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

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Goodbye

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  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

Biogeography

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: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/one-six-week-expedition-discovered-ten-new-songbird-species-and-subspecies-in-indonesia/ 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 http://wyominguntrapped.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Vertebrate-diversity-benefiting-from-carrion-provided-by-pumas-and-other-Mark-Elbroch.pdf 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/  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

Scavengers

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  https://www.ramsar.org    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/  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/07/150709-iraq-marsh-arabs-middle-east-water-environment-world/    Prairie Potholes: https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/documents/Status-and-Trends-of-Prairie-Wetlands-in-the-United-States-1997-to-2009.pdf  Inner Niger Delta & other African wetlands: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286443601_Zwarts_L_Bijlsma_RG_van_der_Kamp_J_Wymenga_E_2009_Living_on_the_edge_Wetlands_and_birds_in_a_changing_Sahel_KNNV_publishing_Zeist_The_Netherlands  https://www.water-energy-food.org/resources/resources-detail/the-inner-niger-delta-nexus-dynamics-at-the-heart-of-the-sahel/    Colorado River Delta: https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/colorado-river-delta-proof-natures-resiliency  https://raisetheriver.org    Danube River Delta: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/27/it-is-amazing-how-quickly-mother-nature-can-recover-restoring-ukraines-rich-wetlands-aoe?fbclid=IwAR0NhikZB24lzz8A2FJFPsvXgGtxlpBtGPrr5vSzPAnTsTQm_LjL5LtJ0k4   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: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336207835_First_assessment_of_factors_affecting_the_breeding_success_of_two_stork_species_in_lowland_Nepal_using_Bayesian_Network_models    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.   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

Wetlands, Part 2

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

Wetlands, Part 1

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. 

Career Ramblings with Jonah

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.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/05/shipping-plastic-waste-to-poor-countires-just-got-harder/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/10/nearly-all-the-worlds-countries-sign-plastic-waste-deal-except-us 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://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/11/18/bei-bei-showered-with-attention-national-zoo-prepares-send-him-china-tuesday/ https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/brief-history-giant-pandas-zoo Rancho Guimbalete https://www.rainforesttrust.org/new-desert-refuge-in-mexico-to-provide-critical-habitat-for-wildlife/ The Silver-backed Chevrotain https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/scientists-rediscover-mammalian-oddity-in-remote-vietnam/?fbclid=IwAR2n41e8rSfXjWmpY-WXpwcCErrufVVKrKb1rK08sHv30muzRlPYLD9lAuU Russia's Whale Jail https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/whale-jail-russia-beluga-orca-freed-released/?__hstc=117075033.325b3190eb8a8def920e9720b3d4f732.1574005541225.1574005541225.1574005541225.1&__hssc=117075033.1.1574005541225&__hsfp=1830832727  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/06/14/russian-whale-jail-company-slapped-900k-fine-over-orca-captures-a66005 Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhino https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/malaysias-last-sumatran-rhino-dies-leaving-indonesia-as-the-final-refuge/ 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/ 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

News Updates

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 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

Gharial

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 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. Music: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com; and Island Coconuts by Aaron Kenny

Land Ethics (feat. Eric Freyfogle)

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

Research Ethics

This week's episode is Part 2 of a two-part series on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In this installment, Jonah and Mariana discuss the remaining pillars (principles) of the NAM, how they influence management in the U.S., and what challenges they face. Sources & Links: Read the article featured in today's news: Traffic Report on Sharks and Rays And check out The Wildlife Society's Technical Review of the NAM: https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/North-American-model-of-Wildlife-Conservation.pdf Make your own toothpaste and deodorant with these recipes to reduce plastic waste:https://wellnessmama.com/1772/natural-toothpaste/ https://housefulofhandmade.com/homemade-deodorant-stick/ We’d love to hear from you! Send any questions or comments to conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and you can 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

The North American Model, Part 2

This week's episode is Part 1 of a two-part series on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. The NAM is a series of principles (pillars) which are meant to inform the way we manage wildlife in the U.S. In this episode, Jonah and Mariana discuss the fundamental Public Trust Doctrine, its historical beginnings, the modern challenges it faces, and how it provides the central tenet behind the NAM as its first pillar. Sources & Links: Read the articles in today's news update: Murder of Philippine ranger / Indigenous Pueblo loses land claim And read the Wildlife Society's report on the Public Trust Doctrine: https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ptd_10-1.pdf WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Find us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Send us an email at conservationchronicles@gmail.com. And find us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Our show's webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com

The North American Model, Part 1

Jonah and Mariana sit down for a conversation on the perils of field work, and share some first-hand advice on taking care of yourself in the field. Sources & Links: Check out the organization advocating for wildlife at the US/Mexico border: No Border Wall Facebook Page And learn how important proper nutrition is to your body: Nutrition Facts Today's News: A Philippine island employs a rare cockatoo in its fight against mines Watch: California embarks on massive wildlife overpass CITES convention passes new wildlife trade protections Several groups challenge new ESA rules Biologists document oldest recorded Kentucky Warbler This upland sandpiper was banded 13 years ago. And it's still alive.   Find us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Our email address is conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com  

Taking Care in the Field

Sources & Links:Get the basics about saiga ecology and conservation:https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19832/50194357#geographic-rangeSome hope for Kazakhstan’s saiga population:https://www.fauna-flora.org/news/steppe-change-kazakhstan-saiga-population-doubled-last-two-yearsRead about the most recent saiga mass mortality events:https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/a-time-bomb-for-the-saiga-bad-news-central-asias-beleaguered-antelope/Check out a very detailed report on the saiga horn trade:https://www.trafficj.org/publication/10-Saiga_Antelope_Trade.pdfLearn more about conservation issues surrounding saiga:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/08/saiga-antelope-poaching-disease/This site has all of the resources you need and more on saiga:https://www.saigaresourcecentre.comThe paper we mentioned on European saiga history (found on Saiga Resource Centre):Lushchekina, A. and A. Struchkov. 2001. The Saiga Antelope in Europe: Once Again on the Brink? The Open Country 3: 11-24.   Find us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Our email address is conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com

Saiga Antelope

Jonah and Mariana are back for a second season of exploring the human-wildlife interface and all its many conservation issues. In this episode, Mariana talks about her brief time with a pika survey in New Mexico, and Jonah fills us in on his pilot field season for his graduate work with Saddlebill Storks in Zambia. Lessons learned, adventures had, and much more to come! Find us on Facebook and Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Our email address is conservationchronicles@gmail.com, and our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com

Pikas & Saddlebills

Discussions on the human-wildlife interface

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