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Podcast: ICS Cyber Talks PodcastEpisode: IoT Meetup #4: Mati Epstein Head of IoT & ICS Tech Sales @Checkpoint on IoT Security and EnforcementPub date: 2025-04-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationהאם מכשירי האיי.או.טי שלך מאובטחים? אכיפה אוטומטית עם למידת מכונה מרצה: מתי אפשטיין, ראש מכירות טכנולוגיות האיי.או.טי ואיי.סי.אס , צ'ק פוינט ההרצאה זו מתמקדת בהיבט הרצוי ביותר של אבטחת "מכשירים מחוברים" - אכיפה! בהנחה שמכשירי האיי.או.טי ואיי.סי.אס פגיעים, קלים לפריצה ומקור לתנועה רוחבית זדונית ברשתות איי.טי ואוו.טי, צ'ק פוינט יוצרת באופן אוטונומי (ואוטומטי) מדיניות אבטחה בחומת האש בהתבסס על למידת מכונה, וכך מספקת אבטחה לכל נכס Are Your IoT Devices Secure? Automated Enforcement with Machine Learning Speaker: Mati Epstein, Head of IoT and ICS Technology Sales, CheckPoint This lecture is focused on the most desired aspect of “connected devices” security – Enforcement! Assuming IoT and ICS devices are vulnerable, easy to hack, and a source for malicious lateral movement in IT and OT networks, we will demonstrate how Check Point autonomously (and automatically) creates security policies in the perimeter (and segmentation) FWs, based on machine learning, and provides the best security per asset.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Nachshon Pincu, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

האם מכשירי האיי.או.טי שלך מאובטחים? אכיפה אוטומטית עם למידת מכונה מרצה: מתי אפשטיין, ראש מכירות טכנולוגיות האיי.או.טי ואיי.סי.אס , צ'ק פוינט ההרצאה זו מתמקדת באבטחת "מכשירים מחוברים" - אכיפה! בהנחה שמכשירי האיי.או.טי ואיי.סי.אס פגיעים, קלים לפריצה ומקור לתנועה רוחבית זדונית ברשתות איי.טי ואוו.טי, צ'ק פוינט יוצרת באופן אוטונומי (ואוטומטי) מדיניות אבטחה בחומת האש בהתבסס על למידת מכונה, וכך מספקת אבטחה לכל נכס Are Your IoT Devices Secure? Automated Enforcement with Machine Learning Speaker: Mati Epstein, Head of IoT and ICS Technology Sales, CheckPoint This lecture is focused on the most desired aspect of “connected devices” security – Enforcement! Assuming IoT and ICS devices are vulnerable, easy to hack, and a source for malicious lateral movement in IT and OT networks, we will demonstrate how Check Point autonomously (and automatically) creates security policies in the perimeter (and segmentation) FWs, based on machine learning, and provides the best security per asset.

This week we asked what your FWs were up to. Of course, the goal is meh, but some of us are still coparenting, or in the midst of divorce, or news of their misadventures travels back. Often with a large dose of schadenfreude and gratitude that these folks are no longer our problem. Aggravating, in trouble with the law, irresponsible... they didn't get character transplants.     

Center for Biological Diversity v. FWS

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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.

GDP Script/ Top Stories for December 11th Publish Date: December 11th From the BG AD Group Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast. Today is Wednesday, December 11th and Happy birthday to Nikki Six ***12.11.24 - BIRTHDAY – NIKKI SIX*** I’m Keith Ippolito and here are your top stories presented by KIA Mall of Georgia. North Gwinnett's Diya Patel Graduates From Kennesaw State At Age 19 Okefenokee Swamp supporters urge aggressive refuge expansion to stop mining Gwinnett DA's Office sets national trend with FBI training award Plus, Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets on picky toddlers. All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe! Break 1: 07.14.22 KIA MOG STORY 1: Early Graduate: North Gwinnett's Diya Patel Graduates From Kennesaw State At Age 19 Diya Patel, a 19-year-old graduate of Kennesaw State University, earned her psychology degree with honors while balancing a packed schedule of coursework, community contributions, and research. Driven by her dream of becoming a physician, Patel accelerated her studies, taking full course loads year-round to graduate early. She was an active leader on campus, serving as president of the Honors Advisory Leadership Council and founding organizations like the KSU chapter of It’s On Us to combat sexual assault. Patel also engaged in undergraduate research, volunteered with social service groups aiding refugees and unhoused people, and worked at an urgent care facility while honing her multilingual skills. Passionate about education, healthcare, and sustainable development, she aims to continue her global volunteer efforts alongside her medical career, inspired by the diverse, supportive community she found at KSU. STORY 2: Okefenokee Swamp supporters urge aggressive refuge expansion to stop mining The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed a 22,000-acre expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to protect the area through land purchases or conservation easements with willing landowners. The plan has garnered strong support from environmental advocates, who are urging the FWS to expand even further to permanently block mining projects near the refuge, including a controversial titanium mine by Twin Pines Mineral. Opponents of the mine argue it could harm water levels, wildlife, and the ecosystem, while Twin Pines claims the project would have no negative impact. While the expansion won't directly influence Georgia's permitting decisions, it reflects a broader effort to ensure long-term protection of this vital blackwater swamp. Local and state officials have also rallied in opposition to the mine, calling for stronger safeguards for the swamp's unique environment. STORY 3: Gwinnett DA's Office sets national trend with FBI training award This week, the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office became the first DA's office in the U.S. to receive the Agency Trilogy Award from FBI-LEEDA, recognizing their entire command staff's completion of leadership courses. While many law enforcement agencies have earned this award, Gwinnett's achievement is unique among DA offices. The award highlights their commitment to professional development and leadership, aligning with DA Patsy Austin-Gatson's vision for serving the community. The training, which can be completed in about a month, enhances leadership skills and ethics, benefiting the office and its investigators. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We’ll be right back Break 2: 08.05.24 OBITS_FINAL STORY 4: Second Chance Champion: GGC grad overcame debilitating accident to earn degree After surviving a devastating car crash in 2017, Jessica Rantamaki, an avid runner, faced a long recovery from severe injuries. Determined to reclaim her life, she not only returned to running, completing the Peachtree Road Race a year later, but also pursued a college degree at 47. Inspired by her experience and the young man responsible for the crash, she enrolled in political science to understand and potentially reform the justice system. Rantamaki's journey highlights the importance of community support and her desire to contribute positively, aiming to work with nonprofits aiding young or incarcerated individuals. STORY 5: Seckinger High School A State Finalist In Samsung's National STEM Competition Seckinger High School is among 300 U.S. public schools, and one of seven in Georgia, competing for the $100,000 grand prize in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition. As a state finalist, Seckinger received a $2,500 technology prize pack. Their project, EWSEEAI, uses AI to enhance school safety by analyzing security video and audio in real time. The competition encourages students in grades 6-12 to use STEM for innovative solutions to local issues, with this year's focus on school safety, climate crisis, and mental health. Samsung will award over $2 million in prizes. Break 3: And now here is Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets on picky toddlers *** INGLES 1 (PICKY TODDLER) *** We’ll have final thoughts after this. 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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.

This week the focus is on the frustrating health issue known as fecal water syndrome (FWS). Dr. Rambo and Sarah explores the symptoms, recent research findings, and potential causes of FWS, which affects horses' manure consistency. Despite extensive research, the exact cause remains unknown, although certain factors like social hierarchy and hay quality appear to influence its occurrence. We end the discussion on possible nutritional strategies and supplements that may help manage the condition, while emphasizing the importance of forage quality in prevention and treatment. You can learn more about these topics by visiting our expertise page HERE If you have any questions or concerns about your own horse, please contact us HERE This podcast was brought to you by Tribute Superior Equine Nutrition

SamSam Graves is a NYC-based artist, zine maker, and birder. In our conversation we touched on these aspects of her life. SamSam spoke passionately about Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) conservation. You might be surprised to learn that Piping Plovers nest annually on Rockaway Beach in NYC!! However, subspecies C. m. melodus are listed an endangered species in New York State and classified as threatened by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. SamSam also shares her stance on birding ethics and a fascination with mousebirds. — Information about New York City's Piping Plovers is available at NYC Plover Project, NYC.gov, NYC Parks, NYS DEC, and U.S. FWS. — Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans Producer and Editor: Pod for the People Vocalizations:  Piping Plover call: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/27747281 Northern Cardinal: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/225370771 Piping Plover song: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/64002271 Speckled Mousebird https://ebird.org/species/spemou2 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yourbirdstory/support

DwD 0628:  What You Can/Should Feel When On Track We realized recently that we haven't ever really gone into some of the details of what you can (and should) feel when driving at the limit on the track.  We even take a shot at describing the feeling, what it means, and the potential set of responses that you may need to do or be aware of.  No doubt this is a part one of many. What did we miss?  What did we get wrong?  Anything different between FWS and RWD and AWD?  What about on a SIM? Please let us know at GarageHeroesInTraining@gmail.com  A link to the episode is: https://tinyurl.com/CarFeelings We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to help grow our podcast and high-performance driving and racing: You can subscribe to our podcast on the podcast provider of your choice, including the Apple podcast app, Google music, Amazon, YouTube, etc. Also, if you could give our podcast a (5-star?) rating, that we would appreciate very much.  Even better, a podcast review would help us to grow the passion and sport of high performance driving and we would appreciate it. Best regards, Vicki, Jennifer, Ben, Alan, Jeremy, and Bill Hosts of the Garage Heroes in Training Podcast and Garage Heroes in Training racing team drivers Money saving tips: 1)  Enter code "GHIT" for a 10% discount code to all our listeners during the checkout process at https://candelaria-racing.com/ for a Sentinel system to capture and broadcast live video and telemetry. 2)  Enter the code “ghitlikesapex!” when you order and Apex Pro system from https://apextrackcoach.com/ and you will receive a free Windshield Suction Cup Mount for the system, a savings of $40. 3)  Need a fix of some Garage Heroes in Training swag for unknown reasons:  https://garage-heroes-in-training.myspreadshop.com/    

