Podcasts about project coyote

Like many of North America's top apex predators — wolves, mountain lions, and bears — coyotes have faced a long history of persecution and extermination. Yet, unlike these nearly-disappeared species, coyote populations responded by tripling their range. Found across urban and rural landscapes, this resilient species plays a vital role in maintaining balance and enriching biodiversity in California's ecosystems. While coyotes have demonstrated a remarkable ability to adapt to our human world, we still have a long way to go to coexist with coyotes. Nearly 500,000 coyotes are killed each year through hunting, wildlife killing contests, and other lethal control methods, despite decades of scientific research that shows killing coyotes doesn't “work” to manage populations nor minimize conflict. Founder and executive director of Project Coyote Camilla Fox joins Terra Verde host and producer Hannah Wilton to discuss the life cycle of coyotes (as we enter spring pup rearing season!) and sustainable solutions to coexist with our wild neighbors. Drawing on Project Coyote's longtime work to protect North America's wild carnivores, Camilla offers her perspective on radicalizing compassion for our native Song Dog and respecting the inherent value of coyotes in California's ecosystems. The post Coexisting with Coyotes appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, Leigh Langford and John Maguranis talk about some of his experiences working as an Animal Control Officer (ACO). The conversation touches upon what the Project Coyote organization does to help advocate for wildlife, some of his more memorable rescues from his time working as an ACO, some of the frequent questions he gets asked during the many presentations he has given as an Ambassador for Project Coyote, and much more. Check out projectcoyote.org to learn more about how you can support and advocate for wildlife.

Join us for a very passionate part 1 of our discussion on coyotes! In this episode we discuss some coyote basics and just a few of the things that make them so badass.Find us on all the things! linktr.ee/bearsandbrewspodcast Links We Discussed:https://projectcoyote.org/https://www.predatordefense.org/coyotes.htmhttps://urbancoyoteresearch.com/ Sources Cited:Black, Riley. How Extinction Changed the Coyote, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2016, blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/how-extinction-changed-the-coyote/. Bryant, Charles, and Josh Clark. “How Coyotes Work.” Stuff You Should Know, iHeart Media, 21 Oct. 2022, https://stuffyoushouldknow.com/episode/how-coyotes-work/. Calfa, John, and Stephen Rivera. The Wolf Connection, 17 June 2022, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-80-project-coyote-promoting-compassionate-conservation/id1521180246?i=1000566875778. “Coyote.” Project Coyote, 31 May 2023, projectcoyote.org/carnivores/coyote/#kill. Draheim, Megan M. “Why Killing Coyotes Doesn't Make Livestock Safer.” Scientific American, 31 May 2017, www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-killing-coyotes-doesn-rsquo-t-make-livestock-safer/. Flores, Dan. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History. Basic Books, 2017. Goldman, Jason G. “Urban Coyote Evolution Favors the Bold.” Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2019, www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/urban-coyote-evolution-favors-the-bold/. Kobilinsky, Dana. “To Chart Coyotes' Expansion, Study Looks Back 10,000 Years.” The Wildlife Society, 8 Jan. 2023, wildlife.org/to-chart-coyotes-expansion-study-looks-back-10000-years/. Meachen, Julie A., et al. “Ecological changes in coyotes (canis latrans) in response to the ice age megafaunal extinctions.” National Academy of Science, vol. 9, no. 12, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116041. Terry, Lynne. “State Wildlife Officials Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Land.” Oregon Capital Chronicle, 19 Sept. 2023, oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/09/19/state-wildlife-officials-ban-wildlife-killing-contests-on-public-land/#:~:text=The%20rule%20makes%20it%20%E2%80%9Cunlawful,New%20Mexico%2C%20Vermont%20and%20Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For as long as humans have been around the Coyote has been one of those species vilified and killed for almost no reason. Yes once in a rare blue moon one may kill livestock but the overwhelming majority of livestock, and domestic pets, are not killed by coyotes. Despite the scientific facts that coyotes are a boon to a healthy ecosystem the hype and false narrative making them out to be monsters persists. Coyotes help keep down the rodent population naturally which would eliminate the use of deadly poisons. Learn about the benefits of co-existing with this amazing species and what effective sustainable alternatives can be used to protect livestock, domestic pets and property. We should be embracing this species not killing in blood sport contests. Project Coyote is a non profit helping to educate the public about the benefits of coyotes and why killing them does nothing to decrease the population when mother nature is capable of doing that.For more information about Project Coyote click here https://projectcoyote.org To email them directly info@projectcoyote.orgHere's a link for the Project Coyote page with webinars: https://projectcoyote.org/mediaroom/webinars/And a link to the page for the Ranching with Wildlife videos: http://projectcoyote.org/mediaroom/videos/ranching-with-wild~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~More at: https://allaboutanimalsradio.com/ Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllAboutAnimalsRadio Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnimalsRadio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalsradio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/86912031/ Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-about-animals/id1619050390 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c195ef1d-f2e1-42f1-9d27-e61506bea92d/all-about-animals Tunein: https://tunein.com/podcasts/p1667224/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2tJDqEaBOJxygQpNytuCwW Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yc3MuY29tL2FsbGFib3V0YW5pbWFscy9mZWVkLnhtbA== #animals #coyote #usa #animalsradio #podcast #listenable

