Endurance Athletes

March 17
1h 19m

Episode Description

Pronghorn and caribou have endured millennia of change, but what can we do to keep them out of harm’s way in the 21st century? 


References 

Pronghorn 

Pronghorn: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail⁠ 

How Pronghorn Outran the Ice Age  

Wildlife Express: Pronghorn  

“New Long Distance Migration Route for Pronghorn Found in Idaho”  

Pronghorn Pass photo 

Braiding Sweetgrass, book by Robin Wall Kimmerer 

Pronghorn Photos by Jo Riis 

“Modeling Nature Connectedness Within Environmental Systems: Human-Nature Relationships from 1900 to 2020 and Beyond” by Miles Richardson 

Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle 

Being Caribou, film by Leanne Allison 

Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, February 2026 Advocacy Report  


Credits 

Host  

Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy  

Speakers 

Tess O’Sullivan, Land and Water Protection Program Manager, TNC in Idaho 

Dr. Corrina Riginos, Director of Science, TNC in Wyoming  

Amos Scott, Project Director, Northern Indigenous Stewardship Circle 

Leanne Allison, Documentary Filmmaker  

Storytelling Team  

Danielle Kagen, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC 

Mitch Maxson, Senior Creative Manager, TNC 

Kate O'Neill, Writer/Editor, TNC 

Erica Simek Sloniker, Design Specialist, TNC 

Dustin Solberg, Writer/Editor, TNC 

Traci Swift, Digital Marketing Specialist, TNC 

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