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Our special guest this week is LA-based journalist Antonia Cereijido, former NPR producer of Latino USA and now host of LAist podcast series Imperfect Paradise. She's on to tell us more about the latest Imperfect Paradise series, Encroaching Predators: Lions, Coyotes and Bears. How are these three predators perceived in California, and why? What history has led us to these differing opinions?
You can find Antonia on X (formerly Twitter) @antoniacere.
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Dr. John Goodrich is not only a Siberian Tiger attack survivor, he's a world-leading expert on tigers and big cats, and serves as Chief Scientist for Panthera, a world-wide NGO that aims to protect and conserve wild cats. John has worked with many species other than Siberian Tigers, including Snow Leopards in Afghanistan (if you'd like to see a clip from the documentary he's featured in about his work, check it out here), Amur leopards, and different species of bears.
You can follow Panthera on Instagram @Pantheracats, Twitter (X) @Pantheracats and on Facebook.
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This week's species was voted on by Patrons: Sharks!
Ashley dives into recent shark attacks and offers tips on how to stay safe. The episode begins with a review spotlight and recaps notable shark attacks, including the tragic deaths of Simon Nellist and Tamayo Perry. Ashley discusses how these incidents occurred, the aftermath, and the measures taken to prevent future attacks.
Links mentioned in episode:
International Shark Attack File (ISAF)
Click here for a list of recorded shark attacks in Hawaii
Kai McKenzie's Instagram is @kai_mckenzie
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In this episode, Ashley returns from her summer break and is joined once again by wildlife biologist Petros Chrysafis. The discussion spans recent tragic and heroic incidents in California, Washington, and Colorado, and provides practical tips on staying safe while recreating around mountaion lions/cougars/pumas/whatever you'd like to call them. Tune in for expert insights and community adaptation strategies aimed at promoting coexistence with these powerful predators.
You can find Petros at @pchrysafs on Twitter, and you can check out his business at predatordeterrence.org or contact him at [email protected], and check out their Facebook page.
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This episode was voted on by our Patrons, and they specifically requested Nick join us again for our least favorite animal topic: Chimps!
This episode is mainly focused on the human-chimp conflicts occurring in Uganda, per a 2019 National Geographic publication. But we end the episode talking about a recent pet chimpanzee attack in Oregon.
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Touron (noun): A tourist who is also a moron
Margie is back, and we're rocking one microphone to bring you stories of "tourons" in National Parks. This theme is inspired by the Instagram account @TouronsofYellowstone.
Thank you again so much to Jack, aka @Anomallite, for our new logo! Stay tuned for new merch in our online store sporting the new logo.
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Dr. Emily Taylor is here to teach us all about rattlesnakes - How common are bites? And do they always envenomate people? How can you deter them from your yard? And what can YOU do to get involved in rattlesnake research?
You can find Dr. Emily Taylor on Twitter @SnakeyMama, and to learn more about her and her research check out emilytaylorscience.com. You can learn more about her company at centralcoastsnakeservices.com. If you'd like a signed version of her book California Snakes and How to Find Them, go here.
If you need assistance relocating a rattlesnake, be sure to visit freesnakerelocation.org, and if you want advice on rattlesnake bites, join the Facebook group National Snakebite Support.
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Kay Grayson was by no means a conventional woman. After leading a wild life living on boats and training attack dogs, she settled in North Carolina where she fell in love with black bears. Kay took her love of bears farther than most, by feeding the bears and allowing them to live in her trailer with her. But when she's found dead one day, authorities are left to wonder if the bears she loved so much caused her demise.
For more information on how to live safely with bears, check out Bearwise.org.
To learn more about the Red Wolf, check out our free Patreon post here.
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When is it time to scare them off, and when is it time to back off? Should you really fight black bears back, and play dead with a grizzly? What are the best practices while camping in bear country? Bear expert Daryl Ratajczak is on this week to answer all these questions for us and more.
Daryl has years of experience in rehabbing black bears, working as a wildlife biologist for the state of Tennessee, and giving educational talks and programs about bears through his company Wildlife For You. You can follow Wildlife For You on Facebook here.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with wildlife researcher and human-wildlife conflict specialist, Mathen "Rajeev" Mathew, about the animals he studies that cause some of the most dramatic conflicts in India: Tigers, leopards and elephants. I was stunned by how many attacks occur by each of these animals a year, and we dive into why these attacks and deaths happen. Just be warned, it does get graphic.
If you'd like to learn more about the illegal wildlife trade, check out the documentary I mentioned up top, Sea of Shadows.
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In this Part 2 to our Episode 74, we start with a horror story of a similar 'organization' to Single Vision Inc. and the horrors that caused their end, then we go over how we can all be better consumers of this type of content.
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You can find Sophiane at @HonkIfURHoary on Twitter.
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What's really going on behind the scenes in all those 'cute' videos of people interacting with their pet jaguars, tigers, leopards, and bears? Can people really get that kind of social media content without ever being injured? And are the animals really taken care of?