A nationwide campaign is underway to limit the influence of hunters in crafting wildlife policy. The movement has gained traction in recent years as proponents work to restructure state game commissions to be less responsive to the wishes of hunters. “This movement has really spread throughout the country,” Joe Mullin told MeatEater. Mullin works for the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation as the Northeastern States Manager, and he reports that he's observed “a more concerted, organized, and accelerated effort” to pass bills that remodel game commissions along less hunter-friendly lines. Director of State Policy and Stewardship for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Tim Brass, has also been tracking this movement. “Historically, sportsmen have had a big voice, and we're concerned not only that we're losing some of the voices we have had, but in some cases the people that they're putting on the commissions under the ‘sportsman's' name are questionable in terms of their credentials as hunters and anglers,” he said in an interview with MeatEater. Mullin identified efforts in Washington State, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon that would make it easier to install anti-hunting proponents on the governing bodies meant to manage game species. Wildlife for All, an environmental nonprofit, most clearly articulates the ideas that underwrite these efforts. Organized by current and former employees of the Humane Society, the Sierra Club, Wildearth Guardians, Animal & Earth Advocates, and Project Coyote (among others), Wildlife for All describes the current system of wildlife management as “outdated.” “The hallmarks of this outdated system are a focus on producing a harvestable surplus of game animals under an agricultural model [and] preference given to consumptive wildlife users (hunters, anglers and trappers) over the broader public,” Wildlife for All says on its website. They seek to replace the current model with one based on the “public trust doctrine,” which they define as including a responsibility to protect “all life.” If their efforts are successful, Mullin warns that the voices of hunters and anglers will be diminished. “If game commissions don't have adequate representation from the outdoor sporting community, decisions will likely be made to the detriment of hunters, trappers, recreational shooters. There'd be no safeguards to prevent obstructionism at that point,” he said. Overthrowing the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation For over 80 years, hunters and anglers have formed the bedrock of the American system of conservation funding. This “user pays, public benefits” structure has allowed the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation to become the world's most successful conservation framework, and hunters and anglers nationwide have contributed over $25.5 billion. This money has been used to save wetlands and bring species like turkeys and whitetail deer back from the brink of extinction. State game commissions work with state wildlife agencies to manage a state's natural resources, and many have statutory mandates to set hunting seasons, maximize hunting opportunities, and set bag limits. Game commissioners are appointed in a variety of ways, but many also require a certain level of representation from the hunting community. (Some, for example, require commissioners to hold hunting or fishing licenses for a certain number of years before being considered for the position.) But recent legislation would seek to change that system. In Maryland, for example, House Bill 188 was endorsed by the Humane Society would require representatives from the “wildlife preservation” and “passive wildlife recreation communities” to serve on the state's Wildlife Advisory Commission. “This bill is giving a diverse set of stakeholders seats at the table on this commission,” bill sponsor Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr said. In New Mexico, House Bill 486 takes the “public trust” language from Wildlife for All and uses it to rewrite state wildlife policy. Instead of providing for “an adequate and flexible system” to “provide and maintain an adequate supply of game and fish,” this new system would manage the state's wildlife “as a public trust resource with intrinsic and ecological value, as well as for the benefit, use, food supply and nonconsumptive enjoyment of all.” Wildlife for All praises a similarly worded New Mexico bill as an example of the kind of statutory changes the group would like to see in all states. Washington State has become a lightning rod for this issue as some members of the Wildlife Commission seek to change the “overarching principles” that dictate how game is managed in the state. Commissioner Lorna Smith recently introduced a draft outline for a new wildlife management plan that she says will radically change how game species are managed. “It's the overarching principles and background that we're going to update significantly with things like my issues page. We're not just putting a new cover on the old game management plan,” she said at a February 17 meeting of the Special Wildlife Committee. The outline includes topics such as “Changing Faces, Changing Values, Changing Funding Support” and “Confounding Factors to Managing Hunting to ‘Optimal' Levels.” Another point would classify coyotes and ground squirrels as managed species, though none of the commissioners argued that these species are in trouble. “We need to look at species where now there are no regulations dealing with limitations on hunting or killing these species,” said commissioner Melanie Rowland. “I don't know how you would define hunting differently. I think that's something we should consider.” These states aren't alone. Georgia is considering a bill that some see as a Trojan horse for limiting the influence of hunters. Vermont considered a bill last year that would have stripped the Fish and Wildlife Board of its rulemaking authority and allowed a wider variety of entities to appoint members. A New Hampshire bill would have reduced the number of years a member of the fish and game commission was required to hold a resident fishing, hunting, or trapping license. Missouri, Nebraska, and Michigan have also introduced legislation in recent years intending to alter the composition and/or nomination process for commissions. Many commissioners oppose these efforts, of course. Washington State commissioner Jim Anderson cautioned his colleagues about their plan to rewrite the game management document. “I think the hunting public doesn't want to see all the efforts that have gone on in the past cast aside as something that's seen as new and better,” he said. “The way that is worded strikes me as being a negative way of talking about hunting.” Sportsmen's Alliance filed a lawsuit this week against Washington State commissioner Lorna Smith, but not directly for her actions while on the committee. They say Washington law prohibits someone from serving on the commission while holding another elected or appointed office (Smith is currently a member of the Jefferson County Planning Commission). “We view this lawsuit as the initial step of a long but important process to bring sanity and decency back to wildlife decision-making in Washington," Todd Adkins, vice president of government affairs at the Sportsmen's Alliance said. "It all starts here, but trust me, it won't end here." Changing the Composition of State Game Agencies Certain hunting groups have voiced support for some aspects of this agenda. Hunters of Maryland, for example, joined with the Sierra Club to support HB 188. “Wildlife belongs to no one person, wildlife belongs to the citizenry,” said spokesman William R. Miles. “Diverse individuals, groups and organizations, who want a broader advisory voice in how Maryland's DNR manages wildlife, is a good thing and should be afforded every opportunity.” It's also worth noting that “public trust” is a key tenet of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, and this doctrine has been used to guarantee hunters and anglers access to land, water, and wildlife. Many hunters, especially public land hunters, would agree that no one owns wildlife, including those who harvest animals for food. It is unclear, however, whether Wildlife for All's interpretation of the “public trust doctrine” aligns with its traditional meaning. Their desire to abolish wildlife commissions and represent “non-consumptive users” in proportion to their demographic in the general population is certainly out of step with how the public trust doctrine has traditionally been implemented. Mullin also argues that efforts to change the composition of state game agencies will make it “easier for obstructionist behavior.” As hunters have seen in Washington State, it only takes a few commissioners to make proceedings grind to a halt. “Rather than the commissions getting down to brass tacks, shaking up the composition would lower the door for anti-sportsmen to make their way in,” Mullin said. Washington State commissioner Kim Thorburn expressed a similar concern in an interview with The Lewiston Tribune. “They don't want to admit their decisions are based on their own advocacy biases,” she said of fellow commissioners Smith and Rowland, “so they have the tactic of paralyzing the staff effort, demanding impossible workloads of them and, when they come back (with products), saying, ‘That isn't what we asked for.'” Ultimately, both Brass and Mullin believe that anti-hunting groups see changing the makeup of game commissions as stepping stones toward their larger goals. “The anti-hunting community is seeing these commissions as a vehicle to make changes in conjunction with legislative efforts and ballot initiatives. It's another vessel that they see to carry out their objectives,” Mullin said. More Than One Kind of Anti-Hunting A state game commission can be politicized against hunters in more ways than one. Brass pointed out that commissions can harm hunters if they favor landowners or outfitters over public land users. He's also concerned about national campaigns that seek to cut off Pittman-Robertson funding, which have been pushed from both the right side of the aisle and the left. Wherever these threats may arise, it's crucial for hunters, anglers, and all outdoor enthusiasts to stay engaged in the process, Brass said. He encouraged hunters to show up at commission meetings, be good spokespeople, and build relationships. Even if a commissioner doesn't agree with hunters on most issues, it's still important to engage. “We need to show up at those commission meetings to make sure the sportsmen's voice is still heard. We have the opportunity to hold them accountable by being there and helping to offer up good, well-reasoned arguments,” Brass said. Hunters should use their voices to ensure their commissions make decisions based on science–not personal vendettas. “In the end, if they're not basing their decisions on science and the wildlife biologists' recommendations and they're attacking hunters because they just don't like it, that is really problematic,” Brass said. “Representative or not, we can't have that. We're going down a pretty slippery slope.” On a larger scale, hunters can do more to tell the full story of habitat and conservation funding, MeatEater's Director of Conservation, Ryan Callaghan, said. Those stories can combat misinformation about hunters that some commissioners use to advocate for anti-hunting policies. “It is our responsibility as hunters to promote the work we do,” Callaghan said. “Great whitetail habitat or sage grouse habitat or bear habitat is great habitat for a wide host of wildlife that falls under the ‘non-consumptive' label. We hunters know that a tag in the pocket does not represent a dead animal. I have a pillowcase full of expensive tags that have never been notched. It's our responsibility to make sure people know those stories too.”      

