We sat down for a chat with our good friend Dr John Walmsley at his bush block in the Adelaide hills. He is known colloquially as the 'cat hat man' because he wore a hat made from the pelt of feral cat to a tourism awards ceremony, the ensuing controversy led to the laws changing to allow feral cats to be legally killed is Australia. He set up wildlife sanctuaries across Australia to exclude feral animals and to reintroduce locally extinct and threatened species. We talk to John about the early days of his conservation endeavours as well as his firsthand experience working with such animals as platypus, bilbies and numbats. John turned 80 in 2018 and is still active in the realm of conservation and habitat restoration. He was the Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year in 2000.

With the climate warming will the Earth again be inundated with giant reptiles or are we about to be thrust into another ice age? On this episode we talk to Dr. Aaron Camens about how the Earth's ever changing climate can affect the world's fauna, as well as discusing some of the amazing mega fauna that once roamed across Australia.

ARE THEY OUT THERE??? Officially recognised as extinct we talk to Neil Waters about the consistent sighting of Thylacines (AKA marsupial tigers) still occurring to this day all over mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Grow a backbone!? So is it true that behind every good vertebrate is a greater invertebrate? What does a snail racing, spider cuddling, mantid mating environmental educator have to say about the importance of these little spineless critters to our complex biodiversity? We unfold some of the magic and often hidden world of invertebrates with Kristen Messenger owner/operator of Bugs n Slugs. Kristen travels around Australia as an environmental educator accompanied by a host of spiders, insects, snails, slugs and other critters.

When he's not swimming for Australia, Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers loves hanging out with his private collection of reptiles. We had a great discussion about his growing reptile collection and the unique forms of blue-tongue skinks that he works with. Kyle shares with us his passion, or obsession, for the captive husbandry of his scaly companions and reveals his future plans within the hobby. You can check out Kyle's page and see his awesome animals at kc_critters

Steve and Adrian headed off to Borneo earlier this year to get some wildlife-spotting tips from the tour guide that David Attenborough calls on when he goes to Borneo. John Nair Rajan is an officer in the Wildlife Rescue Unit of the Sabah Wildlife Department and a multiple recipient of the 'Best Tour Guide' from the Sabah Tourism Awards. This is the first of the interviews we did while we were exploring the forests of Borneo during April 2018. You can contact John on his Facebook page to organise your Borneo adventure.

Come for a tour of some of the wildlife of Borneo with Steve and Adrian. We see wild orangutans, crocodiles and birds along the Kinabatangan River, take a wander through Gomantong Caves, spot-light for nocturnal animals and visit some wildlife rehabilitation centres in Sepilok. Thank you to Tamara from Animals Anonymous who came along and took some of the footage.

In this episode we learn about some threatened Aussies such as Western Pygmy Possums (see image) and Southern Brown Bandicoots, as well as wombats, Antechinus and other native mammals. We chat about some of the research Dr. Sparrow conducts to help protect these animals and their environment as part of her role as a wildlife ecologist with the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.

We caught up with biologist Professor Chris Daniels from the University of South Australia to talk about his natural history book 'Adelaide, Nature of a City', and we discuss his new role as director of Cleland Wildlife Park. Click here to purchase Professor Daniels Book.

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth and droughts are guaranteed. Are there ways we can manage the land to better protect the environment and our biodiversity? We discuss some pros and cons of various farming techniques with permaculture expert and sustainability consultant Chris Day. Click here to conact Chris about his permaculture seminars, desinging and building sustainabe landscapes or to order his home-grown organic olive oil.

We caught up with the always inspirational Ranger Stacey backstage at the 2018 World Environment Fair. Stacey is a host on the long-running nature and science themed series Totally Wild, and has been with the show since its premiere in 1992. Formerly a ranger and spokeswoman for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, she has also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, Wombat, Agro's Cartoon Connection and Rove Live. For more than 25 years Rangers Stacey has inspired the next generation to care for wildlife and the environment.

Human overpopulation underpins most of our environmental issues and yet we rarely hear it mentioned in the mainstream media. Dr James Ward is not afraid to come out and address this important yet often controversial issue. Dr. Ward, former president of Sustainable Population Australia, lectures in and researches technology for sustainable living, with an emphasis on urban and peri-urban food production through innovative water recycling and aquaculture at the University of South Australia.

Earlier this year the Aussie Wildlife Show travelled to Borneo with a group of friends including Mark Hura, insect expert specialising in Australian ground beetles. From giant scorpions and centipedes to beetles that glow in the dark, we discuss some of the awesome critters we discovered in the forests and caves of Borneo.

This episode, with Tracy McNamara the CEO of FAME, has been released on the 7th of September which is National Threatened Species Day in Australia. The date commemorates the death of the last known thylacine (or Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus) in 1936. FAME are the Foundation for Australia's Most Endangered Species and have been funding conservation projects in Australia for the past 25 years. In this episode we discuss how business plays a role in wildlife conservation. Click here to check out some of the awesome projects FAME are currently involved with.

We caught with Professor Rob Morrison at the 2018 World Environment Fair. Profession Morrison has worked as a scientist, writer, and media personality and has added profoundly to the promotion and understanding of science in Australia. For 25 years he has been a familiar face of science on television, as presenter of The Curiosity Show for eighteen years and appearances on The New Inventors, Nexus, Science Magazine, and Radio National’s Ockham’s Razor. He has written thirty books on science and natural history and under his stewardship the SA Royal Zoological Society has trebled its membership in six years. Rob recently helped establish SciWorld, a new science centre in Adelaide that runs exciting education programs, and developed six regional science fairs and shows, including Adelaide’s National Science Week. He is recognised nationally and internationally as an outstanding science communicator and in the citation for his2007 Australian Museum Eureka Prize Rob is described as a national treasure and a well-loved ambassador for science.

