The Wild with Chris Morgan
Welcome to Season 7!
The Wild with Chris Morgan is a celebration of the natural world and the people devoted to wild places and incredible species. This season, host and ecologist Chris Morgan will bring us face to face with some of the most extraordinary creatures finding unique and inspiring ways to adapt and thrive in environments under increasing stress. From America’s biggest cat, the jaguar, trying to navigate the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico to humpback whales coming back to the shores of British Columbia to hummingbirds surviving in the brutal Arizona desert. We’ll explore the species through the elements of land, water, and air to discover the miracles and oddities that make mother nature so endlessly fascinating.
The Wild with Chris Morgan 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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The wildlife super dog
I meet an adorable puppy that may be the key to saving bears and people.
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The secret lives of trees
I dial into the wood wide web to understand how trees communicate.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What I learned about bears, from a dentist and engineer
I traveled to Pakistan, hiked 16,000 feet above sea level, and was humbled by a parasite and passionate humans.
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Looking an orca in the eye: 'The closest thing to alien contact I may ever know'
It was a clear and cold winter day. Alone on my paddle board, I had what seemed like the entire Salish Sea to myself.
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The moral dilemma of a Buddhist on a squid jigging trip
I came too late to realizing the horror of what we were actually planning: A hunting expedition where kinship with nature would mean taking a life.
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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.
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The quietest place on earth
I talk to a sound tracker who encourages us to find a quiet place and really listen.
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Waiting for penguins
Wildlife filmmakers Jeff Wilson and Mark Smith spill on what life is like among the “super over-caffeinated” Adelie penguins.