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THE WILD with Chris Morgan brings stories from the natural world right to your ears in a beautifully immersive way. You’ll feel like you are right there with Chris in wild places all over the world, alongside wildlife ecologists, researchers and colorful characters on the front line.

#127

50 years of Jaws: shark myths and misunderstandings

JAWS can only mean one thing! The movie that forever changed how we feel about sharks. It ... more

09 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:16

09 Dec 2025

#126

How our planet came to life with Ferris Jabr

“Life is earth, animated.” When I heard this statement for the first time it m... more

02 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:42

02 Dec 2025

#125

The story of Whatcom Creek: an explosion, a tragedy, and a rebirth

This is not an easy story to tell. In the town where I live, Bellingham, Washington, there... more

18 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:55

18 Nov 2025

#124

Sniffs, scratches, sights and sounds: Ed Yong on how animals sense the world

Have you ever wondered why your dog takes such a long time to sniff a patch of grass? Or w... more

11 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:40

11 Nov 2025

#123

Tiny but tough: Hummingbirds of the Arizona desert

Blink and you’ll miss ‘em! In this episode we get to know hummingbirds eyeball... more

04 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:15

04 Nov 2025

#122

Brooke Williams encountered a dragonfly and became a dreamer

Environmental author [Brooke Williams] (https://brookewilliams.site/) believes that dragon... more

28 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:24

28 Oct 2025

#121

A Mexican jaguar walked into Arizona, then the US built a wall

Twenty-nine years ago cowboy Warner Glen took the [first photograph of a jaguar] (https://... more

21 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:07

21 Oct 2025

#120

New season trailer! Welcome back to THE WILD

Welcome back to a brand new season of THE WILD! Travel with Chris as he uncovers unexpecte... more

07 Oct 2025

01 MINS

01:53

07 Oct 2025

#119

Happy Earth Day 2025!

Happy Earth Day! There is a lot of uncertainty in the world right now when it comes to the... more

22 Apr 2025

12 MINS

12:50

22 Apr 2025

#118

Tom Mangelsen: Grizzy 399 and confessions of a wildlife photographer

Tom Mangelsen is one of the most gifted and prolific wildlife photographers of our time. H... more

04 Feb 2025

40 MINS

40:34

04 Feb 2025

#117

Yellowstone National Park: Celebrity bears, and a tale of two trout

You can’t come to Yellowstone without thinking about the grizzly bear. This thriving... more

28 Jan 2025

45 MINS

45:28

28 Jan 2025

#116

A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins (reprise)

Behind most wildlife documentaries is someone who has spent countless hours, often in chal... more

21 Jan 2025

30 MINS

30:16

21 Jan 2025

#115

Zoë Schlanger: Do plants think? Why eating a salad may never feel the same again

Maybe you’re eating an apple, or a piece of lettuce right now. Could be a broccoli s... more

14 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:59

14 Jan 2025

#114

Glacier Bay National Park: Life after ice - the birth of a river

Melting ice is usually bad news, but this place in Alaska has turned from frozen to flouri... more

07 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:47

07 Jan 2025

#113

The Wild presents How Wild: Solitude

We are taking a break over the holidays in order to finish up our series about national pa... more

10 Dec 2024

30 MINS

30:01

10 Dec 2024

#112

A river runs through it ... once again (reprise)

It started as a glacier. Then, about 13,000 years ago, it was a trickle, then a stream, an... more

19 Nov 2024

29 MINS

29:51

19 Nov 2024

#111

Leigh Ann Henion: Darkness, and the creatures of the night

Nature writer Leigh Ann Henion has spent countless hours uncovering mysteries of the darkn... more

12 Nov 2024

28 MINS

28:39

12 Nov 2024

#110

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Fireflies in synchrony

Once a year they come out, by the thousands. Fireflies. But these aren’t just any fi... more

05 Nov 2024

47 MINS

47:21

05 Nov 2024

#109

Caroline Tracey: How this tiny bird could save salt lakes

Four times in the past decade Lake Abert has completely dried up, a barren lakebed encrust... more

29 Oct 2024

46 MINS

46:47

29 Oct 2024

#108

Chris remembers Bear 399

Chris remembers Bear 399, "The Queen" of Grand Teton National Park that was struck and kil... more

23 Oct 2024

03 MINS

03:26

23 Oct 2024

#107

Everglades National Park: Invasion of the Burmese pythons (reprise)

In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python is an invasive species that's close to trigg... more

22 Oct 2024

50 MINS

50:59

22 Oct 2024

#106

Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Toxic wasteland to ecological champion

Cuyahoga Valley National Park is nestled between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio. It once was an... more

15 Oct 2024

36 MINS

36:29

15 Oct 2024

#105

The Wild presents The Wide Open: Balancing the needs of endangered species and humans

We’re on a short break as we finish working on our stories for our series about America’s ... more

01 Oct 2024

45 MINS

45:10

01 Oct 2024

#104

The Wild presents Outside/In: Not everyone is wild about wild horses

We’re taking a short break from releasing episodes so we can work on more new stories for ... more

17 Sep 2024

28 MINS

28:57

17 Sep 2024

#103

Goodbye chemical weapons, hello burrowing owls (reprise)

A decommissioned military base in northeast Oregon provides sanctuary for a recovering bur... more

27 Aug 2024

35 MINS

35:13

27 Aug 2024

#102

These Italian bears survived gladiators and Mussolini (reprise)

Just two hours from Rome is one of the richest ecosystems in Europe, a little island of mo... more

20 Aug 2024

30 MINS

30:37

20 Aug 2024

#101

True grit: the wild wolverine (reprise)

For the first time in 100 years, wolverines are back in Mount Rainier National Park. How d... more

13 Aug 2024

33 MINS

33:46

13 Aug 2024

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#127

50 years of Jaws: shark myths and misunderstandings

#126

How our planet came to life with Ferris Jabr

#125

The story of Whatcom Creek: an explosion, a tragedy, and a rebirth

#124

Sniffs, scratches, sights and sounds: Ed Yong on how animals sense the world

#123

Tiny but tough: Hummingbirds of the Arizona desert

#122

Brooke Williams encountered a dragonfly and became a dreamer

#121

A Mexican jaguar walked into Arizona, then the US built a wall

#120

New season trailer! Welcome back to THE WILD

#119

Happy Earth Day 2025!

#118

Tom Mangelsen: Grizzy 399 and confessions of a wildlife photographer

#117

Yellowstone National Park: Celebrity bears, and a tale of two trout

#116

A harsh life among ‘super over-caffeinated’ penguins (reprise)

#115

Zoë Schlanger: Do plants think? Why eating a salad may never feel the same again

#114

Glacier Bay National Park: Life after ice - the birth of a river

#113

The Wild presents How Wild: Solitude

#112

A river runs through it ... once again (reprise)

#111

Leigh Ann Henion: Darkness, and the creatures of the night

#110

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Fireflies in synchrony

#109

Caroline Tracey: How this tiny bird could save salt lakes

#108

Chris remembers Bear 399

#107

Everglades National Park: Invasion of the Burmese pythons (reprise)

#106

Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Toxic wasteland to ecological champion

#105

The Wild presents The Wide Open: Balancing the needs of endangered species and humans

#104

The Wild presents Outside/In: Not everyone is wild about wild horses

#103

Goodbye chemical weapons, hello burrowing owls (reprise)

#102

These Italian bears survived gladiators and Mussolini (reprise)

#101

True grit: the wild wolverine (reprise)