“It's time to take our fire fears and connect that with our water woes!” – Brock Dolman Caroline welcomes “Fluid Druid” Water Wizard Brock Dolman, for auspicious hydro cahooting: that we ally with Beavers. To cooperate to cooperate, good for the whole Community the human relationships become more egalitarian…. Even our rogue species learns manners. Neptune, Mercury, exactly aligned (on Brock's Moon!)… So Water would like to speak with us… through its dedicated ally… The California deluge… The Sky Rivers stalling…losing the capacity for undulating flow… So, let's undulate…. To protect water become more like water… Tao Teh Ching Brock Dolman co-founded (in 1994) the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he co-directs the WATER Institute. A wildlife biologist and watershed ecologist, he has been actively promoting “Bringing Back Beaver in California” since the early 2000s. He was given the Salmonid Restoration Federation's coveted Golden Pipe Award in 2012: “…for his leading role as a proponent of “working with beavers” to restore native habitat. oaec.org   Brock contributing to Bioneers Conference: Revitalizing the Biosphere by Protecting Animal Habitats and Species April 6th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm According to a recent World Wildlife Fund report, since 1970 we have lost, on average, roughly 70% of the global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish. Scientist activists working tirelessly to reverse this catastrophic trend share their strategies. With: Dave Phillips, co-founder of the Earth Island Institute and Director of its International Marine Mammal Project; Brock Dolman, Co-Director of the WATER Institute and Permaculture Design and Wildlands programs at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, and a leader in CA beaver reintroduction; Michelle Lute, Carnivore Conservation Director for Project Coyote. Moderated by Maureen Nandini Mitra, Editor of Earth Island Journal.   And find Caroline at Bioneers on Thursday, April 6th, at 9:00pm at Freight & Salvage (2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA). Free and Open to the Public – Holy Moly! See more details     Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Hydro Cahooting · Cooperating with Water appeared first on KPFA.

A major organized crime bust has led to 280 drugs and firearms trafficking-related charges against 27 people in Ontario, including members of the Hells Angels and Red Devils outlaw motorcycle gangs. Project Coyote began in January 2022 in Belleville, Ont., where two criminal groups were operating, before the probe branched outwards. It was spearheaded by the Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, the Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau, and Toronto and Belleville Police. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/motorcyclemadhouse/message

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Caroline co-rifs with segments of this powerful deep great show, whereby to magnetize money for KPFA/fund drive… Offering this fantabulous book, “Wild New World: the Epic Story of Animals and People in America,” as a thank you for pledging $150 or more… Or $15/month https://secure.kpfa.org/support/   Original post: (Replay from January 19, 2023) Cultivating Wonder, Curiosity & Biophilia to re-kin with what remains of our Fauna Caroline re-hosts Dan Flores, author of 11 books, including “Coyote America,” and his most recent “Wild New World: the Epic Story of Animals and People in America,” Flora Fauna from Pleistocene, 66 million years ago, to now… “deep-time history of animals and humans in North America detailing human-wildlife relations across the continent, the sixth extinction, and the odyssey of species recovery in recent decades.” Elephants, Giant Buffalo, Camels, horses, giant Cats, have been found with arrowheads in their bones – humans on American Continent, hunting fantabulous animals 12,450 years ago…. and destroying our fauna kin in cruel ways, especially the last 500 years… Dan Flores is an American writer and historian who specializes in cultural and environmental studies of the American West. A native of Louisiana, Dan Flores is a writer who presently lives in the Galisteo Valley outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is A. B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of the History of the American West at the University of Montana-Missoula. He is the author of ten books, most recently the New York Times Bestseller, “Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History” (2016), and “American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains” (2016). Dan Flores is an ambassador for Project Coyote, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy. Wild New World website   Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Cultivating Wonder, Curiosity & Biophilia (Replay) appeared first on KPFA.

Cultivating Wonder, Curiosity & Biophilia to re-kin with what remains of our Fauna Caroline re-hosts Dan Flores, author of 11 books, including Coyote America, and his most recent Wild New World: the Epic Story of Animals and People in America, Flora Fauna from Pleistocene, 66 million years ago, to now… “deep-time history of animals and humans in North America detailing human-wildlife relations across the continent, the sixth extinction, and the odyssey of species recovery in recent decades.” Elephants, Giant Buffalo, Camels, horses, giant Cats, have been found with arrowheads in their bones – humans on American Continent, hunting fantabulous animals 12,450 years ago…. and destroying our fauna kin in cruel ways, especially the last 500 years… Dan Flores is an American writer and historian who specializes in cultural and environmental studies of the American West. A native of Louisiana, Dan Flores is a writer who presently lives in the Galisteo Valley outside Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is A. B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of the History of the American West at the University of Montana-Missoula. He is the author of ten books, most recently the New York Times Bestseller, “Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History” (2016), and “American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains” (2016). Dan Flores is an ambassador for Project Coyote, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy. Wild New World website     Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Cultivating Wonder, Curiosity & Biophilia appeared first on KPFA.

Every winter, hunters gather across the United States to partake in a uniquely American activity: predator killing contests. These events are pretty much what they sound like — contests to see who can kill the most or biggest coyotes, bobcats, foxes and other native carnivores, often in the name of wildlife management. Those who prevail are awarded significant cash purses and other prizes, including hunting equipment. Thanks to the tireless work of wildlife advocates, the controversial events have faced increasing scrutiny in recent years, including from scientists, wildlife management officials, and even some hunters. Camilla Fox, founder and director of Project Coyote, and Jill Fritz, senior director of wildlife protection with the Humane Society of the United States join Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren to discuss the problematic nature of these contests as well as the campaign to end them. The post The Campaign to End Wildlife Killing Contests appeared first on KPFA.

Lizzy Pennock is the Carnivore Coexistence Advocate with WildEarth Guardians. Recently, WildEarth Guardians and Project Coyote filed a lawsuit challenging  Montana's expanded wolf hunting program, established by the 2021 state Legislature. The ruling was successful in granting a temporary restraining order against the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the State of Montana, and the Fish and Wildlife Commission.Lizzy spoke to us about the expanded wolf hunting program in Montana, the details of the lawsuit brought by WildEarth Guardians & Project Coyote, and the impact this could have on wolves across the state. @wildearthguardians@projectcoyoteWildEarth Guardians Wolf Lawsuit MontanaWildEarth Guardians

This is a replay of my interview with Camilla Fox, founder of Project Coyote (www.projectcoyote.org).  We discuss the importance of coyotes and other carnivores to balance ecosystems. We talk about why there is fear around these and animals and most importantly, why there should not be fear around these animals. We also touch on the horrible act of wildlife killing contests. Something that I was hoping, wishful thinking, would be banned in all 50 states by now. Unfortunately it is still legal in most of our states.   Listen in and learn how Camilla Fox and Project Coyote are dedicating their time to help the public change their negative thinking about these carnivores.  Here is their website so you can learn more and find out ways you can help https://projectcoyote.org/take-action/    

An ultramarathon runner was attacked by a coyote on a trail near the Golden Gate Bridge.Michelle Lute, Carnivore Project Manager of Project Coyote, and Kim McCallister, filling in for Pat Thurston, talk about the large increase in sightings of coyotes in Bay Area open space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An ultramarathon runner was attacked by a coyote on a trail near the Golden Gate Bridge.Michelle Lute, Carnivore Project Manager of Project Coyote, and Kim McCallister, filling in for Pat Thurston, talk about the large increase in sightings of coyotes in Bay Area open space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the 100th episode of The Wolf Connection Podcast! Thank you to all our guests and listeners who have been along for the journey. Here's to the next 100 episodes and beyond! HOWLS! Project Coyote is a national non-profit organization based in Northern California whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy. We spoke with both Michelle Lute, the Conservation Director and Renee Seacor, the Carnivore Conservation Advocate at Project Coyote. They told us about the mission, their individual roles within the organization and how they are helping promote coexistence between humans and wildlife across the country. Project Coyote WebsiteRewilding Institute@coolhandlute@rseacor