What is a subfossil? We ask Graham Medlin, Honorary Research Associate with the South Australian Museum who has studied subfossils for over 40 years. Graham's detective work out on the field and in the lab have led to the discovery of at least one new species of Australian mammal and to a greater understanding of the pre-European distribution of small mammals in the Australian outback. Graham sits on the council of the Fields Naturalists of South Australia and is an active member of the Field Naturalists Society of South Australia Mammal Club.

Frog expert Steve Walker recently paid us a visit at AAHQ where we had a bushwalk, found some rare frogs, and recorded this episode. Steve is the coordinator of Frog Watch South Australia and an Education Officer with the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Environment Board education programme. He is also the co-author of the book Frogs of South Australia, frog photographer and illustrator, and most impressively, as you will hear on this episode, can mimic many Aussie frog calls!

What do you do if you find injured wildlife? We caught up with wildlife carer Bev Langley to find out. Bev is the owner of 'Minton Farm', a property located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The sanctuary is a native fauna rescue and rehabilitation centre which houses a wide variety of wildlife including koalas, kangaroos, possums, bettongs, wombats, emus, raptures and many more. Approximately 600 native animals a year are rescued and rehabilitated on the sanctuary before being released. Over 11,000 injured and orphaned native animals and birds have been received over 26 years of service. Another approximately 11,000 creatures have been assisted offsite via phone, email, website and Facebook advice and assistance.

Dreamtime entities, mysterious creatures and spooky tales are just some of the things we talk about in this episode. Chris Koolmatrie grew up in the Coorong, learning the traditional ways of life including bush foods, hunting, bush medicines as well as the fascinating stories passed down through time from his Ngarrindjeri ancestors. Chris works for the Natural Resources SA Murray Darling Basin where he helps to protect and conserve the natural and cultural assets of the region as well as sharing his cultural knowledge to future generations.

In this episode we visit Anthony Johnson from SA Quality Reptiles to check out his amazing reptile keeping facility where he shares with us some of the experiences he has gained over many years of working with reptiles. Anthony frequently heads out into the field to observe and learn more about the species that he keeps, this helps him to better understand their husbandry requirements.

Conservation through domestication. Is keeping native animals as pets a bad idea, is it unethical, or can it actually be beneficial in helping to preserve endangered species? In this episode we try to answer some of these questions.

In this episode we talk to the knowledgeable and inspirational biologist James Smith about ways to attract wildlife to your property. James owns a business called fauNature where he and his team make nesting boxes for a wide range of Australian fauna. James is also the author of the book, Wildlife of Greater Adelaide, the most comprehensive wildlife guide to the Greater Adelaide region.

What are woylies, boodies, chuditch and bilbies? We recently caught up with Nathan from Arid Recovery to chat about the work he does saving some of Australia's most threatened species.

The Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife are a non-government organisation on a mission to safeguard wilderness & wildlife for future generations. We chat with Emily Rose Brown from FNPW about some of the awesome projects they are involved in.

Come on an adventure with us as Dr. Wayne Boardman shares some of his tales of working with wild gorillas in Uganda, endangered birds in New Zealand and helping to save threatened species here in Australia. Wayne is presently working as a senior lecturer at the School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide.

John Fowler shares with us some of his tales about travelling around Australia, and the world, following his passion for reptiles and the environment. Once a computer technician, he got onto the internet early and started the Australian Herpetology page. Click here to check out John's current page, The Reptiles of Australia.

This week's episode is a little bit different. We chat with our good friend Dr. Chris Hunt about the potential health benefits of nature and how it might help in calming the mind. Chris is a General practitioner specialising in mental health and indigenous health.

Dan Mangano is a zoologist and environmental educator, when he's not playing drums and singing with the Aussie rock band Ablaze. We chat with Dan about some of the wild and captive animals he has worked with, his love for the natural environment, and the educational work he does with Victorian wildlife demonstration company Reptile Encounters. Click here to check out Ablaze and support an awesome original band. Click here to check out Victorian wildlife demonstration company Reptile Encounters.

We're back from a big Christmas break and 2019 is off to a flying start with our good friend Dave Irwin, raptor trainer, educator and founder of Kangaroo Island's Raptor Domain. Dave Irwin is a qualified Zoo Keeper and has been involved with raptors from a very young age. He has years of experience in training and hand-raising and rehabilitating sick, orphaned and injured animals and birds of prey. Visit Raptor Domain on Kangaroo Island and witness one of the best free-flight bird shows on Earth. It's truly a rare and unique opportunity to view and experience wildlife up close and personal, while creating an understanding and appreciation of them and their role in the environment.

Thylacoleo carnifex , the marsupial lion, was Australia's top order mammalian carnivore and a real life 'drop bear'. This week we chat with Dr. Aaron Camens, paleontologist at Flinders University and co-author of a recently published paper which analyses the first compete skeleton reconstruction of this highly adapted predator. Spare a thought for the early Australians who had to contend with this 100kg semi-arboreal hunter they may have dropped onto its prey with its sharp hooked-claws, razor-sharp teeth and possibly, pound for pound, the most powerful bite of mammal species! Photo Credit: Beclectic, Wikimedia Commons