Mariana Goes to Germany

Mariana returns from traveling in Germany, and we recover from our hiatus by discussing her trip and laughing at how little wildlife she saw.

Sources & Links:

See & read the articles featured in Jonah’s news update:
http://wildlife.org/oversized-house-mice-shrink-albatross-populations/
http://wildlife.org/in-warming-puerto-rico-insects-plummet-impacting-food-web/
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/thousands-of-radiated-tortoises-seized-from-traffickers-in-madagascar/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-rhino-horn-tiger-bone-ban-animal-medical-wildlife-conservation-wwf-a8608181.html

For the curious, Berchtesgaden is spelled like so.

Learn more about the legendary wolpertinger, possibly the funniest (and creepiest) cryptid in all of folklore:
https://www.paranormalpapers.com/cryptozoology/wolpertinger/

The Aldo Leopold quote we couldn’t quite remember was “To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.”

Lastly, find us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles, and visit the show’s webpage at conservationchronicles.podbean.com

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