Journey deep into the heart of the world’s most remote jungles, savannas, tundras, mountains, and deserts with wildlife biologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant as she studies wild animals in their natural habitats. Rae and her teams spend years studying these animals – in order to protect their futures. Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant takes you inside their hidden worlds – and the action-packed, suspense-filled adventures of the wildlife conservationists who track them. Hear what it takes to find and save some of the world’s most intriguing and endangered creatures.
Introducing: Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
That is the sound of a tiny bear cub, just eight weeks old.
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
Hello.
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
That’s me pulling these frisky, curious cubs out of their dens and into the world for the first time.
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
It’s at least two. It could be three.
Speaker 2:
Awesome.
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
You got to keep them warm because they’ve never experienced the real cold.
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant:
I’m a wildlife ecologist. I get to interact with amazing animals all over the world. It’s the kind of stuff I dreamed of doing when I was a kid, watching nature shows on my parents’ living room floor. Now that I host these kinds of shows myself, I want to let you in on a little secret, that animals are incredible and the people are just as interesting. On TV, you don’t get to see all of the human drama that happens when you’re trying to save animals. I want to tell you my story and what it’s actually like to track bears in the Sierras, chase lemurs in Madagascar, live with lions in Tanzania and do all of that as a Black female scientist. I’m Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and this is Going Wild, a new podcast from PBS Nature. Starting September 28th, follow my journey on your favorite podcast listening app, or at pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org/nature.
