Podcast Episodes

Episode 605 - Wicus Diedericks || Rhino Horn Trade Back On After 50 Years?

Episode 605

Wicus Diedericks, owner of Rockwood Conservation, dropped a bomb on the rhino conservation world on Friday, when a court ruled that he can trade in rhino horn (devil is in the details). It’s not quit…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Episode 604 - Jon Flocchini || State Of Bison

Episode 604

In celebration of National Bison Day (November 1st), Jon Flocchini, the generational farmer of the Durham Bison Ranch, joins Robbie to give a State of the Union on bison in the U.S. All Jon knows is …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Episode 603 - Tony Schoonen || The Dark Numbers Of Poaching In The US

Episode 603

When one thinks of poaching, the mind often turns to Africa—snares, and people involved in the illegal bushmeat trade. Few would think of poaching occurring in the United States of America. Boone and…

Published on 2 months ago

Leon & Sanjay || Eat Wild In The UK

Episode 602

The beauty of The Origins Foundation podcast is that you have no idea who we are going to speak with or what topic we’ll be exploring. If you look around the world at the hunting community and how we…

Published on 2 months ago

Ted Koch || Grasslands - Our Most Endangered Habitat

Episode 601

When you think of wildlife and biodiversity conservation in this world, the most fundamental element of wildlife conservation is habitat. In North America, the most imperiled habitat ecosystem we hav…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Solutions For Madikwe?

Episode 600

You have seen lots of recent discussions, talking heads, and articles about Madikwe, a nature reserve in the North West Province of South Africa, and its elephant dilemma. The Origins Foundation is f…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Corina Jordan || Protecting Game In New Zealand

Episode 599

Robbie connects with Corina Jordan, the new CEO of the Game Animal Council of New Zealand—a statutory authority that provides advice to the Minister of Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand (currently t…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Short Truths 24 || What Can You Hunt In South Africa?

Your favorite short truths series are back. The short truths are a short pieces of information that you can listen to, digest, and talk about. Today’s Short Truths question is, “What animals have quo…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Roundup 161 || Weekly Roundup with Ashlee Smith and CSF's Fred Bird

Ashlee and Fred work through some spotty recording issues to tackle the news this week, including how the current Government Shutdown affects our wildlife and public lands, all things Fall Turkey Sea…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 598 - Hawk Newsome || Civil Rights & Guns

Episode 598

Ashlee is joined by Civil Rights activist and founder of the Black Lives Matter New York City chapter to discuss the 2nd Amendment, living in the Bronx & outside perceptions on hunting as well as his…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago