1 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This 2 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: is Cow's Week in Review with Ryan cow Calahan. Here's 3 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: cal In a triumph of practicality over public relations, A 4 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: zoo in Denmark put out a call on Facebook this 5 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: week for donations of anyone wanted live pets to be 6 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: fed to the zoo's predators. The public can bring in 7 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: up to four chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, or other small 8 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: prey per day to the Alborg Zoo, two hundred miles 9 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 1: northwest of Copenhagen. Horses are also welcome, provided that they 10 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 1: meet sized guidelines and have not been treated for diseases 11 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: in the previous thirty days. The comments section on the 12 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Facebook post was, of course calm and measured, with everyone 13 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: respectfully discussing the plan's nuanced pros and cons. Several comment 14 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: are also asked whether they could donate children to the program, 15 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: which indicates that at this point in August, the start 16 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: of school cannot come soon enough. Back in my seasonal 17 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: employment days, we refer to this as angry August. The 18 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: zoo clarified that it doesn't feed live animals directly to 19 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: lions or bears unless you are willing to pay extra 20 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: I'm kidding. Instead, the zoo is skipping over an obvious 21 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: revenue stream by euthanizing the pets before they go to 22 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 1: the predators. While animals are important for zoos because carnivores 23 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: can't just eat backstraps and sirloin the way many humans do, 24 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: they also need the hide, feathers, organs, fat, and bones 25 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: to keep their digestive systems healthy. Zoos in the US 26 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: almost never accept these kinds of donations, relying instead on 27 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: breeding supply companies to deliver the same chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, 28 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: and other animals that Alborg is accepting at no cost. However, 29 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: the Oregon Zoo has in the past accepted road killed 30 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 1: deer in the Minnesota Zoo will sometimes take deer killed 31 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: through color programs. Notably, the Alborg Zoo specifically states that 32 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: it does not accept donations of other predators as feedstock. Well, 33 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: there goes a good idea on how to replace those 34 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: trap newter release programs for feral cats, doesn't it. Side 35 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: note and not completely unrelated, We have an interview segment 36 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: coming up with Jenny Luciitre, who with twenty years experience 37 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: in the wild Horse and Burrow program does point out 38 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: that zoos in the US currently pay to have horse 39 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: meat shipped in from other countries to feed caged carnivores. 40 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: Dial into that one and please write in to askcl 41 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: that's Ascal at meeater dot com. This week, we've got 42 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: the wolf Desk, Don't Eat the blue Meat, Government overreach, 43 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: Nova Scotia style, and so much more. But first, I'm 44 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: going to tell you about my week. In My week, well, 45 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: hot dang always interesting. Let me tell you right in 46 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: this I am high in the sky above Minneapolis and 47 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: smoke is in the air. The only reason this surprises 48 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: me is that my home state verbial hotspot for forest 49 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: fire has been pretty darn calm. We've had plenty of 50 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: lightning strikes, but nothing has taken off this season, But 51 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: Septembers have been hot and dry. Fire on the landscape 52 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: is a good and natural thing, but just like every 53 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: other nimbi out there, I'd rather have it not interfere 54 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: with my elk season. And speaking of elk season, we're 55 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: gonna hit our next round of listener hunt prep emails. 56 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: Rich rites in pretty excited to follow along on your 57 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: brown bear adventure. Hey me too, Rich, thanks myself and 58 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: three buddies from here in Wisconsin drew Wyoming deer tags. 59 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: Our first time hunting in grizz Country. Any tips for 60 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: how to get to our glassing knobs safely before daylight, 61 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: make extra noise, use white lights over the red and 62 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: green lights, camp closer to our hunting area, et cetera. 