Rick Wood's Nature Aware

2 Days until Episode 2 is LIVE!!! If you subscribe, make sure to turn on the notification for Rick Wood's Nature Aware YouTube Channel if you don't want to miss any new episodes of Mostly Lost. Episode 3 is uploaded and scheduled for February 10th (no spoilers, but... 🐒🐒🐒😁)

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

LOVING the engagement with Episode 1 (Season 1) of Mostly Lost!! Episode 2 is uploaded and scheduled to go LIVE on Jan. 25, 2026. Episode 3 is also uploaded and will go LIVE Feb. 10th!!! In the meantime, make sure to watch the current episodes (Ep. 1 and the Preview Episode) to get a feel for the storytelling and presentation. Mostly Lost is an organic project and I'm really counting on people to share it with anyone who like Nature, Wildlife, Travel and Road trips. Thank YOU to everyone who takes the time to watch. I really appreciate it! I hope people are liking the series. I know how it'll evolve... but, that's a secret for now.
Stay Nature Aware, folks!

- Rick
#seriespremeire #wanderlust #roadtrip #wildlife #animalstories

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

This YouTube series hosted by Rick Wood explores the surprising biological diversity found within the massive urban landscape of Jakarta. Moving away from the typical outrage-driven media, the
creator offers an uplifting perspective on the wildlife and culture existing in a city of over forty million people. The project functions as a labor of love designed to help viewers appreciate the natural
beauty hidden in plain sight. Along with showcasing local animals and food, the host shares his personal journey of navigating his adopted home. Ultimately, the goal is to foster a sense of nature awareness by
documenting the vibrant life thriving in an urban environment.

https://youtu.be/2k_vl0Owano

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

5 days away from the premiere of Mostly Lost, my new urban wildlife exploration series!! Good vibes. Uplifting stories. Definitely informative.
Like & Subscribe and hit the reminder 🛎
#urbanexploration #biodiversity #wildlifephotography

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

Happy New Year, Nature Aware Fans! You all made 2025 one of the best years EVER!! Thank you!!! Now, 2026 looks even more AMAZING! I can't wait for folks to start watching Mostly Lost, my new series, here on this channel! Look for Episode 1of the first season on Jan. 10, 2026!!!

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

I'm really excited to premiere Mostly Lost as a new series. I've traveled to and lived in various countries my entire life. Seeing different cultures, flora and fauna species, and landscapes never loses its appeal.
I can't recall just how many times I've sat somewhere and thought to myself, "Wow, I came upon THIS while I was mostly lost!"
From the Sahara Desert to the lush foothills of Kilimanjaro, from Chengdu to Istanbul, among the rafts of sea otters in Monterey Bay to hiking with black bears in the Olympic Peninsula - the destination was simply being there.

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

Starting in January 2026 (right now, possibly Jan. 15th), I will roll out a new series: Mostly Lost. The focus of Mostly Lost is connecting the largest city in the world - Jakarta - to everyday nature and wildlife. Sometimes, it will focus on people who find natural elements among the urban landscape. Other times, I'll go looking for historical/cultural connections to being Nature Aware in the modern mega city. Every episode will have discovery and, sometimes, finding my way out of being Mostly Lost!
If you're a fan of ‪@ItchyBoots‬ or ‪@MaxRoving‬ style visual journeys I think you'll enjoy my new series, too!

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

For those of you who celebrate the American holiday of Thanksgiving, here's an all-American feast just for the occasion! #Thanksgiving #BaldEagles #raptors #salmon

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Rick Wood's Nature Aware

Some of this footage has never been seen before! We were surrounded by Great White Sharks, and they were on the hunt for elephant seals. Check out this amazing new video from my documentary filmmaker days!

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

Rick Wood's Nature Aware

I'm not always sure how people perceive me and my passions towards animal conservation.
It's difficult to articulate exactly "why" I've been involved in many projects aimed at saving wildlife.
There's the obvious reason: life is sacred. All life. From critically endangered to least concern status, biodiversity is a fragile component of our world's life sustaining capabilities.
But, the stay awake until three in the morning worrying about Southern Resident Orcas, Florida Manatees, Kemps Ridley Sea Turtles, Black Rhinos, Sumatran Orangutans, or my dear Troop Bravo isn't just about general concern.
Dying species are an existential scream that echoes within the core of my being. I FEEL it. In my bones.
I was born into a world on fire.

I saw a baby water monitor lizard today. As I drove through the neighborhood on my scooter the tiny reptile scrambled to get from one side of the sewer to the opposite side. It was beautiful. About a foot-long, with vibrant yellow spots on it's torso. At most a few weeks old.
That I live in a neighborhood rife with wildlife is not lost on me. Monitor lizards, bats, palm civets and breathtaking tropical butterflies are all part of our home. An urban oasis of adaptive species.

There's hope in survival, but it's tenuous. We're becoming accustomed to the loss. The shifting baseline. We don't tell enough stories of catching fireflies in our hands. Of nights filled with the chorus of frogs. Of skies clear and blue like an endless sapphire. Of being able to predict weather by watching the migratory birds fly overhead. Of the rainbow colors of coral reefs. Of snorting manatees rubbing against the dangling soles of our feet. Of the feeling that we were winning the war against self destruction.

The world is still on fire. And, I'm tasked with doing everything I can, for the rest of my days, with fighting that conflagration. So that something is left. So that maybe, enough remains.

I think that's as close as I'll come to explaining why I'm dedicating my existence to conservation.

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