Today we catch up with Fredrik from Aurora Safari Camp in Swedish Lapland where the seasons are changing rapidly from winter 2 weeks ago to summer now, almost by-passing spring. Nature is thriving there at the moment. Also we introduce Kate from Kwando Safaris who talks about sightings in and around the Okavango Delta and Nxai Pan in Botswana. The water levels in the Okavango are at record levels and interesting wildlife sightings have been reported including denning wild dogs, a large coalition...
Jun 12, 2020•34 min•Ep. 14
For this month we have split the roundup into two parts. These are unusual times and rather than the expected 5 or 10 minute briefing from colleagues, small lodge owners and managers around the world, we have entered into some deeper conversations. In this episode we explore conservation in Indian National Parks with Jehan from Shergarh Tented Camp and catch up with developments in the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil with Guiliano from Aymara Lodge. We’ll release the second part of the monthly round...
Jun 11, 2020•35 min•Ep. 13
Welcome to Part 2 of our talk with Calum and Sophie from Lewa House in northern Kenya. In this episode we look at their safaris operations. They offer a wide range of safari activities and we discuss these and how Lewa House fits into a safari itinerary, either at the beginning of a safari in Kenya or at the end. However, this episode's our main focus is on Lewa as a Wildlife Conservancy, protecting endangered black rhinos and Grevy’s zebras, among the other wildlife. Welcome to the Wildlife &am...
May 27, 2020•45 min•Ep. 12
In East Africa, Mt. Kenya almost straddles the Equator with its eternal snows. A little to the north is an upland wilderness area and this is where both Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Lewa House are located. Surrounded by majestic scenery, Lewa House sits in the middle of the conservancy and is home to fourth generation Kenyan, Sophie and her husband Calum MacFarlane. Inevitably we immediately got chatting about the weather thanks to a video Calum had sent to me a short time before we spoke. So w...
May 20, 2020•45 min•Ep. 11
Listening to this field recording of sounds you could be mistaken for being on a tropical island with waves lapping the shore. The waves that were rolling in on the day these ambient sounds were recorded were quite benign; but Tasmania, Australia’s island state lies in the path of the Southern Hemisphere’s Roaring Forties and is often blasted by strong, wild winds. Fortunately, this recording was made on the reasonably sheltered and beautiful Maria Island that provides a stunning walk through na...
May 13, 2020•19 min•Ep. 10
Welcome to Wild Diaries , the monthly roundup of wildlife sightings and happenings in the natural world from around the globe. Stop and think for a moment, just what is happening right now out there in those wild places you would love to visit? Welcome the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris show, the world’s first and only podcast on wildlife safaris worldwide and sustainable tourism. This show’s for everyone interested in eco-tourism, travel in the natural world and adventures to ou...
May 06, 2020•42 min•Ep. 9
In this episode of the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris show, the world’s first and only podcast on wildlife safaris worldwide and sustainable tourism, we are putting the pod in podcast. The first sounds you hear are from killer whales, orcas , off the west coast of Canada. In fact, what is very cool is that from just that short clip they were identified by Megan at Orca Lab as members of the northern resident A5 pod in the Broughton Archipelago off Vancouver Island. And that group...
Apr 29, 2020•46 min•Ep. 8
We take you to an early morning in the rainforests of Brazil, bird watching and making field recordings of ambient sound from a tower above the canopy of the forest. The tower is a short walk from Cristalino Lodge in the depths of the southern part of the Amazon in Mato Grosso state. Here there is an exceptionally well preserved habitat of pristine rainforest. As your host Dr. Steve Banner I also explain a little more about our nature travel company, Wildlife & Wilderness as we have been spe...
Apr 22, 2020•9 min•Ep. 7
Sanne is half of a young Dutch couple that now live with their 33 huskies at a lodge in Lapland, northern Sweden. Her love for the dogs came from a single holiday dog sledding and now, during the winter months she runs private dog sled tours from short half day trips to long multi-day expeditions. She describes how they got started and learnt guiding before setting up their own business, Yellow Snow Husky Tours, 2 years ago. They grew their kennels from 3 huskies to the complement of dogs they h...
Apr 15, 2020•27 min•Ep. 6
Welcome to the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris show, the world’s first and only podcast on wildlife safaris worldwide and sustainable tourism to our planet’s wild places. I’m your host, Dr. Steve Banner, biologist and Director of the travel company, Wildlife & Wilderness, providing high quality holiday experiences to thousands of clients for almost 25 years. We are passionate about all things in the world of travel in the natural world. Safaris, wildlife travel, wilderness adv...
Apr 08, 2020•39 min•Ep. 5
Recorded at dawn in Rwanda, this is the first ambient sound microcast of the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris show which is brought to you by your host Dr. Steve Banner. Steve is Director of tailor-made travel company, Wildlife & Wilderness. This soundscape of nature sounds is perhaps the perfect escapism for all of us unable to travel at present. So, sit back, relax and enjoy. This in fact an edited version of wildlife sounds from around 20 minutes of recording so let me know ...
Apr 01, 2020•11 min•Ep. 4
Podcast guide Dr. Steve Banner talks with Nick Aslin , a great character who has an incredible knowledge of safaris in Zambia. Our chat meanders like the Luangwa River, from tales of lions through various fascinating facets of safaris in Zambia, its national parks, conservation, daily safari activities, walking safaris, bird watching and safari styles. “Zambia offers a very authentic safari experience and always has done. The place still excites me and being on safari, is still to me a tremendou...
Mar 25, 2020•42 min•Ep. 3
Podcast guide Dr. Steve Banner chats with professional wildlife photographer, Andy Rouse . With 20 years of experience of travelling to Svalbard in the high Arctic Andy has an incredible sense for the importance of this archipelago, not just for the wildlife but for our own connection with nature. We talk about the well-being that this incredible frontier offers, about polar bears of course, but also about the other wildlife including walrus and the incredible birds found breeding here during th...
Mar 18, 2020•33 min•Ep. 2
This trailer outlines the Wildlife & Wilderness Travel & Safaris podcast plans of mixing interviews with experts and guides from the world of safaris, wildlife travel and soft adventures in the wilderness; with monthly roundups of sightings and happenings in the natural world; all combined with ambient sounds from nature. So for example, if you are looking for a safari in Africa, wanting to know what's happening with the bears and whales in Canada or the jaguars in the Brazilian Pantanal...
Mar 11, 2020•8 min
