On the Move

About On the Move

On the Move is a podcast mini-series from the Nature Conservancy. Learn about wild animals, their amazing migrations and how people are finding ways to free them up from all the things standing in their way.

Publisher

The Nature Conservancy, Western U.S. & Canada

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Feb 2026

Latest episode

17 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Mar 2026

   Endurance Athletes

   Pronghorn and caribou have endured millennia of change, but what can we do to keep them out of harm’s way in the 21st century? References Pronghorn (https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/pronghorn/) Pronghorn: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail⁠ (https://www.nps.gov/articles/pronghorn.htm) How Pronghorn Outran the Ice Age (https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-1/how-pronghorn-outran-the-ice-age/) Wildlife Express: Pronghorn (https://idfg.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/wildlife-express-pronghorn-1122.pdf) “New Long Distance Migration Route for Pronghorn Found in Idaho” (https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5396/New-Long-Distance-Migration-Route-for-Pronghorn-Found-in-Idaho.aspx) Pronghorn Pass photo (https://tnc.app.box.com/file/2160580852388?s=39hebazzguaybyu0gefi8q0lhtkyqmle) Braiding Sweetgrass, (https://www.google.com/search?q=braiding+sweetgrass&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1042US1043&oq=braiding+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyCggBEC4YsQMYgAQyDQgCEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyBggEEEUYOTIHCAUQLhiABDINCAYQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiPAjIHCAkQABiPAtIBCDI4MDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) book by Robin Wall Kimmerer Pronghorn Photos by Jo Riis (https://joeriis.com/portfolio) “Modeling Nature Connectedness Within Environmental Systems: Human-Nature Relationships from 1900 to 2020 and Beyond” by Miles Richardson (https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4834/6/3/82) Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle (https://www.indigenousstewardship.com/) Being Caribou, film by Leanne Allison (https://vimeo.com/216699857) Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, February 2026 Advocacy Report (https://alaskarefugefriends.org/february-2026-advocacy-report/) Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Tess O’Sullivan, Land and Water Protection Program Manager, TNC in Idaho Dr. Corrina Riginos, Director of Science, TNC in Wyoming Amos Scott, Project Director, Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle Leanne Allison, Documentary Filmmaker Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC

2. 

   17 Mar 2026

   Made for You and Me

   Public lands in the West are common ground for us—and the animals we love. One policy expert says caring for animals by giving them the space they need to roam is actually a job for everyone. References Resilient and Connected Network (https://www.maps.tnc.org/resilientland/) Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 4 (https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2024/5006/sir20245006.pdf) Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Nancy Fishbein, Director of Resilient and Connected Lands Program, TNC in Colorado Kelsey Schober, Director of Government Affairs, TNC in Alaska Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC

3. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Stopovers

   After every flight, birds need a safe place to land. Migrating birds rely on places to rest and fuel up for the journey ahead, but what happens when a rest stop disappears? References ⁠On the Move ⁠ (https://www.nature.org/onethemove) The Humbolt Current: A sea full of life to feed the planet (https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/latin-america/stories-in-latin-america/humboldt-current-fishing-biodiversity/) TNC Chile (https://www.nature.org/es-us/sobre-tnc/donde-trabajamos/tnc-en-latinoamerica/chile/?vu=chile) Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Juan Jose Donoso, Director TNC Chile Aaron Mrotek, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve Manager Storytelling Team Danielle Kagan, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC

4. 

   3 Mar 2026

   Distance Champions

   Not all birds migrate, but those that do never fail to inspire. High-tech tools now tell us where birds actually go. Can that help the animals we’re trying to save? References ⁠On the Move ⁠ (https://www.nature.org/onethemove) ⁠Birds of the World (https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/subscribe) eBird (https://ebird.org/home) iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org/) “How to Know the Birds: No. 33, Thirty Intense Seconds with an Extreme Robin,” (https://www.aba.org/how-to-know-the-birds-no-33-thirty-intense-seconds-with-an-extreme-robin/) Montana’s Norther Great Plains (https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/montana/stories-in-montana/montana-northern-great-plains/) Rancher Stewardship Alliance (https://ranchstewards.org/) Matador Ranch (https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/matador-ranch/) Tracy Avery (https://tracyaviary.org/) Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Ted Floyd, American Birding Association Magazine Editor Kelsey Molloy, Norther Great Plains Director, TNC in Montana Edwin Juarez, Bird Biologist, Arizona Game and Fish Department Tully Frain, Conservation Ecologist, Tracy Avery Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC

5. 

   17 Feb 2026

   Salmon People

   The salmon journey sustains a way of life for people upstream and downstream. Learn what’s standing in the way of salmon migrations and why summoning the will to help them is now more important than ever before. References ⁠On the Move ⁠ (https://www.nature.org/onethemove) ⁠Migrations in Motion Map ⁠ (https://www.maps.tnc.org/migrations-in-motion/#3/19/-78) Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Sammy Matsaw Jr., Columbia Basin Program Director, The Nature Conservancy Oregon Jason Nuckols, Estuaries and Freshwater Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy Oregon Katie Moore, Bristol Bay Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy Alaska Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek-Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC

6. 

   17 Feb 2026

   Do Animals Care about the lines we draw on our maps?

   Episode Description Migrations have always inspired us. But our planet is changing. What does that mean for the way animals come and go with the seasons? I decided to find out. References On the Move (https://www.nature.org/onethemove) Migrations in Motion Map (https://www.maps.tnc.org/migrations-in-motion/#3/19/-78) Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Maia Murphy-Williams: Associate director of science, The Nature Conservancy Josh Lawler: Professor, University of Washington; director of University of Washington Botanic Gardens; co-director of Nature and Health Dan Majka: Developer, The Nature Conservancy Storytelling Team Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC Erica Simek-Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC

7. 

   10 Feb 2026

   On the Move Trailer

   From The Nature Conservancy comes a podcast mini-series about wild animals, their amazing migrations and how people are finding ways to free them up from all the things standing in their way. On the Move, host Leah Palmer invites you on a journey. Along the way, she meets with top experts to uncover how and why animals are on the move, the things that stand in their way—and how you, yes, even you, can help keep their journeys wild and free.

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