Bears and Brews

Welcome to Season 3 of the Bears and Brews Podcast! Join us today with a special guest to recap Pam's trip to Katmai and Fat Bear Week 2025!http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long-awaited part 2 of our episode with very special guests Alex Stavrou and Zeke! In this episode we talk about the positives of social media on wildlife, play the ceiling game, and spend way too much time discussing Eric Olsen's nipples!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastSupport the Doc: -         https://www.badcrayfish.com/399-forever-         https://www.instagram.com/399doc/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for part 1 of a very special episode with some special guests, where we talk about social media impacts on wildlife!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/399-forever#/Sources Cited:Bergman, Jordanna N., et al. “Evaluating the Benefits and Risks of Social Media for Wildlife Conservation.” FACETS, vol. 7, no. 1, 1 Jan. 2022, pp. 360–397, https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0112.Davis, Robert A, et al. “Liked to Death: The Impacts of Social Media and Photography on Biodiversity.” The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 949, 1 July 2024, pp. 175106–175106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175106.Sun, Alice. “What Happens When Wild Animals Become Social Media Sensations?” Scienceline, 18 Sept. 2023, scienceline.org/2023/09/what-happens-when-wild-animals-become-social-media-sensations/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a full episode all about floaty potatoes aka sea cows aka MANATEES!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:https://myfwc.com/education/wildlife/manatee/viewing-guidelines/https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/manatee/myfwccomhow-to-help/https://savethemanatee.org/manatees/harassment/Sources Cited:Bates, Karl. “New Research Tracks the History of Manatees across Earth’s Oceans | Duke Today.” Duke Today, 25 Aug. 2022, today.duke.edu/2022/08/new-research-tracks-history-manatees-across-earth%E2%80%99s-oceans.Canon, Cheyenne. “Mortalities Decline from Record, but Remain High.” Save the Manatee Club |, 7 Mar. 2024, savethemanatee.org/mortalities-decline-from-record-but-remain-high/.Domning, D. P. “The Earliest Known Fully Quadrupedal Sirenian.” Nature, vol. 413, no. 6856, 1 Oct. 2001, pp. 625–627, www.nature.com/articles/35098072, https://doi.org/10.1038/35098072.Foote, Andrew D, et al. “Convergent Evolution of the Genomes of Marine Mammals.” Nature Genetics, vol. 47, no. 3, 26 Jan. 2015, pp. 272–275, www.nature.com/articles/ng.3198, https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3198.“Harassment | Save the Manatee Club.” Save the Manatee, 7 June 2023, savethemanatee.org/manatees/harassment/Jones Jr., Robert. “No Longer Endangered, Manatees Now Face Another Crisis.” University of Miami, 2 Feb. 2022, news.miami.edu/stories/2022/02/no-longer-endangered,-manatees-now-face-another-crisis.html.“Manatee Mortality Statistics.” Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, myfwc.com/research/manatee/rescue-mortality-response/statistics/mortality/.Source. “New Research Tracks Evolution of Sea Cows | Sci.News.” Sci.News: Breaking Science News, 25 Aug. 2022, www.sci.news/biology/sirenia-evolution-11135.html.U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. “Trichechus Manatus | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” Www.fws.gov, www.fws.gov/species/manatee-trichechus-manatus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Play along on this Microbruin as Salome attempts to stump Pam in a quiz about North American wildlife! Bonus content: us doing math!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for an update on the current state of our public lands and those who protect them!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:https://5calls.org/https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/https://www.facebook.com/AltUSNationalParkService/https://www.instagram.com/50501movement/https://www.instagram.com/resistancerangers/https://www.npca.org/Sources Cited:Axelrod, Josh. “Trump Interior Secretary’s Orders Make Public Lands Ground Zero for Drilling & Mining.” Nrdc.org, 20 Feb. 2025, www.nrdc.org/media/trump-interior-secretarys-orders-make-public-lands-ground-zero-drilling-mining.Choi, Annette, et al. “Tracking Trump’s Overhaul of the Federal Workforce.” CNN, 26 Feb. 2025, www.cnn.com/politics/tracking-federal-workforce-firings-dg/index.html.Crowley, Kinsey, et al.