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Hosted by forensic wildlife biologist Ashley Bray, Get Out Alive aims to have honest conversations about intense human-wildlife conflicts, especially those resulting in attacks. She is often joined by friends, experts, authors, and even attack survivors themselves. Join her every other week as she tells stories of animal attacks, why they happen, and how we can all avoid them.
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An Alien in Hollywood is the story about the life and times of legendary filmmaker and “Godfather of Hollywood science fiction” Ronald Shusett. Unless you’re a Hollywood behind-the-scenes aficionado you've probably never heard of Ron. He is no less than the man who co-created, wrote, and produced three of the most influential, iconic and mind-blowing science fiction blockbusters in film history – Alien, Total Recall and Minority Report. His movies have grossed over one and a half billion dol ...
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Kay Grayson was by no means a conventional woman. After leading a wild life living on boats and training attack dogs, she settled in North Carolina where she fell in love with black bears. Kay took her love of bears farther than most, by feeding the bears and allowing them to live in her trailer with her. But when she's found dead one day, authorit…
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When is it time to scare them off, and when is it time to back off? Should you really fight black bears back, and play dead with a grizzly? What are the best practices while camping in bear country? Bear expert Daryl Ratajczak is on this week to answer all these questions for us and more. Daryl has years of experience in rehabbing black bears, work…
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I had the pleasure of speaking with wildlife researcher and human-wildlife conflict specialist, Mathen "Rajeev" Mathew, about the animals he studies that cause some of the most dramatic conflicts in India: Tigers, leopards and elephants. I was stunned by how many attacks occur by each of these animals a year, and we dive into why these attacks and …
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In this Part 2 to our Episode 74, we start with a horror story of a similar 'organization' to Single Vision Inc. and the horrors that caused their end, then we go over how we can all be better consumers of this type of content. Be sure to check out our website getoutalivepodcast.com You can find Sophiane at @HonkIfURHoary on Twitter.Support the Sho…
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What's really going on behind the scenes in all those 'cute' videos of people interacting with their pet jaguars, tigers, leopards, and bears? Can people really get that kind of social media content without ever being injured? And are the animals really taken care of? In Part 1 of this episode, I sit down with wildlife ecologist and science communi…
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~Trigger warning: Child neglect/suffering~ On this episode we're joined by Margie (one of the artists who has designed our Save The Bees sticker and Orca Merch on our website's shop) to talk about all the dangers of owning an exotic pet. You can find her @HeyMissMargie on Instagram or Etsy. Relevant Previous Episodes: Ep. 14: Travis the pet Chimpan…
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Timothy Treadwell (aka Grizzly Man) was renowned for his extremely close relationships with the brown bears in Katmai National Park. He spent 13 summers living amongst the bears, and in his last 5 years got over 100 hours of footage of the bears and red foxes in the park. But his close relationship with the bears ultimately led to a fatal attack on…
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Sy Montgomery is the author of many bestselling books, including The Soul of an Octopus, How To Be A Good Creature, and her latest book, Of Time and Turtles: Mending The World Shell By Shattered Shell. You can find her books anywhere, but we highly recommend you support local bookstores (and of course, her book will be featured on our website's boo…
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In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jess Anderson, a wildlife rehabilitator who works at Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Virginia. We talk all things wildlife rehab - what to do, what not to do (*cough* don't give out mange medication *cough*), and how sometimes, wildlife rescues don't go according to plan. You can find Jess on Twit…
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We're back after a short break with our first episode of 2024, so why not start the year off by talking about one of the most controversial topics in wildlife: Wolves and the Endangered Species Act. In late December of 2023, Colorado released 10 wolves into the state, marking the first time in decades that wolves have called the state home, but thi…
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Dr. Vikram Baliga, the Plant Professor, joins us this week to discuss the dangers that plants can pose to people. He's a professor in Horticulture, the author of the new book Plants to the Rescue!, and host of the podcasts Planthropology and In the Grow. You can find Vikram's personal twitter @ThePlantProf, on Instagram at @the.plant.prof, and on T…