63 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: And just to add another wrinkle, one of the guys 64 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: is a warden here and he just tore the cartilage 65 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: and his knee while on the job. At least we 66 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: all know who we have to run faster than well. Rich. 67 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: There are spots where the hair on the back of 68 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: your neck stands up and the cover is thick. Maybe 69 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: the wind is rustling the foliage overhead, and you're trekking 70 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: up a little babbling brook so nothing can hear you coming, 71 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: and you got the wind in your face. In those circumstances, 72 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: you want to have your bear spray ready, You can 73 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: have your headlights on. You might want to chat back 74 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: and forth outside of those situations. However, if you're not 75 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: encountering bear sign, you should just move easy and focus 76 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: on the deer. If you want to take extra precautions, 77 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: you can swing around and get the wind at your 78 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: back on your approach. The more wide to open the better, 79 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: so you should be all right. Just be bare aware, 80 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: keep a clean camp, look for tracks, scat and carcasses. 81 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: Listen to yourself. If something tells you the situation isn't right, 82 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: believe it. Come up with the new plan. A lot 83 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 1: of it's just common sense, man. You guys will be fine. 84 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: Clean camp, have the wind at your back, Be on 85 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: the lookout for bear sign. If you encounter large amounts 86 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: of bear sign, avoid that area. If you're going out 87 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,799 Speaker 1: with the group and everybody's probably like your warden friend 88 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: is thinking about packing a side arm, I suggest having 89 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: people who do not pack side arms. Bear spray is 90 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: a great tool. And between I'm assuming it's mule deer 91 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: rifle season. Don't even need side arms, just have rifle 92 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: with you. But having that bear spray is a great option. 93 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,239 Speaker 1: And you might end up coughing, but you're not gonna 94 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: shoot your neighbor. Another rich writes in this fella has 95 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: just moved to a very popular dare I say, hip 96 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: mountain town and is wondering how to tackle local hunting 97 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: as it seems everyone else has gotten to this place 98 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,799 Speaker 1: before him. Additionally, he's got an actual job that limits 99 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: his hunting ability to a maximum amount of time of 100 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: three days in a row. So in other words, he 101 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: just a normal person working a normal job. For those 102 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: of you who don't know, if you can scrape together 103 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: more than three days of hunting in a season, you're 104 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:13,679 Speaker 1: beating the national average. Anyway, it's the little stuff that counts. 105 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: The folks that make a habit of getting out in 106 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: those small windows of time, those small opportunities before and 107 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: after work are the ones that do the most hunting, 108 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: not the folks that get out for a week. And 109 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: that's the whole hunting enchilada. As far as hunting pressure goes, yeah, 110 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: it's real. But use ignorance to your advantage. You don't 111 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: know what you don't know. Expect to see people around 112 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: every corner. But if you don't see people, stop and 113 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: go on a little hunt. Check that spot out. I 114 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: guarantee you'll find some worthwhile places and they'll be quote 115 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: yours won't have that guilty feeling that somebody told you 116 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: to go to a spot and then you're like, boy, 117 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: I want to go back, but I don't want to 118 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: keep bothering the person who told me about the spot. 119 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: Find them on your own. It's really not hard. Lastly, 120 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: observe the local courtesy. Don't park on top of people. 121 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: Use your maps to guess where folks may be hunting 122 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: depending on where they are parked. Then find another pull 123 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: out that puts you in a different drainage. Be courteous, 124 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: talk to people, offer to help pick up trash. Take 125 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: those side adventures to kill a couple of grouse or 126 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: pick up some fall mushrooms. It's your time outside, have fun, 127 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: and again, don't write off those little increments of time. 128 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: Have your hunting stuff in the truck, be ready to 129 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: move when you get those opportunities. Most learning happens when 130 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: you are not in the animals. Moving on to the 131 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: wolf desk. Last week of federal judge in Missoula, Montana, 132 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: vacated a twenty twenty four ruling by the US Fish 133 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: and Wildlife Service that refused to relist the Northern Rocky 134 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: Mountain population of gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act. Already, 135 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: a coalition of sporting groups have appealed to judge's decision, 136 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: adding another couple chapters in the seemingly endless story. Of 137 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: the battle over wolves in the West, a quick refresher 138 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: for those just joining the story. In two thousand and nine, 139 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: after almost forty