About Fran is an interdisciplinary researcher and nature advocate with over a decade's experience in conservation and animal science, ethics and policy issues. He is the Big River Connectivity Science and Conservation Manager for Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute, where he helps promote compassion and respect for wild carnivores and nature, their protection, and […] Read full article: Episode 89: Francisco Santiago-Avila On Rewilding And Coexistence In The Heartland

David Parsons is a Board member of Project Coyote and vice-chairman and a science fellow of The Rewilding Institute (a conservation think tank) and is the Institute's Carnivore Conservation Biologist. Dave serves on several regional steering/advisory committees for organizations and coalitions advocating for wolf recovery and landscape-scale conservation in the Southwest. Dave's interests include the ecology and conservation of large carnivores, protection and conservation of biodiversity, and wildlands conservation. Dave is retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service where from 1990-1999 he led the Service's effort to reintroduce the endangered Mexican gray wolf to portions of its former range in Arizona and New Mexico.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25149153)

We speak with Dr Bill Lynn and Dr Fran Santiago-Avila about Multispecies Justice, an alternative approach to negotiating the complex relationships of coexistence between other animals and humans. Importantly, Multispecies Justice centres animal needs, as well as humans, when determining how to create a just world. Fran is the Big River Connectivity Science and Conservation Manager for Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute. Find out more about the excellent work Project Coyote do by visiting their website - http://www.projectcoyote.org/.  You can find out more about Bill and Frans work by visiting PAN Works, an independent non-partisan think-tank dedicated to the wellbeing of animals which they are both part of. 

Michelle Lute is a conservation scientist and advocate with fifteen years' experience in biodiversity conservation on public and private lands around the globe.  Dr Lute is the National Carnivore Conservation Manager for Project Coyote, whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation through science, advocacy and education.

November 29, 2021 — In the two weeks since a mountain lion killed two goats at the high school farm in Boonville, the remaining goats have been listening to a.m. radio all night long, and scarecrows have been giving off offensive odors to deter further losses. But the long-term solution is a high fence, ideally twelve feet tall, with a five-foot visual barrier around the bottom so predators looking for an easy meal won't be as easily tempted. Project Coyote, an organization dedicated to promoting coexistence between wildlife and humans and their livestock, has offered to get together volunteers to help build a more lion-proof fence at the eight-acre farm, which includes about 15 goats and a herd of sheep. The farm is at the Anderson Valley High school in Boonville, which is a populated area, but it's also adjacent to a creek, in a corridor where similar attacks have happened in the past. In August, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to end the county's contract with USDA Wildlife Services, a relationship which, according to Supervisor John Haschak, had already ended. Haschak serves with Supervisor Glenn McGourty on a committee to develop a non-lethal wildlife policy for the county. Wildlife Services offered non-lethal services as well as trapping and killing, which led to lawsuits and controversy. According to Dr. Michelle Lute, the National Carnivore Conservation Manager with Project Coyote, attempts at getting rid of carnivores have far-reaching effects. “You see this a lot with coyotes and mountain lions,” she explained; “where you remove a resident adult, and it opens up a vacancy for a new individual to come in. That new individual may be younger, may not know how to hunt as well, so that can create increased conflict, where there was low potential for conflict in the first place. So that's why we say the evidence suggests that removing individual carnivores can sometimes increase conflict, despite the purported purpose being to decrease conflict...and that's why it's been done, cyclically, for decades and decades, without reduced conflict.” Louise Simson, the new superintendent of Anderson Valley School District, is concerned about safety. She says that during the season when goats and sheep are giving birth, students and staff could be at the farm at all hours. “There was a similar attack, about five years ago, and the animal was trapped,” she said. “And we didn't have any further incidents. But this is a safety issue, and that's why I'm involved. I know it's a very political issue, and there's many points of view, but my job as a superintendent is to keep the kids safe and that's why I'm advocating for some help...to me, if there's an animal with an attack behavior — and this is not an isolated incident, there have been numerous incidents all up and down this creek; that the authorities need to take this into account and maybe look at this as a special situation, because it is on school grounds. However, if that is not to be, I have lots of folks who have given me a lot of advice and no resources. My school district has a $400,000 deficit in operating expenses next year. I'm happy to implement solutions, but those solutions need to come with funding.” Lute says that “if the school is interested in collaborating, we'd happily hold a workshop, virtually or in person, if possible, to talk about additional resources and protections at the school. And we can also help find volunteers if there's a volunteer workday possible where some enhanced fencing could occur or the pasture and enclosure could be moved away from the creek. As I understand it, the goats are currently grazing pretty close to a creek, which is a natural corridor for all kinds of wildlife, including mountain lions, that like a lot of cover and want to stay away from humans.” Ten days before the November 15 attack, the county put out a request for proposals from potential contractors to provide some non-lethal services. Haschak said, “that's mostly for those animal encounters of the small type, like the skunk under the house or the raccoon in the dog pen. What we're looking at, as far as a model, is that the person would go out and visit the site and then provide some expert opinions, but if the person really needs some infrastructure done, like a one-way door put in or some mesh or whatever kind of construction work, that would be outside the county's purview. So that would be an opportunity for the person to make some more money, outside the contract with the county.” Haschak also suggested saving money by using recycled materials to build a sturdier fence and assembling a lending library of deterrence items so every farmer doesn't have to stockpile equipment. Simson, the superintendent, says she's open to partnerships, but when it comes to making improvements on school property, like building a bigger barn, there is a long permitting process that involves multiple agencies. But she thinks fencing is a little more doable. “I think that the fencing we could do relatively easily,” she reflected. “But that's a huge expense. So if somebody came to me today and said, Louise, here's a check for $100,000, put up that fence, I'd be on that in a minute. I'd look to my local partners in the valley to help us with that. Barns and things like that, that's a different situation.” Asked if it would be feasible to have volunteers build the fence, she said, “If we had a structured partner who had an idea about how to systematically implement an improvement, we would work through that.”

