THE WILD with Chris Morgan
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THE WILD with Chris Morgan is a celebration of the natural world and the people devoted to wild places and incredible species. Each episode explores our world’s complex web of ecosystems, taking listeners on an immersive, sound-rich journey across the Pacific Northwest and around the world. From climbing a giant redwood tree to howling for wolves to snorkeling over a coral reef, listeners will feel as though they are side-by-side with host and ecologist Chris Morgan, experiencing the wonder and resilience of nature.
THE WILD is a production of KUOW and Chris Morgan Wildlife, with support from Wildlife Media. It is produced by Matt Martin and Lucy Soucek. It is edited by Jim Gates. It is hosted, produced and written by Chris Morgan. Fact checking by Apryle Craig. Our theme music is by Michael Parker.
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Episodes
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Happy Earth Day 2025!
Happy Earth Day 2025. This is a special message from Chris to get a little different perspective on this blue marble we call home.
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Tom Mangelsen: Grizzy 399 and confessions of a wildlife photographer
A conversation with wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen and how he observes nature including his years documenting Grizzly 399 in and around Teton National Park in Wyoming.
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Yellowstone National Park: Celebrity bears, and a tale of two trout
Chris travels to Yellowstone National Park to discover how scientists are turning an ecological disaster into a rare invasive species success story. It’s an adventure filled with celebrity bears, dueling fish, and humans trying to fix past mistakes.
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A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins (reprise)
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Zoë Schlanger: Do plants think? Why eating a salad may never feel the same again
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Glacier Bay National Park: Life after ice - the birth of a river
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The Wild presents How Wild: Solitude
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A river runs through it ... once again (reprise)
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Leigh Ann Henion: Darkness, and the creatures of the night
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Fireflies in synchrony
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Caroline Tracey: How this tiny bird could save salt lakes
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Remembering the world's most famous grizzly, Bear 399
Bear 399, the oldest known reproducing female grizzly in the whole greater Yellowstone ecosystem, was killed on Tuesday in a vehicle collision near Jackson Hole, Wyoming.