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update we have 3 stories for you; GAO Report on Foreign Made Drones, officials tell Fairfax County to stop using DJI, Axon acquires Dedrone, and new record drone show. First up, the GAO has released a report on the Department of Interior's stance on foreign drones. Currently, the DOI does not allow foreign drones to be used except for emergency situations such as search and rescue and wild fires. The GAO studied the effects of the policies after the DOI asked them to, covering the 4 most active departments; bureau of land management (BLM), Fire and Wildlife service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Findings from the GAO are predictable; the majority of drones are now nearing their end of life and replacing them with compliant drones is much more expensive. Due to the reduction in fleet size, bureaus haven't been able to expand their use of drones and some no longer have enough drones even for emergencies. Even for bureaus that have purchased approved drones, the drones aren't be delivered until 6 months or more later. The GAO gave the example that in April of 2024, the DOI had purchased 98 drones for fiscal year 2024 and only 46 had been delivered. In another example, the National Park Service purchased drones for wild fire management in March and were not expected to have the drones in hand until October, missing nearly all of the 2024 fire season. The GAO goes on to discuss that compliant drones are not as capable in carrying payloads nor are as reliable. Due to these problems, not only have emergency flights decreased but non-emergency flights for research, surveys, training, and post-storm recoveries have become nearly non-existent. Next up, federal law makers John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi from the House of Representatives have urged Fairfax County to stop using DJI. In a letter to the county Board of Supervisors the representatives stated “The PRC-made UAS platforms and censors currently used by Fairfax County collect high-resolution imagery of facilities and individuals at risk, putting them at risk of being collected by the CCP,” This is the first time we've seen representatives attempting to influence a particular public safety department on what drones to use or not use. Fairfax county sits just south west of Washington DC along the Potomac river. At this time, we don't know how the county will respond but we'll keep you updated if we see more. Third, Axon has finished the acquisition of Dedrone. Dedrone is a counter UAS system that uses RF detection, RADAR, cameras and for authorized users can include hammers, drone take over, and kinetic means to stop a rogue drone. An important note is that the DOD are the only ones currently who are allowed to utilize these tools to stop a drone. We'll keep you updated if we see more from Dedrone and Axon! Last up, Sky Elements broke the record this week for the most drones launching pyrotechnics. The city of Mansfield TX partnered with Sky Elements to break the word record of most drones launching pyrotechnics. Sky Elements used 1164 drones to break the record in a free drone show for residents. Cool use of the drones and we're sure we'll continue to see bigger and bigger drone shows! That's all for this week, we'll see you later in the community for Happy Hour and on Monday for our Q&A! https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-24-106924.pdf https://dronelife.com/2024/10/01/lawmakers-urge-fairfax-county-to-end-use-of-dji-drones-due-to-national-security-concerns/ https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mansfield-texas-drone-show-guinness-world-record-sky-elements-display/287-a03f5178-feea-43ca-9e06-7e5a5ae2a099

In this episode, we discuss the intersection of pregnancy and infidelity. The mistresses who got pregnant. The chumps who got cheated on while pregnant, or going through fertility treatments. The guy chumps who had to paternity test their kids. The "OMG I think I'm pregnant" Hail Mary play by mistresses to win the pick me dance. How children of affairs navigate the complicated stories of their parents. DNA surprises, half-siblings. We get into all the messiness of FWs who reproduce. 

May we have your at-TENCH-ion please? Will the real Slime Shady please stand up? Folklore has it that Tench slime can cure any sick fish that rubs against it. Hence its other name: “Doctor Dre.” Oh wait, oops (checking notes). Hence its other name: "Doctor Fish." Guest Bryan Witte, a fisheries biologist with the Kalispel Tribe talks with us about ol' Tinca tinca including how and where to catch one.Tench were first introduced to NorthAmerica in the 1870s. On our latest podcast episode of "Fish of theWeek!" we're talking all about Tench with a focus on eastern Washington.Catch new episodes every Monday at FWS.gov or wherever you get your podcasts!

A small freshwater fish may be listed under the Endangered Species Act, according to a proposal submitted on Aug. 7 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The FWS is seeking public comment to determine its protection status.

Wer Wandel gestalten möchte, muss wissen, wie Wandel „funktioniert“. Hierzu spricht Tobias Künkler mit Stefan Jung und Raban Daniel Fuhrmann. Prof. Dr. Stefan Jung lehrt, forscht und berät zu den Themen Organisation und Führung. Er baute als Gründungskanzler die CVJM-Hochschule mit auf, wo er Professor für Management und Organisation ist und ist Gründungsgesellschafter der Public One GmbH, Berlin. Dr. Raban Daniel Fuhrmann begleitet als lokal, national und international tätiger Verfahrensexperte Reformprozesse in Politik, Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft. Er ist Inhaber der ReformAgentur für Prozeßberatung, Leiter der Akademie Lernende Demokratie und Koordinator von Procedere, F+E Verbund für prozedurale Praxis in Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft.   Shownotes:  Playbook for innovation & learning: https://www.nesta.org.uk/toolkit/playbook-for-innovation-learning/ Podcast Prozedurales Denken (Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gKzHjpmy; Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/gYnADBVZ) DIY Arbeitsmaterialien (Toolbook mit Canvasen) u.a. unter www.reformagentur.de oder www.lernende-demokratie.de Raban D. Fuhrmann (2024): Transformationsfitte Verwaltung - Vom Verwalten zum Gestalten von Transformation. In vhw FWS 3 / Mai–Juni 2024 (S. 142-148) - Download: https://www.vhw.de/publikationen/forum-wohnen-und-stadtentwicklung/aktuelle-ausgabe/ Raban D. Fuhrmann (2022): Wandel gestalten. Arbeitsmaterialien zur selbständigen Projekt-, Organisations- und Demokratieentwicklung. Umweltbundesamt, Berlin und Konstanz - Download: https://www.reformagentur.de/toolbook/ Raban D. Fuhrmann (2021): Transformation gestalten durch Demokratieentwicklung. in Transformation. Ein Schlüsselkonzept zum Verständnis des Wandels von Kirche und Gesellschaft. Hg von Tobias Faix & Tobias Künkler. Neukirchener Verlag. Scharmer, C. O. (2020). Theorie U-von der Zukunft her führen: Presencing als soziale Technik. Carl-Auer Verlag. GIZ GmbH. (2015). Kooperationsmanagement in der Praxis: Gesellschaftliche Veränderungen gestalten mit Capacity WORKS. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.

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.

Scratching the surface of what 30 years as a Thai Forrest Monk can teach us about the nature of the mind. This week on FWS we talk with Ajahn Jame Reynolds.  James was a Buddhist monk from 1990 to 2022. After completing a bachelor's degree in Eastern religious studies, he lived in Thailand for 15 years undergoing intensive training in meditation and living a life of austere simplicity. During this time, he studied and trained with many of the most famous Buddhist masters of that era. James is now a recognized meditation master in his own right, based at the Redwood Hermitage in California. He is the author of numerous books, articles and translations, and has extensive experience teaching retreats and mindfulness in daily life.    Redwood Hermitage  https://redwoodhermitage.org/   Feelings with Strangers https://www.instagram.com/feelings.with.strangers/   Please like and subscribe. 

In this episode, Tom talks some tough love to all the contractors dissatisfied with their business and life. He asks you to be honest with yourself about how long you will tolerate the same problems you keep facing year after year, and when will you do something about it? In other words, when will you finally say enough is enough? He wants you to stop going through the same cycle of discontent and shares the solution to help you conquer your discontentment and become a winner in your life and business.Episode Highlights:[00:00] - Discontent among contractors[01:00] - Mile High Profit Summit info[01:28] - Two options for dissatisfied people[03:15] - Two types of dissatisfied contractors[03:46] - Financially struggling dissatisfied contractors[08:48] - Winning but still dissatisfied contractors[11:10] - The solution to your discontent[11:32] - Key characteristics of FWs[11:36] - Truth-teller[11:58] - Own their mistakes and shortcomings[12:58] - Reject victimhood[15:03] - Committed to growth[17:49] - FWs are attractive and draw other winners to them[20:41] - Work with patient urgency[22:54] - Conquering your discontentmentResources:= Click here to get your ticket to Mile High Profit Summit 2024: https://milehighprofitsummit.com/

New Media Broadcasters spoke with Park Superintendent Chad Edgar about Beaver Creek Park's predator animals, before getting into the FWS's safety tips for mountain lion encounters.

Klamath River dam removal is underway, with drawdown of the three largest reservoirs occurring now and physical removal of these dam structures scheduled for this summer. The dams have impacted the river for over a hundred years and dam removal has its own environmental impacts. While fish biologists and water quality scientists are confident that the long-term benefits will outweigh the short-term impacts, a loud group of dam removal antagonists have glommed onto the ‘messy' part of this massive ecosystem restoration project — temporary increases in suspended sediment and associated impacts to water quality and the recent mortality event of hatchery juvenile salmon— to continue their fight against dam removal.Luckily, Toz Soto, Senior Fisheries Biologist with the Karuk Tribe, and Dr. Maia Singer, Senior Scientist at Stillwater Sciences, join the show to help sort fact from fiction.For more information about Klamath Dam removal, check out:Lower Klamath Project – Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) | California State Water Resources Control BoardKlamath Dam Removal Overview Report for the Secretary of the Interior an Assessment of Science and Technical Information, Version 1.1, March 2013 | FWS.govKlamath Dam Removal Studies | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)Klamath River Renewal (klamathrenewal.org)Klamath Basin Monitoring ProgramSupport the show

Part 3 of our mini-series on wolves outlines the reintroduction of the gray wolf to Yellowstone in 1995 and 1996. Hang out with us this weekend and join the madness!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcastSources Cited:“Service Announces Gray Wolf Finding and National Recovery Plan: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.Gov, 2 Feb. 2024, www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-02/service-announces-gray-wolf-finding-and-national-recovery-plan. Smith, Douglas W., and Gary Ferguson. Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone. Lyons Press, 2012.Williams, Ted. “America's New War on Wolves and Why It Must Be Stopped.” Yale Environment360, Yale School of Environment, 17 Feb. 2022, e360.yale.edu/features/americas-new-war-on-wolves-and-why-it-must-be-stopped#:~:text=By%201926%20all%20wolves%20had,reintroduction%20from%20the%20get%2Dgo.“Wolf Restoration.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 27 Apr. 2023, www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/wolf-restoration.htm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in for updates about bobcats and lynx! We explain a new management plan for lynx and talk about how bobcats and other wild cats can help reduce Chronic Wasting Disease!Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Links We Discussed:Draft Recovery Plan for LynxBobcat Management Plan in New York StateSources Cited:“Canada Lynx Draft Recovery Plan Available for Public Review & Comment: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.Gov, 1 Dec. 2023, www.fws.gov/press-release/2023-12/canada-lynx-draft-recovery-plan-available-public-review-comment. “New York DEC Releases Updated Bobcat Management Plan for Public Comment.” Outdoor News, 18 Jan. 2024, www.outdoornews.com/2024/01/18/new-york-dec-releases-updated-bobcat-management-plan-for-public-comment/. Peterson, Christine. “Carnivores and Scavengers Could Help Reduce CWD.” WyoFile, 27 Dec. 2023, wyofile.com/carnivores-and-scavengers-could-help-reduce-cwd/#:~:text=have%20been%20promising.-,Only%202%25%20of%20the%20chronic%20wasting%20disease%20prions%20that%20go,three%20there's%20none%20at%20all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary: Join Cheryl and Kiersten for a true story of love and struggle in the time of the bird flu.   For our hearing-impaired listeners, a transcript of this podcast follows the show notes on Podbean.   Show Notes: “Special Delivery,” by Zoe Grueskin, Audubon Magazine Fall 2023, pages 20-27             Transcript: Cheryl Intro:             The Arizona's flock of southwest condors is about 115 birds. These birds roost and roam from the Grand Canyon to Zion National Park.  Each bird has a number and most have GPS or a radio tracker so that they may be found if injured or otherwise in need.  The spring of 2023 the avian influenza hit the state's flock of condors killing 21 of these iconic, endangered species.  (We have a podcast highlighting the California Condor that was carefully researched by Kiersten, so we are not going to go into the detail descriptions or other details about this bird.) We are going to move forward with our story.             Kiersten:             One of the condors lost this past spring was 316.  A 20-year-old female who had succumbed to the avian influenza shortly after laying her egg on a high cliff edge.  The egg was being cared for by her mate 680, a 10-year-old male.  The odds were against this young male of successfully hatching let alone raising his offspring to young adulthood, especially since the space it inhabited was probably infected with the virus, and biologists didn't know if the chick inside the egg had the avian flu.  So, to save the life of the young male 680, conservation biologists climbed that very high cliff and carefully collected the egg.             Cheryl:             Once the gg was safely transported down off the cliff's edge it was taken Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.  The clinic staff typically treat a couple of condors a year, usually for lead poisoning.  Veterinary staff had little hope for 316's chick at first.  It had been three weeks since 316 had perished, and 680 had been incubating the egg alone.  Usually, parents alternate egg sitting duties to maintain a consistent warm temperature for the egg, and to keep each parent healthy.  So, the veterinary staff “candled” the egg, illuminating the contents with a bright light.   They were looking for blood vessels, or an embryo-any signs of life.  What appeared in the rosy glow of the egg's interior was an embryo that was moving.             Kiersten:             Now, caring for an unhatched chick is round-the-clock work, an all-hands-on deck operation. Condor's egg is about the size of a soft ball, and was too big for the clinic's brooder, which will mechanically mimic how adult birds shift their eggs in the nest.  Instead, staff gently rotated it four times a day and carefully monitored its development.  In May, the chick started hatching but it was pipping at the end of the egg -not the center-the avian version of a breech baby.  To survive its eggshell birth, the bird needed assistance.  So, using surgical pliers pieces of the shell were carefully, and quickly removed to free the tiny condor.  The hatchling was alive, but its fate was uncertain since it was not known if it was infected with the flu.  If infected with the flu the chick could not be transferred to the captive breeding facility, a critical step if this chick was to be released into the wild one day.  If it had the flu the baby condor would be dead within a week.             Cheryl:             Avian flu has been around for centuries, but in recent decades the virus has evolved to become lethal to wild birds as well as domesticated poultry.  A mild version, called low pathogenic avian influenza, is present year-around in some species, particularly in waterfowl, and typically doesn't cause serious illness.  But the virus can travel through waste, infect farmed birds, and mutate into a more aggressive form.  The highly pathogenic avian flu, called H5N1, can pass back to wild ducks, geese, and swans, which can carry the virus across oceans and over thousands of miles as they migrate.  The last major outbreak in the US 2014-2015, causing the deaths of more than 50 million domestic chickens and turkeys along with a few dozen wild birds, mostly geese before it died out.             Kiersten:             The avian flu that is circulating since 2021 causes severe neurological and respiratory issues and has affected more that 400 bird species in 81 countries.  In the Untied States alone, it is responsible for a record 58 million domestic poultry deaths, and FWS has confirmed or suspected avian flu in more than 33,000 wild birds.  the virus has killed raptors and swans, ravens and egrets, hundreds of seabirds, and thousands of ducks.  This flu has called mammals too such as raccoons, black bears, other meat eaters.             Trying to contain a virus is a formidable challenge-even more so when it is carried by organisms that can fly.  It has really impacted conservation and conservationists.  There was alarm when Arizona's condors started getting sick.  Condors are in such imperil that they have some advantages that helped them to weather this flu.  There are five wild flocks of condors that are intentionally separated by hundreds of miles or more as a safety measure to help ensure that a single disaster or threat doesn't knock down every group.  Each individual bird is monitored, and condors are used to being handled by humans, since the wild birds are trapped annually for health checks.  This created an opportunity where there normally would not be one.             Cheryl:             FWS officials briefly discussed bringing every wild condor into captivity as they did 40 years ago, but they opted not to after weighing the daunting logistics, the possible danger from concentrating the entire species during an outbreak, and the fact that the virus was so far restricted to the southwest flock.  Instead, biologists watched the birds very closely for signs of illness and tightened biosecurity measures, such s not providing food and water for wild condors.  By the time 316's chick hatched, the tide of death had ebbed.             FWS officials began planning to provide a more dramatic intervention: by vaccinating every single condor against the virus.  Now, all condors were vaccinated against West Nile virus in the early 2000's.  So, officials proceeded with caution by first vaccinating a test group of 16 Black Vultures.  Black vultures are relative with strong populations, to make sure it is safe and to ensure there was a good immune response.  The trial was a success, and this past summer 16 captive condors were vaccinated.  Next, will be to vaccinate all the wild condors before the flu picks up again. Kiersten: What happened to our little miracle condor chick??  Well, the female chick tested negative for the avian flu.  She was transferred to Boise, Idaho, where she was placed with her adoptive parents.  Her adoptive parents will raise her to be a condor so she will thrive in the wild.  The little condor chick, who is number 1221, will stay with her adoptive family for 7 months then she will join the rest of 2023's captive-hatched chicks for condor school.  A mentor bird will teach the youngsters to strengthen their flight muscles, to eat communally, and to navigate social hierarchy.  Then the young condors will be released into the wild in their second summer. Cheryl: Closing Where condors are released is determined mainly by each bird's DNA.  Biologists carefully consider which population is the best fit to maintain genetic diversity- which is a crucial concern in a species with so few individuals.  For reasons, biologists don't fully understand males outnumber females making our miracle chick even more important to the story. So, our heroine #1221 may be able to return to her wild roots in the southwest, and play a key role in rebuilding her battered flock.