November 22, 2021 — The Board of Supervisors adopted a map reconfiguring the county's district boundaries at a special meeting last week. And wildlife organizations are offering to help, after a mountain lion killed two goats on an outdoor school campus in Anderson Valley. The redistricting effort is a follow-up to the census. It's meant to even out the population numbers so there is no more than a 10% variation in the number of voters in each district. That's to ensure fair representation, as is another top criteria, to avoid splitting communities of interest. Since the last census, the fourth district has lost population, while the third has gained. An early draft of the map proposed moving Laytonville from the third to the fourth district, but the community did not support that suggestion. The twelfth draft, which the board of supervisors adopted unanimously on Thursday afternoon, moves Bell Springs Road and part of Spyrock out of the third and into the fourth. In another adjustment, the Brooktrails boundary has shifted to the east. But the Russian Gulch boundary will stay where it is, and southern Caspar will remain in the fourth. Some more complicated multi-district shifts took place in Hopland and southern Ukiah. In an effort to make the fifth district more compact, the populated part of Hopland is now in the first district. Lief Farr, the county's mapping specialist, explained some of the Tetris-like rearranging that went into redrawing the map. Sometimes two of the top criteria were at odds with one another, as in a brief consideration to add heavily populated areas on the northern and southern ends of Ukiah to the second district. This would have kept communities of interest together, but bloated the population of the city. Supervisor Glenn McGourty noted that the new map consolidates an agricultural community of interest, while preserving a multi-party alliance in terms of water interests. “I'm glad that we have the Russian River villages all together,” in the first district, he said, “which are Hopland, Talmage, Calpella, Redwood Valley, and Potter Valley; and finally, I'm glad that the fifth district still comes down into the Russian River watershed, because I think having three supervisors together working on and aware of Russian River issues makes more of an impact to Mendocino County.” McGourty serves with Supervisor John Haschak on an ad hoc committee to come up with non-lethal solutions to conflicts that humans and livestock have with wildlife. The Board has voted to terminate the contract with USDA Wildlife Services, out of concerns that too many wild animals were being killed. During public comment, Louise Simson, Superintendent of the Anderson Valley Unified School District, told the Board that she has a problem. On Monday evening, she reported, two goats were killed by a mountain lion, and a third was injured. “I am super frustrated with this process for support,” she told the board. “I was able to get a hazing permit, which allows me to make loud noises at a mountain lion...this is a severe safety issue. The support I've been given on this is, build a bigger fence, a twelve foot fence, or build a bigger barn. Well, that's not feasible. My school district is going to be operating at almost a $400,000 deficit next year. And I need some real time, real solutions to keep my students safe.” Dr Quentin Martins of Living with Lions, a research and conservation group in the Mayacamas Mountains, called in to caution that killing a big cat could create a territorial vacuum that often results in more loss of livestock. Although the school is in a populated area, he said its location at the confluence of Mill Creek and Donnelly Creek also makes it a prime thoroughfare for mountain lions. He suggested involving students in an educational project to protect the livestock. Dr. Michelle Lute, the National Carnivore Conservation Manager for Project Coyote, said she is already working with Haschak and McGourty on the non-lethal program. She applauded Dr. Martins' idea, sympathized with the superintendent, and offered to help. “I hear the superintendent's concerns about limited resources and how much she can change in the setup, but I just assure her that there are resources to help address the situation,” she said. “I like Dr. Martins' idea about involving the kids in potentially a new project that would enhance the fencing, enhance the security in a number of different ways, so we can definitely talk about how we can all contribute and pool our resources and our expertise to address the situation.”

Keli Hendricks is the Ranching with Wildlife Coordinator for Project Coyote. Keli and her husband Dean live and work on a cattle ranch in Sonoma County where Dean has managed the cow/calf operation for over 25 years. Keli is a long-time volunteer with Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue where she fosters orphaned wildlife, and she also serves as the VP of Little Trooper Ranch, a non-profit animal rescue.

This week we discuss one of the most maligned animals in North America, the coyote. I speak with Keli Hendricks, the Ranching with Wildlife Coordinator for Project Coyote. Project Coyote is a national non-profit organization based in Northern California whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy. In the interview, we discuss coyotes, dispel common misconceptions, how to coexist with them, and address recent news about coyotes attacking people in Vancouver. Project Coyote: www.projectcoyote.orgSonoma County Wildlife Rescue: www.scwildliferescue.orgLittle Trooper Ranch: www.littletrooperranch.orgListen to the after-show!Follow Corbin MaxeyWebsite: https://corbinmaxey.com YouTube: https://goo.gl/ZbuBnRTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/prvYxR/ Instagram: https://goo.gl/NDYWFF Facebook: https://goo.gl/ZsE1SP Twitter: https://goo.gl/F4zVfN

If you live in the US and Canada you may have a bobcat as a neighbor. According to my guest today, in her recent Bay Nature Magazine article, Country Cat, City Cat, (found in the Spring 2021 issue) it may not matter if you live in the country, city or suburb-bobcats can still be your neighbors.  My guest today is Sarah Killingsworth and as you may have guessed, our show today is about bobcats.  Sarah is recognized as a conservation photographer and wild life educator based in Marin County California. She is also known as an attorney and mother! I learned about Sarah through my interviews and interactions with people of Project Coyote, they are working incredibly hard to protect our country's wild carnivores such as coyote, bobcats, mountain lions and wolves. I was excited to discuss bobcats with Sarah and learn from her experience of observing these beautiful cats through her lens. Enjoy today's interview! I hope it makes you fall in love bobcats and want to learn how to protect them!

Raccoons are a beloved species native to the Americas. These smaller carnivores are known for their high intelligence and incredible dexterity. You also might be surprised to learn Raccoons have been introduced to Europe and also Japan. They are now well established in these regions of the world. Additionally, while Raccoons as a whole are doing quite well living next to  humans, some subspecies are endangered. They are very adaptable creatures and have so many fun behaviors that you will want to hear more about. Overall, Raccoons are just a fun species to learn more about.  For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We recently posted a bonus episode, the Blue Footed Booby, for our Patreon only subscribers and will be offering more bonus content soon! Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE      

We once again head down under to Australia to cover one of its most iconic birds, the Laughing Kookaburra. With its extremely unique call, the Kookaburra is a favorite the world over. From the Family of kingfishers, Kookaburra's are an important species to the Australian continent and are also found in Papa New Guinea. The Laughing Kookaburra is the more famous of these birds and are a complete joy to learn more about. Australia and its wildlife, like most regions on the planet, are under threat of extinction. Thus, they deserve our love and attention.  For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We recently posted a bonus episode, the Blue Footed Booby, for our Patreon only subscribers and will be offering more bonus content soon! Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE    

One of the more iconic mammals of Australia, this week we cover the Dingo. As a member of the Canid family, Dingos are technically not native to Australia. Rather, they were introduced by humans thousands of years ago. However, Dingos have remained relatively untouched from human interference for thousands of years. Today Dingos play a critical role in maintaining balance in Australia's ecosystem. These are amazing animals doing amazing things. It was a real pleasure to bring you this week's podcast covering everything Dingo!! For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We recently posted a bonus episode, the Blue Footed Booby, for our Patreon only subscribers and will be offering more bonus content soon! Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE    

The Rocky Mountain Goat seems to defy gravity. They can scale and leap with ease across some of the most intense terrain on earth. What is especially interesting is the Rocky Mountain Goat is not a true "goat" but rather a "goat antelope." They also are the largest mammal that lives and survives at some of our highest altitudes, as well as in some of the harshest terrain in North America. They are just an absolute wonder to learn about.  While not yet listed as a species threatened with extinction, with climate change and other pressures their populations are in decline. They are a species to keep an eye on. In this week's podcast we explore this species and what makes them one of the most unique mammals on our planet.  For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We recently posted a bonus episode, the Blue Footed Booby, for our Patreon only subscribers and will be offering more bonus content soon! Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE  

This week, Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf and Wildlife, and Project Coyote sued the state over its authorization of a 300-wolf quota for the November wolf hunt. But Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Director of Government Relations Tyler Wenzlaff says depredation money is funded by wolf hunts. About three dozen claims have been made so far this year totaling $44,368.13 in approved wolf damage compensation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are back in Asia to chat about another big cat heading towards extinction, the Clouded Leopard. These magnificent cats are the oldest of the modern big cats and some of the most beautiful. Native to southern and south-eastern Asia, Clouded Leopards are facing extinction. much like big cousins the Tiger. Clouded Leopards are a special animal, with traits superior to almost any other cat species. They have the largest canine teeth to skull ratio of any cat. Their canine teeth, measuring up to 2 inches (5 cm), are the same size as the aforementioned adult Tiger!!  They are specially adapted to climb up and down trees, better than almost any other species of cat on the planet. These are truly amazing cats and are a real pleasure to learn about.  For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We recently posted a bonus episode, the Blue Footed Booby, for our Patreon only subscribers and will be offering more bonus content soon! Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE  

