The ancient wild
The "salmon people" have lived on the Pacific Coast for more than 10,000 years. Through their long history, stories have been their lifeblood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episodes
The Wild with Chris Morgan
"THE WILD with Chris Morgan" explores how nature survives and thrives alongside (and often despite) humans. Taking listeners across the Pacific Northwest and around the world, host Chris Morgan explores wildlife and the complex web of ecosystems they inhabit. He also tells the stories of people working in and protecting the wild around us.
Episodes
The wildlife super dog
I meet an adorable puppy that may be the key to saving bears and people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The secret lives of trees
I dial into the wood wide web to understand how trees communicate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Richard Louv and our connection with animals
Richard Louv writes about intimacy, but not in the way you might picture it. He says to stave off loneliness, tap into the "whisper of our fellow creatures." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A river runs through it ... once again
Almost 30 years after an act of Congress called for the Elwha dams to come down, the ecosystem is recovering. Species are returning and staying. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Return to Svalbard: Earth's icy food chain is about more than polar bears
It's a beautiful, still arctic morning about 600 miles from the North Pole. And there is a polar bear right over my shoulder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
KUOW's THE WILD with Chris Morgan returns in February
Ecologist and award-winning filmmaker Chris Morgan kicks off season 2 with more adventures in the wild. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
LIVE: Stories from THE WILD
On Friday, October 14, we gathered to enjoy eight stories presented in front of a live audience at Seattle's McCaw Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The quietest place on earth
I talk to a sound tracker who encourages us to find a quiet place and really listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Waiting for penguins
Wildlife filmmakers Jeff Wilson and Mark Smith spill on what life is like among the “super over-caffeinated” Adelie penguins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Life hack: Go sniff a pine. Your heart and mind will thank you
Florence Williams' extensive research into the benefits of getting out in nature has lead to some surprising revelations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The goofy looking rodent we all rely on
An extended interview with Ben Goldfarb about the beaver, an "unlikely hero." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Protecting where the spirit bears roam
It all started when Ian McAllister spent two days in a flimsy basket, suspended from a tree, to protest logging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The hunt to find just one square inch of silence
I go deep into the Olympic National Forest to find the most elusive creature imaginable: silence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins
I talk with two filmmakers who got up close and personal with Antarctic penguins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bombs, guns and sea lions
I take a journey up the Columbia River, where people, sea lions, orcas and salmon have a complicated relationship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The ‘ghost bears’ of Washington state
I explore the ideas and controversies behind reintroducing grizzly bears to the North Cascades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chris Morgan sees a forest therapist
There’s a big part of us that still is wild, a bigger part than we might imagine in this crazy modern world we’ve built around ourselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
These Italian bears survived gladiators and Mussolini
Just two hours from Rome is one of the richest ecosystems in Europe, a little island of mountains that to this day is home to wolves, wild boar and bears. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Animal psychology and how to stay safe in the wild
I don't look for trouble, but I've gotten in enough to share how to stay safe in the wild. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Siberian tiger named Bloody Mary
I travel to Russia to meet the man who captured on film the nearly invisible Siberian tigers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Leave it to beavers, seriously
I hang out in Seattle's backyard with some very eager beavers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Return of ze big bad wolf
It’s thought that the last wolf in Germany was shot 150 years ago. But nature had another idea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.