Call it the puma, panther, the catamount or cougar; whatever name you use for America's big cat, get ready to hear it a lot.  Mountain lions once roamed the continent from sea to shining sea, but by the turn of the 20th century, they were almost completely wiped out. Now, for the first time in more than a century, their numbers are growing - and fast. It's a triumph for America's ecosystems, but can we learn to live with an apex predator in our backyard? It's a question most Americans have to face as the cats make their comeback: if you don't live in lion country now, you will soon. See the video and more info here: https://roaring.earth/lion-country Questions, comments or future episode ideas: podcast@roaring.earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone’s favorite cute, cuddly critter is, well...not. Otters are actually terrifying apex predators, dominating the food chains of our river ecosystems. But they’re also in trouble. Global populations have dropped, and in Argentina, the fate of the world’s largest otter rests in the hands - er, paws - of two former captives.  See the video and more info here: https://roaring.earth/you-otter-know/ Questions, comments or future episode ideas: podcast@roaring.earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In case massive, destructive wildfires don’t already make you nervous, here’s something new: fires that burn so hot and fast they become tornadoes. Yes, firenadoes are real, and they are not as rare as you want them to be. See the video and more info here: https://roaring.earth/firenado Questions, comments or future episode ideas: podcast@roaring.earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Everglades have been invaded. A million insatiable, invasive snakes are slithering their way through the swamp, eating everything in sight. The only hope to save the world’s most unique ecosystem is an extraordinary army: the python hunters. See the video and more info here: https://roaring.earth/python-problem/ Questions, comments or future episode ideas: podcast@roaring.earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet the world’s most dangerous bear: it battles tigers, hangs out with leopards, and attacks more humans than any of its ursine brethren. Oh, and it recently escaped from centuries of slavery. This is the story of India’s sloth bear, and it’s anything but slow. See the video and more info here: http://bit.ly/roaringbear Questions, comments or future episode ideas: podcast@roaring.earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was clearly the work of a serial killer. When dead great white sharks started washing up, missing their livers, scientists were stumped. The culprit? A creature that really lives up to its name: the killer whale. See the video and more info here: http://bit.ly/sharkswhale Questions, comments or future episode ideas: podcast@roaring.earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The earth is teeming with extraordinary stories, as suspenseful as murder mysteries and as exciting as action thrillers. On the Roaring Earth podcast, join award-winning journalists and the world’s leading scientists as they tell the untold stories of our planet’s wildest animals, places, and phenomena.  Millions of experts and enthusiasts the world over know Roaring Earth as a platform for extraordinary wildlife and nature videos. On the podcast, we dive into the science behind our most popular clips, and celebrate the savage, untamed, unpredictable, and often beautiful nature of our Roaring Earth. Launching on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices