I tell a story about how Jord and I narrowly avoided getting shot before introducing Tanya Loos – local treasure and legendary naturalist – for a deep and meaningful chat about wild life, and all life. We cover: * How to be a nature positive pet owner * Are cats evil? * How to save a bunch of lives * Gardens as habitat * The housing crisis facing possums (and other critters) * How to recklessly pursue your passion and make it your profession * GETTING THE ANIMALS ON THE ARK * How to avoid roadkill (even frogs) * Bee feelings + monogamous lizards * The intersection between conservation, permaculture & animal welfare * Patreon Qs * 24/7 nature connection * Beetle PaceLINKY POOS 🧙‍♀️Tanya Loos' home on the web [https://tanyaloos.com/]Tanya on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tansnaturediary/]Living with Wildlife [https://tanyaloos.com/living-with-wildlife/] ~ Tanya LoosDaylesford Nature Diary [https://tanyaloos.com/daylesford-nature-diary/] ~ Tanya LoosTanya on ABC Radio ~ Backyard Critters [https://tanyaloos.com/media/] (every second Friday 9.50am)Paradise Bookshop Daylesford [https://www.instagram.com/paradise.bookshop.daylesford/]Wild Neighbours ~ Ian Temby [https://citruspress.com.au/portfolio-view/wild-neighbours/]Campaspe Valley Landcare [https://www.landcarevic.org.au/groups/northcentral/campaspe-valley/]Gerald Durrell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Durrell]Connecting Country [https://connectingcountry.org.au/]Zoos Victoria Safe Cat, Safe Wildlife [https://www.safecat.org.au/]Alison Pouliot [https://alisonpouliot.com/]iNaturalist [https://www.inaturalist.org/]***Support Reskillience on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/Reskillience]***Frog sounds care of markushablizel -- https://freesound.org/s/32394/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 THANKS M8