years, gray wolves were delisted from the 140 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: Endangered Species Act after their numbers rebounded from almost nothing 141 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: in the nineteen seventies to well pass their target number 142 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: of four hundred and fifty in the northern Rocky Mountains 143 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: by the mid two thousands. In twenty eleven, Congress turned 144 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: over management of this population of gray wolves to five states, Montana, Idaho, 145 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: and Wyoming, as well as Oregon and Washington in the 146 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: eastern one third of their states. Wolves are still listed 147 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: as threatened in Minnesota and remain endangered in the other 148 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: forty four states, as all lower forty eight keep in mind, 149 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: Montana waste no time in establishing wolf hunting and trapping 150 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: seasons with the objective of reducing the state's population of 151 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: around eleven hundred wolves to five hundred, a number mandated 152 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: by the Montana state legislature in twenty twenty one as 153 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: a quote unquote sustainable level. Despite hunters and trappers taking 154 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: significant numbers of wolves every year, including three hundred and 155 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: twenty six and twenty twenty and two hundred ninety seven. 156 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: Last year, populations have remained steady around the one thousand 157 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: griitter mark. Those healthy populations are what led the US 158 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: Fish and Wildlife Service to reject the relisting writing quote. 159 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: We concluded that the gray wolf in the Western United 160 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: States is not in danger of extinction or likely to 161 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: become in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future, throughout 162 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: all of its range or in any significant portion of 163 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: its range. But those same stable populations have led the 164 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: Montana state legislature to consider even more aggressive wolf reduction measures, 165 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: including a possible unlimited quota to get to that target 166 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: number of five hundred wolves. A recent proposal by Montana Fish, 167 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: Wildlife and Parks doesn't go that far, but it would 168 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: significantly expand wolf hunting and trapping, increasing the state wide 169 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: wolf quota from three thirty four to five hundred and 170 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: liberalizing bag limits to allow fifty teen wolves to be 171 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: taken with a single hunting or trapping license. That means 172 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: one person could theoretically take a total of thirty wolves 173 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: per season. Although that's likely to increase the annual wolf harvest, 174 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: those changes still aren't likely to creator this population of wolves. 175 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: Very few people take wolves in the state of Montana 176 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 1: take some dedication or just sheer luck, and everybody in 177 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: between the sheer luck and the dedicated only take a handful. 178 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: So there's probably a couple of people in the entire 179 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: state who could even come close to getting thirty wolves. However, 180 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: when you read regulations like this, you know, I think 181 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: it's fair to say that most people would be like, 182 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: oh my god, everybody can kill thirty wolves anyway. Old 183 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: Dan Malloy, US District judge in Missoula struck down the 184 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: Fish and Wildlife Determination site of the Montana Legislature's mandates 185 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: his justification for his ruling, agreeing with the plaintiffs that 186 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: the state laws are quote politically motivated the legislative interference 187 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: with agency discretion and management authority. He also ruled that 188 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: states are not using the quote unquote best available science 189 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: required by the ESA to arrive at their estimations of 190 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: wolf populations. Montana uses hunter surveys and statistical models rather 191 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,719 Speaker 1: than direct observation of animals in the wild. mLOY went 192 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: on to state that the US Fish and Wildlife didn't 193 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 1: adequately consider recovery of wolves across their entire historical range 194 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,199 Speaker 1: in their decision. Of course, if wolves return to their 195 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: full range from before European contact, you'd be running into 196 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: them down at your local Starbucks, public library, and baseball diamond, 197 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: which might cause a bit of a stir. Montana Governor 198 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: Greg Janforte's office responded immediately to the rulings, say quote, 199 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: Montana has a healthy, sustainable population of wolves. While we 200 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: are reviewing the decision, it will not implicate our states 201 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: management efforts or our wolf season. Judge mlloy's ruling would 202 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: send the decision about whether to relist wolves back to 203 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: US Fish and Wildlife, but the counter appeal filed by 204 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: these Sportsmens Alive Foundation, Safari Club