While tuna is a fish many eat around the world, these fish are heading towards extinction. This is especially true of the most prized Bluefin Tuna. In fact, one 600 lb. Bluefin Tuna sold for $3 million USD at a market in Japan making this fish one highly sought after. The result is, Bluefin Tuna now number only 3.3% of their historic population. This is also distressing because tuna are some of the most unique and amazing fish in our world's oceans. They exhibit especially unique physiology and behaviors not observed in other fish. This week we take a deep dive (pun intended) into the world of tuna, with a particular focus on the Bluefin Tuna. The good news is, conservation efforts are being made around the world to not only protect Bluefin Tuna, but the other tuna species. We have so much to learn about our oceans and all the species that inhabit it.  For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We also offer bonus episodes and supporter only content.  Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE

We continue to cover species from the ocean during this Plastic Free July with the Great Hammerhead Shark. There are 9 species of hammerhead sharks, all are on a trajectory to extinction. Alarmingly, the largest of the family, the Great Hammerhead, is critically endangered. Due to the pressures of overfishing, shark finning, by catch, and others, the Great Hammerhead is in deep peril. These incredibly unique sharks with their hammer heads deserve our attention and they need your help. This week, again we are talking sharks and specifically, what makes the hammerhead shark one of the most unique animals in the world.  If you would like to join us this Plastic Free July you can join us https://plasticfree.ecochallenge.org/ and search for the All Creatures Podcast team. Please help to keep our oceans clean.  For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We also offer bonus episodes and supporter only content.  Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE        

As we observe 'Plastic Free July," we return to the ocean to learn about the much loved Bottlenose Dolphin. We are always blown away by these special aquatic mammals. Dolphins are recognized as incredibly intelligent mammals and in this week's podcast we especially focus on their incredible behaviors. You will not want to miss it. Also, most are now aware that our oceans are continually polluted with plastics and other garbage. We briefly highlight these issues and more facing dolphins, whales and all other aquatic life. You can join us this month and pledge to reduce your own plastic consumption and waste.  If you would like to join us this Plastic Free July you can join us https://plasticfree.ecochallenge.org/ and search for the All Creatures Podcast team. Please help to keep our oceans clean.  For one cup of "good" coffee a month you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With your support we were recently able to send money to the American Cetacean Society and Project Coyote conservation groups. We also offer bonus episodes and supporter only content.  Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. You can  also visit our website HERE        

The War on Wolves with Michelle Lute, Carnivore Conservation Manager for Project Coyote My guest on this episode of the podcast is Michelle Lute, the Carnivore Conservation Manager for Project Coyote.   We discuss: How she became involved with carnivore conservation What is happening currently with the War on Gray Wolves The appalling practice of killing contests Why developing, implementing and using a gold standard of evidence based research in conservation decisions is important What we can do to help. Please listen to our conversation ... lives of many great animals depend on it!   Visit www.projectcoyote.org to learn more on how you can help!

Sarah Killingsworth is a San Francisco Bay Area-based California Naturalist, a Wildlife Educator with Project Coyote, and conservation photographer.  She is a frequent public speaker about coexistence with wildlife, particularly native predators.  Her photography has been published in local and national media, in print and online.  She loves bobcats and hopes that sharing her photos will inspire others to love and protect these amazing animals Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25149153)

Wildlife film maker Ben Masters and I recently had a disagreement on social media after his post in support of the film "Project Coyote" which was produced and directed by his buddy Filipe DeAndrade (film maker for NAT GEO). I certainly took notice of someone within the hunting community supporting what I truly believe to [...]

*Photo Credit: Coyote Face by Sheryl Hester Historically the coyote features prominently in Native American mythology and folklore - In some stories the coyote is a sacred being with creative powers. In other stories the coyote is wiley, deceptive and a trickster but almost always referred to as creative and intelligent. I am Marcia Sivek and this is BeProvided Conservation Radio Many people report observing more animals in places they had never expected. This is true for coyote sightings. Coyotes are highly adaptable to new environments. They are likely the first wild carnivore you will see.  The coyote’s adaption to new environments are good for the coyote in one way, but in another way, it brings them close to people, specifically people’s pets and livestock. This has caused fear and anger for coyotes when they are living so close to us humans. This is why animals such as coyotes, wolves, bobcats, and bears are not revered as sacred, intelligent or creative — they are sadly considered varmints in some states. A varmint is defined as a troublesome wild animal— a pest to be rid of. In this episode, Camilla Fox of Project Coyote helps us understand why we should learn to coexist with our wild carnivore neighbors.  

Today Cindie is joined by Marc Bekoff. He is an ambassador for Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program, in which he works with students of all ages, senior citizens, and prisoners, and also is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Jane Goodall Institute. He and Jane co-founded the organization Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior Studies in 2000. Marc is on the Board of Directors of The Fauna Sanctuary and The Cougar Fund and on the advisory board for Animal Defenders and Project Coyote. He has been part of the international program, Science and the Spiritual Quest II, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science program on Science, Ethics, and Religion. Marc is also an honorary member of Animalisti Italiani and Fundacion Altarriba. In 2006 Marc was named an honorary board member of Rational Animal and a patron of the Captive Animals' Protection Society. In 2009 he was named a member of the Scientific Expert Advisory Panel of Voiceless, The Animal Protection Institute and a faculty member of the Humane Society University, and in 2010 he was named to the advisory board of Living with Wolves and Greenvegansand, the advisory council of the National Museum of Animals & Society.

Michelle Lute is part of the Project Coyote. Project Coyote is a national non-profit organization based in Northern California whose mission is to promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science and advocacy. Our representatives, advisory board members and supporters include scientists, educators, ranchers and citizen leaders who work together to change laws and policies to protect native carnivores from abuse and mismanagement, advocating coexistence instead of killing. We seek to change negative attitudes toward coyotes, wolves and other misunderstood predators by replacing ignorance and fear with understanding, respect and appreciation. Learn more at projectcoyote.orgHeidi Perryman is a child psychologist who became an ‘accidental' beaver advocate when a family moved into her hometown creek. She started the non-profit ‘Worth A Dam' to defend the beavers in Martinez - along the way becoming interested in helping other cities learn how and why to co-exist with these important animals. Since 2008 she has organized an annual beaver festival and taught others about their key role in the ecosystem. Beavers are especially needed in this state as their dams increase biodiversity and offer protection to our dwindling salmon population. As California faces ever more drought years and fire events, Heidi believes it is essential to coexist with these important ‘water-savers'.Website: https://www.martinezbeavers.orgPresented by Attorney King Studios with Coe Lewis on IQ Podcasts. Nsefu Wildlife Conservation: https://nsefu.org

Heather Cammisa is a Principal at Adisa Group, a mission driven consultancy. She has twenty-five years of experience in mission leadership, with more than 13 years as the Chief Executive of two animal welfare agencies plus several years with a national welfare agency. An economist before her Yogi Berra fork in the road, Heather is known for innovation, strategic partnerships, financial and operational revitalization and analytics.   She is a Certified Animal Welfare Administrator, holds a graduate certificate in Wildlife Forensics and Conservation from the University of Florida and is a certified animal control office and animal cruelty investigator. She has a Master’s degree in Economics from Rutgers University and worked in both financial and social economics before devoting her career to cause advancement.   She has served on the boards of regional organizations, animal shelters and a marine mammal stranding center. She is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences. She is currently a Program Ambassador with Project Coyote and the Vice President of her local shelter’s board of directors.   She and her husband share their Colorado mountain home with beloved adopted pets Roger, Sunny, Cato & Polly. When not working, she can be found gardening in a geodesic greenhouse or out in the woods marveling at nature. Heather joins Mandy today to discuss community-based programs in animal welfare.

