental impact the Gaza conflict has had & we both question, "why isn't this being called out by wildlife NGOs?". Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Gaza Conflict / Knepp Purple Emperors / Prison Women Butterfly Breeding / Jay Griffiths - The Wild Book Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

07-09
30:37

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 surveillance by a private spy company, yeah, you read that right. And Ryan tells of a new study that uncovers the dark world of tarantulas & the illegal pet trade. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Parrots Swearing / Orcas Tool Making / Spying on Activists / Tarantulas in the Post Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird   

07-02
29:43

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: Links to all stories mentioned: Labour's Budget on Nature Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird   

06-24
28:31

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 celebrating some good news on the theme is! Ryan shares a story from California about the Yurok tribe & Nadia gives us the low down & some thoughts about a nuclear power plant in the south of England. Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Owls in London / Size Well C / Yurok Tribe's Land Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird   

06-18
24:46

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: Links to all stories mentioned: Bird Splint Paste / Elephant Goes Shopping / Pay To Release / A Huge Corridor Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird   

06-10
28:40

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 / Labour Proposals / Asiatic Lions Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com. To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird 

06-04
23:33

Sandcastle •

You have to be pretty retarded to think you can't go outside because you're black or Asian. But hey, blame whites for it and you get on a podcast.

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Sandcastle •

If there's an awful lot more in common between farmers and conservationists, then how come there's a biodiversity crisis? Pull the other one, farmers are bad news for the enviroment and too much land is given over to farmers.

03-14 Reply

Sandcastle •

'Yeah, fuck white people, they ain't black, blacks are different, because they're black and not white... No no no it's the industry that's racist not me!' 😂

09-01 Reply

Sandcastle •

If you don't get joey (or is it Tony) from crime pays but botany doesn't then you can't call yourself a plant podcast.

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