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This episode was voted on by our Patrons! Although tapirs are often docile animals, there are a handful of cases of them seriously attacking humans. Join us on this episode as we recount every attack on a human that we could find, and discuss why these attacks may have happened. Studies mentioned in episode: Jaguar’s Predation and Human Shield, a T…
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This week's story is close to home for us: We discuss the "Free Town" (now known better as the "Free State") Project, which consisted of a mass of libertarians moving to Grafton, New Hampshire, to liberate the town. What the residents of Grafton (both new and old) didn't expect was the explosion of conflicts that ensued with resident black bears, i…
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Last year we did vampire bats, which some people consider spooky and scary, so this year we decided we’re going to do a non-traditional episode: Cryptids! We go over what constitutes a cryptid, animals once believed to be cryptids but have been confirmed to exist, and two cryptids who have been accused of attacking people.Support the Show.Support t…
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This episode was inspired by the book Spell of the Tiger: Man-Eaters of the Sundarbans by Sy Montgomery. We cover past and present conflicts between tigers and the people of the Sundarbans. Studies mentioned in episode: Female tiger Panthera tigris home range size in the Bangladesh Sundarbans: the value of this mangrove ecosystem for the species’ c…
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Thank you to everyone who contributed stories to this episode! We start by discussing a brutal attack on a Georgia man earlier this year by 3 dogs that nearly ended in his death, and we end with a special story written in by someone who knew our last victim. Report coyote sightings in Cape Breton Highlands National Park to 1-877-852-3100. In Britis…
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Somehow it took us 62 episodes to talk about these host's least favorite animal: Monkeys. You can find out more about the Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation at their website ergriffinresearch.org.Support the Show.Support the show for free by leaving a 5-star review wherever you're listening, or on GoodPods or Podchaser (where we can respond t…
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This week we had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Rebecca Helm, a renowned jellyfish biologist and associate professor at Georgetown University. What is a jellyfish? Are they dangerous? How can we avoid them, and how can we help them (safely)? You can find out more about her research at www.helmlab.org or jellybiologist.com, and follow her on Twitter…
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To celebrate 60 episodes, we're talking about one of Ashley's favorite animals: Owls. We start by discussing the most common conflict people could have with raptors, and take a deep dive on a very popular case in which an owl was accused of murder. You can see more about this case on the Netflix documentary "The Staircase" or the dramatized HBO min…
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In the early 1900s, the Garhwal region of India was plagued with a single male leopard, who, in the end, caused over 100 human deaths. This is one of Jim Corbett's most famous tales - you can read an online version of his book about this leopard here. Links to our other Jim Corbett/leopard episodes: Ep. 44: Living with Leopards (feat. Dr. Babu Ram …
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The week this episode is released coincides with Discovery's Shark Week, so we're covering the Shark Week line up and some recent (and horrifying) shark attacks around the world. Studies mentioned in ep: North Pacific warming shifts the juvenile range of a marine apex predator Trends in Global Shark Attacks Forensic genetic identification of sharks…
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In this episode, we cover all of the recent (as in, all within the past month) black bear attacks that have been happening around the United States. Join us on Patreon to hear Ashley's quick phone interview with Stan Cunningham, a black bear biologist in Arizona. If you are experiencing a problem with a black bear, please call your local state wild…
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Content Warning: Harm and death to children/infants In the finale of our two part series on Azaria Chamberlain's disappearance, we cover all of the evidence for the case, all of the resulting inquests, Azaria's official cause of death, and more. Sources mentioned in episode: The diet of the dingo (Canis lupus dingo) in north-eastern Australia with …
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Content Warning: Harm to children and infants This week is Part 1 of our two part coverage of the story of the alleged dingo attack on Azaria Chamberlain, and the investigation and trial that followed her disappearance. Sources mentioned in episode: Social Dynamics of a Captive Dingo Pack: Population Regulation by Dominant Female Infanticide, 1988,…
