Discussions on the human-wildlife interface
Episodes
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Jonah closes out the podcast finale with some news and reflections about the show.
Grand Teton National Park mountain goat cull:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/national-parks/2020/02/25/grand-teton-national-park-goat-shooting-halted-after-governor-letter/4866066002/
Feral horse removal in Nevada:
https://wildlife.org/court-upholds-wild-horse-removals-in-nevada/
Sage-grouse management in need of a revamp:
https://wildlife.org/jwm-study-upends-management-strategy-for-sage-grouse/
New federal budget threatens conservation efforts:
https://wildlife.org/agriculture-budget-proposal-contains-mixed-bag-for-wildlife/
https://wildlife.org/administration-budget-would-cut-wildlife-funding/
Migratory Bird Treaty Act further weakened by administration’s proposal:
https://abcbirds.org/article/new-rule-weakens-migratory-bird-treaty-act/?fbclid=IwAR1zr2aXVFMxNzlNE2l3tu7r6JsW3fA9VLG0TQJlMRGDahBNTyyIqyY4uts
Comment on the regulation here:
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0090-0002
Lawsuit against Total oil development in Uganda:
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/france-uganda-green-groups-total-oil
Road collisions and giant anteaters:
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/study-investigates-impact-of-road-deaths-on-giant-anteater-population-in-cerrado/
Gorillas officially recorded in a region of Equatorial Guinea for the first in a decade:
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/camera-traps-confirm-presence-of-lowland-gorillas-in-central-mainland-equatorial-guinea-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade/
New laws to protect rays:
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/small-steps-aim-to-make-a-large-ocean-safer-for-rays/
Stay tuned for an upcoming podcast called Nature's Archive:
https://www.naturesarchive.com/Podcast
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Jonah and Camden attempt to provide a crash course in the field of biogeography, a synthetic field that describes and analyzes patterns of biodiversity as we see them today.
A brief overview of this huge topic:
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-biogeography-1435311
Check out the Journal of Biogeography to get an idea of the (technical) questions this field address:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652699
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Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Jonah and Camden talk about dead things and things that eat things.
Read about the recent changes to the Clean Water Act (they're not good!):
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/trump-rollback-could-leave-waterways-vulnerable-pollution-n1122481
Learn about the Indonesian expedition that discovered 5 new bird species and 5 new subspecies:
India plans to reintroduced cheetahs:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cheetahs-can-be-reintroduced-indian-habitats-supreme-court-rules-180974075/
Roadkill statistics :
https://www.hcn.org/issues/291/15268
https://patch.com/us/across-america/deer-collisions-across-u-s-odds-hitting-animals
Two studies demonstrating the role of pumas in an ecosystem:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329325727_Pumas_as_ecosystem_engineers_ungulate_carcasses_support_beetle_assemblages_in_the_Greater_Yellowstone_Ecosystem
Why large herbivores matter in ecosystem food webs:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226946
Scavenger study in the UK:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5513233/pdf/ECE3-6-7015.pdf
The human-scavenger relationship throughout history :
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/64/5/394/2754213
Worldwide vulture declines:
https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/vulture-crisis
http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/researchers/uploads/580/2011_dropping_dead.pdf
How humans benefit from vultures:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23644288_Counting_the_costs_of_Vulture_decline_-_an_appraisal_of_human_health_and_other_benefits_of_Vultures_in_India
Rewilding Europe’s Circle of Life:
https://www.rewildingeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/circle-of-life/index.html
Polar bears in Chukotka:
https://siberiantimes.com/ecology/others/news/56-hungry-polar-bear-besiege-village-in-chukotka/
Ethiopia's urban hyenas:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41682522?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
Listener Patrick's blog about restoring prairie Iowa:
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2019/01/09/one-man-and-a-chainsaw-a-journey-in-faith-and-prairie-restoration/
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Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
In part 2 of their two-part series on wetland ecosystems, Jonah and Camden delve into some of the most degraded wetlands in the world, as well as efforts to restore critical wetland ecosystems.