Sarah Killingsworth is a Northern California-based conservation photographer and a Wildlife Educator with Project Coyote. A frequent public speaker about coexistence with wildlife, her photography has been published in both local and national media, in print and online.  You can check out her photos on IG @skwildlifephotos or at www.sarahkillingsworth.com.

Camilla Fox is the founder and executive director of Project Coyote- a national non-profit organization based in Mill Valley, California that promotes compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science, and advocacy. She has served in leadership positions with the Animal Protection Institute, Fur-Bearer Defenders, and Rainforest Action Network and has spearheaded national, state and local campaigns aimed at protecting native carnivores and fostering humane and ecologically sound solutions to human-wildlife conflicts. She is co-author of two books: Coyotes in Our Midst and Cull of the Wild and co-producer of the companion award-winning documentary Cull of the Wild ~ The Truth Behind Trapping and director and producer of KILLING GAMES ~ Wildlife in the Crosshairs– a documentary film released in 2017 with the aim of ending wildlife killing contests in the U.S.

Wildlife killing contests are orgies of wanton killing and waste, sponsored by gun-manufacturers and even mom-and-pop businesses, that result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of animals a year. Prizes awarded to participants as young as 10 years old go to the killers who bring the most of certain animals, including the heaviest of them and even the youngest or smallest. Growing attention to this barbarism has resulted in six states implementing bans against a bloodbath legitimate hunters, environmentalists and animal-activists alike find appalling. Guests Camilla Fox, from Project Coyote and producer/director of the documentary “Killing Games: Wildlife in the Crosshairs,” and Lain Kahlstrom, state affairs director for Animal Wellness Action, join hosts Joseph Grove and Marty Irby to talk about the contests and what is being done to outlaw them in the remaining 44 states. To learn more and to sign up for email updates about animal wellness, visit https://animalwellnessaction.org/. Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com); License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this episode, Kathy speaks with Camilla Fox, Founder and Executive Director of Project Coyote, about: -- why America considers coyotes, wolves, bobcats and other native predator species "vermin" or "nuisance animals" -- the little-known but widespread practice of "killing contests" -- brutal methods used to "manage" predator populations -- her program "Ranching With Wildlife" and how many in the ranching community understand the vital role carnivores play in our ecosystem -- ways to get involved to stop the mass slaughter of our predator species   Connect with Kathy Stevens: Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS, facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary

Dr. Shelley Alexander, canid specialist and expert in biogeography, professor at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about coyotes and the human-coyote interaction.In this excerpt, Dr. Alexander discusses:-how she became interested in Coyotes-Coyote and animal play-animal intelligence and consciousness-how animals have been regarded by Western philosophy through history-Native American beliefs about Coyotes-the nature of Coyotes-Coyote diet-Citizen scienceEnjoy!About Shelley: Shelley M. Alexander is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. She has 25 years of experience studying wild canids and is an expert in geospatial analysis and spatial ecology. She founded of the Canid Conservation Science Lab (www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab), which employs mixed-methods and promotes Compassionate Conservation. She has led international research collaborations on carnivore conservation in Belize, Canada, Mexico, the USA and Zimbabwe. Contact, and more about (achievements, background, publications, etc.), Dr. Alexander:1. https://geog.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/shelley-alexander2. https://www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab/Project Coyote: http://www.projectcoyote.orgContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/

Dr. Shelley Alexander, canid specialist and expert in biogeography, professor at the University of Calgary, joins us to talk about coyotes and the human-coyote interaction.After talking about some of her background and interests, we talk about-how Shelley became interested in Coyotes-Coyote and animal play-animal intelligence and consciousness-how animals have been regarded by Western philosophy through history-Native American beliefs about Coyotes-the nature of Coyotes-Coyote diet-Coyote ecology and evolution-Coyotes, Cats, and Dogs-truths and fictions people believe about Coyotes-what people can do to protect themselves and their pets, if the rare need arises-how we can and should live with Coyotes. And more. Enjoy!About Shelley: Shelley M. Alexander is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary. She has 25 years of experience studying wild canids and is an expert in geospatial analysis and spatial ecology. She founded of the Canid Conservation Science Lab (www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab), which employs mixed-methods and promotes Compassionate Conservation. She has led international research collaborations on carnivore conservation in Belize, Canada, Mexico, the USA and Zimbabwe. Contact, and more about (achievements, background, publications, etc.), Dr. Alexander:1. https://geog.ucalgary.ca/manageprofile/profiles/shelley-alexander2. https://www.ucalgary.ca/canid-lab/Project Coyote: http://www.projectcoyote.orgContact Michael:1. ccerppodcast@aol.com2. http://www.goldams.com 3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ 4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Join us at CCERP on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1152144714995033/Show notes:1. Horsesa. Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Horse-Life-Lessons-Herd/dp/0307406865/b. Nature in Horsemanship, Considering the Horse, Horses Never Lie, A Good Horse Is Never a Bad Color by Mark Rashid: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mark+rashid+books&crid=1IATMYNM6N9L7&sprefix=mark+rashid+%2Caps%2C186&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_12c. The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Listens-Horses-Real-Life/dp/0345510453/d. Buck, a documentary about Buck Branahan: https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Brannaman/dp/B005S6VD70/2. Horses For Heroes: https://www.horsesforheroes.org3. Stacy Westfall shows how its done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKK7AXLOUNo4. Honza Blaha shows how its done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ZmDkhqhW85. The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy ― and Why They Matter by Marc Bekoff: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Lives-Animals-Scientist-Explores/dp/1577316290/6. The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals by Charles Darwina. Free PDF on Internet: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1227/1227-h/1227-h.htmb. Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Expression-Emotions-Man-Animals/dp/14701888807. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal: https://www.amazon.com/Are-Smart-Enough-Know-Animals/dp/0393353664/8. Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Words-What-Animals-Think/dp/1250094593/9. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence: https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Whisperer-Life-Herd-African-ebook/dp/B0050Q5WYS/10 Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Raven-Investigations-Adventures-Wolf-Birds-ebook/dp/B000V507ES/11. Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores: https://www.amazon.com/Coyote-America-Natural-Supernatural-History/dp/B01LXW9MP0/12. First Nation stories about Coyotes (I found these websites, but have not read the stories; I am just offering this as a start on you doing your own research)a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_(mythology)b. http://www.native-languages.org/legends-coyote.htmc. https://www.ubcpress.ca/asset/9270/1/9780774814010.pdfOther podcasts featuring Dr. Alexander (which episodes you can find on other podcast apps than those linked to here):1. https://www.biosphereinstitute.org/podcasts-and-other-media2. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/intermission-coyote/id1132743791?i=10003773641113. https://arts.ucalgary.ca/news/artscast-episode-2-human-and-coyote-conflict-urban-vs-rural4. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0k6Sm2E2xU9JmhGsnanx3malso here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpdSSJ8cuOs5. https://thefurbearers.com/blog/episode-128-special-report6. https://thefurbearers.com/blog/episode-103-the-bear-truthPicture and bio courtesy Shelley Alexander.

