Holiday Bonusode With Tallon Nightwalker, From The Northern Colorado Wildlife Centre
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Holidays & Wildlife: Keeping Them Safe
In this episode, Tallon shares tips on how to help and protect local wildlife during the festive season. From decorations that can be hazardous to animals, to ways you can look out for wildlife and avoid interrupting their hibernation. Listeners will learn practical ways to ensure their holiday celebrations don’t negatively impact the local ecosystem. Tallon also discusses common wildlife encounters during winter and how to handle them responsibly.
This episode will not only entertain but also educate listeners about the important work that Tallon and the Northern Colorado Wildlife Centre do for wildlife. (00:00) Start
(00:03) Intro
(01:20) To start, could you share a bit about your role at the Northern Colorado Wildlife Centre and what inspired you to get involved?
(02:58) Wildlife organisations and doing volunteer work overseas
(06:42) Fox video on Instagram
(07:10) Cars on the road & How we have to be cautious of wildlife around us
(09:43) Toad patrol & How we have to be cautious of wildlife around us
(18:47) Common myths and education
(27:49) Alex gets distracted by her chinchillas & Talking about chinchillas in general
(29:53) Impulse buying animals during the holidays and for other special occasions as gifts
(33:56) Talking about volunteering for local animal rescue organisations
(34:48) Helping injured wildlife
(37:00) Fundraising
(42:25) UK & US accents (Silly)
(45:36) Talking about the podcast
(48:28) Talking about content, why crediting people is important and general chat
(53:53) Being open, honest and transparent with our audiences and why it's important
(54:40) Donations, where they go & Funding
(56:55) Funny cat story
(57:17) How can we protect wildlife during the holiday season?
(1:00:00) Christmas/Holiday decorations and the affects they have on wildlife
(1:05:50) Traditions like fireworks being replaced with safer, more wildlife friendly alternatives and how to make a change
(1:08:34) Where can we find more info about the NoCo Wildlife Centre?
(1:09:55) How can people donate to NoCo? & Ways you can help
(1:14:15) Where can we find and follow NoCol online?
(1:15:21) The reality and affects that animal rescue work has on a person
(1:21:25) Alex's pep talk for anyone who needs one
(1:24:37) Closing
(1:25:43) End
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