Sources & Links:
Read today’s news article on the Chinese Paddlefish extinction
And follow these links to learn more about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, wetland issues, and the sites mentioned in today’s episode:
https://www.wetlands.org/wetlands/
https://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.358.aspx.pdf
Aral Sea:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/AralSea
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/77193/the-aral-sea-before-the-streams-ran-dry
Iraqi Marshes:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/Iraq
https://www.wetlands.org/casestudy/conserving-and-restoring-the-iconic-marshes-of-southern-iraq/
Prairie Potholes:
Inner Niger Delta & other African wetlands:
Colorado River Delta:
https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/colorado-river-delta-proof-natures-resiliency
Danube River Delta:
The Salton Sea:
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/11/the-airborne-toxic-lake-event/414888/
A recent paper on stork breeding success in a mosaic landscape in Nepal:
AND some good literature on wetlands worldwide:
Darwall, W.R.T, R.A. Holland, K.G. Smith, et al. 2011. Implications of bias in conservation research and investment for freshwater species. Conservation Letters 4: 474-482.
Junk, W.J., S. An, C.M. Finlayson, et al. 2013. Current state of knowledge regarding the world’s wetlands and their future under global climate change: a synthesis. Aquatic Sciences 75: 151-167.
Strayer, D.L. and D. Dudgeon. 2010. Freshwater biodiversity conservation: recent progress and future challenges. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29: 344-358.
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Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
In Part 1 of a two-part series, guest host Camden joins Jonah for a discussion on a personal favorite for both of them: the critically essential wetland ecosystem!
Sources & Links:
Read the articles featured in today’s news: Okinawa and the Military Base / A Restored Wetland in Chennai
Learn more about wetlands: https://www.wetlands.org/wetlands/ / https://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.358.aspx.pdf
And some relevant literature we recommend:
Junk, W.J., S. An, C.M. Finlayson, et al. 2013. Current state of knowledge regarding the world’s wetlands and their future under global climate change: a synthesis. Aquatic Sciences 75: 151-167.
Strayer, D.L. and D. Dudgeon. 2010. Freshwater biodiversity conservation: recent progress and future challenges. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29: 344-358.
Thanks for listening! We’d love to hear from you. Send any questions or comments to conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and find us on Facebook & Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Lastly, our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com.
Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
As the spring/summer job season is upon us, Jonah shares some thoughts and advice for listeners looking for new positions, as well as for those considering graduate school.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Jonah and guest host Camden sit down to talk about some of the latest news in conservation, including some updates on news pieces from previous episodes.
Sources & Links:
All About Plastic
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/europe/eu-single-use-plastics-ban-intl-scli/index.html
https://time.com/5560105/european-union-plastic-ban/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/22/uk/uk-straw-ban-scli-intl-gbr/index.html
Bei Bei the Panda
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/brief-history-giant-pandas-zoo
Rancho Guimbalete
The Silver-backed Chevrotain
Russia's Whale Jail
Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhino
Documentary on European Bison Reintroduction in Romania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1ml2M9kO2U
Blue Whale Heart Rate
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/science/blue-whale-hearts.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Recovering America's Wildlife Act
https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Wildlife-Conservation/Policy/Recovering-Americas-Wildlife-Act
https://wildlife.org/policy/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/
https://wildlife.org/recovering-americas-wildlife-act-legislation-reintroduced/
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Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Our endangered species for this episode is the gharial, a unique and critically endangered crocodilian found in the rivers of Southeast Asia. Conflict over waterways and habitat encroachment are two of many threats the gharial faces today.
Sources & Links:
Read Nepal's gharial conservation plan: http://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/gcap_report_2018.pdf
And a bit about India's gharial conservation history: https://www.ircf.org/portfolio-view/gharial/
The gharial on IUCN: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8966/149227430
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Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
For this week's episode, Mariana and Jonah sat down with their first guest to have a conversation about land ethics. Eric Freyfogle has dedicated his career to studying and writing about our relationships with nature and land, and how the Aldo Leopold land ethic can bring culture and conservation together. Thank you so much to Eric for a great discussion!
Sources & Links:
Learn more about Eric Freyfogle and his writings: https://law.illinois.edu/faculty-research/faculty-profiles/eric-t-freyfogle/#about
And read Guy McPherson's essay Going Back to the Land in the Age of Entitlement
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Music: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com; and Island Coconuts by Aaron Kenny
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
In this week’s episode, Jonah and Mariana discuss the institutional systems that oversee animal welfare in field research, how they work, how they sometimes don’t work, and how we might even improve them. They also share their own experiences witnessing ethical violations in wildlife research.
Sources & Links
For today’s news: 1 in 4 Birds Gone Since 1970; Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year; Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer Contest
For further reading: McMahon et al. (2012) on the Bateson’s Decision Cube; and Paul et al. (2015) on Animal Welfare Policy
Thanks for listening! We’d love to hear from you. Send any questions or comments to conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and find us on Facebook & Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Lastly, our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com.
Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com