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This week we're rolling with Nick's idea: Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) and Mountain Goats (Oreamnos americanus). Mentioned in ep: Evidence of traumatic brain injury in headbutting bovids, 2022, by N. Ackermans et al. Ologies with Alie Ward episode: Bovine Neuropathology (HEADBUTTING) with Dr. Nicole Ackermans GOat Sheep GOat video by Parks Canad…
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Content warning: Animal abuse and suffering, miscarriage, incest and eating disorders. In this episode, we discuss the many attacks on humans by captive killer whales, especially within SeaWorld parks, and what could have led to these attacks. To learn more about Morgan the captive orca, visit freemorgan.org. Check out John Hargrove's book Beneath …
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Today's episode covers the 2007 brown bear attack on Katie Evans in Romania. This story is best told in episode 227 of the podcast "This is Actually Happening" - to differentiate our telling of the story, we discuss Romanian relationships with bears (past and present), and what types of animals call Romania home. To understand John's perspective mo…
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Content Warning: Descriptions of wounds and traumatic medical complications We had the pleasure of talking to Stephanie Martinez (she/they), a naturalist that works in environmental policy and GIS for endangered/threatened species. A few years ago, Stephanie was conducting fieldwork for the Rio Grande Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens), when she…
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Our Patrons voted, and this week we're talking about recent animal attacks in the news. Support our Earth Day clean-up by buying one of our new "Don't Litter...Or Else!" Shirts, designed by Smeesh! First Animal Attack Covered: A polar bear attack in Wales, Alaska (and for those curious, the majority of people there are Inupiaq) Second Animal Attack…
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This week we're talking about all things Rhino, including rhinos attacking people and people attacking rhinos. We cannot talk about rhinos without talking about the incredible people who risk and sometimes give their lives in the name of rhino conservation, especially Anton Mzimba. You can learn more about the documentary he stars in, Rhino Man, he…
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Our patrons voted: Walruses! Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) are large pinnipeds that can be up to 11 feet long and weigh nearly 2 tons, with tusks up to a meter long extending from their mouths. They typically live in the arctic, meaning their interactions with humans are limited... But there are early accounts of walruses attacking humans, and even …
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Why does National Geographic call the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) the animal most likely to kill a human? And why do they claim the Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a "vicious man-eater"? In this episode, we dive deeper into why certain crocodiles are considered more aggressive than others, while looking at two case studies of …
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We had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Marisa Tellez (founder of Crocodile Research Coalition, NSF Fellow and the IUCN/SSC-Crocodile Specialist's Sub-Group Regional Chair of Central America & The Caribbean) about all things crocodile - how many attacks occur in Belize, where she conducts her research? What does crocodile conservation look like th…
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Taylor Josephine Stephanie Luciow (aka Taylor Mitchell) was an up and coming country folk singer in Canada, but since October of 2009, she has been famous for a much different and darker reason: She's the only human (on record) to have been killed by a coyote. What happened in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park that led to this? A recent study…
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In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Babu Ram Lamichhane, Senior Conservation Officer/Officer in Charge of the NTNC Biodiversity Conservation Center in Chitwan, Nepal. He is also a member of the IUCN/SSC Asian rhino, bear, and crocodile Specialist Groups. He got his doctorate in biology, and his PhD thesis is titled "Living wit…
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In our final episode of 2022, we're carrying on the tradition of going over attacks that happened this year that we didn't get a chance to cover. We'll also be releasing a Patreon bonus episode before the end of the year to cover even more stories. In this episode we discuss: A mountain lion attack in September in Santa Clarita, the recent euthaniz…
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I had the pleasure of guesting on Pangolin: The Conservation Podcast hosted by Jack Baker, to talk about our favorite conservation stories from 2022. The other guests included the hilarious Ellen Weatherford from the Just the Zoo Of Us Podcast and the fabulous Vikram Baliga from the Planthropology Podcast! I talked about the Black-Naped Pheasant Pi…