“Tracking Federal Layoffs 2025: Impacted Agencies Include IRS, FAA, TSA and More.” USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025, www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/federal-layoffs-2025-list/79415517007/.Detrow, Scott. “How Is DOGE Funded?” NPR, Mar. 2025, www.npr.org/2025/03/01/nx-s1-5310562/how-is-doge-funded.Fowler, Stephen . “DOGE’s Savings Page Fixed Old Mistakes — and Added New Ones.” NPR, Mar. 2025, www.npr.org/2025/03/01/nx-s1-5313853/doge-savings-receipts-musk-trump.Haggerty, Mark, and Jenny Rowland-Shea. “Trump Quietly Plans to Liquidate Public Lands to Finance His Sovereign Wealth Fund.” Center for American Progress, 20 Feb. 2025, www.americanprogress.org/article/trump-quietly-plans-to-liquidate-public-lands-to-finance-his-sovereign-wealth-fund/.Hamilton, Anita. “Mass Firings of Federal Workers Were Done Illegally, Two Judges Rule.” Barron’s, 14 Mar. 2025, www.barrons.com/articles/federal-workers-reinstate-court-california-ruling-40c2b920.Mansfield, Erin, and Sarah D Wire. “You’re …Rehired? What We Know about Who Is Exempt from Donald Trump’s Mass Firings.” USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025, www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/trump-rescinded-layoffs/79188799007/.Noone, Sean. “Is Elon Musk Getting Paid for DOGE?” NewsNation, 5 Mar. 2025, www.newsnationnow.com/politics/is-elon-musk-getting-paid-for-doge/, https://doi.org/10507362.m3u8.The Economic Times. “Is Donald Trump Perfecting His Golf Game on US Taxpayers’ Dime? President Reportedly Spent Millions on 13.” The Economic Times, Economic Times, 9 Mar. 2025, economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/is-donald-trump-perfecting-his-golf-game-on-us-taxpayers-dime-president-reportedly-spent-millions-on-13-rounds-in-just-48-days/articleshow/118819582.cms?from=mdr.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we cover the Canada Lynx! Open a drink and learn about this versatile and floofy wild cat!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastSources Cited:“Black Bears Can “Count” as Well as Primates.” National Geographic, 31 Aug. 2012, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/120829-black-bears-cognition-animals-science.“Canada Lynx.” Department of Environmental Conservation, DFW, Bureau of Wildlife, dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fish-plants/canada-lynx. “Lynx Canadensis.” Fire Effects Information System (FEIS), U.S. Forest Service, www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/animals/mammal/lyca/all.html.Kos I., Potočnik H., Skrbinšek T., Skrbinšek M.A., Jonozovič M., Krofel M. 2004. Ris v Sloveniji. 1. izd. Ljubljana, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za biologijo: 239 str. (Lynx in Slovenia. Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology. 239 pg.)Marrotte, Robby R., and Jeff Bowman. “Seven Decades of Southern Range Dynamics of Canada Lynx.” Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, no. 9, 9 Mar. 2021, pp. 4644–4655, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8093747/, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7364.Moore, Rico, and Photos David Moskowitz. “Welcoming Relatives Home: The Return of the Lynx.” YES! Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023, www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2023/12/15/washington-canada-lynx-tribe.Osborne, Ryan. “Lynx Sightings around Fairbanks Reach New Heights.” Https://Www.webcenterfairbanks.com, Webcenter Fairbanks, 22 Jan. 2021, www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2021/01/22/lynx-sightings-around-fairbanks-reach-new-heights/.U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. “Canada Lynx (Lynx Canadensis) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.gov, www.fws.gov/species/canada-lynx-lynx-canadensis.“USFWS Proposes Revised Critical Habitat for Canada Lynx & Announces Final Recovery Plan | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.gov, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 27 Nov. 2024, www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-11/usfws-proposes-revised-critical-habitat-canada-lynx-announces-final-recovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our last episode of 2024 we discuss Yellowstone wolf 907F. Join us for a look at her life, death, and legacy.Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:Wolf Tracker Junction Butte Pack Info: https://www.yellowstonewolf.org/yellowstones_wolves.php?pack_id=3Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Report: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/upload/2023-Wolf-Report-final_web.pdfSources Cited:Cassidy, K.A., D.R. Stahler, E.E. Stahler, M. Metz, J. SunderRaj, T. Rabe, J. Rabe, N. Tatton, M. Packila, B. Cassidy, W. Binder, C. Lacey, C. Ho, D. Sanborn, and G. Scott. 2024. Yellowstone National Park Wolf Project Annual Report 2023. National Park Service, Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA, YCR-2024. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/upload/2023-Wolf-Report-final_web.pdfFrench, Brett. “Queen of the Wolves: One-Eyed 11-Year-Old Defies Difficulties in a Wild Yellowstone.” Spokesman.com, The Spokesman-Review, 12 July 2024, www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jul/12/queen-of-the-wolves-one-eyed-11-year-old-defies-di/.Heinz, Mark. “Yellowstone’s Famed One-Eyed Wolf 907F Dies after Fight with Rival Pack.” Cowboy State Daily, 28 Dec. 2024, cowboystatedaily.com/2024/12/27/yellowstones-famed-one-eyed-wolf-907f-dies-after-fight-with-rival-pack/.“Junction Butte Pack: Yellowstone Wolf Photos Citizen Science.” Yellowstonewolf.org, 2014, www.yellowstonewolf.org/yellowstones_wolves.php?pack_id=3.Spartz, Isabel. “Wildlife Enthusiasts Mourn the Loss of Yellowstone’s Famed Wolf, 907F.” Q2 News (KTVQ), 28 Dec. 2024, www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/wildlife-enthusiasts-mourn-the-loss-of-yellowstones-famed-wolf-907f.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for this episode all about Bighorn Sheep! Listen along as we highlight some of the amazing adaptations that make these ungulates so nimble and concussion-free!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:Adopt a Bighorn Sheep: https://www.shopnwf.org/adoptions/shop-adoption-center-adopt-an-animal-adopt-a-bighorn-sheepSources Cited:Arnold, Billy. “Virus Capable of Spreading to Humans Likely in Car-Licking Bighorns.” Jackson Hole News&Guide, 20 Jan. 2024, www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/local/virus-capable-of-spreading-to-humans-likely-in-car-licking-bighorns/article_a7016c62-b722-11ee-b215-bfbcbb0ac5b1.html. Whiting, Jericho C, et al. “Restoration of Bighorn Sheep: History, Successes, and Remaining Conservation Issues.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 11, 2 Mar. 2023, www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1083350/full, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1083350.Wilson, Dawn. “Nature Nuggets: Science behind Bighorn Ram Head Butting.” Estes Park Trail-Gazette, 22 Nov. 2022, www.eptrail.com/2022/11/22/nature-nuggets-science-behind-bighorn-ram-head-butting/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catch up on some good wildlife news on this week’s Microbruin!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:California Wolf Project: https://wildlife.berkeley.edu/cawolfproject/Sources Cited:Charles, Drimal. “Breaking News: Montana Headwaters Legacy Act Passes Committee, Full Senate Vote Next.” Greater Yellowstone Coalition, 19 Nov. 2024, greateryellowstone.org/blog/2024/breaking-news-montana-headwaters-legacy-act-passes-committee-full-senate-vote-next. Cook, Meghan. “742 New Animal Species Discovered in the Congo Basin, according to Latest World Wildlife Fund Report.” Goodgoodgood.co, 4 Dec. 2024, www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-animal-species-africa-world-wildlife-fund. Corbley, Andy. “Once Locally Extinct, “Top Predator” River Otter Flourishing Again in New Mexico.” Good News Network, 4 Dec. 2024, www.goodnewsnetwork.org/once-extirpated-top-predator-river-otter-flourishing-again-in-new-mexico/.Justin, Housman. “Wolf Pack Spotted in Lassen Volcanic National Park for First Time.” Nationalparkstraveler.org, 25 Nov. 2024, www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/11/wolf-pack-spotted-lassen-volcanic-national-park-first-time. Wendt, John A F, et al. “A 2000-Year Record of Fecal Biomarkers Reveals Past Herbivore Presence and Impacts in a Catchment in Northern Yellowstone National Park, USA.” PLoS ONE, vol. 19, no. 10, 30 Oct. 2024, pp. e0311950–e0311950, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311950.