Arete Podcast #32: Wild Education and Helping Animals

Arete Podcast #32: Wild Education and Helping Animals

From Arete Podcast by Arete Podcast

October 1, 2025 · 1h 13m

About this episode

The episode features Lianne from Wild Education discussing the challenges and importance of rescuing exotic pets and educating the public.

🦎 - Please help Wild Education find a new home: https://www.gofundme.com/f/find-wild-education-a-permanent-home 🦇 - Get your big bat, owl or bee box: https://big-bat-box.pxf.io/EEN30e 🐢 - More information for USARK: https://usark.org/ 🕷️ - Visit our website: https://aretemedia.org/ In this episode of The Arete Podcast, we sit down with Lianne from Wild Education, Western Canada’s largest reptile and exotic pet rescue. Wild Education does something incredible: they rescue unwanted or abandoned exotic pets, provide forever care for animals that can’t be rehomed, and travel to schools across the province teaching kids about animals that are too often misunderstood.From snakes, lizards, tarantulas, and scorpions to ferrets, sugar gliders, chinchillas, and even a rescued serval named Gary — plus a herd of sulcata tortoises tipping the scales at 120+ pounds — Wild Education cares for them all.But here’s the challenge: after multiple forced moves, the rescue needs a permanent home to continue this lifesaving work. Every donation helps secure a safe future for the animals and keeps this unique educational program alive.In this conversation you’ll hear:-The incredible origin story of…

People in this episode

Host: Arete Podcast

Guest: Lianne

Topics covered

  • animal rescue
  • education
  • exotic pets
  • public awareness
  • wildlife care

Keywords

  • Wild Education
  • exotic pets
  • animal rescue
  • education
  • Lianne
  • USARK
  • reptiles
  • public awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wild Education, USARK

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