The State of Nature in 2026: Crisis, Comebacks, and What Happens Next

The State of Nature in 2026: Crisis, Comebacks, and What Happens Next

Chris reflects on the state of nature in 2026, where conservation is defined by both loss and recovery. While habitat fragmentation, climate warming, coral bleaching, and Arctic instability continue, meaningful protection efforts are delivering results. He highlights conservation wins, including pandas downlisted to vulnerable, green sea turtles to least concern, tiger recovery in India through reserves and anti-poaching, Gabon’s protection of forest elephants for rainforest integrity and carbon storage, and community-led snow leopard conservation in Nepal. The episode also addresses ongoing losses, key drivers of biodiversity decline, global efforts like 30x30 and the High Seas Treaty, and practical ways listeners can help — from reducing consumption to supporting frontline conservation initiatives like Snow Leopard Sisters. 00:00 Welcome and Reality Check 00:46 Conservation Is Tension 02:40 Climate and Biodiversity Link 03:17 Resilience and Hope in Action 04:40 2026 Roadmap for Today 05:42 Big Wins Pandas and Turtles 07:55 India’s Wildlife Comeback 11:00 Gabon Forest Elephants 14:45 Snow Leopard Sisters Spotlight 19:44 Losses and Extinctions 24:25 Why Extinction Is Accelerating 27:45 Five Biggest Threats 29:46 Mainstream Momentum and 30x30 35:48 People Giving Hope 38:21 What You Can Do Now 42:43 Support Snow Leopard Conservancy 44:38 Final Call to Action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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El Niño Is Here: What It Means for People, Wildlife, and the Planet

El Niño Is Here: What It Means for People, Wildlife, and the Planet

El Niño is strengthening across the Pacific, and its effects can ripple far beyond the ocean. Chris breaks down what El Niño actually is, how it shifts weather patterns around the world, and why this...

4 Marras 45min

Bowhead Whales: The 200-Year Lives of Arctic Giants (Classic)

Bowhead Whales: The 200-Year Lives of Arctic Giants (Classic)

Imagine living for more than 200 years in one of the harshest environments on Earth. Meet the bowhead whale, the longest-lived mammal known to science and an extraordinary survivor of the Arctic. Ch...

2 Marras 1h 22min

Sand Dollars: The Living Coins That Help Shape Our Oceans

Sand Dollars: The Living Coins That Help Shape Our Oceans

Chris and Angie return after a National Geographic event with photographer Amy Vitale and introduce an episode on sand dollars, prompted by Angie finding live sand dollars with her family and wanting ...

28 Loka 1h 18min

Greenland Sharks: 400+ Years of Life, an Uncertain Future (Classic)

Greenland Sharks: 400+ Years of Life, an Uncertain Future (Classic)

Imagine a shark swimming through the Arctic today that was already alive before the United States existed. Greenland sharks are thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth, with research sugg...

19 Loka 1h 20min

Africa's Wildlife Warrior: Dr. Paula Kahumbu | Nat Geo Explorer of the Year

Africa's Wildlife Warrior: Dr. Paula Kahumbu | Nat Geo Explorer of the Year

From the archives of All Creatures Podcast, we're revisiting our inspiring 2021 conversation with Dr. Paula Kahumbu, one of Africa's most influential wildlife conservationists, a National Geographic E...

12 Loka 51min

One Female Left: The Incredible Survival of New Zealand’s Black Robin

One Female Left: The Incredible Survival of New Zealand’s Black Robin

Chris recounts the recovery of New Zealand’s Chatham black robin (karure/keruru), an island species devastated by habitat clearing and introduced predators like rats and cats, until its range shrank t...

7 Loka 41min

The Mantis Shrimp’s Secret Superpowers (Classic)

The Mantis Shrimp’s Secret Superpowers (Classic)

What kind of animal can see light we cannot and strike with enough force to crack a crab’s shell? In this classic episode from 2022, Chris and Angie meet the mantis shrimp: a small marine predator wit...

5 Loka 1h 25min

Cheetahs: More Than Just Speed (Classic)

Cheetahs: More Than Just Speed (Classic)

In this classic episode from 2019, Chris and Angie explore the cheetah’s incredible speed, from its flexible spine and gripping claws to the long tail that helps it turn during a chase. But there is m...

28 Syys 1h 27min

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