Wildtracking

Podcast Special – Duncan interviewed by the ABC

animalgeeks — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 03:00:53 +0000

https://wildtracking.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/dr-duncan-smith-on-abc-fnq.mp3Duncan was interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about our veterinary programme in Wujal Wujal. Over the last eighteen months we have made inroads into clearing the community of scabies and the dogs are much happier and healthier.

Heart Transplants and other squishy things – Wildtracking Podcast Episode 8

animalgeeks — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 22:54:52 +0000

https://wildtracking.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/heart-clip-audio-mp3.mp3This week Duncan and Xanthe sit down to discuss heart and kidney transplants. Xanthe also give us a quick run down on Phhhoto, a new social media app. Xanthe on Phhhoto

Interview with an Adventurer – Wildtracking Podcast Episode 7

animalgeeks — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 05:22:45 +0000

https://wildtracking.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/interview-with-an-adventurer.mp3 We had the distinct pleasure of meeting and talking with Don McIntyre, Australian yachtsman, polar explorer and living legend. Duncan, Dior, Xanthe and Monty took the chance to discuss Don’s epic Bligh voyage and polar expeditions. We also discuss Don’s plans for his new home at Nomuka Iki in the Ha’apai Group, Kingdom of Tonga.

Off to Tonga

animalgeeks — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:38:46 +0000

The last eighteen months have been a hectic ride for Team Smith. We arrived on our yacht into beautiful Cooktown, and started to set up our Veterinary Clinic from scratch.

Needless to say it has been amazing, busy, hectic, rewarding, ….. and did I mention busy!

This has meant our podcasting frequency has dropped, for which we apologise. We are heading to Tonga tomorrow for three weeks with the amazing Dave and Tris Sheen and their families on Whale Discoveries based at Uoleva, Ha’apai Group, Tonga.

We will work on getting some amazing footage and getting some podcasting under our belt. Look out 2016, we are back with a vengence.

Glow Worms, Wallabies and Leeches – Wildtracking Podcast Episode 6

animalgeeks — Mon, 18 May 2015 10:12:56 +0000

https://wildtracking.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/glow-worms-wallabies-and-leaches.mp3

This week we head to SheOak Ridge Wildlife Refuge and interview the amazing Dr Claire Baker. Claire is an entomologist who is an expert in glow worms and worked with Sir David Attenborough as a scientific advisor on two of his documentary series. Her enthusiasm for the insect world and Australia’s native wildlife is infectious; and this includes Mungi, the Agile Wallaby that Xanthe reared, and whom Claire is preparing for a soft release. Now Claire doesn’t always look like this and you will need to listen to the podcast for an explanation. Being an entomologist is a risky business!

Walers, Brumbies and Kaimanawa Horses – Wildtracking Podcast Episode 5

animalgeeks — Sun, 10 May 2015 02:12:08 +0000

https://wildtracking.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/walers-podcast-10052015-10-51-am.mp3

With ANZAC Day just gone, we look at the history of the Australian light horse, also known as the Waler. We also discuss feral horses and their management. http://www.walerhorse.com

Anzac Day Poem – Wildtracking Episode 4

animalgeeks — Sat, 09 May 2015 00:45:13 +0000

https://wildtracking.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/xanthes-anzac-poem.mp3We are working hard on editing up our latest podcast, but a Garageband implosion has delayed things for a couple of days. In the meantime you can have a listen to a poem that Xanthe wrote for the Cooktown Anzac Day Service. Lest we forget

Eagle flies from Dubai’s Highest Building

animalgeeks — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 05:15:14 +0000

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-15/eagle-with-camera-on-back-flies-from-dubai/6320722

Love this footage of a golden eagle flying from Dubai’s highest building, amazing, amazing, amazing.

Living with the Deadly 60 – Wildtracking Podcast Episode 3

animalgeeks — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 04:56:35 +0000

https://wildtracking.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/living-with-the-deadly-60-9032015-12-15-pm.mp3We take a look at how people around the world live with the animals featured in Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60. We discuss our own saltwater crocodiles, taipans and death adders. We interview our Zimbabwe-born friends about living with the African Megafauna.

Dawson Reef Trip

animalgeeks — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:42:18 +0000

We took the chance to escape for the day on Sunday. Dawson is a small reef just south of Cooktown. It was heavily damaged in Tropical Cyclone Ita in April 2014, but is showing signs of recovering well. There was an abundance of soft coral at 3-5 meters that had escaped the worst of the wave action of the storm. A highlight was seeing a pair of Ocellus Clownfish and their anemone home. Footage is all shot with Gopro Hero 3 Black + in a wrist mount.