Join us today for all things sea otter! Learn about their adorable social habits, why they're such a valuable member of the ecosystem, and why their fur coats have pockets! Find us on all the things: http://linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Links We Discussed:https://awesomeocean.com/top-stories/12-ways-can-help-sea-otters/https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/sea_otter/index.htmlhttps://defenders.org/wildlife/sea-otterhttps://environmentamerica.org/articles/the-next-steps-to-protect-southern-sea-otters/https://marine-conservation.org/sea-otters/https://theotterproject.org/protecting-habitatSources Cited:Beichman, Annabel C, et al. “Aquatic adaptation and depleted diversity: A deep dive into the genomes of the sea otter and Giant Otter.” Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 36, no. 12, 18 June 2019, pp. 2631–2655, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz101. Brown, Elizabeth Anne. “Wolves Hunt Sea Otters and Seals, a Startling Find.” Animals, National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2023, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/alaska-wolves-hunting-seals-sea-otters#:~:text=While%20many%20of%20us%20picture,Alaska%2C%20a%20new%20study%20says. “Evolution Fast Track: Otter Genetic History Provides Clues for Future Recovery.” Smithsonian's National Zoo, 21 June 2019, nationalzoo.si.edu/center-for-conservation-genomics/news/evolution-fast-track-otter-genetic-history-provides-clues-for. Schrodt, Leah. “Sea Otters Are Unlikely Helpers in Our Fight against Climate Change: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” FWS.Gov, 15 Sept. 2022, www.fws.gov/story/2022-09/sea-otters-are-unlikely-helpers-our-fight-against-climate-change. “Sea Otter Natural History.” Sea Otter Savvy, 2023, www.seaottersavvy.org/sea-otter-natural-history. “Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris Nereis): U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” Fish and Wildlife Service, 2022, www.fws.gov/species/southern-sea-otter-enhydra-lutris-nereis. “Southern Sea Otter.” Marine Mammal Commission, 30 Jan. 2023, www.mmc.gov/priority-topics/species-of-concern/southern-sea-otter/. Timm-Davis, Lori L., and Christopher D. Marshall. “Taxonomy and evolution of sea otters.” Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Sea Otters and Polar Bears, 2021, pp. 11–22, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66796-2_2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, we'll talk about SpaceX's renewed vigor in rocket testing at Boca Chica, Texas, and how federal regulations are impacting its schedule. On the one hand, SpaceX has been working diligently on Starship's second test flight, even as it encounters regulatory delays. On the other, it has to clear some regulatory hurdles with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). According to the Coast Guard, mariners have been warned about rocket launch activities near Boca Chica Beach slated for November. The notice, though not mentioning SpaceX by name, highlights "scheduled rocket launching activities" that could cause navigational issues due to "free-falling debris." This hints at a potential date for SpaceX's next Starship test flight. Another angle of the regulatory tale is SpaceX's public disagreements with the FAA. After a contentious Senate hearing, SpaceX and other space companies bemoaned the FAA's inadequacies, particularly regarding their inability to expediently handle licensing operations. As part of this waiting game, FWS officials have recently visited the Boca Chica test site, indicating that regulatory evaluations are in progress.

As the aerospace community knows, the second Starship flight has been in a holding pattern. Initially, it seemed like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was the gatekeeper, but now the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has stepped into that role. Even though the FAA has given a nod for testing, the FWS's approval is still pending for changes to the launch pad. Consequently, this could potentially set SpaceX back by months, if worst comes to worst. In today's episode, we'll cover five key areas: SpaceX's recent interaction with the Coast Guard, updates to the Starship's structure, the litany of improvements made since the April test flight, the rapid installations at the launch pad, and lastly, what we can expect from SpaceX's ground testing scheduled for tomorrow.

Welcome to Episode 1597 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse's Ambassadors' Corner – In this episode, Jess van der Schee interviews Luca Collia and Andrea Graneris. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! Listen in on this series as Italian Wine Ambassadors all over the world chat with Stevie and their chosen wine producer. Which producer would you interview if you had your pick? Co-Moderator - Jessica van der Schee Jess is a WSET Certified Educator, WSET Diploma holder and winner of the Lustau Sherry Trophy for her top performance in the Fortified Wine module of the WSET Diploma. She coordinates the Bernard-Massard Wine Academy, a WSET APP affiliated with Luxembourg's largest private winery (Bernard-Massard), where she teaches WSET classes and Masterclasses. As Jess is an Italian Wine Ambassador for Vinitaly International, she helps source Italian wines for Bernard-Massard's portfolio of international wines and judged the 5StarWines competition in 2023. She is also a Valpolicella Wine Specialist and a French Wine Scholar (FWS) with the Wine Scholar Guild – a Top Scorer in 2020 – one of the few people to score 100% on the FWS exam. Prior to working in wine Jess was a corporate M&A lawyer and worked in London, Shanghai and Zurich. Guest Bio - Luca Collia and Andrea Graneris Luca Collia, 40 years old, born and raised in Calabria (Southern Italy) in front of Sicily. Since 18 yo Luca has traveled around the World studying, working and exploring different cultures. After some experiences abroad including Bulgaria, Estonia, Argentina and United States, he came back to Italy, where, based in Piemonte, he is currently living. Luca has been working in the wine & spirits industry for 14 years now and since 2019 he is charge for the 100vini export business development. Big passion for soccer, he is playing it since his childhood. Despite he had already visited more than 50 Nations he loves travelling and introducing Italian wines and their biodiversity to people from all over the World! Andrea Graneris, 30 years old, born and raised in Piemonte a few kilometers from the Langhe. In 2012 he started to work in the family business Eataly, covering different roles both food and wine related. Two years later he moved to Chicago to take care of the wine business development of the growing number of stores in the USA. At the beginning of 2020 he decided to keep following his big passion for wine, moving to 100 VINI as brand ambassador of Borgogno and as export manager of the group. He recently achieved the SET LVL 3 and one year ago he launched a fine and rare wine business called Enohance. His greatest passions are traveling, wine and dogs. Connect: ​ Guest Moderator: Jessica van der Schee Instagram @philosophyofwine LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/jessvanderschee Website Bernard-Massard Wine Academy | WSET Provider in Luxembourg Email jessica.vanderschee@bernard-massard.lu Guest Speakers: Luca Collia and Andrea Graneris Website www.101vini.it/it/ Email collia@100-vini.it Instagrams: @lucacollia10 @andreagraneris _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Follow Italian Wine Podcast for more great content - winery interviews from the Clubhouse sessions! Psssst…FYI, this show is our most popular show, find out why by tuning-in!

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.07.21.550018v1?rss=1 Authors: Charalambous, C. C., Bowden, M. G., Liang, J. N., Kautz, S. A., Hadjipapas, A. Abstract: Plantarflexors provide propulsion during walking (late stance) and receive input from both corticospinal tract (CST) and corticoreticulospinal tract (CReST). Both descending motor tracts exhibit some frequency-specificity, which allows potential differentiation of neural drive from each tract using intermuscular coherence (IMC). Stroke may differentially affect each tract, thus impair the function of plantarflexors. However, the evidence concerning this frequency-specificity and its relation to plantarflexors neuromechanics post-stroke remains very limited. Here, we investigated the intermuscular coherences of alpha, beta, and low-gamma bands between the Soleus (SOL), Lateral Gastrocnemius (LG), and Medial Gastrocnemius (MG) muscles and their relationships with walking-specific measures (propulsive impulse; speed). Fourteen individuals with chronic stroke walked on a treadmill at self-selected and fast walking speed (SSWS and FWS, respectively). Inter-limb IMC comparisons revealed that beta LG-MG (SSWS) and low-gamma SOL-LG (FWS) IMCs were degraded on the paretic side. At the same time, within each limb, the IMCs, which were significantly different to a surrogate dataset denoting random coherence, were in the alpha band (both speeds). Further, alpha LG-MG IMC was positively correlated with propulsive impulse in the paretic limb (SSWS). Findings suggest differential functional role of alpha and beta/low-gamma, which may be related to the frequency-specificity of the underlying descending drives. The persistence of alpha in plantarflexors and its strong positive relationship with propulsive impulse suggests relative preservation and/or upregulation of CReST. Future research should address whether entraining motor system at alpha frequencies via neuromodulation can improve the neuromechanical function of paretic plantarflexors and subsequently promote post-stroke walking recovery. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Prescribed burns. Most of us have heard the term or have seen the smoke floating above the NCTC in the spring. Have you ever wondered exactly what a prescribed burn is and why we conduct them? What are the benefits of prescribed burning? In this episode of the Sustainability at NCTC series, Casey Johnson answers our questions! Casey, who has over a decade of fire experience with the FWS and its partners, tells us how prescribed burns require planning, when to schedule a burn, how the critters are protected, and so much more!

In Episode 339 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back David Willms onto the podcast. David is a lawyer, former advisor to Wyoming Governor Mark Mead, and co-host of the Your Mountain podcast with Nephi Cole. David joins Gabriella to discuss the Endangered Species Act's 50th anniversary of becoming law, where the law stands today, how the ESA carries out species conservation, why more listed species aren't delisted and recovered, how lawsuits complicate the ESA from working as intended, ESA modernization efforts, and more. Tune in! SHOW NOTES Connect with David on Twitter Learn About David's Class at University of Wyoming Subscribe to Your Mountain David Quoted in NY Times The Politics of Amending the Endangered Species Act Dissecting the Endangered Species Act, Part 1: History of the ESA Dissecting the Endangered Species Act, Part 2: Nuts and Bolts of Listings Dissecting the Endangered Species Act, Part 3: Proposed Changes to the Act Modernizing the Endangered Species Act Safari Club International's CLE Course Co-Hosted by David Missoulan: MT pols praise FWS review of grizzly ESA status --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district-of-conservation/support

In Part 2 of the Scientific River Diving series, Dr. Jim Siegel talks with Ryan Hagerty, FWS Regional Diving Safety Officer, and Matthew Patterson, FWS Certified Diver, about their scientific river dives. As a FWS photographer and videographer, Ryan talks about his experiences capturing mesmerizing images in the depths of rivers and other dark places! Matthew talks about his experiences diving for the coolest animal ever, freshwater mussels! Sit back, relax, and enjoy visualizing the depths of these waters through the experiences of our FWS divers!

