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Episode 16: The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Science

Episode 16: The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Science

Update: 2021-01-28
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Episode 16 - Adaptive Management and the role of science in wildlife management- a conversation with Dr Robert Serrouya
Hosts: Steve Hamilton, MLA Mike Morris, Don Willimont
Produced by: Matt Wakeham
Topics Covered: The current state of wildlife populations in BC, the difference between broad and specific population concerns in species. Some of the key components of wildlife science in it’s application and utilization for wildlife and land management decisions.
Recognizing the role that social, political and, economic realities play in influencing management decisions on wildlife resources. Are we focused on recovery of species or managing them? The cost of research and management, a brief case for improving our funding for wildlife.
Adaptive Management case study and the outcomes and actions taken to recover caribou in the Kootenays and the Parsnip. Primary prey reduction and it’s use as a strategy to address limiting factors in population dynamics in caribou.
The choice for science and the at times contradictory reaction from the public in it’s use. Recognizing some of the great work that is being done inside BC and are willingness to embrace and engage the leading tenets of wildlife science.
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Episode 16: The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Science

Episode 16: The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Science

Keaton Giroux-Willimont