The Origins Foundation Podcast

Wild Food should be one of Britain’s most natural choices—but getting it from the field to the family table is far more complicated than it seems. Robbie Kroger talks with Heidi Savage, Head of Wild Food at the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), about the promise and the challenges of making game a regular part of the UK food system. Heidi grew up in a gamekeeping family, where knowing where food came from wasn’t a trend—it was simply part of daily life. Now, through her work with BASC and Eat Game, she’s helping more people reconnect with that story. Want to learn more about Wild Food in the UK and Wild Food with BASC: https://basc.org.uk/wild-food/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]  Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Eberlestock: https://eberlestock.com/?srsltid=AYCX9vK32Yv3L2UsQEd038vksmETBHBEbgP5jLR1UqhdO85Ien_dx0FU Vortex https://vortexoptics.com/ GANAM Safaris Price of Paradise: https://youtu.be/FpGriFjuSK8 See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtubechannel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wildlife safaris are turning into circus acts—and animal behaviour specialist Sean de la Harpe Parker explains how overtourism, social media, and the chase for close-up sightings can put wildlife at risk. In conversation with Robbie Kroger, Sean shares why ethical guiding starts with slowing down, respecting animals’ behaviour, and letting go of the “checkbox” safari. A thought-provoking episode about the role guests, guides, and the tourism industry can play in protecting the wild.  See more of Sean's work through his IG Feed: https://www.instagram.com/sean_de_la_harpe/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]   Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Safari Speciality Importers: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com/  Krieghoff: https://www.krieghoff.com/  GANAM Safaris Price of Paradise: https://youtu.be/FpGriFjuSK8   See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe  Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie and Ashlee break down the light news this week surrounding the big news (elections) including changes to the Open Fields Doctrine in PA and other states, a PA statewide vote on its opening deer season day and a "no beating wildlife" bill drop; an Italian pilot project involving hunting dogs in protective vests to avoid wolf attacks; and Europe gets one step closer to a major unionwide lead ammo ban. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]    Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes   Support our Conservation Club Members!   Double Rifle Society: https://doubleriflesociety.com/  Rivers and Glen: https://www.riversandglen.com/  GANAM Safaris Price of Paradise: https://youtu.be/FpGriFjuSK8    See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe   Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io   This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com   This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com    Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best part of what occurs at The Origins Foundation is being able to build projects that have intangible benefits to people. Intangibles are things you cannot buy - i.e., happiness, joy, and hope. One of the best projects that can really make an impact on these intangibles is sport, specifically the beautiful game- soccer. On today's From the Field, join Robbie in the Eastern Cape of South Africa at Baroda School for the grand opening of their soccer field. None of this would have been possible without Carl Van Zyl and his team at John X Safaris as well as the folks from GunWerks. We are extremely grateful to have been part of this special day and it is times like these that remind us why we do what we do. Enjoy this experience with us, it's one to remember! Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]   Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Christensen Arms: https://christensenarms.com/  Nosler: https://www.nosler.com/ GANAM Safaris Price of Paradise:  https://youtu.be/FpGriFjuSK8 See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe  Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com   Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtubechannel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing our miniseries on the cross-border discussion of elephant hunting out of Tanzania and Kenya, 3rd generation Tanzanian, hunting professional and current chairman of the Tanzania Hunters and Operators Association, Robbie and Michel explore the the viewpoint of the Michel and TAHOA on the elephant debate. As we have noted in previous podcasts, as typical to issues, there are two sides to every discussion, and especially with something so controversial like elephant hunting those sides can be quite polarizing. If this is the first in the podcast series that you are listenting to we would encourage you to go a listen to the other 4 in the series that covers the professional hunter involved in some of the hunts, the community manager of the Enduimet WMA, Dr Kohi, talking about Tanzanian elephant and habitat conservation efforts, as well as Richard Bonham, the co-founder of Big Life Foundation from the Kenyan perspective. Learn more about TAHOA here: www.tahoa.org  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]    Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes   Support our Conservation Club Members! Civilware: https://civilware.com  1st Phorm: https://1stphorm.com/  GANAM Safaris The Price of Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpGriFjuSK8&feature=youtu.be See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe   Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io   This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com   This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com    Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizanne Nel from SA Hunters and Game Conservation discusses the recent legal and legislative developments in South Africa related to animal well-being and welfare, the implications for conservation, hunting, and wildlife management, and the challenges of defining and implementing these concepts. NEMBA is the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act. It is the legal framework for conservation and sustainable use in South Africa, and it gives the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment its mandate. This podcast provides great insight as Robbie and Lizanne dive into what comes next with regulations and possible future cases. Tune in to learn more. Want to learn more about SA Hunters: https://sahunters.co.za/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]  Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Rigby & Co. https://www.johnrigbyandco.com/  Brush Country Studios: https://brushcountrystudios.com/  GANAM Safaris Price of Paradise:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpGriFjuSK8   See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe  Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtubechannel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie and Ashlee discuss the news, including a sweeping Senate permitting bill that would amend NEPA, the ESA, the Clean Water Act & the National Historic Preservation Act; screwworm confirmed in hunter harvested elk in TX; the BLM offering funding to private landowners for public access; the new Great Koala National Park in Australia and more. Outcomes of Trophy Hunting for People and Nature in Sub-Saharan Africa: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/con4.70080 New World Screwworm Detected in Hunter-Harvested Elk in Pecos County: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20261021a&utm_source=chatgpt.com Up to $5.6 million available for marine parks projects: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/news/56-million-available-marine-parks-projects/ BLM Seeks Projects to Open Landlocked Public Land: https://www.trcp.org/2026/10/22/blm-seeks-projects-to-open-landlocked-public-land/ Capito, Lee, Whitehouse, and Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/9/capito-lee-whitehouse-and-heinrich-introduce-bipartisan-american-affordability-and-jobs-act-of-2026 What the Senate’s Permitting Bill Could Mean for Hunters and Anglers: https://www.trcp.org/2026/10/23/what-the-senates-permitting-bill-could-mean-for-hunters-and-anglers/ Rep. Laurel Lee Joins Rep. Maxwell Frost to Introduce Bipartisan SLOTHS Act to Protect Vulnerable Wildlife: https://laurellee.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-laurel-lee-joins-rep-maxwell-frost-introduce-bipartisan-sloths-act-protect Check out Zambeze Delta Safaris: https://www.zambezedeltasafaris.com/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]  Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Classic African Hunting: https://classicafricanhunting.com/  Monarch Marketing See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When one thinks of poaching, the mind often turns to Africa—snares, and people involved in the illegal bushmeat trade. Few would think of poaching occurring in the United States of America. Boone and Crockett Club President Tony Schoonen and researcher Jon Gassett join Robbie to talk about the Club’s new Poach and Pay program. This enormous undertaking to understand poaching in the U.S. revealed a massive “dark number” of poachers—and what that means for the landscapes and lifestyles we love. It’s an incredibly fascinating episode where you’ll learn the data and science behind the true impact of poaching in the U.S. today, what motivates it, and what steps can be taken to combat its staggering scale. This is the kind of podcast you’ll definitely be talking about with your colleagues around the water cooler—or the coffee pot—in the morning. Get to know the guests: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Vw8a1mU0ia4qXwFGMVUGd?si=153a545ec925404f Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]    Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes   Support our Conservation Club Members!   Landtrust: https://landtrust.com/   CIC Wildlife: https://cic-wildlife.org/  The Kelly Family Story: https://youtu.be/r5T7dlZEMWE?si=rqNMNoUCe9GVHVOv   See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe   Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io   This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com   This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com    Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Kazakh horse expert living in Wyoming argues that America’s wild horse debate needs more honest, practical conversation—even when the answers are uncomfortable. Jamila shares her unique perspective on Kazakhstan's horse culture, the management of wild horses in the US, and innovative ideas for sustainable livestock practices. Discover how her background influences her advocacy and what solutions she proposes for wild horse management. Robbie talks with Jamila about her journey from Kazakhstan and Germany to Yale and Wyoming, where she became involved in livestock, conservation, and the wild horse issue. Their conversation ranges from traditional Kazakh horse dishes to the complexities of federal horse policy, tribal communities, and the pressure of public opinion. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]  Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Safari Speciality Importers  Christensen Arms https://christensenarms.com/ The Kelly Family Story: https://youtu.be/r5T7dlZEMWE?si=rqNMNoUCe9GVHVOv See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe  Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee and Robbie discuss the weekly roundup of news, including Robbie’s visit to Parliament for the premier of an Origins wildfowling film, restored federal hunting rules in Alaska, bipartisan Senate legislation to improve endangered species recovery, an $80 million new wildlife crossing grant program, 3 California laws expanding hunting & wildlife opportunities, and concerns over Louisiana’s proposed $100 billion SpaceX site and its impacts on coastal wildlife habitat and local access. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at [email protected]  Text us at 601-790-0607 with thoughts, comments and ideas for guests and episodes Support our Conservation Club Members! Classic African Hunting: https://classicafricanhunting.com/  Monarch Marketing See more from The Origins Foundation: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  Don't forget to go subscribe to our new The Origins Foundation Podcast Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginsFoundationPodcast - who knows, you may be a lucky subscriber who wins some cool stuff from our partner companies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices