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Ep. 429: Wrastling Gators

Published: 2023-04-10 09:00:00
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Steve Rinella talks with Chris Murray, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics include: Mark Kenyon's Working for Wildlife tour; pre-order Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars; the 62-pound beaver with a mushroomed .22 in the back of the head; an update from Home Range's Trap-a-Cat project; the first captured, collared, released wolverine in Utah; the final word on refried beans; Kansas' ban on trail cams; when you steal a gator egg, hatch it, and then raise that gator for 20 years; the definition of estivate; inspired by Steve Irwin; stinky gator stomachs; smelling underwater; temperature-based sex selection; how gators are good moms; the nest chirping noise; conservation and egg return; long life spans; how to properly capture a gator; the robust innate immune system; sensitivity to ecotoxins; gator blood; holding breath under water for seven hours; and more. 

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During discussion of American crocodile populations in South Florida, the guest Chris Murray mentions 'there's a great book that recently came out, maybe five or sixty years ago, that talks about the Spanish when they settled South Florida' and discusses how it describes the abundance of alligators and American crocodiles, particularly around the southwest side of Florida near Sanibel Island. No specific title or author was provided.
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