Encounters Podcast
Summary: Where else on public radio programming can you hear polar bears growl, peregrine falcons cry and killer whales splash? In an ever increasingly urban world Encounters weekly program. Now in its fourth season, Encounters takes you to some of the wildest places on earth.
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- Artist: Richard Nelson
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The tide waits for no man.... including Encounters host Richard Nelson who gets himself into quite a dramatic spot to have a close encounter with the tide.
Go high into the air with host Richard Nelson has he records WIND during a dramatic winter storm while he is clinging to a branch of a tree 60 feet off the ground.
One of the all time classic Encounters episodes. Richard Nelson sits among the Porcupine caribou herd during the calving season in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Join reporter Jeb Sharp as she heads to Newfoundland to look for a fish that once piled into fishermen's dorries. A fascinating fish with a rich history, cod are now showing up in some unexpected places.
Richard Nelson watches a grizzly bear that may be watching him while he watches a great big bull moose in the Denali National Park.
This program finds host Richard Nelson paddling in a lake above the Arctic Circle in the Brooks range in late summer while he listens to what the Alaska Natives say is the greatest sound a human can hear - The Loon.
Join Richard Nelson on the outer coast of Southeast Alaska as he guides us through one of the most interesting human wildlife relationships in the United States - deer and people.
Richard Nelson appreciates the elegance and grace of the Sitka Blacktail deer as he tells us about the natural history of this important animal that defines wildness in the Tongass National Forest.
For nearly 30 years the Aleutian Cackling Goose, disappeared. It was thought to be extinct in Russia and in Alaska. But in large part due to the efforts of two men, on opposite sides of the Bering Sea, the goose is back.
Join reporter Jeb Sharp as she heads to Newfoundland to look for a fish that once piled into fishermen's dorries. A fascinating fish with a rich history, cod are now showing up in some unexpected places.
Join reporter Jeb Sharp as she heads to Newfoundland to look for a fish that once piled into fishermen's dorries. A fascinating fish with a rich history, cod are now showing up in some unexpected places.
Gray Whales frequent the shores of Southeast Alaska as they do all up and down the west coast. Find out why they are sometimes called the farmers of the sea and how mother gray whales defend their young against killer whales.
Hold your nose to avoid the smell as you stroll next to a river in Southeast Alaska when the salmon have spawned and the seagulls begin their feast. Find out what makes ordinary seagulls extraordinary birds.
Head on down to the octopus garden with Elizabeth Arnold and one of Alaska's most enthusiastic octopus scientists. Dutch Harbor is well known for its fishing but it turns out it may also have a plethora of octopi
The albatross is a pretty special bird. Weighing 20 pounds and evolving some of the most efficient flight systems in the bird world, it travels great distances and lives most of its life far away from land. Richard Nelson hitches a ride with an Alaskan longline fishing boat to catch a glimpse and hang out with some of these spectacular beings of flight.
