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Carnivore Ecology with Dr Mariela Gantchoff

Published on: 16th July, 2021

In this episode, Devon sits down with Carnivore Ecologist Dr Mariela Gantchoff to talk about

  • What defines carnivores
  • How their population sizes compare with those of their prey
  • How carnivores impact their ecosystem and what would their ecosystems look like without their presence, specifically bears and cougars
  • Basic biology, diet, and behavior 
  • Impacts on populations
  • How there behavior in biology influence by humans
  • Sources of conflict
  • How people can be more tolerant so that the species can persist
  • How we need to change our behavior
  • How to recolonize do you species with human wildlife conflicts in mind
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A show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world.
An optimistic, curiosity-chasing show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world. The Wild Life is, always has been, and always will be a show about the diversity of life within the animal kingdom, but it's about more than that. It's about connections. It's about how the natural world inspires our culture, movies, and technologies. It's about the patterns that persist throughout not just life, but the universe itself. It's about us.
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