International, and the Rocky 205 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: Mountain Elk Foundation will hold that up even further. Wildlife 206 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: management by elected officials and lawsuits isn't anyone's idea of 207 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: a good time. That's what we're likely going to get 208 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: for the foreseeable future. If we remember way back when 209 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: same judge, same town, Missoula grizzly delisting, there's a lot 210 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: of overlap here, So Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, we're all able 211 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: to submit grizzly bear management plans, and Wyoming took a 212 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: ton of heat because the way that they wrote their 213 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: management plan, kind of similar to their wolf management plan, 214 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: didn't seem very bare friendly. It was perceived by many 215 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: to be too aggressive, and that management plan was then 216 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: politicized as a show that these states were not ready 217 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: to manage grizzlies. So a lot of the same vibes here. 218 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: There's a lot of opportunity to manage wolves in the 219 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: state of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming. The fact of the matter 220 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: is hunters might slow a few wolves down, trappers will 221 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: put a larger dent in them. US Fish and Wildlife 222 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: Service if they're out there. Aerial gunning can put a 223 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: hurt on certain packs in certain places, but if folks 224 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: aren't using poison, wolves are very resilient and we're going 225 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: to have them. Plenty of room for some middle area 226 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: here gang. The USDA has recently deployed a new tool 227 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: in the fight against wolf depredation of livestock a wicked 228 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: fight between Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver from the twenty 229 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: nineteen movie Marriage Story. More specifically, the agency has been 230 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: using drones equipped with loud speakers playing stressful recordings to 231 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: haze the predators away. As reported in The Wall Street Journal. 232 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: Since twenty twenty two, the USDA has been running a 233 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: study to determine the effectiveness of the drones, and several 234 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: recent flights have taken place in southwestern Oregon and northern California, 235 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: places where wolves are still listed under the essay and 236 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: therefore off limits to hunting. The team recently responded to 237 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: the situation in the Klamath Basin, where a rash of 238 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: eleven cow killings over twenty days took place this year. 239 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: Another single farm in the area, owned by Jim and 240 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: Mary Rickard, lost twenty cows in twenty twenty four, as 241 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: well as forty calves that were either eaten or miscarried 242 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: after wolves chased their mothers. The USDA technicians began patrolling 243 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: the area in the spring with the specialized drones, each 244 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: of which comes with the thermal camera to locate the wolves, 245 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: a spotlight to dazzle them, and a speaker to stress 246 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: them out. In addition to the marriage story argument or, 247 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: researchers have had success with sounds of gunfire, the song 248 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: Blue on Black by the band Five Finger Death Punch 249 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: acdc's Thunderstruck, and simply yelling at the wolves through microphones 250 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: included with the drone controllers. I have to say I'm 251 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: a little worried that the most awesome wolves are actually 252 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: going to be attracted to the sounds of thunderstruck. Maybe 253 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: the team should try blasting baby shark instead and just 254 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: irritate the world wolves away. Results, however, have been promising. 255 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: Over the eighty five days that the drones patrolled the 256 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: Klamath Basin area, only two cows were killed, and the 257 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: records reported that their herd has been much more relaxed 258 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: and productive. Still, there are complications. Each drone cost twenty 259 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: thousand dollars, which sounds like a lot, especially when one 260 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: hits a tree. Has happened during the study. However, California 261 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: spent three million dollars compensating farmers for lost livestock between 262 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two and twenty twenty four, and several states 263 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: have even set up so called pay four Presents or 264 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: P four P funds, which give farmers tens of thousands 265 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: of dollars a year to just offset the risk of 266 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: having livestock in wolf habitat. Now I know what you're thinking. 