In Part 1 of this episode, I sit down with wildlife ecologist and science communicator Sophiane Nacer (@HonkIfURHoary) to go over the extensive research she did on Single Vision Inc., the 'organization' behind the popular TikTok accounts SingleVision and SafariSammie. We go over some of the abuse going on behind the scenes, and in Part 2 (which is available now on Patreon) we go over some criminal charges lingering over the organization and some deaths caused by a very similar 'organization'.
You can read Sophiane's original Twitter thread here.
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~Trigger warning: Child neglect/suffering~
On this episode we're joined by Margie (one of the artists who has designed our Save The Bees sticker and Orca Merch on our website's shop) to talk about all the dangers of owning an exotic pet. You can find her @HeyMissMargie on Instagram or Etsy.
Relevant Previous Episodes:
Ep. 14: Travis the pet Chimpanzee
Ep. 37: The Zanesville Massacre
Links Mentioned In Episode:
The Elephant In the Living Room documentary
Click here to learn more about the Big Cat Public Safety Act
Michigan State University Animal Legal & Historical Center website
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Timothy Treadwell (aka Grizzly Man) was renowned for his extremely close relationships with the brown bears in Katmai National Park. He spent 13 summers living amongst the bears, and in his last 5 years got over 100 hours of footage of the bears and red foxes in the park. But his close relationship with the bears ultimately led to a fatal attack on him and his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard.
You can watch the documentary Grizzly Man by Werner Herzog on Amazon for free here.
If you'd like to learn more about bears, check out bearwise.org.
You can find the official incident report on the death of Timothy and Amie by the Department of the Interior here.
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Sy Montgomery is the author of many bestselling books, including The Soul of an Octopus, How To Be A Good Creature, and her latest book, Of Time and Turtles: Mending The World Shell By Shattered Shell. You can find her books anywhere, but we highly recommend you support local bookstores (and of course, her book will be featured on our website's book club page).
Episode 64 of our podcast discusses Sy's book Spell of the Tiger about man-eating tigers in the Sundarbans.
You can find Sy on her website, symontgomery.com, on Twitter @SyTheAuthor, on Facebook @SyTheAuthor and on Instagram @SyTheAuthor as well. If you'd like to learn more or get involved with Turtle Survival Alliance, you can find more about them here
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In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jess Anderson, a wildlife rehabilitator who works at Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Virginia. We talk all things wildlife rehab - what to do, what not to do (*cough* don't give out mange medication *cough*), and how sometimes, wildlife rescues don't go according to plan.
You can find Jess on Twitter (X) @Jess_inthewild, Instagram @JessInTheWild, and Tiktok @Jess_InTheWild.
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We're back after a short break with our first episode of 2024, so why not start the year off by talking about one of the most controversial topics in wildlife: Wolves and the Endangered Species Act.
In late December of 2023, Colorado released 10 wolves into the state, marking the first time in decades that wolves have called the state home, but this was met with a fair share of controversy. We talk all about the release, plus the plight of the Mexican Wolf in New Mexico, and how their recovery is being hindered by the government that set out to save it.
If you'd like to leave a tip to Wyoming Game and Fish about poaching, you can call 1-877-943-3847 or text WGFB and your tip to 847-411. If you'd like to submit a poaching tip to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, contact 1-877-COLO-OGT or email [email protected].
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Dr. Vikram Baliga, the Plant Professor, joins us this week to discuss the dangers that plants can pose to people. He's a professor in Horticulture, the author of the new book Plants to the Rescue!, and host of the podcasts Planthropology and In the Grow.
You can find Vikram's personal twitter @ThePlantProf, on Instagram at @the.plant.prof, and on Tiktok @ThePlantProf. You can follow his university's greenhouse on Instagram @texastechgreenhouse. If you'd like to listen to the podcast episode that Ashley and Vikram were on, you can listen to episodes 61 and 62 of Pangolin: The Conservation Podcast.
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This episode was voted on by our Patrons!
Although tapirs are often docile animals, there are a handful of cases of them seriously attacking humans. Join us on this episode as we recount every attack on a human that we could find, and discuss why these attacks may have happened.
Studies mentioned in episode:
Jaguar’s Predation and Human Shield, a Tapir Story by Flores et. al
Crop-raiding Baird’s Tapir Provoke Diverse Reactions from Subsistence Farmers in Belize by Sian Waters
You can go here to learn more about the Baird's Tapir Survival Alliance and learn how you can get more involved in tapir conservation.
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This week's story is close to home for us: We discuss the "Free Town" (now known better as the "Free State") Project, which consisted of a mass of libertarians moving to Grafton, New Hampshire, to liberate the town. What the residents of Grafton (both new and old) didn't expect was the explosion of conflicts that ensued with resident black bears, including a handful of bear attacks.
A majority of the source material for this episode came from the book A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling.
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