Environment Meet Washington's newest endangered species Some endangered species in Puget Sound are almost as big as a school bus. Others can fit in the palm of your hand. John Ryan
Environment Bombs, guns and sea lions on the Columbia River I take a journey up the Columbia River, where people, sea lions, orcas and salmon have a complicated relationship. Chris Morgan Matt Martin
Environment Should grizzlies be brought back to the North Cascades? 'Wild' listeners weigh in We tried a little experiment with our Instagram followers for The Wild (@thewildpod). Before our episode on bears in the North Cascades we polled them to ask: Should grizzlies be reintroduced to this area? Kara McDermott
Environment Black bear goes island hopping around Puget Sound Bill Radke talks to Lyanda Haupt about the bear that's been swimming to the different islands. Bill Radke Sarah Leibovitz
Environment The ‘ghost bears’ of Washington state I explore the ideas and controversies behind reintroducing grizzly bears to the North Cascades. Chris Morgan Matt Martin
Environment Lummi Nation asks federal government for emergency intervention to aid Puget Sound orcas Kim Malcolm talks with Squil-le-he-le Raynell Morris about why the Lummi Nation is asking NOAA to issue an emergency intervention to save Puget Sound orcas. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Arts & Life Seattle’s cheese-cracker addicted squirrel is traumatizing kids Earlier this week, a Seattle mom posted a warning to a neighborhood parent group. “Beware this squirrel with the notched ear,” she wrote. “It rules over the playground at Discovery Park.” Isolde Raftery
Environment These Italian bears survived gladiators and Mussolini Just two hours from Rome is one of the richest ecosystems in Europe, a little island of mountains that to this day is home to wolves, wild boar and bears. Matt Martin Chris Morgan
Environment Emaciated gray whales continue to wash up dead on Northwest beaches Paige Browning talks with John Calambokidis about why gray whales are being stranded on beaches up and down the west coast. Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Environment Animal psychology and how to stay safe in the wild I don't look for trouble, but I've gotten in enough to share how to stay safe in the wild. Chris Morgan Matt Martin
