Radio Episodes
3/2/2020 who-owns-the-wildlife-with-john-laundre

Who Owns The Wildlife with John Laundre

Our Wild World
With cougar biologist John Laundré, today we discuss the matter of who owns wildlife. More and more we must consider the public costs of wildlife mismanagement in the United States, with increasing conflicts and polarization between hunting and anti-hunting, animal rights and animal welfare groups. From hunting groups invoking the European mindset of colonizers they contend the right to hunt is undeniable and essential to sound management of wildlife. Anti-hunting groups contend the ‘need’ to kill wildlife is unjustified and barbaric. However, the vast majority of citizens- wildlife watchers- Listen Now

2/11/2019 cougar-rewilding-with-john-laundre

Cougar Rewilding with John Laundre

Our Wild World
With returning guest cougar behaviorist and ecologist John Laundré, we examine how recolonization of cougars in the Eastern United States could happen and why reintroducing cougars would not only be a sound decision from a scientific and ecological perspective Listen Now

2/4/2019 who-owns-the-wildlife-with-john-laundre

Who Owns The Wildlife with John Laundre

Our Wild World
With cougar biologist John Laundré, today we discuss the matter of who owns wildlife. More and more we must consider the public costs of wildlife mismanagement in the United States, with increasing conflicts and polarization between hunting and anti-hunting, animal rights and animal welfare groups. Listen Now