267 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: If the animal rights groups spent less money on billboards 268 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: and more money deterring wolves by dumping them into these 269 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: predator de terrence funds, they might make an impact. The 270 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: drones also only have about a twenty minute flight time 271 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: because all of that advanced tech drains their batteries really fast. 272 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: There are indications that the wolves are already getting acclimated 273 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: to them. One wolf was even recorded by a drone 274 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: putting its front legs out straight and dropping its head 275 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: as though to play with another dog. It's also unclear 276 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: what happens after the drone team has to move on 277 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: to another location. Farmer Jim Rickert said of the program, quote, 278 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: Hopefully they're going to be successful, but I'm kind of 279 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: betting on the wolves truth be known. A flying fish 280 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: sparked a small fire in British Columbia last week, prompting 281 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: the social media manager of Ashcroft Fire and Rescue to 282 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: issue what I can only take as a tryout for 283 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: Col's We Can Review quote do you wonder why the 284 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: power was out in Ashcroft today? The agency posted on Facebook. 285 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: There is something fishy about this call and we definitely 286 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: suspect foul play. Post goes on to explain that after 287 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: putting out a small brush fire outside of the village 288 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: of Ashcroft, firefighters found something strange on the ground, a fish. 289 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: This fish appeared to have been flambayed. It was covered 290 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: in char and missing most of its head. The strain 291 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: thing was the closest body of water, the Thompson River 292 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: is nearly two miles away. Investigators theorized that an osprey 293 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 1: had caught the fish in the river and then dropped 294 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: it on the power lines. This caused embers not to 295 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: mention the flaming fish to drop on the dry grasses blow, 296 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: which ignited the blaze. We do suspect that the size 297 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: of the fish and the heat of the day probably 298 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: caused the rather tired bird to drop its catch, the 299 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,679 Speaker 1: post continues. Or another suspicion could be that it's tired 300 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try. 301 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: We may never know the answer, but it has been 302 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: verified that our prime suspects sustained no injuries in the 303 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: incident and is still flying at large. Couldn't have said 304 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: it better myself, though I have said something similar Cal's 305 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: Weekend Review. Listeners may remember that all the way back 306 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: in episode two twenty seven, we covered a different fish 307 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: and I assume a different ospray in New Jersey In 308 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: that incident, the bird dropped the fish on a transformer, 309 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: which cut power to two thousand New Jersey ins. Birds 310 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: of prey drop fish all the time, but an expanding 311 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: human foot is bound to cause this kind of thing 312 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: to happen more often. Either that or the ospreys are 313 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: evolving and going after our critical infrastructure. After all, birds 314 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:16,360 Speaker 1: aren't real. If that happens, we'll be sure to cover 315 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: it here on Cal's weeken View. Moving on to the 316 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: Trail Nazi Desk, Western Canada is experiencing some pretty bad 317 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: fires this year, and like the fish fry we covered 318 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: at the top, some have grown to millions of acres 319 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: and are totally out of control. But the eastern provinces 320 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 1: aren't immune from dry heat and high winds, and Nova 321 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: Scotia has taken drastic steps to make sure it doesn't 322 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: see its own conflagration. Here's Nova Scotia's premiere Tim Houston 323 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: telling Canadians no hiking for. 324 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 2: You, effective four pm today. We're telling Nova Scotians stay 325 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: out of the woods. We are restricting travel and activities 326 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 2: that really aren't necessary for most of us, hiking, camping, fishing, 327 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 2: and the use of vehicles in the woods. Are not permitted. 328 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: Houston goes on to explain that while camping is still 329 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: permitted in designated areas, campers are not allowed to enter 330 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: the trails through the woods. To find for violating this 331 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: new prohibition is a whole whopping twenty five thousand dollars. 332 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: The ban only applies on public land, so private landowners 333 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: can still walk through their woods without fear of prosecution, 334 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: but officials are encouraging landowners to follow the hiking ban voluntarily, 335 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: and guests of landowners can still be fined. There are 336 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: currently no big wildfires in Nova Scotia, but Houston argues 337 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: that these prohibitions are necessary to avoid repeating what happened 338 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three. In May and June of that year, 339 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: wildfires burned twenty five thousand hectors of the small province, 340 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: two hundred homes were lost, and sixteen thousand people were displaced. 