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn all about the American Badger on today’s episode! Hang out with us while we talk about this amazing mustelid and go on a tangent about rodenticides!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Links We Discussed:Badger mushroom video: https://youtu.be/EIyixC9NsLI?si=8QHuofLtO-4JhBUECasey Anderson badger video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C71sXfHOQAG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Honey badger don’t care: https://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg?si=Ze9CiHr7ABb95Tsb Sources Cited:“American Badger (Taxidea Taxus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.gov, 2021, www.fws.gov/species/american-badger-taxidea-taxus.“American Badger - Taxidea Taxus - NatureWorks.” Nhpbs.org, 2019, nhpbs.org/natureworks/americanbadger.htm.National Park Service. “American Badger - White Sands National Park (U.S. National Park Service).” Www.nps.gov, 20 Jan. 2022, www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/nature/american-badger.htm.Shefferly, Nancy. “Taxidea Taxus (American Badger).” Animal Diversity Web, 1999, animaldiversity.org/accounts/Taxidea_taxus/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for this Microbruin about updated grizzly mortality information, a few tangents, and our thoughts on a recent story about a group of hunters who attempted to haze several grizzlies off an elk kill. Spoiler alert: the grizzlies paid the price for bad decisions by humans.Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:Federal database of grizzly deaths in the GYE:https://wyofile.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GB_Mortality_2024.csvMontana Grizzly Bear Mortality Information: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cfdfbb4a5c9f4758816b296410d3fc94/page/Page/?views=OverviewSources Cited:Gantchoff, M. G., et al. “Mortality of a Large Wide-Ranging Mammal Largely Caused by Anthropogenic Activities.” Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1, 22 May 2020, p. 8498, www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65290-9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65290-9.Gehring, Thomas M., et al. “Livestock Protection Dogs in the 21st Century: Is an Ancient Tool Relevant to Modern Conservation Challenges?” BioScience, vol. 60, no. 4, 1 Apr. 2010, pp. 299–308, academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/60/4/299/226197?login=true, https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2010.60.4.8.Khorozyan, Igor, and Matthias Waltert. “Variation and Conservation Implications of the Effectiveness of Anti-Bear Interventions.” Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1, 18 Sept. 2020, www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72343-6?fromPaywallRec=false, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72343-6.Mosley, Jeffrey C., et al. “Mitigating Human Conflicts with Livestock Guardian Dogs in Extensive Sheep Grazing Systems.” Rangeland Ecology & Management, vol. 73, no. 5, Sept. 2020, pp. 724–732, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2020.04.009.Saitone, Tina L., and Ellen M. Bruno. “Cost Effectiveness of Livestock Guardian Dogs for Predator Control.” Wildlife Society Bulletin, vol. 44, no. 1, Mar. 2020, pp. 101–109, wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.1063, https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1063.Smith, Bethany R., et al. “The Ecological Effects of Livestock Guarding Dogs (LGDs) on Target and Non-Target Wildlife.” Journal of Vertebrate Biology, vol. 69, no. 3, 2 Dec. 2020, https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20103.Smith, Martin E., et al. “Review of Methods to Reduce Livestock Depradation: I. Guardian Animals.” Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section a - Animal Science, vol. 50, no. 4, Dec. 2000, pp. 279–290, https://doi.org/10.1080/090647000750069476. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Bears and Brews Podcast! In this episode we discuss some show updates, what we’ve been up to in our time away from the pod, and most importantly: the life, death, and legacy of grizzly bear 399. Grab some tissues and a bevvy and join us for this recap of this amazing bear.Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:PBS Episode of Nature all about bear 399: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/about-grizzly-399-queen-of-the-tetons/30040/Sources Cited:Arnold, Billy. “Grizzly 399 Got into Trouble about a Month before She Died.” Jackson Hole News&Guide, 13 Nov. 2024, www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/local/grizzly-399-got-into-trouble-about-a-month-before-she-died/article_bc0ed14e-a204-11ef-840c-676e0b74fc7b.html. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.Arnold, Billy. “In Grizzly 399’S Final Hours Carcass Removal Eluded Wildlife Managers.” Jackson Hole News&Guide, 6 Nov. 2024, www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/in-grizzly-399s-final-hours-carcass-removal-eluded-wildlife-managers/article_d0d66aac-9bb9-11ef-93fb-ef531d7d104f.html.Grange, Kevin. “Mountain Journal.” Mountainjournal.org, Mountain Journal, 30 Oct. 2024, mountainjournal.org/reflections-on-the-life-of-grizzly-bear-399.Heinz, Mark. “Grizzly 399 Cremated, Ashes Scattered in Pilgrim Creek Area of Grand Teton Park.” Cowboy State Daily, Nov. 2024, cowboystatedaily.com/2024/11/01/grizzly-399-cremated-ashes-scattered-in-pilgrim-creek-area-of-grand-teton-park/.Heinz, Mark. “Wyoming and the World Hit Hard by Death of World’s Most Famous Bear, Grizzly 399.” Cowboy State Daily, 23 Oct. 2024, cowboystatedaily.com/2024/10/23/wyoming-and-the-world-hit-hard-by-death-of-worlds-most-famous-bear-grizzly-399/.Koshmrl, Mike. “Goodbye, 399: Jackson Hole, Global Admirers, Send off the World’s Most Famous Grizzly.” WyoFile, WyoFile , 29 Oct. 2024, wyofile.com/goodbye-399-jackson-hole-global-admirers-send-off-the-worlds-most-famous-grizzly/.Rossi, Andrew. “Mourners from across Country Attend Candlelight Vigil for Grizzly 399 in Jackson.” Cowboy State Daily, 3 Nov. 2024, cowboystatedaily.com/2024/11/03/vigil-for-grizzly-399-draws-more-than-200-to-jackson-from-across-the-country/.Wolfson, Leo. “Driver Who Killed Grizzly 399 Did Nothing Wrong, Sheriff’s Office Says.” Cowboy State Daily, 25 Oct. 2024, cowboystatedaily.com/2024/10/25/driver-who-killed-grizzly-399-did-nothing-wrong-sheriffs-office-says/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a rundown of Pam's trip to Katmai and Fat Bear Jr 2024!Head to www.fatbearweek.org to cast your votes!http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us on today’s Microbruin for some animal news, a show update, and another quiz! This time Pam quizzes Salome on bear tracks. Quiz yourself alongside us (otherwise the 2nd half of this ep will make zero sense!) on:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bearsandbrewspodcast/ orFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094752400236 Links We Discussed:CPW Predation Information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRKBg2b1faK1Oi53O9HKe2EuaeT8lB9q0LpCOD8p6gyAE2YSH5MY-zlWo_uJdi0fTAD16DbmCBGbaax/pubKatmai bear 230 (Ben) splishin and splashin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwmG4udxKR4Island Park is Bear Country: https://islandparkbears.org/Sources Cited:Macintyre, Barney. “British Baby Beaver Boom Brings Benefits.” Tortoise, 15 Aug. 2024, www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/08/15/british-baby-beaver-boom-brings-benefits/#:~:text=Baby%20beavers%20have%20been%20born,been%20spotted%20in%20the%20area.Mitchell, Wylee. “Three Wolf Pups Born to Reintroduced Colorado Wolves Were Caught on Camera.” Https://Www.Kkco11news.Com, 20 Aug. 2024, www.kkco11news.com/2024/08/20/3-wolf-pups-born-reintroduced-colorado-wolves-were-caught-camera/.Pace, David. “Air Park Fails to Land with P&Z Commissioners in Island Park.” East Idaho News, 28 Aug. 2024, www.eastidahonews.com/2024/08/air-park-fails-to-land-with-pz-commissioners-in-island-park/.“US Pacific Northwest Sees Huge Columbia River Sockeye Salmon Return.” Undercurrent News, 21 Aug. 2024, www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/08/21/us-pacific-northwest-sees-huge-columbia-river-sockeye-salmon-return/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode we focus on the badass adaptations that caribou have developed. We also discuss some of the basics of these ungulates and the difference between caribou and reindeer!