Melissa Groo is a wildlife photographer, writer, speaker, and educator. She's a contributing editor to Audubon magazine, a bimonthly columnist on wildlife photography for Outdoor Photographer magazine, an Associate Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers and an Ambassador for Project Coyote. She speaks and writes extensively on issues of ethics and conservation in wildlife photography, and leads workshops in the U.S. and abroad. Melissa’s work has been published in numerous books and magazines, such as Smithsonian, Audubon, National Wildlife, and Natural History. Her work is represented by National Geographic Image Collection. In this episode we talk about Melissa’s love and empathy for wild animals from an early age. She poetically describes swimming with humpback whales, studying acoustic communications of forest elephants, and the moment she created her favorite image of all time. She explains why she’s dedicated to conservation photography and how you too can create stories that impact the causes you care about most.This is We Are Photographers with Melissa Groo and this is her story.

Today Cindie is joined by Marc Bekoff. He is an ambassador for Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program, in which he works with students of all ages, senior citizens, and prisoners, and also is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Jane Goodall Institute. He and Jane co-founded the organization Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior Studies in 2000. Marc is on the Board of Directors of The Fauna Sanctuary and The Cougar Fund and on the advisory board for Animal Defenders and Project Coyote. He has been part of the international program, Science and the Spiritual Quest II, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science program on Science, Ethics, and Religion. Marc is also an honorary member of Animalisti Italiani and Fundacion Altarriba. In 2006 Marc was named an honorary board member of Rational Animal and a patron of the Captive Animals' Protection Society. In 2009 he was named a member of the Scientific Expert Advisory Panel of Voiceless, The Animal Protection Institute and a faculty member of the Humane Society University, and in 2010 he was named to the advisory board of Living with Wolves and Greenvegansand, the advisory council of the National Museum of Animals & Society.

Show #244 | Guests: Laura Hawkins, Camilla Fox | Show Summary: Laura Hawkins is the executive director of the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley. Camilla H. Fox is the founder and executive director of Project Coyote, a national organization that promotes compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife.

Fur has been a hot button topic for some time now. Most people have probably read about a fur-clad celebrity getting doused in paint, or seen a provocative PETA ad with a photo of a nude actress proclaiming she would rather go naked than wear fur. Still, the industry has managed hang on. Recently, though, animal welfare and wildlife advocates seem to have gained some ground. Big-name designers and retailers have pledged to go fur free, and cities, towns, and even countries have begun to ban the production and/or sale of fur. In many ways, California is leading the way, as legislators tackle trapping of wild animals as well as sale of fur products. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren talks with Camilla Fox and PJ Smith about trapping, fur farming, and the progress being made towards a fur-free future. Fox is founder and director of Project Coyote, which promotes coexistence between people and wildlife, and Smith is director of fashion policy at the Humane Society of the United States, which fights to end animal suffering. The post Towards a Fur-Free Future appeared first on KPFA.

My guest Camilla Fox, founder of Project Coyote, leads national advocacy efforts to outlaw killing contests in states across the US using scientific data and compelling documentaries, indicating people no longer tolerate the cruel and wasteful behavior of a few that treat our carnivores as vermin, and not the critical and essential ecosystem architects with roles in the web of life. The North American Wildlife model is weighted to protect game species for economic value, leaving fur-bearing, non-game species such as coyotes, foxes, bobcats and even wolves and lions, with little or no protections whatsoever-listed as pests to be legally killed year-round, including mass killing contests and no bag limits. Starting in CA, this is changing as a result of Camilla and her team's work. Project Coyote is national non-profit organization based in CA that promotes compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science, and advocacy.

Fur has been a hot button topic for some time now. Most people have probably read about a fur-clad celebrity getting doused in paint, or seen a provocative PETA ad with a photo of a nude actress proclaiming she would rather go naked than wear fur. Still, the industry has managed hang on. Recently, though, animal welfare and wildlife advocates seem to have gained some ground. Big-name designers and retailers have pledged to go fur free, and cities, towns, and even countries have begun to ban the production and/or sale of fur. In many ways, California is leading the way, as legislators tackle trapping of wild animals as well as sale of fur products. Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal Managing Editor Zoe Loftus-Farren talks Camilla Fox and PJ Smith about trapping, fur farming, and the progress being made towards a fur-free future. Fox is founder and director of Project Coyote, which promotes coexistence between people and wildlife, and Smith is director of fashion policy at the Humane Society of the United States, which fights to end animal suffering. The post Towards a Fur-Free Future appeared first on KPFA.

Camilla Fox is the founder and executive director of Project Coyote, a national non-profit organization that promotes compassionate conservation and coexistence between people and wildlife through education, science, and advocacy. With over 20 years of experience working on behalf of wildlife and wildlands and a Masters degree in wildlife ecology, policy, and conservation, Camilla’s work […] The post Episode 13: Camilla Fox from Project Coyote appeared first on Rewilding.

Today Cindie is joined by Marc Bekoff. He is an ambassador for Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program, in which he works with students of all ages, senior citizens, and prisoners, and also is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Jane Goodall Institute. He and Jane co-founded the organization Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior Studies in 2000. Marc is on the Board of Directors of The Fauna Sanctuary and The Cougar Fund and on the advisory board for Animal Defenders and Project Coyote. He has been part of the international program, Science and the Spiritual Quest II, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science program on Science, Ethics, and Religion. Marc is also an honorary member of Animalisti Italiani and Fundacion Altarriba. In 2006 Marc was named an honorary board member of Rational Animal and a patron of the Captive Animals' Protection Society. In 2009 he was named a member of the Scientific Expert Advisory Panel of Voiceless, The Animal Protection Institute and a faculty member of the Humane Society University, and in 2010 he was named to the advisory board of Living with Wolves and Greenvegansand, the advisory council of the National Museum of Animals & Society.

We begin with Camilla Fox, Founder and President of Project Coyote, who discusses lawsuits against the government agency, Wildlife Services, which alleges the agency is not using the best available science in deciding whether and how to kill millions of animals around the US each year at taxpayers’ expense. Fox claims Wildlife Services is nothing […]

The TRUE carnivores of the world provide SO much benefit to our ecosystems, but they're misunderstood, maligned, and systematically killed, mostly because of the HUMANS who pose as carnivores. Animal agriculture doesn't only affect the billions of its direct victims, it also destroys the lives and habitats of millions of individual wild animals.  Today’s guest on Food for Thought has devoted her life to changing attitudes and policies about the most maligned members of our communities. Camilla Fox is the founder of Project Coyote, a national nonprofit of scientists, educators, ranchers and citizen leaders who work together to change laws and policies to protect native carnivores from abuse and mismanagement, advocating coexistence instead of killing. 

On this week's episode of Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher is joined in the studio by Mark Michaels, an author and relationship and sexuality educator. He and his wife Patricia Johnson have written five books, most recently Designer Relationships (Cleis Press, 2015). He has been interested in nature and especially birds since elementary school, when he was captivated by the legendary Ivory-billed Woodpecker. He has been actively searching for the bird in the southeast since 2007.