Regrouping for next session and the Big Cat Act Our call today was for brainstorming and next steps not decisions.  Only Jocelyn from HSUS was on so we did not get the benefit of input from your other colleagues.  That being said, there was a general consensus that one thing that impaired our bill was that it was complicated and comprehensive and that we might be better off with two much simpler bills.   We talked about one bill that just addressed "private ownership" which pretty much means exempting USDA licensees.  Maybe in that bill we try in some way to address the fact that so many pet owners just obtain a USDA license without being exhibitors.   The second bill would focus just on cub petting and photo ops, perhaps using the language in the current bill about contact and 15 foot distance.  We talked about whether we want to continue to try to accommodate AZA to get them on board despite Jack Hanna / Columbus Zoo influence there or just throw in the towel given their very slow and waffling consensus process and instead go with language we like and just seek support from the more progressive AZA zoos like those who signed on to one of our past letters (this latter part obviously strategy not legal, just context FYI because it affects drafting).   The other possibility I brought up but we left subject to my chatting with you is a bill focused on breeding.  As we have discussed, FWS does no enforcement of the breeding permit requirement we thought were created with the rescission of the generic tiger rule. Separately FWS interprets the requirement to show a conservation purpose as pay to play.  So I wondered whether with legislation we could correct this by mandating enforcement of getting a breeding permit, establish a definition of conservation purpose (or whatever the term is) that we like instead of pay to play, and perhaps by definition establish that mixed subspecies have no conservation value so cannot pass the conservation purpose test.   Soooo, was wondering if you might have time maybe in the coming week for you and I, perhaps Carole join us, and just bat around the issues these ideas raise within your area of expertise like thoughts on how to draft, if possible to draft, relative constitutional strength, if the third idea of going after breeding in the way I mention above or any other way is possible from your standpoint?   Sound like fun?

When we think of scuba diving, our minds go to clear water and marine life. That is not always the case and in this two part podcast series, Dr. Jim Siegel talks with Ryan Hagerty, FWS Regional Diving Safety Officer, and Matthew Patterson, FWS Certified Diver, about their scientific river dives. As a FWS photographer and videographer, Ryan talks about his experiences capturing mesmerizing images in the depths of rivers and other dark places! Matthew talks about his experiences diving for the coolest animal ever, freshwater mussels! Sit back, relax, and enjoy visualizing the depths of these waters through the experiences of our FWS divers!

Monday will be Jamie's 38th Birthday   I thought this photo of her celebrating yesterday with her friends at her favorite bar (Six Ten Brewing) said more than words could describe.  L-R Karma Hurworth, Carolyn Thompson, Gale Ingham, Kathryn Stapleton, Matt Rusczyk, (assuming his wife Jen is taking the photo), Afton Tasler, Mark Mira, Brittany Mira, Jamie Veronica and Victor Alonso.  They have been going to Six Ten Brewing since it opened, so this was a typical snapshot into her life.   I'm sad that Justin Boorstein is missing from this photo and her life.  She never has said why they split.  He was the beer nerd and the reason she developed a taste for craft beers.   It's been a good week.  The new judge in Oklahoma ruled on the motions that had been pending since September of last year and ruled in our favor that the Greater Wynnewood Zoo is the same Garold Wayne Zoo and thus subject to show cause for violating the court's order to not transfer assets.  It ruled that the Receiver was owed 100k and that we were responsible for paying 30k of that.  The judge said WE didn't give the zoo proper notice, but that wasn't our fault.  The previous judge ordered it unexpectedly because she was trying to recuse herself from the case, after Jeff Lowe hired her husband to defend him in it.  My belief is that they know neither Jeff nor Joe is going to pay the receiver and rather than have an officer of the court suffer, they are stiffing us with the 30k so he didn't lose money.   He was an awful receiver.  He was scared to death of gun toting Joe and wouldn't stay on property to protect the cash flow.  Instead he installed a camera over the cash register and relied on Joe to dutifully do all cash transactions under the camera.  How ineffective was that?   Joe posted on Facebook yesterday to tell people to stop looking for him because they never cared about him anyway.  I think it's a ploy to get sympathy, or he's fearful of being found.  He's got to know that Jeff has spilled his guts to the FWS officer and probably other branches of law enforcement.   I went to a new eye doctor yesterday.  Dr. Nogales of Tampa Eye Clinic.  That's where I had RK surgery to restore my vision in 1991.  My reading eyesight has been declining and it had gotten to the point where I could not read my phone and reading my computer was becoming difficult.  My right eye stayed the same at -2.50 but they increased the strength for my left eye from -2.75 to -3.25.  My eyes were dilated the rest of the day, so I don't know how it's going yet.   Alvarez re roofed the house yesterday but a flash storm leaked through their half finished work and soaked the ceilings inside all but two rooms of this old 1979 shack that I'm living in.  I had noticed water stains in one spot under the solar panels and hadn't re roofed in the 15 years that Howie had been here, so I scheduled the project, even though I would rather have waited until our dry winter.  I doubt there would have been this much damage if I'd waited (or if Alvarez had been prepared with tarps for rain, since it has been raining every day).   The Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance has asked me to speak at their upcoming conference on Hospital Design.  I'm working on a 20 minute video to run in the background of our hospital footage.  It will be something new for a presentation that I've never seen anyone do.  I'd love to get the timing down to where I talk to a certain point and then the audio comes up for a bit, then back to talking, so that it breaks up the monotony of talking about how to design and outfit a hospital.   Howie and I have been learning Spanish with Rosetta Stone.  At night we both need some time to wind down and often watch TV in separate rooms.  This is something we can do together.  Howie just went up to let Hurley out because Jamie is in Ft. DeSoto for her birthday weekend.   Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  These are my views and opinions. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

Big Cat Act Summary for our Bill Sponsor HR1818 S2990 This letter to the aide for our bill sponsor was so good, I thought I'd put it here as it details our struggles since the 90s to end the rampant breeding and exploiting of big cats:   Thanks so much for the work on the draft letter, on Father's Day no less, wow!   I'll review the letter later but for now let me address your question about FWS. At the risk of TMI, I'd like to give you a complete an understanding as best I can.   FWS does NOT track captive tigers.  FWS effort is primarily under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  There is an international treaty known as CITES and ESA is the US implementation of that treaty.   Under the ESA, one is not supposed to breed, buy, sell endangered species without a permit from FWS. There is language about not "taking" endangered species, which is defined more broadly than the usual hunter's term "take" which means killing.  It includes harassing the animals etc.   A permit to breed, buy, sell, import an endangered species (like tigers) is supposed to be issued ONLY if the applicant can show that the activity has conservation value.  FWS has a large department whose job it is to process the large number of applications. As an example, right now, we are trying to rescue 9 tigers from Guatemala. So we have to apply to FWS for an import permit.  Three years ago we rescued a tiger from Peru under an FWS permit.   Now, the 2014 issue.  In 1998 FWS issued what is called the "generic tiger rule."  Generic tigers are those where the subspecies cannot be identified.  The ONLY tigers where the subspecies CAN be identified are those that reside at the large AZA zoos.  Those zoos track the genetic history of the cats and, under something called the Species Survival Plan (SSP), they only breed cats tigers who are of the same subspecies AND they are careful to insure they are genetically diverse, i.e. the do not "inbreed" tigers who are related.  There are only about 300 tigers at the AZA zoos who are of pure subspecies.   In contrast, ALL of the thousands of tigers at roadside zoos and in back yards are "generic" tigers, aka "mutt" tigers or "junk" tigers.  There is no tracking of genetic history, they are of mixed subspecies (mostly Bengal with some Siberian blood) and these breeders often breed within a family unit. For instance, one of our tigers was bred to his mother.   In the bill, in the conditions under the USDA exemption, you will see breeding only allowed if it is pursuant to a science based breeding plan. This is aimed at this rampant inbreeding. The AZA SSP would be in compliance.   OK, back to 1998.  At that time, FWS, we believe simply to lighten their work load, said that you did NOT have to follow the ESA requirements to get a permit to breed generic tigers. This as you might guess contributed enormously to the rampant untracked breeding.   We and other animal welfare groups started in 2011 to urge FWS to rescind this rule. If I recall correctly, when FWS posted it for comment, we collectively generated over 100,000 comments in favor.  The very modest number of opposing comments all came from the roadside zoos.  I am not sure where the reference to 2014 comes from, they may have first posted the proposed rescission then, but in 2016 FWS did finally rescind the rule.   We thought this was going to be significant. Unfortunately FWS has made absolutely no effort to enforce the ESA on generic tigers since then, i.e. require the breeders to get a permit.  When I have asked why, I am told by a person who talks to FWS that it is simply a matter of triage of resources. The department that processes applications does not do enforcement. They just process whatever comes to them, they do not look for people who fail to ask for a permit.  The department that does enforcement devotes their resources to illegal trafficking, mostly illegal import of endangered species, and simply judges that to be a better allocation of resources than stopping captive breeding done without a permit, so they allocate no one to enforcing the rule requiring permits to breed. This is their decision, even though the rampant breeding is obviously a huge potential source of illegal trafficking and would be very easy to identify.  But, no efforts to document trafficking in captive tiger parts in the US has been successful.   So, the rescission of the generic tiger rule, if enforced, could have dramatically reduced the rampant breeding.  But, it has had no effect because they do not enforce it.  It would not have resulted in knowing where all US tigers are, although it would have at least created records of the breeding.   One last important point.  The ESA says that to get a permit you have to show that your request has conservation value.  The way FWS has dealt with this for decades is called "pay to play."  For instance, if we want to import these tigers from Guatemala, it does not count that we would use their story to educate our visitors about conservation.  In fairness to FWS, they argue that if they viewed it that way, circuses and roadside zoos would also claim they are educating. In fact, Ringling used to make that claim, which in their case of course is ridiculous.   So, in order to get an import permit for the Guatemala tigers, or for the Peru tiger three years ago, FWS wants us to donate money to organizations doing conservation of the tiger in the wild.  Even though there is no connection between these particular tigers and that donation, they view that donation as a quid pro quo that helps conservation. In the Peru case, the then head of the department, Tim Van Norman, now retired, accepted our application only after we donated $5000 to the Corbett Foundation who build fences around ground level wells in India that tigers other big cats fall into at night chasing prey and die.  However, I am told by someone who has done a number of imports that FWS has more recently made it clear they prefer donations to their own Rhino and Tiger Conservation Fund. So, in the upcoming application, that is what I will propose.   I hope you are still awake and this is helpful.   I think it is important to understand that:   1. the bill does NOT change anything USDA does now or transfer ANY duties of USDA to FWS. 2. the ONLY people who have to register their cats are those who choose under the grandfather clause to keep their current animals but not acquire or breed more. So, this would be pet owners and perhaps some exhibitors who decide they will only continue to exhibit big cats as long as their current ones live. This registration is ONE TIME, for the sole purpose of being able to know if those who elect the grandfather exemption are complying, i.e. not breeding or acquiring.  The only way to know if they are complying is to know the animals they start with.  There is no privacy issue.  FWS would promulgate regulations dictating what information they need. All they really would need for each big cat is species, age, name, maybe a photo, micro chip # if there is one, and the location.  This information would take almost no effort or time to gather because it is one time - a simple spreadsheet would hold it. 3. In enforcing the bill, FWS would simply do what it already does in ESA cases, it would occasionally ask USDA to send over inspection reports.  The bill does not change the way USDA and FWS work together at all. To determine if an exhibitor was in violation of the requirement not to have serious repeat violations within 12 months, FWS would simply either access online or ask USDA for inspection reports for a particularly exhibitor.   It took me a long time to sort out some of this and you are having to basically dive into a crash course. If you have any questions, any of above not clear, please feel totally free to ask. Happy to help in any way I can. If I don't know the answer, I can get it.   Howard Baskin Advisory Board Chairman Big Cat Rescue   Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  These are my views and opinions. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

