Zoology Ramblings
Hosted by Emma Hodson and Robi Watkinson · Robi Watkinson and Emma Hodson
4.9from 381 ratings
- 46
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 381
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Zoology Ramblings
Welcome to the Zoology Ramblings podcast! Join conservation biologists and wildlife filmmakers Robi Watkinson and Emma Hodson as they ramble away about zoology, the pressing conservation issues of our times, the global climate and biodiversity crises, wildlife taxonomy, and everything in between! Robi and Emma met during their undergraduate studies and the Zoology Ramblings podcast grew from their infectious love for the wild world! The podcast was one of the recipients of the “Spotify Next Wave Initiative, 2021”, and they also co-founded The Biome Project, an educational filmmaking platform.
- Publisher
- Robi Watkinson and Emma Hodson
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 46 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 45: Skomer adventure, trilobite beetles, sea mice, wildcat updates, community shark conservation & good vulture news
26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 44: Iberian lynx adventure & wildlife exploring kit
24 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 43 (REWILDING DEEP DIVE): Dartmoor pony cull, summer heat waves, Malaysian rail babbler, Javan magpie & Eurasian eagle owls
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Episode 45: Skomer adventure, trilobite beetles, sea mice, wildcat updates, community shark conservation & good vulture news
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The Countryside Alliance said that they weren't opposed to wildcat reintroduction. But if that risk wasn't dealt with, then ambitions to sustain a genetically pure wildcat population would be doomed to failure. I wanted to touch a little bit on why native predators are unlikely to pose a threat to native species. Wildcats and native bird species have co-evolved for thousands of years before humans arrived. And this should be a clue that wildcats don't have a particularly suppressive effect on native birds. It is true that populations of many wild birds in the UK have undergone steep declines over the past 40 years, including woodland specialists, ground nesters, long distance migrants. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 359 ratings
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- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Emma Hodson and Robi Watkinson host the show. Published by Robi Watkinson and Emma Hodson.
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