MeatEater Conservation
Welcome to "MeatEater Conservation," where you can join Ryan “Cal” Callaghan each week for his unique brand of outdoor news and interviews designed for folks who need to know what’s going on and those who want to pretend they do. Also, tune into our brand new show "Future Wild" with Mark Kenyon, where he dives in one-on-one with world-class subject-matter experts, exploring topics relevant to conservation. Both part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.
Episodes
This week on the show I'm joined by Robert Lester and Ben Kaden to discuss their epic expedition to traverse the entirety of the proposed Ambler Road route on foot and the lessons they learned about what this controversial public land development project in the middle of wild Alaska could unleash.
Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank.
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This week Cal covers big game tag allocation in New Mexico, Saskatchewan calling it quits on CWD testing, how to sign up for harvesting roadkill, and so much more.
Call to Action:
Make Sure New Mexico's Wildlife Is Managed as a Public Trust: https://takeaction.io/bha/make-sure-new-mexico-s-wildlife-is-managed-as-a-public-trust/
Presented by First Lite
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This week, Cal shares the latest on a proposed mine in the Brooks Range, Vermont's first firearm doe hunt in nearly 40 years, and research into the longevity of a 194-year-old tortoise.
Calls to Action:
If you have tips on grizzly poaching in Alberta, visit the Report-A-Poacher website at alberta.ca/report-poacher
Speak up and Comment on the Arctic Project through BHA’s Acti...
This week on the show I'm joined by Andrew Moore, author of the new book Beasts of the East, to discuss the fall and rise of some of the eastern United States' most charismatic wildlife and the lessons we can take into the future.
Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank.
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This week Cal covers how to handle firewood safely, the winners of the annual Federal Duck Stamp Contest, how to help guarantee the right to hunt in Colorado, and so much more.
Calls to Action:
Submit a comment on the California bobcat management plan. Write to wildlifemgt@wildlife.ca.gov with “California Bobcat Conservation and Management Plan” in the subject line thr...
This week, Cal talks about an unusual use of Halloween decorations, an unprecedented professional sports game proposal, the re-establishment of a classic wildlife area in Georgia, and a whole lot more.
Call to Action:
Do you have a fishing operation in the Chesapeake Bay? Apply for a USDA grant for seafood processors that focus on invasive, wild-caught catfish. https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/2...
This week on the show I'm joined by Hal Herring, longtime outdoor writer and environmental journalist, to discuss whether or not hunters and anglers are living up to their conservation legacy during this interesting moment in history.
Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank.
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This week Cal brings you the latest on a new border dispute with Canada, a precise valuation of “Natural Wealth,” and a 66-million-year-old feather.
Presented by First Lite
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This week, Cal talks about a modern twist on a classic cartoon, what happens when we immortalize charismatic megafauna, and a new public lands proposal in Montana.
Calls to Action:
Speak Up for Responsible Travel Management in Our National Forests: https://takeaction.io/bha/speak-up-for-responsible-travel-management-on-our-national-forests/#/549
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This week on the show I'm joined by Kevin Monteith - wildlife researcher and professor at the University of Wyoming - to discuss the current status and key factors impacting the future of some of the American West's most iconic animals - mule deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, and bighorn sheep.
Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank.
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This week Cal covers giant crocs, ancient finds that might be too good to be true, and more time to take action on the Roadless Rule.
Calls to Action:
Keep telling the Forest Service to keep our roadless areas wild, productive, and accessible for generations to come and support theNo Action Alternative.
Take action here: https://takeaction.i...
This week, Cal delves into a truly shocking public land swap involving an iconic national park, more reasons not to like feral felines, and recent Wyoming sage grouse lek data.
Presented by First Lite
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This week on the show I'm joined by President of The Wilderness Society and former Director of the Bureau of Land Management Tracy Stone-Manning for a performance review of the most attention-grabbing public land issues of the last 12 months and a look into the future for our shared landscapes.
Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank.
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This week Cal covers more road rule rage, and international crisis sparked by duck hunting, and an expensive trip for some unprepared hikers.
Call to Action:
Speak Up for Responsible Travel Management in Our National Forests
https://takeaction.io/bha/speak-up-for-responsible-travel-management-on-our-national-forests/#/549
This week, Cal focuses on a slew of recent policy news, from border wall construction in Big Bend to the latest on Bears Ears, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and more.
This week’s Calls to Action:
Write to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to stop the border wall through Big Bend National Park once and for all: h...
This week on Future Wild Mark's joined by diehard angler, advocate, and author Riverhorse Nakadate to discuss how he's built a life that revolves around water and wildness, the challenges and joys of becoming an advocate for wild things, and the lessons he’s learned writing and filmmaking in defense of the Boundary Waters and other similar water-filled and wild paradises.
Thanks to our sponsor, Conse...
This week, Cal covers drain tile setbacks in the Prairie Potholes, a major food failure increasing bear conflicts in Montana, and how pumas are keeping deer safe from cars.
This week’s Calls to Action:
The South Carolina DNR is collecting comments on hunting deer with dogs. More information is here (https://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2026/Jul/jul21-hu...
This week, Cal talks about the aftermath of Cornell's bear processing brou-ha-ha, a social media reward for whoever "snitches" on a Wyoming wolf hunter, a controversial new deer feeding law in Michigan, and a whole lot more.
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This week on Future Wild, Mark's joined by Jim Dau, a former caribou biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, to discuss his unique life lived close to caribou and the alarmingly widespread decline of these animals across the world.
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This week, Cal covers the failure of IP28 in Oregon, another viewpoint on dog hunting, and a ruling on the Open Fields Doctrine in Pennsylvania.
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