Aussie Wildlife Show

Mark Hura | Entomologist

Earlier this year the Aussie Wildlife Show travelled to Borneo with a group of friends including Mark Hura, insect expert specialising in Australian ground beetles.

From giant scorpions and centipedes to beetles that glow in the dark, we discuss some of the awesome critters we discovered in the forests and caves of Borneo.

Dr. James Ward | Environmental Scientist

Human overpopulation underpins most of our environmental issues and yet we rarely hear it mentioned in the mainstream media. Dr James Ward is not afraid to come out and address this important yet often controversial issue.

Dr. Ward, former president of Sustainable Population Australia, lectures in and researches technology for sustainable living, with an emphasis on urban and peri-urban food production through innovative water recycling and aquaculture at the University of South Australia.

 

Ranger Stacey Thomson | Australian Wildlife TV Presenter.

We caught up with the always inspirational Ranger Stacey backstage at the 2018 World Environment Fair.

Stacey is a host on the long-running nature and science themed series Totally Wild, and has been with the show since its premiere in 1992.

Formerly a ranger and spokeswoman for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, she has also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, Wombat, Agro's Cartoon Connection and Rove Live.

For more than 25 years Rangers Stacey has inspired the next generation to care for wildlife and the environment.

Chris Day | Every Day Sustainable Living

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth and droughts are guaranteed. Are there ways we can manage the land to better protect the environment and our biodiversity?

We discuss some pros and cons of various farming techniques with permaculture expert and sustainability consultant Chris Day.

Click here to conact Chris about his permaculture seminars, desinging and building sustainabe landscapes or to order his home-grown organic olive oil.

 

 

Professor Christopher Daniels | Director of Cleland Wildlife Park

We caught up with biologist Professor Chris Daniels from the University of South Australia to talk about his natural history book 'Adelaide, Nature of a City', and we discuss his new role as director of Cleland Wildlife Park.

Click here to purchase Professor Daniels Book.

Dr. Elisa Sparrow | Wildlife Ecologist

In this episode we learn about some threatened Aussies such as Western Pygmy Possums (see image) and Southern Brown Bandicoots, as well as wombats, Antechinus and other native mammals.  

We chat about some of the research Dr. Sparrow conducts to help protect these animals and their environment as part of her role as a wildlife ecologist with the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. 

Wildlife of Borneo | Aussie Wildlife Show

Come for a tour of some of the wildlife of Borneo with Steve and Adrian. We see wild orangutans, crocodiles and birds along the Kinabatangan River, take a wonder through Gomantong Caves, spot-light for nocturnal animals and visit some wildlife rehabilitation centres in Sepilok.

Hey guys, click here to check out some footage from our recent trip to Borneo to accompany our latest episode of the show.

 

 

 

John Nair Rajan | Bornean Wildlife Expert

Steve and Adrian headed off to Borneo earlier this year to get some wildlife-spotting tips from the tour guide that David Attenborough calls on when he goes to Borneo. John Nair Rajan is an officer in the Wildlife Rescue Unit of the Sabah Wildlife Department and a multiple recipient of the 'Best Tour Guide' from the Sabah Tourism Awards.

This is the first of the interviews we did while we were exploring the forests of Borneo during April 2018.

You can contact John on his Facebook page to organise your Borneo adventure.

Kyle Chalmers | Olympic Gold Medallist and Reptile Enthusiast

When he's not swimming for Australia, Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers loves hanging out with his private collection of reptiles.

We had a great discussion about his growing reptile collection and the unique forms of blue-tongue skinks that he works with. Kyle shares with us his passion, or obsession, for the captive husbandry of his scaly companions and reveals his future plans within the hobby.  

You can check out Kyle's page and see his awesome animals at kc_critters

 

 

Kristen Messenger | Bugs n Slugs Australia

Grow a backbone!? So is it true that behind every good vertebrate is a greater invertebrate?

What does a snail racing, spider cuddling, mantid mating environmental educator have to say about the importance of these little spineless critters to our complex biodiversity?

We unfold some of the magic and often hidden world of invertebrates with Kristen Messenger owner/operator of Bugs n Slugs. Kristen travels around Australia as an environmental educator accompanied by a host of spiders, insects, snails, slugs and other critters.