June 7 | Local high school students protest gun violence, FWS to look into bison protections by KHOL

In this episode, Tom and Dan answer your questions about some word tracks to gracefully turn down customers you don't want to work with, tips to attract FWS quickly, and the reason why painters wear white clothes.   In this episode, we talk about…   Question1: What are some good word tracks to gracefully reject projects that you don't want to do? Just playing the schedule card will get you off the hook with some of those people Record a video appreciating them for reaching out and let them know your situation — offer to refer them to someone else If you don't want to work with a client, tell them it won't be a good fit   Question2: What's the quickest way to pull-in FWS? Build your brand — it will draw your customers and employees in Be in a place where people want to work with you    Question3: Why do painters wear white, and is it important? In the past, they wore whites because everything was painted white Blue jeans look sloppy — it sends a bad message This is about being intentional about the culture you're building   Resources:  Submit your questions to help@thecontractorfight.com with the subject “Podcast” and Tom and Dan will try to answer them on an upcoming show.   Visit our sponsors of this episode, NiceJob. NiceJob is Reputation Marketing software that will help your business collect 2-3 times more reviews on Google, Facebook, and the platforms that matter. Don't forget to use code “Fight” for $50 off the first month on new accounts! https://www.TheContractorFight.com/nicejob    Are you stealing money from your family because you aren't charging enough for your services? Discover what you SHOULD be charging. Download our 50% Gross Profit cheat sheet: https://thecontractorfight.com/50   == Join us in BATTLEGROUND == Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground    == Order your free copy of Tom's book Winning the Contractor Fight (Just pay to ship) == https://thecontractorfight.com/book    == Grab the Gear == https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/    == Find Us on Social Media == YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber  Instagram: https://thecontractorfight.com/ig 

World Wildlife Fund Quotes Howie and Lauds Big Cat Rescue A few hours before sundown on October 18, 2011, law enforcement officials in Zanesville, Ohio, received a strange 911 call: The neighbor of a man named Terry Thompson had spotted a black bear running loose on Thompson's property—then a large male lion. As police officials drove toward the scene, they began spotting other large carnivores. The area was residential, and there was a school soccer game happening nearby, so the officers were ordered to shoot the animals. By the following morning, they had killed six bears, 17 lions, and a slew of other wild creatures—including 18 tigers. Thompson had released all of them from the enclosures in his yard before committing suicide.   The Zanesville incident was so bizarre and horrific that it made international headlines. But it was also a rude awakening to the fact that many people in the US own exotic animals, including Panthera tigris. There are thousands of captive tigers throughout the country. You can find them in backyard enclosures, petting zoos, and even truck stops. They outnumber the tigers believed to remain in the wild today. And beyond the problems their captivity poses in the US, it's putting their wild counterparts at risk.   Leigh Henry, WWF's senior policy advisor for wildlife conservation, says she first became aware of the issue around 2006. “I was working on WWF's TRAFFIC team at the time,” Henry says. “An organization called Save the Tiger Fund approached us and said, ‘We're concerned about captive tigers in the US. Nobody knows much about them. If we get you some funding, could you do a study?'”   With the help of a consultant, Henry put together the first comprehensive report on tiger ownership in the US. The results of their research were jarring. Not only did there appear to be roughly 5,000 captive tigers across the country, but the vast majority of those cats—about 95%—were, like Thompson's tigers, privately owned. That total is just an estimate, Henry adds. “No one can say for certain, because the US actually has no comprehensive system for monitoring captive tigers.”   Instead, Henry found regulations that were patchy and riddled with loopholes. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), for example, required permits for certain activities that would normally be prohibited under the Endangered Species Act (such as breeding tigers or transporting them across state lines). But at the time, the FWS exempted generic tigers—tigers with genes from multiple subspecies—from those rules. “Generic tigers are basically mutts, for lack of a better word,” Henry says. “Since they aren't genetically pure, they don't have conservation value to the FWS. But most of the tigers in the US are generic.” So the FWS wasn't monitoring them.   The USDA, meanwhile, required exhibitor licenses for tigers that were being shown to the public—whether for free or for profit—but not for tigers that people simply wanted to keep privately as pets. Many states banned private possession of the cats, but still exempted anyone with a USDA license. A handful of others allowed possession with a state-issued permit, and several had no barriers whatsoever.   “Those laws have enormous loopholes. USDA licenses are easy to get, and many people who apply for them are just pet owners trying to evade the state bans,” says Howard Baskin. Baskin and his wife Carole run Big Cat Rescue, a 67-acre large cat sanctuary in Tampa, Florida, that's been operating since 1992. They currently shelter about 70 cats—including 12 tigers. Some came to the sanctuary from people who tried their best to care for the animals but didn't have the knowledge or resources to meet their needs.   “But then there are owners like Terry Thompson, or the woman in Ohio who had four tigers and two lions, and declawed and defanged many of them,” Baskin says. “She would chain them down and charge people thousands of dollars to receive big cat ‘training' experience. People kept getting hurt so she lost her USDA license, but she kept doing it anyway. It was a horrible situation. We took in four of these cats at the request of the state after she abandoned them.”   Besides putting both cats and people in danger in the US, the regulations allowing such behavior also pose big problems internationally. “A huge issue here is cub petting operations— people who breed tiger cubs so they can charge customers to pet them and take pictures with them,” Baskin says. “They can only use the cubs for a few months before they grow too big to be safe, and lose their commercial value.” Once that happens, there's no way to track where the cubs end up—and thus no way to make sure they aren't being sold illegally.   “Our concern is that you have all of these adult tigers in the US that are unwanted,” says Henry. And not just because they're dangerous: They're also incredibly expensive pets. The TRAFFIC report estimated that it costs $5,000-$6,000 a year to feed a grown tiger. And while there are some good sanctuaries like Big Cat Rescue in operation, “most of them are full to overflowing,” Henry says.   On the other hand, the value of a tiger carcass in Asian black markets can climb as high as $60,000. For someone trying to get rid of a large tiger, Henry says, selling its parts on the black market could prove too tempting to resist. And the availability of those parts fuels demand for even more—which in turn drives continued poaching of the cats in the wild.   What's more, America's captive tigers have become a diplomatic stumbling block in efforts to end tiger farming in China and Southeast Asia. When the tiger farm issue is brought up in international meetings, fingers tend to get pointed at China—but China has repeatedly questioned why the US isn't doing something about its own tiger problem. “We need to figure out a better way to regulate the tigers in our own backyard so that the US can continue to be a global leader in combatting wildlife crime, and help influence China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos to shut their tiger farms down,” Henry says.   Both WWF and Big Cat Rescue have been advocating for tighter laws that can better regulate captive tigers and halt the breeding of cubs for profit. In 2016, they saw two major victories. The first was an April decision by the FWS to scratch the generic tiger exemption from its laws—a change that more than 450,000 WWF supporters had called for. Around the same time, the USDA enacted a ban on public contact with tigers under four weeks old, in response to a petition from WWF, Big Cat Rescue, and a coalition of other animal rights organizations.   “That was a step in the right direction, but we asked for a ban on all public contact,” Henry says. However, the USDA is still considering further action in response to the petition. She's hopeful about the outcome—and about the pressure these new policies could put on other countries with tiger issues. And Baskin says Big Cat Rescue is advocating for a bill completely banning private ownership and breeding of big cats; so far, it's gained 82 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and Baskin expects the number to keep growing.   “Unfortunately, it may take more tragedies like Zanesville to really change these laws,” Baskin says. “I'm hoping it doesn't. There's no reason for people to keep tigers and other dangerous carnivores in their backyards.”   https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2016/articles/captive-tigers-in-the-us   Yesterday I got my Remote Pilot's License to fly drones from the FAA:   Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

