<description>&lt;p&gt;A re-release from several years ago in honour of World Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The scimitar-horned oryx is an antelope from the very dry regions of north Africa. They were once listed as 'extinct in the wild' and now – thanks to the conservation efforts – these animals have made a comeback.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;And in this episode we're meeting Brendan Walsh, zoo keeper at Dublin Zoo He spent time in north Africa studying this animal. And of course, he spent time looking after them in the Zoo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Colette Kinsella&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Red Hare Media production&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A conservation story gone right.

A re-release from several years ago in honour of World Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day. The scimitar-horned oryx is an antelope from the very dry regions of north Africa. They were once listed as 'extinct in the wild' and now – thanks to the conservation efforts – these animals have made a comeback. And in this episode we're meeting Brendan Walsh, zoo keeper at Dublin Zoo He spent time in north Africa studying this animal. And of course, he spent time looking after them in the Zoo. Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette KinsellaProduced by Colette KinsellaA Red Hare Media production <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Back from the brink: The Scimitar-Horned Oryx

<description>&lt;p&gt;Collie and Colette attempt a cross-hemispheric episode between Australia and Ireland to talk about... Australian shield bugs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TWITTER: @crittershedpod&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;EMAIL: &lt;a href="mailto:crittershed@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;crittershed@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Stories of Australian shield bugs

Collie and Colette attempt a cross-hemispheric episode between Australia and Ireland to talk about... Australian shield bugs. Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella, produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media. As usual, don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/TWITTER: @crittershedpodEMAIL: <a href="mailto:crittershed@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crittershed@gmail.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Wonderful Wild Bugs of Oz

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Spiders That Aren't&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode Collie and Brian Murray undertake a micro-safari in search of the wonderful, beautiful and mysterious harvestmen arachnids: the spiders that aren't spiders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brian Murray is the founder of Microwild in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, a conservation area set up specifically for the smallest, most elusive and under-appreciated members of this planet's web of life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brian is also involved in outreach and education. One of his missions is to help people to see, and then fall in love with, the insects and invertebrates that live in the Microwild meadow. He runs all sorts of courses throughout the year, and a visit to Microwild is great family day out. Pop over to his website for more information and a calendar of activities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.microwild.org/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We love hearing from you, so if you have any wildlife questions you want us to answer, please drop us a line:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TWITTER: @crittershedpod&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EMAIL: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:crittershed@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;crittershed@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Podington: Curious&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Harvestmen

The Spiders That Aren't In this episode Collie and Brian Murray undertake a micro-safari in search of the wonderful, beautiful and mysterious harvestmen arachnids: the spiders that aren't spiders. Brian Murray is the founder of Microwild in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, a conservation area set up specifically for the smallest, most elusive and under-appreciated members of this planet's web of life. Brian is also involved in outreach and education. One of his missions is to help people to see, and then fall in love with, the insects and invertebrates that live in the Microwild meadow. He runs all sorts of courses throughout the year, and a visit to Microwild is great family day out. Pop over to his website for more information and a calendar of activities. https://www.microwild.org/ We love hearing from you, so if you have any wildlife questions you want us to answer, please drop us a line: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/TWITTER: @crittershedpodEMAIL: <a href="mailto:crittershed@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crittershed@gmail.com</a> Music:Podington: CuriousPresented by Collie Ennis and Colette KinsellaProduced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Harvestmen: The Spiders That Aren't

<description>&lt;p&gt;Collie chats with the great folk from the In Your Nature podcast about herons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://birdwatchireland.ie/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-your-nature/id1554068928&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TWITTER: @crittershedpod&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Podington: Curious&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Critter Shed is a &lt;a href="https://www.redharemedia.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;RED HARE MEDIA&lt;/a&gt; production.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Homing in on Herons

Collie chats with the great folk from the In Your Nature podcast about herons. https://birdwatchireland.ie/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-your-nature/id1554068928 Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/TWITTER: @crittershedpodEMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com Music:Podington: Curious The Critter Shed is a <a href="https://www.redharemedia.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RED HARE MEDIA</a> production.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Great IN YOUR NATURE Mash-up Part 2

<description>&lt;p&gt;Collie chats with the great folk from the In Your Nature Podcast, which brings you conversations about wildlife and the work of conservationists all over Ireland.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://birdwatchireland.ie/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-your-nature/id1554068928&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TWITTER: @crittershedpod&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;EMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Podington: Curious&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Critter Shed is a &lt;a href="https://www.redharemedia.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;RED HARE MEDIA&lt;/a&gt; production.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A nature podcast collaboration

Collie chats with the great folk from the In Your Nature Podcast, which brings you conversations about wildlife and the work of conservationists all over Ireland. https://birdwatchireland.ie/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-your-nature/id1554068928 Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/TWITTER: @crittershedpodEMAIL: crittershed@gmail.com Music:Podington: Curious The Critter Shed is a <a href="https://www.redharemedia.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RED HARE MEDIA</a> production.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Great IN YOUR NATURE Mash-up Part 1

If you like learning about the weird and wonderful side of nature - about things like spider sex, venom-packing frogs, or mind-controlling parasites, and more - then this is the podcast for you! Oh, and it's in a shed.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

If you like learning about the weird and wonderful side of nature - about things like spider sex, venom-packing frogs, or mind-controlling parasites, and more - then this is the podcast for you! Oh, and it&apos;s in a shed.

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