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Nick is back! And in this week's episode, we discuss the Man-Eating Kirov Wolves - a very long series of shocking wolf attacks that occurred in the Kirov Oblast in Russia during and directly after WWII. There were many things that could've contributed to the cause of these attacks, but many biologists and conservationists at the time contested the …
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This week Ashley is joined by her friend Hannah to talk about Asian Elephant conflicts in Asia - why was an elephant nicknamed Osama Bin Laden? Do Asian Elephants really commit B&Es to get alcohol? How do people in India live peacefully among Asian Elephants? We answer those questions and more in Episode 40. Support the show by shopping at www.geto…
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In Ashley's first solo episode, she covers the final hunt that renowned man-eating cat hunter, Jim Corbett, embarked on. We covered one of Jim's more infamous killers in our first episode, the Champawat tigress, with Sam Helle. We highly encourage you to listen to that episode before this one to get more insight on human-tiger conflict and what cou…
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Happy Spooky Season! This week we finally talk bats, especially vampire bats. Why would a vampire bat want to bite you? How do they find their prey items? Who's the girl that survived symptomatic rabies? We're also joined by long time listener and renowned bat lover, Sophiane (@HonkIfURHoary) ! She helps us answer some big questions like, what shou…
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Content Warning: Animal abuse This week on Get Out Alive, we cover a tragic day in October of 2011 that led to the death of over 40 exotic animals in Zanesville, Ohio, that had been kept in terrible conditions. This case led to Ohio changing its laws around exotic animal ownership, and sparked a countrywide debate about owning exotic animals, that …
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In August of 2017, Jeremy Evans went out Bighorn Sheep hunting to a spot he'd been countless times before. He'd encountered grizzlies in the past, but he never had an encounter bear spray couldn't stop. But his whole life changed when he was put between a mother grizzly bear and her cub. Jeremy was attacked not once, but three times that day. Tune …
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On September 4th, 2006, the world's most famous conservationist, Steve Irwin, went out on the ocean to shoot a documentary called Ocean's Deadliest. No one could've anticipated that he'd be killed by an animal that wasn't even on the Ocean's Deadliest list. Steve was beloved by the world for his passion for wild animals of all kinds, especially cro…
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In Part 2 of our coverage of Night of the Grizzlies, we find out exactly who was screaming and why. Although most of our stories are graphic, this one is especially so. Listener discretion is advised. Julie Helgeson and Michele Koons became the first recorded victims of a fatal grizzly bear attack in Glacier National Park, on the same night, by dif…
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In this first part of our coverage of Night of The Grizzlies, we introduce all the players in this story and set the scene for a series of terrible events that took place in Glacier National Park in 1967. Check out Jack Olsen's book Night of the Grizzlies if you'd like to know more about the story. You can also check out Montana PBS's coverage here…
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Our patrons voted: Rattlesnakes! This week we're covering the tragic loss of 6-year old Simon Currat, who was bitten and died from a Rattlesnake bite in Colorado on July 5th. You can find the fundraiser for Simon's family here. We also discuss the Jolo Serpent Handlers, an extreme fundamentalist group that follows the Bible extremely literally, spe…
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We are joined by Christine Wilkinson (PhD in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from UC Berkeley and current Postdoc at UC Berkeley, NatGeo Explorer and Co-founder of Black Mammalogists Week) to discuss all things hyena - what kinds are there? How often do they attack humans? And what's a pseudo-penis? Discover the answers to those questi…
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In this non-traditional episode of Get Out Alive, Ashley talks about the incident she recently had with two off-leash dogs while walking her smaller dog. We also talk about the dog attack experienced by dog trainer Laura Monaco Torelli three years ago in her Chicago neighborhood, and how it changed her and her dog forever. At the end, we briefly to…
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This week we're talking about the very recent attack that occurred June 5th, 2022: Mukesh and Gudiya Rai were walking through the Panna National Park Forest in New Delhi, India, when they were killed in what's been deemed a very rare attack by a Sloth Bear. For more information on how to safely live/recreate around sloth bears, visit BearBiology.or…
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