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DOC Sounds of Science Podcast

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  • 36: Bird nerding with Graeme Elliott

    September 10, 2026 · 46 min

    Conservation scientist Graeme Elliott is an ultimate bird nerd. With a career spanning over 50 years, Graeme has studied and worked with a range of native bird species, including moho pererū/banded rail, mātātā/fernbird, mohua/yellowhead…

  • 35: A Flipping Good Time with Dr. Jody Weir

    May 6, 2025 · 35 min

    Marine biologist and primatologist Dr Jody Weir has extensive expertise on marine animals, specifically: fur seals, dolphins and turtles – all things finned and beautiful. Jody has also researched lemurs in Madagascar, bears and wolves in…

  • 34: Better unguLATE than never with George Ledgard

    December 4, 2024 · 43 min

    George knows everything there is to know about hooved creatures that walk on their toes—ungulates, for those in the know—and he’s a keen hunter as well as a technical advisor on the topic of wild animals. Hear about where we’re at with…

  • 33: Pen(guin) pals with Cassie Mealey

    July 29, 2024 · 45 min

    Cassie has the most interesting answer possible to the question ‘what do you do for fun?’ She rehabilitates penguins. As one of our technical advisors specialising in fauna, in addition to running swim practice for penguins in her…

  • 32: Parrot patter

    May 28, 2024 · 34 min

    Terry is an expert in all kinds of parrots, specifically kākā, kākāriki karaka/NZ parakeet and kākāpō. He’s spent a lot of time catching and monitoring birds, studying them, and advising on the impacts of predator control on non-target…

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  • 31: All things kākāpō part 2

    April 3, 2024 · 21 min

    Part 2 of our special with kākāpō scientist, Dr. Andrew Digby. We ask listeners’ questions about kākāpō, talk about some of the biggest wins and disappointments in kākāpō management, and learn new facts about this rare, unusual…

  • 30: All things kākāpō part 1

    March 6, 2024 · 28 min

    Dr. Andrew Digby does a deep dive on the science of kākāpō management, recalls weird behaviour he’s observed from them in the field, and explains some of the big challenges the population are facing, including disease outbreak and low…

  • 29: Summer supercut

    December 20, 2023 · 45 min

    To celebrate summer in Aotearoa, we’ve put together a supercut, packed to the brim with all the best bits from previous episodes.  From cryptic species to sharks to seal production—this supercut has something for everyone.  Full shownotes…

  • 28: Volcanology

    December 19, 2023 · 32 min

    Volcanologist Hollei Gabrielsen (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Whitikaupeka) on providing advice about volcanoes, particularly in Tongariro National Park; and how her whakapapa, heritage, informs her work. Hollei discusses what you need to know…

  • 27: In a galaxiid far, far away

    November 14, 2023 · 43 min

    Freshwater scientist Nixie Boddy on researching non-migratory galaxiids, native fish, and her adventures in the field—some of which involve costumes. Nixie has a huge amount of knowledge about how non-migratory galaxiids interact with…

  • #26 Field yarns with Tim part 2

    October 4, 2023 · 26 min

    Kiwi ranger Tim Raemaekers on the tokoeka kiwi monitoring programme in Fiordland, the predator control challenges at Shy Lake, and the emotional roller-coaster of starring in a conservation mini-series on YouTube. We also get into the…

  • #25 Field yarns with Tim part 1

    September 13, 2023 · 21 min

    Ranger and Biodiversity Project lead Tim Raemaekers on handling rare species, becoming a kiwi ranger, and the incredible things he’s seen robin/toutouwai, kākāpō and kiwi get up to. Tim is an on-the-ground expert, whose knowledge of…

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About the show

The DOC Sounds of Science podcast is a behind-scenes-look at conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Every episode we chat with one of our experts about their most interesting days on the job.