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:Badass Caribou Adaptations: https://www.fws.gov/story/caribou-keep-it-cool-coldSouth Selkirk Mountain Caribou Updates: https://conservationnw.org/our-work/wildlife/mountain-caribou/Porcupine Caribou Herd Information: https://defendingthearcticrefuge.com/wildlife/Porcupine Caribou Management Board: https://pcmb.ca/Sources Cited:“Arctic Reindeer / Caribou - Facts and Adaptations Rangifer Tarandus.” Reindeer of the Arctic, Facts and Adaptations - Rangifer Tarandus, Also Called Caribou, www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/Arctic_animals/arctic-reindeer-caribou.php. Bishop, Sam. “Comprehending Caribou in the Oil Patch.” Aurora, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2023, www.uaf.edu/aurora/files/spring2023/Aurora-spring-2023-comprehending-caribou.pdf. Eickmeier, Ashly. “Woodland Caribou.” Species Conservation, State of Idaho, 23 Mar. 2023, species.idaho.gov/wildlife-species/woodland-caribou/. “Migration.” Porcupine Caribou Management Board (PCMB), 27 July 2021, pcmb.ca/migration/. Peterson, Jan. “Southern Mountain Caribou Make a Comeback: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.Gov, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 6 Sept. 2023, www.fws.gov/story/2023-09/southern-mountain-caribou-make-comeback#:~:text=The%20Central%20Selkirk%20herd%20had,2021%2C%20only%2028%20caribou%20remained. Ross, Evan. “Oil Development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Will Affect Wildlife.” DEBATING SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, 19 Apr. 2016, websites.umass.edu/natsci397a-eross/oil-development-in-the-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-will-affect-wildlife/#:~:text=Research%20has%20shown%20that%20caribou%20exhibit%20avoidance,(such%20as%20oil%20development%20infrastructure)%20which%20has. “Southern Mountain Caribou Listed as Endangered.” Conservation Northwest - Protecting, Connecting and Restoring Wildlands and Wildlife, 3 Oct. 2019, conservationnw.org/news-updates/southern-mountain-caribou-endangered/. Sweeney, Brittany. “Caribou Keep It Cool in the Cold: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.Gov, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, https://www.fws.gov/story/caribou-keep-it-cool-coldWhitten, Kenneth R, and Wayne L Regelin. “Movement Patterns of the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Relation to Oil Development.” Alaska Department of Fish & Game , Oct. 1988, www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/federal_aid/88_ca_porc_whitten_regelin.pdf. Wiles, Gary J. “Periodic Status Review for the Woodland Caribou - WDFW.” Washington Department of FISH AND WILDLIFE Wildlife Program, State of Washington, Jan. 2017, wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/01852/wdfw01852.pdf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it bad to name wild animals? On this Microbruin we go over some pros and cons, as well as some local Yellowstone wildlife updates (that are three weeks old at this point!)Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastSources Cited:Borkfelt, Sune. “What’s in a name?—consequences of naming non-human animals.” Animals, vol. 1, no. 1, 19 Jan. 2011, pp. 116–125, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani1010116.Fitz, Michael. “To Name or Not to Name?” National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 7 May 2015, www.nps.gov/katm/blogs/to-name-or-not-to-name.htm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hot off the presses from recording a month ago, join us for the second part of our discussion about famous bears in Yellowstone!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastLinks We Discussed:https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/05/23/grizzly-bear-attacked-by-mother-mate-in-yellowstone-national-park-service-euthanize/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for our not-so-sober coverage of the Wyoming Game & Fish Committee meeting that included public comments regarding the wolf torture in Daniel, Wyoming!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Links We Discussed:https://hawmr.com/https://www.relistwolves.org/https://www.wolvesoftherockies.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode we cover some of the famous bears living in and around Grand Teton National Park, and Salome teaches us about one of the most famous bears in history. Grab a drink and enjoy!http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.