Getting the Gorillas Ready to Kill MiGs - "Paco" Geisler (Part 1)Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GDJU6CM3GWZTNDiscussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh10PCT #31 P1:  "Paco" Geisler00:00:00 Introduction    00:01:58 Why the Air Force?   00:10:49 Appraisal of the F-4   00:16:57 Mastering BFM    00:19:18 Nature or Nurture?    00:25:33 Losing    00:28:38 Humble, Approachable, Credible  00:29:48 Leaders to Aspire to   00:40:44 Risk    00:45:41 Fischer's Speech: Cancer in the Eye of TAC 00:50:18 F-15 Weapons School Mishaps and Repercussions  01:06:46 Call me Ace or Red Baron...   01:10:17 Winning at the Fighter Weapons School 01:18:23 Teaching at the FWS   01:21:03 Weapons School Papers and F-Pole 01:28:04 Why "the Great White Hope"?  01:33:38 The F-15 Design: An Introduction  01:44:35 F-15 Introduction to Service - Flown Like and F-4 01:46:18 Radar Tapes Update   01:47:17 APG-63 Development   01:51:28 MSIP    02:01:15 Vodka Cabinet for the Gorillas  02:02:55 Call of the Lawn Darts Dead!  02:07:17 You Guys Have Embarrassed Me. Take off Your Patches  02:09:13 Building the Gorillas    02:13:20 Eglin Wing Commanders   02:15:25 Air War College     02:19:55 WWE and VIPs    02:27:11 Sammy Davis Jnr.     02:29:54 Keeping it SimpleSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=GDJU6CM3GWZTN)

This week we shift our inquiry from the U.S. Department of Agriculture into the Department of the Interior where we find a litany of wildlife biologists working to conserve wildlife habitat on private lands through various programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In this episode, Adam interviews biologist Gwen Kolb from the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in New Mexico and Kraig McPeek from the Ecological Services Office in Illinois. Kraig and Gwen provide a detailed overview of how the USFWS works with private landowners throughout the country to help conserve a diversity of wildlife species and help landowners and managers achieve their own goals! Help us improve the podcast by taking this Habitat University Listener Feedback Survey: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oteinFuEzFCDmm   Resources and references mentioned in the episode: Learn more about the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, including state contacts, at this website: https://www.fws.gov/program/partners-fish-and-wildlife Find a U.S. FWS office near you with this link: https://www.fws.gov/visit-us?type=%5B%22Conservation%20Office%22%5D Learn more about federally endangered species here: https://www.fws.gov/program/endangered-species Learn what species are listed in your state here: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-listings-by-state-totals?statusCategory=Listed Learn more about Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCA's) here: https://www.fws.gov/service/candidate-conservation-agreements Learn more about the Topeka Shiner conservation success story in this article from NRCS featuring interviewee Kraig McPeek!: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ia/newsroom/stories/nrcs142p2_008651/ Learn more about the Rio Grande Cutthroat (https://westernnativetrout.org/rio-grande-cutthroat-trout/) from the Western Native Trout Initiative.

This week we shift our inquiry from the U.S. Department of Agriculture into the Department of the Interior where we find a litany of wildlife biologists working to conserve wildlife habitat on private lands through various programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In this episode, Adam interviews biologist Gwen Kolb from the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in New Mexico and Kraig McPeek from the Ecological Services Office in Illinois. Kraig and Gwen provide a detailed overview of how the USFWS works with private landowners throughout the country to help conserve a diversity of wildlife species and help landowners and managers achieve their own goals!  Help us improve the podcast by taking this Habitat University Listener Feedback Survey: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oteinFuEzFCDmm   Resources and references mentioned in the episode: Learn more about the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, including state contacts, at this website: https://www.fws.gov/program/partners-fish-and-wildlife  Find a U.S. FWS office near you with this link: https://www.fws.gov/visit-us?type=%5B%22Conservation%20Office%22%5D Learn more about federally endangered species here: https://www.fws.gov/program/endangered-species  Learn what species are listed in your state here: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-listings-by-state-totals?statusCategory=Listed  Learn more about Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCA's) here: https://www.fws.gov/service/candidate-conservation-agreements  Learn more about the Topeka Shiner conservation success story in this article from NRCS featuring interviewee Kraig McPeek!: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ia/newsroom/stories/nrcs142p2_008651/ Learn more about the Rio Grande Cutthroat (https://westernnativetrout.org/rio-grande-cutthroat-trout/) from the Western Native Trout Initiative. 

I sit down with Phil Goss who is the President of the United States Association of Reptile Keepers, also know as USARK. We discuss the new Lacey Act Amendment in the America Competes Act and how it will impact the Exotic Pet Hobby as a whole. He also gives us updates on new developments and how best to move forward as a hobby. Q: Does this include invertebrates?Yes. We know that aquatic invertebrates are included. While the legislation does not mention terrestrial invertebrates, FWS can regulate terrestrial invertebrates (i.e., Endangered Species Act), and terrestrial invertebrates are included in the FWS definition of wildlife:“Wildlife is any living or dead wild animal, its parts, and products made from it. Wildlife not only includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, but also invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, arthropods, molluscs and coelenterates.” – FWSAlso, within the Lacey Act the term “fish or wildlife” means: any wild animal, whether alive or dead, including without limitation any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, coelenterate, or other invertebrate, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof.www.USARK.orgwww.facebook.com/UnitedStatesAssociationOfReptileKeepersYou can watch the video version of this podcast on The Exotic Pet Collective YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ZqM--dnqIRkSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/The_Tarantula_Collective)

