Filmmaker Tom Opre sits down with well-known retired gamekeeper Peter Fraser to discuss the issues facing keepers and their families in the Highlands of Scotland. 

Ep 34 - Peter Fraser, Retired Gamekeeper, Scotland

Noted author and organic farmer from the Galloway, Scotland sits down with filmmaker Tom Opre to talk about land and wildlife management issues and how rewilding fits into the equation. 

Ep 33 - Patrick Laurie - Scottish Author & Organic Farmer

Filmmaker Tom Opre follows up with his initial interview with John Muir Trust CEO David Balharry. Hold on as the conversation gets interesting. 

Ep 32 - David Balharry (Part 2) - John Muir Trust

Tom Opre, filmmaker and director of The Last Keeper, talks to Edinglassie Headkeeper Alex Jenkins about what it is to be a keeper. 

Ep 31 - Alex Jenkins - Headkeeper, Edinglassie Estate

Filmmaker Tom Opre sits down with noted author and ecologist Dr. James Fenton to discuss the ecology and history of the land in Scotland. 

Ep 30 - Dr. James Fenton, ecologist, author, trustee- National Trust for Scotland

Dee Ward, the owner of the grouse moor Rottal Estate in the Angus Glens speaks with filmmaker Tom Opre about land management solutions he employs which consider both  climate and biodiversity concerns. 

Ep 29 - Dee Ward, Owner- Rottal Estate, Scotland

Filmmaker Tom Opre talk to Scotland: The Big Picture executive director Peter Cairns about rewilding concepts, sporting estates, the rewilding economy, and how various stakeholders can find common ground. 

Ep 28 - Peter Cairns - Scotland: The Big Picture

Filmmaker Tom Opre and Photographer Tony Bynum speak with the chairman of the board for Tress for Life Nigel Fraser about rewilding, carbon sequestration, deer and red grouse management, and what will happen to the rural communities if the sporting estate model is regulated out of existence in the Scottish Highlands. 

Ep 27 - Nigel Fraser - Trees for Life

Listen to filmmaker Tom Opre and photographer Tony Bynum discuss land use issues and deer management with headkeeper at Fearann Eilean larmain Estate on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. 

Ep 26 - Scott MacKenzie - Gamekeeper

Filmmaker Tom Opre sits down with John Muir Trust CEO David Balharry to discuss Scotland's land use issues. 

Ep 25 - David Balharry - CEO John Muir Trust (part 1)

Host and filmmaker Tom Opre discusses dynamic topics with some of the most well-known and recognized experts on wildlife and habitat conservation.￼￼￼￼￼ It’s a no holds barred, reality-based conversation about all the things Wild under man’s ever increasing shadow.

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