{"id":583514,"date":"2021-03-17T14:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=583514"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:17:47","slug":"podcast-wild-pigs-spiky-lizards-and-a-duckling-in-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/all\/podcast-wild-pigs-spiky-lizards-and-a-duckling-in-distress\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Wild Pigs, Spiky Lizards and a Duckling in Distress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey Earth Rangers! When you hear the word \u2018pig\u2019 what comes to mind is probably the cute little pink, brown or black-and-white piggies you\u2019d find on a farm, right? Wild pigs are anything but cute, little piggies. They can be big, strong and not exactly friendly\u2026 In today\u2019s episode Emma will tell you all about them! She also joins the Toronto Wildlife Centre for a ride in their rescue van and hears about a complex rescue operation of a very unlucky baby ducky (spoiler alert: they totally saved him!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Click the play button on the player below to listen&nbsp;to&nbsp;today&#8217;s&nbsp;episode! <\/strong> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=EDEUA6072262976\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Although wild pigs&nbsp;can be dangerous, and they&nbsp;are considered an invasive species in Canada, we have to admit that the piglets are incredibly cute: <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"221\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/babyPigsNEW.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-583496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/babyPigsNEW.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/babyPigsNEW-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/babyPigsNEW-768x170.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/babyPigsNEW-696x154.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Winter is not a problem for the Canadian wild pigs! 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Quick reminder: In this brand-new contest we are asking you to send in your own report about your favourite animals, a super interesting species, some obscure  animal fact that you learned about, or even about interesting conservation work that is happening in your neighborhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Send us a voice recording by clicking on the leave us a message button below.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We want to hear from you! Send us your Wildlife Report and it could be featured on the podcast!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can send in a voice message by pressing the green button or use the voice recorder on a smart phone and ask your parents to email it to <a href=\"mailto:podcast@earthrangers.com\">podcast@earthrangers.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_2 \"><div class=\"td-fix-index\"><div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/leave-us-a-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50049\" src=\"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/Save-A-Message.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-A-Message.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-A-Message-265x88.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Have you ever seen wild pigs? Have you encountered an animal in need?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Share your thoughts in the comments below! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_3\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/podcast\/subscribe-now\/\">Subscribe to the podcast<\/a> so you don&#8217;t miss an episode!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/podcast\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"98\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Earth-Rangers-Podcast-Button.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Earth-Rangers-Podcast-Button.png 389w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Earth-Rangers-Podcast-Button-300x76.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Earth Rangers! When you hear the word \u2018pig\u2019 what comes to mind is probably the cute little pink, brown or black-and-white piggies you\u2019d find on a farm, right? Wild pigs are anything but cute, little piggies. They can be big, strong and not exactly friendly\u2026 In today\u2019s episode Emma will tell you all about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":583507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1187,931],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-podcast","category-all"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hey Earth Rangers! 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