the happy environmentalist

Reflections on wildlife and life in the cork forests of Portugal. A podcast from author and journalist Siobhan Mitchell.

Morning Fox

Another cuppa in a very different place, but the wild world still delights me with a view of a fox being scolded by magpies.

06-06
01:09

Industrious ants

Busy ants, watching them is like watching the tip of an iceberg, most of their activity is underground. In the Alentejo I've watched them collect up eggshell pieces and popcorn, but mostly they create their clearings in the meadow flowers, moving swiftly to collect grass seeds to take underground.

05-06
02:45

Walking with wild boar

A short walk in the forest on the trail of wild boar in Portugal's cork forests

04-26
04:07

Morning tea with a woodpecker

Morning rituals and nighttime visitors that are only seen on camera trap, this is an introduction to my 26 years in Alentejo's cork country and all the wildlife that I share this with. https://thehappyenvironmentalist2018.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/nighttime-fruit-foraging/

04-22
01:58

Tipping the point

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/11/27/tipping-the-point/

11-27
02:20

GOAT: to the rescue

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/11/08/goat-to-the-rescue/

11-08
06:58

White Flags

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/08/07/white-flags/

08-07
02:44

Bison and Beavers

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/08/03/bison-and-beavers/

08-03
03:23

Bug Splat Not

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/03/27/bug-splat-not/

03-27
03:47

Rewilding

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/03/15/rewilding/

03-15
02:38

Hedgehogs and Slugs

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/03/08/hedgehogs-and-slugs/

03-09
03:45

Let The Fur Fly

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2022/02/22/let-the-fur-fly/

02-22
03:27

Disinformation and denial

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2021/07/20/disinformation-and-denial/

07-31
04:21

When you can’t see the cows for the trees

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2021/05/30/when-you-cant-see-the-cows-for-the-trees/

05-30
05:22

Wild Pigs are NOT boring

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2021/04/18/wild-pigs-are-not-boring/

04-18
04:45

The overflowing bathtub

A simple way to imagine why we need to act decisively on climate change This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thehappyenvironmentalist.org/2021/04/10/the-overflowing-bathtub/

04-11
03:01

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