Bears and Brews

In today’s episode we share some wildlife wins and go over what to do if you come face to face with a bear. Share with your friends and rate, review, subscribe!

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Links We Discussed:

https://www.bearsmart.com/play/bear-encounters/

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm

Sources Cited:

Eggert, Amanda. “BLM Bans Cyanide Bombs Used to Control Predators.” Montana Free Press, 28 Nov. 2023, montanafreepress.org/2023/11/28/blm-bans-cyanide-bombs-used-to-control-predators/#:~:text=The%20decision%20comes%20after%20conservation,245%20million%20acres%20it%20administers.&text=The%20Bureau%20of%20Land%20Management%20has%20banned%20the%20use%20of,a%20minimum%20of%20five%20years.

Herrero, Stephen. Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. Lyons Press, 2018.

Juhlin, Ellis. “Judge Orders Shorter Wolf Trapping Season to Protect Grizzly Bears in Montana.” Montana Public Radio, 1 Dec. 2023, www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-11-30/groups-ask-court-to-shorten-trapping-season-to-protect-grizzly-bears.

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Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you’re going to want to give this episode about coyotes a listen! In the second part of our coyote series we discuss facts, myths, conflicts, and coexistence. Hang out with us for a candid chat about this clever canine!

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Links We Discussed:

projectcoyote.org/take-action/promote-coexistence/

https://projectcoyote.org/resources/download-and-share/

https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/coyote-hazing

https://www.predatordefense.org/coyotes.htm

https://www.predatordefense.org/docs/coyotes_management_coexistence_plan_HSUS.pdf

https://www.predatordefense.org/docs/coyotes_conflict_solutions_HSUS.pdf

https://www.predatordefense.org/docs/coyotes_management_coexistence_plan_HSUS.pdf

https://urbancoyoteresearch.com/

Sources Cited:

Berger, Kim Murray. “Carnivore‐Livestock conflicts: Effects of subsidized predator control and economic correlates on the sheep industry.” Conservation Biology, vol. 20, no. 3, 2006, pp. 751–761, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00336.x.

Comeleo, Randy. “Using Coyotes to Protect Livestock. Wait. What?” OSU Extension Service, June 2018, extension.oregonstate.edu/animals-livestock/sheep-goats/using-coyotes-protect-livestock-wait-what.

“Conflicts: A Research Perspective.” Conflicts: A Research Perspective | Urban Coyote Research, 2023, urbancoyoteresearch.com/coyote-info/conflicts-research-perspective.

Frauenthal, Virginia M., et al. “Retrospective evaluation of Coyote attacks in dogs: 154 cases (1997–2012).” Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, vol. 27, no. 3, 2017, pp. 333–341, https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.12601.

Milman, Oliver. “‘A Barbaric Federal Program’: US Killed 1.75m Animals Last Year – or 200 per Hour.” The Guardian, 25 Mar. 2022, www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/25/us-government-wildlife-services-animals-deaths.

Ravisetti, Monisha. “Scientists Now Know Why Coyotes Unexpectedly Killed a Human in 2009.” CNET, 18 Dec. 2022,

www.cnet.com/science/biology/scientists-now-know-why-coyotes-unexpectedly-killed-a-human-in-2009/.

Way, Jon. “Biological Mechanisms for Why Killing Coyotes/Coywolves Doesn’t Work.” The Wildlife News, 7 Oct. 2011, www.thewildlifenews.com/2011/10/07/biological-mechanisms-for-why-killing-coyotescoywolves-doesn%E2%80%99t-work/.

Wuerthner, George. “Coyote Killing Is Counter-Productive.” Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper, 12 Sept. 2018, www.mtexpress.com/opinion/guest_opinions/coyote-killing-is-counter-productive/article_628b242e-b610-11e8-a52a-0b85cbf12b08.html/predators.htm.

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Join us for a rundown of Pam's trip to Katmai and Fat Bear Jr 2024!

Head to www.fatbearweek.org to cast your votes!

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In today’s episode we focus on the badass adaptations that caribou have developed. We also discuss some of the basics of these ungulates and the difference between caribou and reindeer!

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Links We Discussed:

Badass Caribou Adaptations: https://www.fws.gov/story/caribou-keep-it-cool-cold

South Selkirk Mountain Caribou Updates: https://conservationnw.org/our-work/wildlife/mountain-caribou/

Porcupine Caribou Herd Information: https://defendingthearcticrefuge.com/wildlife/

Porcupine Caribou Management Board: https://pcmb.ca/

Sources Cited:

“Arctic Reindeer / Caribou - Facts and Adaptations Rangifer Tarandus.” Reindeer of the Arctic, Facts and Adaptations - Rangifer Tarandus, Also Called Caribou, www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/Arctic_animals/arctic-reindeer-caribou.php.

Bishop, Sam. “Comprehending Caribou in the Oil Patch.” Aurora, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2023, www.uaf.edu/aurora/files/spring2023/Aurora-spring-2023-comprehending-caribou.pdf.

Eickmeier, Ashly. “Woodland Caribou.” Species Conservation, State of Idaho, 23 Mar. 2023, species.idaho.gov/wildlife-species/woodland-caribou/.

“Migration.” Porcupine Caribou Management Board (PCMB), 27 July 2021, pcmb.ca/migration/.

Peterson, Jan. “Southern Mountain Caribou Make a Comeback: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.Gov, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 6 Sept. 2023, www.fws.gov/story/2023-09/southern-mountain-caribou-make-comeback#:~:text=The%20Central%20Selkirk%20herd%20had,2021%2C%20only%2028%20caribou%20remained.

Ross, Evan. “Oil Development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Will Affect Wildlife.” DEBATING SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, 19 Apr. 2016, websites.umass.edu/natsci397a-eross/oil-development-in-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-will-affect-wildlife/#:~:text=Research%20has%20shown%20that%20caribou%20exhibit%20avoidance,(such%20as%20oil%20development%20infrastructure)%20which%20has.

“Southern Mountain Caribou Listed as Endangered.” Conservation Northwest - Protecting, Connecting and Restoring Wildlands and Wildlife, 3 Oct. 2019, conservationnw.org/news-updates/southern-mountain-caribou-endangered/.

Sweeney, Brittany. “Caribou Keep It Cool in the Cold: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.Gov, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, https://www.fws.gov/story/caribou-keep-it-cool-cold

Whitten, Kenneth R, and Wayne L Regelin. “Movement Patterns of the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Relation to Oil Development.” Alaska Department of Fish & Game , Oct. 1988, www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/federal_aid/88_ca_porc_whitten_regelin.pdf.

Wiles, Gary J. “Periodic Status Review for the Woodland Caribou - WDFW.” Washington Department of FISH AND WILDLIFE Wildlife Program, State of Washington, Jan. 2017, wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/01852/wdfw01852.pdf.

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Is it bad to name wild animals? On this Microbruin we go over some pros and cons, as well as some local Yellowstone wildlife updates (that are three weeks old at this point!)

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Sources Cited:

Borkfelt, Sune. “What’s in a name?—consequences of naming non-human animals.” Animals, vol. 1, no. 1, 19 Jan. 2011, pp. 116–125, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani1010116.

Fitz, Michael. “To Name or Not to Name?” National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 7 May 2015, www.nps.gov/katm/blogs/to-name-or-not-to-name.htm.

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