ON AIR: Gary Koehler on Applying Science to Attitudes
01/21/12 An Audio Interview with Julie West, MLF Broadcaster
In this edition of ON AIR, MLF Volunteer Julie West interviews cougar biologist Gary Koehler about his experience with mountain lion and human populations in Washington. Koehler sheds light on the difficulty of applying scientific research about lion behavior to human attitudes and management.
ON AIR: Clay Nielsen on Mapping Dispersal
06/09/11 An Audio Interview with Craig Fergus, MLF Volunteer
In this edition of our audio podcast ON AIR, volunteer Craig Fergus interviews wildlife biologist Clayton Nielsen about his work mapping dispersal corridors for mountain lions into the Midwest, and analyzing areas of good habitat in anticipation of potential breeding populations in the region.
ON AIR: Steve Pavlik on Cognitive Ethology
05/17/11 An Audio Interview with Julie West, MLF Broadcaster
In this edition of ON AIR, MLF broadcaster Julie West interviews Steve Pavlik about the Native American view of large carnivores, explore the field of cognitive ethology, and the idea that animals have rational thoughts and emotions not unlike people.
ON AIR: Richard Gilbreth on Predators in Sanctuaries
02/25/11 An Audio Interview with Julie West, MLF Broadcaster
In this edition of our audio podcast ON AIR, Julie West interviews Richard Gilbreth about his work at the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary. The IEAS is a unique haven for exotic animals and remains the one and only AZA certified sanctuary.
ON AIR: Kim Vacariu on Continental Corridors
11/25/10 An Audio Interview with Julie West, MLF Broadcaster
In this edition of ON AIR, Kim Vacariu reveals how the Wildlands Network connects experts and landowners to protect corridors spanning the continent to maintain habitat connectivity for keystone species and prevent trophic cascades of extinction.
ON AIR: Ashwin Naidu on Forensics and Genetics
11/21/10 An Audio Interview with Craig Fergus, MLF Volunteer
In this edition of our audio podcast ON AIR, volunteer Craig Fergus interviews geneticist Ashwin Naidu about his work studying mountain lions and their diet in southwestern Arizona via non-invasive genetic techniques.
ON AIR: Toni Ruth on Predators in Yellowstone
07/19/10 An Audio Interview with Julie West, MLF Broadcaster
In this edition of our audio podcast ON AIR, MLF Volunteer Julie West interviews cougar biologist Toni Ruth about her decades of research, including study of the interactions and competition between wolves, cougars, and bears in Yellowstone National Park.
ON AIR: Deborah Jansen on Florida Panthers
04/30/10 An Audio Interview with Julie West, MLF Broadcaster
Florida Panthers face inbreeding, habitat loss, and record-high roadkills. Hear about Wildlife Bilogist Deborah Jansen's work tracking and collaring the big cats in southwest Florida, and what the future may hold for Puma concolor coryi.