Mom's update about Dad: Vern had a very restless and painful night but the doctor has sent a strong pain medication and Vern is resting peacefully now.  Not eating anything for two days even with encouragement from the kids.   Howie's letter to Pat Craig of Wild Animal Sanctuary On Sunday after the conference is over they have organized a meeting from noon to 5 to brainstorm about the big cat issue.  I have no idea what will come of it.  Could be waste of time, or prove productive. But at the very least it should be interesting I think because the people currently on the list (below) that I do know are some very sharp folks and a pretty unique opportunity to be in a room with people from so many organizations.  The group is a rather unwieldy size so it will be interesting to see how they conduct it.   I have pasted the info below and the contact at PAWS is Catherine Doyle.  We went to the conference last year for the first time only because we were asked to speak. Agree hard to get away.  I think you could help us add a lot of on the ground experience to the group. Maybe you could arrange with Catherine just to come for Sunday?   Info on Sunday attached with Catherine contact info. Regarding the breeding I think you make interesting points.  Couple comments:   • The bill grandfathers in all current owners so they are not objecting based on their cats being taken away.  Ohio had a couple issues that I think drove what is happening.  One is they added caging requirements.  People not meeting those is what appears to be driving the confiscations, along with some idiots just refusing to do the simple paperwork to register was also an issue.  If they had just grandfathered in the existing owners like the federal bill does without adding requirements they would not have this issue. Second, they correctly did not exempt people with USDA licenses, which as you know is a huge loophole because anyone can get a license. So I think people with USDA licenses left the state for states where a USDA license exempts them from the state rules.  The bigger mistake Ohio made in my opinion was exempting ZAA, which I believe was driven by Kasich listening to Jack Hanna. • The meaningful opposition to the bill is not from owners.  Other than Antle and Tabraue, they don't have much a following or resources to oppose. Mario Tabraue and/or Antle have engaged a lobbyist to oppose the bill, and Ringling's Feld has lobbyists opposing even though we put in language to exempt Feld.  That is the main opposition.  A bigger issue really is ZAA.  While some states have refused to exempt them from state laws, once Ohio did, it set a precedent and some other states have followed, giving them undeserved credibility.  And, I have to give them credit, they have been smart.  They hired a very experienced lobbyist who is well known to state legislators around the country, Alan Smith, as E.D.  The guy is smooth.  I heard him speak to a committee hearing in TX and he makes this sow's ear sound like a silk purse.  Plays on the "small business" sympathy and presents ZAA as the little guy's AZA.  Meantime, some AZA zoos have joined ZAA as well.  I think they do this to keep AZA off their backs - i.e. if AZA gives them a hard time, they just promote they are ZAA, and the generic public does not know any better.  But meantime, these AZA zoos joining gives ZAA even more credibility. The issue with ZAA is not that they oppose the bill. It is that they want to be exempted like AZA, claiming it is unfair to exempt AZA and not them.  To deal with this we have crafted different exemption language I can tell you more about. • Just banning breeding is interesting and worth considering.  One issue that comes to mind is enforcement  -  finding out who is breeding.  If someone has a tiger born after the bill is passed (those born before are grandfathered) how do we prove who bred it? I suppose one could try to draft language to address that by requiring records if you have a tiger so it was a serious violation not to have records of where it came from. So I think a bill that just addresses breeding is worth thinking about.  I don't think it will in any way reduce the opposition though.  Someone who is only concerned about keeping the cats they have is addressed by grandfathering. Someone who, on the other hand, wants to protect their ability to acquire cats in the future, will oppose a ban on breeding. • Regarding your concern that USFWS somehow use the law to shut down places like yours and ours, no matter what Van Norman or anyone else says, there is no way I see that happening.  First, the bill exempts sanctuaries with a definition that does not require GFAS, just a simple test I assume you would easily pass.  I.e. no breeding, buying, selling, taking offsite for exhibition. Regarding the FWS view that there should not be captive tigers, frankly I think that is a plus.  I wish USDA felt that way, i.e. recognized they don't belong in cages.  But, there is no way the bill is going to result in FWS coming in and euthanizing the animals at good sanctuaries.  First the language protects sanctuaries, second it grandfathers, but most compelling is there would be a huge public outcry.  No way I see that happening.  But, I also have no illusions that any of these points is going to change what I suspect is a deep rooted fear you have that this actually could happen.   Well, enough for now.  In hindsight would have been more efficient to talk versus type. If we discuss further maybe Skype or Facetime would be good. I'd enjoy continuing to brainstorm with you. Incidentally, although Dr. Gibbens could not meet me in person due to his travel, we did Facetime and had a great hour long chat.  People I run into speak more highly of him than I have heard about any other USDA official and I enjoyed getting to know him in the chat.   All for now - maybe more than you wanted!  :)   Howard Baskin Advisory Board Chairman Big Cat Rescue "The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals."     I am thankful that Howie continues to try and bring on the voices of these recalcitrant sanctuarians.  The truth is that they have no other job options and don't want the problem to go away, but with increased transparency in this world (forced largely by us) they can't keep making up excuses to themselves and their donors.   I appreciate all the explore.org is doing for us to achieve a virtual reality experience that would end the desire to keep wild animals in cages.  I emailed again with Sumo Reality's Sean and James yesterday.  Explore.org gave us 50k to pay them to make an awesome experience.   I am using our cheap versions of their tools to try and make the most of our time filming with them, which has been set for Sept 6-8.   I'm glad there ARE cheap versions of their tools.   Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

For fish and wildlife to thrive in the United States, they need space. My next guest as spent a career helping secure woods and grasslands that support conservation. Now he's a recipient of a Presidential Rank Award, one in a series of interviews of PRA winners, the deputy director for program management and policy at the Fish and Wildlife Service, Steve Guertin.

Listen in as Tom and Dan answer your questions about how to price a job, how to decide when to hire your first employee, what percent should you make when it comes to marking up subs, why do clients prefer free estimates instead of professional charge quotes, even if the contractor is a registered member of a professional body and the best one-line advice for a brand new starter.   In this episode, we talk about…    Question 1: I'm running an electrical company in Australia, and the material prices have skyrocketed. Is it better to charge by the hour or by the job?  The most successful contractors have a minimum service call. Inflation is not your problem—it's the customer's problem—charge what you need to charge to do the job. Make 60-70% of your gross labor profit. Have $100 per project sundries fees and hand the rest of the sundries receipts to the customer.  The materials are not your problem as contractors—the customers are the ones that have to pay for it.    Question 2: How do you gauge when to hire your first employee?  Figure out your own pricing and start making the profit that you need to make Market your brand and learn how to sell Build relationships with other contractors  Get your money before you bring on employees Sub everything out that you need to  Set a goal for yourself to put $1,000 a day in your pocket   Question 3: I need help working on a minimum call-out and price a job. It's very risky to replace a water meter in a building—it won't take much time, but there's a high risk The price is the solution, not the time charge—charge what it's worth This is about salesmanship, having a conversation, and setting expectations   Question 4: When it comes to marking up subs, like a deck or a pavilion, what percent do you recommend?  100%—if subs charge me five, I charge 10 for the job Let them price the job in a healthy margin—be happy, show up on time and then double it Great marketing and salesmanship makes this easy.   Question 5: What habits have you developed to overcome your limiting beliefs? Objectively analyze yourself regularly- Dan My affirmations are based on the kind of person I want to be in the future, and then develop the habits and actions that will make me more like him, and then your confidence grows- Tom. Surround yourself with FWS and people that think the same way   Question 6: Why do clients prefer free estimates instead of professional charge quotes, even if we're registered members of a professional body? Contractors have trained consumers to get free estimates. Clients prefer it because it's free. When you learn to sell and connect with their motives, position yourself and dig into the emotions of the thing, then they're happy to pay a consultation fee.   Question 7: Give one of the best one-line advice for a brand new starter. Do something that's going to set you up where you need to be and set yourself up to win- Dan. Be passionate about building your brand and marketing your business every single day—build that habit early on, because you will not make any money and you won't sell jobs without opportunities- Tom   Resources:  == Get your questions answered and connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: https://thecontractorfight.com/facebook    == Join us in BATTLEGROUND == Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground    == Order your free copy of Tom's book Winning the Contractor Fight (Just pay to ship) == https://thecontractorfight.com/book    == Grab the Gear == https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/    == Find Us on Social Media == YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber  Instagram: https://thecontractorfight.com/ig  Live Unafraid Swag: https://thecontractorfight.com/unafraid    The Contractor Fight is the ultimate resource for becoming an uncommon contractor! Pick a fight with mediocrity. Live Unafraid.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 293, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Ink 1: If your business is losing money, you're awash in this color ink. Red. 2: Company that makes the Eraser Mate, a pen that has erasable ink. Paper Mate. 3: From Latin roots meaning "cannot be obliterated", it describes ink that's permanent. Indelible. 4: 1988 film that featured a will written in Acme disappearing and re-appearing ink. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". 5: His test, developed in 1921, includes 5 multicolored inkblots. Herman Rohrshach. Round 2. Category: Teen People 1: These cover girls of the issue turned 18 on June 13, 2004. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. 2: In 1998 Brandy and this teen country diva were among the "Hottest Stars Under 21". LeAnn Rimes. 3: Talk about most embarrassing moments, she said hers was on "Jeopardy!":. Kirsten Dunst. 4: 4 stars of this Fox drama shared a spot (we think the one who plays Seth is funny-looking, but whatever). The O.C.. 5: Following Nelly, Chingy is the latest big star out of this city's rap scene. St. Louis. Round 3. Category: '50s Song Lyrics 1: This Bill Haley hit told us to "Get out from that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans". "Shake, Rattle And Roll". 2: This Erroll Garner song begins, "Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree". "Misty". 3: This Carl Perkins hit begins, "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show....". "Blue Suede Shoes". 4: This song's lyrics contain such names as "Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown". "Mack The Knife". 5: "I believe for ev'ry drop of rain that falls" this "grows". A Flower. Round 4. Category: The President's Dog 1: This bestselling author died in May 1997 at age 12. Millie (President Bush's dog). 2: The press corps called this Scottie "The Informer"; when they saw him they knew FDR was near. Fala. 3: Edgar was the beagle named after this man, who gave him to LBJ. J. Edgar Hoover. 4: His golden retriever Liberty gave birth to 9 pups in the White House, giving him even more to trip over. Gerald Ford. 5: He gave the Kennedys Pushinka, a pup of Strelka, the first Soviet dog in space. Nikita Khrushchev. Round 5. Category: U.s. Government And Politics 1: Members of the House of Representatives serve terms of this many years. 2. 2: He appointed more justices (9) to the Supreme Court than any other president in the 20th century. FDR. 3: You'll find its home page at www.uscg.mil. the Coast Guard. 4: This document served as our basic charter of government from 1781 until the Constitution in 1789. the Articles of Confederation. 5: It's the F in the outdoors-oriented agency known as FWS. Fish. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

In our Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 2 Recap, we review our scores and breakdown the episode. Lolly is the winner of our first round of Spoiler Wars for Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Mason was a close second, with Justin a distant third.  4:24 Scoreboard Breakdown7:08 Episode 2 Recap, Score-by-Score, and Near Misses1;:36:45 Airballs1:47:00 What Else Are You Watching? 

Wanda and Vision may have split up, but there's a new dynamic duo coming together on Disney Plus. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier debuts March 19th, 2021 and This is the Way Phase Four put together a preview. Join host Steve Loscalzo for a short discussion on what to expect from the show next week. The podcast continues weekly and you can send feedback via email at thisisthewayphasefour@gmail.com or interact on Twitter @TheWayPhaseFour and Facebook at facebook.com/TheWayPhaseFour and we hope you will! "FWS" should run 6 weeks, which takes us into April before we need to get ready for the next entry in the Marvel Studios line-up, releasing in June. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/this-is-the-way-phase-four/support

Inspired by Day 22 from the book Me & White supremacy. I go into what the gaps are for several races as well as what can be done to end this inequality. FWS!