341 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 2: It's a small price to pay right now to avoid 342 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 2: the kind of devastation that we saw from the wildfires 343 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three. Nobody wants to go back there, 344 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 2: Nobody wants to repeat of that, and staying out of 345 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 2: the woods is what's necessary right now for the safety 346 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 2: of your families, your friends, and your neighbors. 347 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: That may be true, but it's a tough pill to 348 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: swallow for Nova Scotians and local businesses. Summer is the 349 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: height of the tourist season and many travel to the 350 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: province to take advantage of its outdoor recreation. Online commenters 351 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: have taken to social media to voice their frustration, and 352 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: the CBC reports that there are lawsuits in the works, 353 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: but so far nothing has been able to change the 354 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: minds of public officials. Nova Scotians can at least find 355 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 1: comfort in the fact that they aren't alone. Listener in 356 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: New Brunswick, resident George MacGregor wrote in to tell me 357 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: that this province, just to the north of Nova Scotia 358 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: has closed all crown land. Crownland is what Canadians call 359 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: public land, and George told me the closure will keep 360 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: him from doing much summer scouting this year. Still, he says, quote, 361 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: I guess it's better to have a forest that he 362 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: can't go in than none at all. Unlike Nova Scotia, 363 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: New Brunswick has several large fires, some of which have 364 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: yet to be contained. The band in Nova Scotia will 365 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: remain in place until October fifteenth, or weather conditions improve. 366 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: As of this recording, there still isn't any rain in 367 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: sight for the record gang. Because several of you asked 368 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: me to weigh in on this, I do not agree 369 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: with all out access bands like this. I understand though, 370 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: why they happen. I have empathy for the fact that 371 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: the people who regulate these for us have to consider 372 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: the worst element. Okay, the human who does not care. 373 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: But are we regulating the human who does not care 374 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: with bands like this? It's possible because if all the 375 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,639 Speaker 1: do gooders, the rule followers stay out of the woods, 376 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: the people who break the rules are going to stick 377 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: out like a sore thum. Okay. Additionally, most of this 378 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: comes from like safety standards, So if there is a fire, 379 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,199 Speaker 1: they're going to have to divert resources to getting people 380 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: out of the woods. Maybe the data over there says 381 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: that the fire is imminent and it's going to be 382 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: huge and catastrophic, and spreading resources thin to get a 383 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: couple of happy campers out of the woods may further 384 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:09,400 Speaker 1: endanger others. And I get all that, but I think 385 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: there's a big danger in being able to close off 386 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: all access for a what if because the other side 387 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: of The what if game is what if they don't 388 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: open it back up, or what if they decide other 389 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: activities in other times of the year are unsafe. I 390 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: don't really have a solution for you here. We can't 391 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: regulate some miscreants doing bad deeds, but just because of that, 392 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: I don't think we should regulate the folks who are 393 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: responsible either. So moving on to the poison pig desk, 394 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: a pig trapper in Monterey County, California, discovered something unusual 395 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: earlier this year as he was processing one of the 396 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: pigs blue meat. Bear fat can sometimes have a blue 397 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: tinge if the bruins have been feeding on blueberries, but 398 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: the pig's discoloration had a far more dangerous cause. Rodenticide, 399 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: used to kill rats and other rodents, is often tinged 400 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: blue for easier identification, and the trapper had observed the 401 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: pigs feeding at pesticide bait stations. He contacted the California 402 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 1: Department of Fishing Wildlife, and sure enough, their testing confirmed 403 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: that the pork was laced with poison. The agency says 404 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: that pigs can also be exposed to rodenticide by eating 405 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: animals that have eaten the poison. That's called secondary poisoning. 