Ep. 162: Landscape of Fear

Published: 2019-04-01 10:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Kevin Monteith, Dr. Matt Kaufmann, Jared Oakleaf, and Janis Putelis.

Subjects discussed: genetics that rewrite our understanding of animals; big game guts; learning how to migrate; who pays for wildlife research?; brain scrambling, extreme sports, and wildlife capture; advancing modern wildlife management; how the rut kills bucks and bulls; the strange and far-ranging journeys of deer; the mule deer heyday; lighting a fuse and leaving the room; why scientists hate to speculate; eruptive dynamics; surfing the green wave; climate change; the importance of migration corridors and stopover areas; and more.

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Referenced Books

Mule Deer Country

by Valerius Geist

Multiple references throughout the transcript to Valerius Geist's book about mule deer. Discussed in the context of theories about mule deer evolution, the 'shirker male' hypothesis, and various behavioral theories. One speaker says 'I've read Val Geist's book' and another confirms 'Oh yeah' and 'in his book.' The book appears to cover mule deer origins, evolution, and behavior patterns.

Referenced at 00:00:08

The Trapper

by Osborne Russell

Explicitly mentioned as 'that journal The Trapper by Osborne Russell.' Described as documenting the travels of a trapper moving through the Greater Yellowstone Region in the 1830s. The speaker notes Russell 'wrote down in enough detail his journeys every day' and that 'historians could go back and trace his path.' Used to discuss historical wildlife populations, particularly bison and bighorn sheep abundance.

Referenced at 00:00:08