

Into The Wild
Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh
You know that feeling you get when you care about the natural world & it’s future but there’s just so much going on & you can’t keep up? Well, enter Into The Wild, your new favourite wildlife & conservation podcast!
Each week (plus longer monthly shows that need more chat) hosts Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh catch up on some nature news, sharing stories from the UK & around the world that have hit the main stream media & help unpack the madness.
Each week (plus longer monthly shows that need more chat) hosts Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh catch up on some nature news, sharing stories from the UK & around the world that have hit the main stream media & help unpack the madness.
Episodes
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Oct 29, 2025 • 29min
Nature News - Week 28 - COP30 & The Amazon
On this week's nature news, Nadia & Ryan have a big natter about COP30 in Belem, Brazil after Greenpeace report on a big oil extraction from The Amazon rainforest just weeks before the event. We are then joined by the wonderful Mary Colwell to give a quick update on the UK's Natural History GCSE!
Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Oil Extraction in The Amazon / Pakayaku Protect Forest
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

Oct 22, 2025 • 38min
Nature News - Week 27 - Ecocide See Ya & Tipping Points!
On this weeks nature news Nadia kicks off with a potentially trailblazing bill from Scottish Parliament to criminalise actions that are defined as ecocide. Ryan shares an up beat story about re-wriggling a chalk stream in Hertfordshire before ending on some thoughts & feelings about the recent global temperatures causing natural tipping points.
Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Ecocide / Rewiggling / Tipping Points
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

Oct 15, 2025 • 31min
Nature News - Week 26 - Dogs, Orcas, Turtles & Trees!
Nerds, week 26 of Nature News is here & from dogs scenting Orca scat to help with Killer whale conservation to good news for Green turtles AND The Woodland Trust's Tree Of The Year, it's one heck of a half hour for you!
Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Dogs & Orcas / Green Turtles / TotY
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

Oct 1, 2025 • 28min
Nature News - Week 25 - A Plant Does What? & Fossil Fuel Fines!
Get ready for some wild revelations! Discover how animals can get drunk on fermented fruit, proving that nature has its party moments. A fascinating new dogbane plant mimics injured ants to attract pollinators—nature's clever antics never cease to amaze! Plus, there’s good news with a hefty $744.6 million fine imposed on Chevron for damaging Louisiana wetlands, showing accountability in action. Tune in for a delightful mix of science and environmental updates!

Sep 23, 2025 • 39min
Nature News - Week 24 - England is DRY & Ozone Layer Update!
This week Ryan & Nadia responsibly crack open a beer as they learn how dry it has actually been in England so far in 2025 & what that means for autumn & winter. Then we are ducking back into 1990s science & learning about the ozone layer & how that old issue got resolved.
Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Dry England / Ozone Layer / Feral Honey Bees!
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird
Lift Music Credit: Local Forecast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Sep 17, 2025 • 37min
Nature News - Week 23 - Down with the Burn & Tourism Booms!
Nerds, Into The Wild is back!
We are back with weekly Nature News after our summer off & we are jumping straight into some juicy wildlife stories for you along with some exciting things for Into The Wild!
On week 23 we have reintroduction stories, policy updates from deep peat burning & 30 by 30, tourism booms in Nepal AND Koala chlamydial (yeah, Ryan didn't see the last one coming either).
Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Water Voles / Deep Peat Burning / Tourism Boom in Nepal / 30 x 30 / Koala's
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

Aug 26, 2025 • 57min
Bonus Ep: A Chat with Kate Sheridan (Conservation Kate)
Although we are off resting for 6 weeks, we couldn't quite leave you nerds with no conservation chat could we?
4 years after connecting with Kate on socials, we finally got a time to have a chat & record an episode. Kate is a researcher & fantastic science communicator (no awards given for the nerds who guess what we speak about here). From what conservation means to Kate to discussing the problems with the rising content both on socials & documentaries with the "up close & personal" with dangerous animals, this chat was insightful & an absolute joy.
Show notes: Links to all socials: Kate Sheridan / Ollie Clark / Brooke Pyke
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

Aug 13, 2025 • 50min
Nature Room 101 LIVE at Global Birdfair ft Megan McCubbin, Mary Colwell & Simon King
Nerds, we've never been more serious than when we say, "strap, your, self, in!!"
At Global Birdfair 2025, Into The Wild again recorded a live show of Nature Room 101. Joining us this year is Megan McCubbin, Mary Colwell & Simon King to decided which Boring Bird, Pathetic Policy & Moronic Mammal should be locked up in the vault for good!
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

Jul 9, 2025 • 31min
Nature News - Week 22 - The Mid Year Final
Nerds! Can you believe we've been sharing nature news for 6 months! Because we certainly can't. Week 22 will be our mid year final whilst Nadia & Ryan take summer off to recoup & prepare for exciting new things to come in September.....(seriously, some VERY, exciting new things to come).
But on this mid year final, Ryan & Nadia both share some beautiful butterfly stories plus Nadia gives some insight to how much on an environmental impact the Gaza conflict has had & we both question, "why isn't this being called out by wildlife NGOs?".
Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Gaza Conflict / Knepp Purple Emperors / Prison Women Butterfly Breeding / Jay Griffiths - The Wild Book
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird

Jul 2, 2025 • 30min
Nature News - Week 21 - I Spy An Eco Activist & Tarantulas In The Post
Week 21 of Nature News is a race against time as Ryan sits in his London flat, in 32C, no air con or fan & old tepid water to survive.
But back to reality, Nadia shares a story of how an activist who works to uncover the horrible story of salmon farming is suddenly a victim of intense surveillance by a private spy company, yeah, you read that right. And Ryan tells of a new study that uncovers the dark world of tarantulas & the illegal pet trade.
Show notes: Links to all stories mentioned: Parrots Swearing / Orcas Tool Making / Spying on Activists / Tarantulas in the Post
Support us: If you'd like to say "cheers" to the Into The Wild team & help support us with running costs, you can make a one off donation or sign up for a monthly tip on www.ko-fi.com/intothewildpod
Chat with us: We're on Instagram & BlueSky or you can chuck us an email at intothewildpod@mail.com.
To follow the hosts of the show, Ryan & Nadia, follow them at @mrryanjdalton & @buteblackbird


