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Public lands in the West are common ground for us—and the animals we love. One policy expert says caring for animals by giving them the space they need to roam is actually a job for everyone.    References  Resilient and Connected Network  Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 4  Credits  Host   Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy   Speakers  Nancy Fishbein, Director of Resilient and Connected Lands Program, TNC in Colorado  Kelsey Schober, Director of Government Affairs, TNC in Alaska  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 

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 

Not all birds migrate, but those that do never fail to inspire. High-tech tools now tell us where birds actually go. Can that help the animals we’re trying to save?    References  ⁠On the Move ⁠  ⁠Birds of the World   eBird   iNaturalist   “How to Know the Birds: No. 33, Thirty Intense Seconds with an Extreme Robin,”  Montana’s Norther Great Plains  Rancher Stewardship Alliance  Matador Ranch  Tracy Avery  Credits  Host   Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy   Speakers  Ted Floyd, American Birding Association Magazine Editor   Kelsey Molloy, Norther Great Plains Director, TNC in Montana  Edwin Juarez, Bird Biologist, Arizona Game and Fish Department  Tully Frain, Conservation Ecologist, Tracy Avery  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 

After every flight, birds need a safe place to land. Migrating birds rely on places to rest and fuel up for the journey ahead, but what happens when a rest stop disappears?    References  ⁠On the Move ⁠  The Humbolt Current: A sea full of life to feed the planet   TNC Chile   Credits  Host   Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy   Speakers  Juan Jose Donoso, Director TNC Chile   Aaron Mrotek, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve Manager  Storytelling Team   Danielle Kagan, 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 

The salmon journey sustains a way of life for people upstream and downstream. Learn what’s standing in the way of salmon migrations and why summoning the will to help them is now more important than ever before.  References  ⁠On the Move ⁠  ⁠Migrations in Motion Map ⁠  Credits  Host   Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy   Speakers  Sammy Matsaw Jr., Columbia Basin Program Director, The Nature Conservancy Oregon  Jason Nuckols, Estuaries and Freshwater Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy Oregon   Katie Moore, Bristol Bay Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy Alaska  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 

Episode Description Migrations have always inspired us. But our planet is changing. What does that mean for the way animals come and go with the seasons? I decided to find out.  References On the Move Migrations in Motion Map Credits Host Leah Palmer, Writer/Storyteller, The Nature Conservancy Speakers Maia Murphy-Williams: Associate director of science, The Nature Conservancy Josh Lawler: Professor, University of Washington; director of University of Washington Botanic Gardens; co-director of Nature and Health Dan Majka: Developer, The Nature Conservancy 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

From The Nature Conservancy comes a podcast mini-series about wild animals, their amazing migrations and how people are finding ways to free them up from all the things standing in their way. On the Move, host Leah Palmer invites you on a journey. Along the way, she meets with top experts to uncover how and why animals are on the move, the things that stand in their way—and how you, yes, even you, can help keep their journeys wild and free.