406 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: The meat can sometimes have that blue color, but it 407 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: doesn't always. This pig isn't an outlier. At twenty eighteen 408 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: study of anti coagulant rodenticide exposure in game animals across 409 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: California found anticoagulant rodenticide residue in ten out of one 410 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty wild pig and ten out of twelve 411 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: bare tissue samples. These animals came largely from agricultural or 412 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: residential areas where rodenticides are commonly utilized. Interestingly, none of 413 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: the Muleier samples tested positive for the poison. Obviously, if 414 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: you skin an animal and notice a blue tinge in 415 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: the tenderloins, take a pay on serving pork chops for dinner. 416 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: But what if the meat hasn't been dyed blue and 417 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: still contains traces of the chemical? Can it still hurt you? 418 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: That's a tricky question to answer. Most of the research 419 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: on how rodenticides pass through the food chain has been 420 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: focused on raptors. If a bird of prey or a 421 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: scavenger eats a rodent that's been poisoned, it can kill 422 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 1: those birds. The same is true of mountain lions, bobcats 423 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: and coyotes, especially if they eat poisoned rats regularly, the 424 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: poison can accumulate in their bodies and eventually kill them. 425 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: But as far as I've been able to tell, there 426 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: haven't been any reported cases of a hunter dying because 427 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: they've consumed impacted meat. And given the relatively high percentage 428 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: of pigs and bears that test positive in that twenty 429 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: eighteen study, hunters likely consume poisoned meat on a regular basis. Now, 430 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: that doesn't mean hunters haven't gotten sick from eating this meat, 431 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: and it's definitely not something you want to do on purpose. 432 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: To avoid accidentally consuming rat poison, be especially careful if 433 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: you hunt animals that frequent suburban or agricultural areas where 434 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: rodentis is used. Check the meat carefully for discoloration, and 435 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: definitely don't eat the livers, which is where the highest 436 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: concentration of the poison is usually found. And if you're 437 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: a homeowner or property manager who uses rodenticide, be sure 438 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: to put it out in a way that keeps non 439 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: target animals from consuming it. Uses secured bait station that 440 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: pigs and bears can't access, and monitor those areas for 441 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: wildlife activity. No one likes rats and mice in the kitchen, 442 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: but it's also important that we don't accidentally poison the 443 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: wrong critters. Hunters included last Stop the Attack Desk, a 444 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: Texas hunter chasing cape buffalo and South Africa, died last 445 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,959 Speaker 1: week after being struck by one of the animals. Fifty 446 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: two year old Asher Watkins was hunting with an outfit 447 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: called Conrad Wehrmach Safaris. The company said in a statement 448 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: that Watkins was stalking a buffalo with a professional hunter 449 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,439 Speaker 1: and a tracker when the animal charged. They said the 450 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: buffalo hadn't been wounded, and they described the attack as unprovoked. 451 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: Watkins brother mother, and stepfather had traveled to Africa with him, 452 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 1: and he had an ex wife and teenage daughter back 453 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:04,359 Speaker 1: in the States. Of The dangerous game commonly pursued by 454 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: hunters in Africa, Kpe buffalo are considered to be the 455 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: most dangerous. They kill several hunters every year due largely 456 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: to their unpredictable nature. Most fatalities occur when a buffalo 457 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: has been shot but not killed, and a hunter is 458 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: tracking it to make a follow up shot. But as 459 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: we see in this case, Kate buffalo don't have to 460 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: be wounded to be dangerous. They can charge whenever they 461 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: feel threatened, and their six foot tall, two thousand pound 462 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: frame make them difficult to stop before doing serious damage. 463 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 1: We don't yet know all the details of what happened 464 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: in this case. Maybe the professional hunter made a mistake 465 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: and allowed his client to get too close. Maybe someone 466 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: missed a shot or didn't spot the animal when they 467 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: should have. Maybe the buffalo is just too well concealed 468 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: and this tragedy could not have been avoided. The Safari 469 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: company says they're cooperating with investigators they try to figure 470 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: out what happened, and we'll keep you in the loop. 471 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: It's all I got for you this week. Thank you 472 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: so much for listening. Remember to write in to as 473 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,200 Speaker 1: case c AL that's asking cal to meet either dot 474 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: com and let me know what's going on in your 475 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 1: neck of the woods. Thanks again, we'll talk to you 476 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: next week.