Episode 55

Predator Management

Petros Chrysafis

Dec 31, 2021 | Science

Human-wildlife conflict management expert Petros Chrysafis joins me to talk all about predator behaviour, and predator deterrence!

About This Episode

In this episode, we talk all about predators of North America! What’s the best way to manage predators in a world where humans encroach more and more into their territory? What’s the best way to deter them? Petros Chrysafis joins me to talk about this fascinating topic!

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Topics and Timestamps

(0:00:30) Central Valley and living in California.
(0:01:38) Wildlife in California and North American animals.
(0:02:52) Marine Biology and Zoology: The journey to a career.
(0:05:50) Social vs solitary predators.
(0:07:02) Lynx and bears.
(0:08:22) Grizzlies and Elk: California’s wetlands of the past.
(0:10:09) Wild pigs in California: Feral pigs and wild boar.
(0:12:35) Culling pigs in California: Pig tags and permits.
(0:13:47) The pig problem: No specialized predators in North America.
(0:15:03) Eating wild boar and pigs.
(0:17:02) Why work as an independent Predator Specialist?
(0:19:30) Working with ranches: Trust and science.
(0:21:41) Guardian dogs: Costly but effective.
(0:22:38) Emus, llamas and alpacas: A good canine deterrent.
(0:24:00) Livestock predation: Factors and methods.
(0:25:12) How the process works.
(0:28:40) Coyotes: Should homeowners be worried? And what to do.
(0:30:49) Electric deterrents: Almost foolproof.
(0:32:59) Our fear of predators and how to manage it.
(0:35:47) Wanting our woods to be wild.
(0:38:15) Our selective memory.
(0:39:56) Brown and Black bears vs Grizzly and Polar bears.
(0:42:19) DnD and role playing games.
(0:43:49) The many avenues of DnD: School programs and prisons.
(0:45:43) DnD: A wide spectrum of gaming and imagination
(0:47:20) DnD: Dealing with death and expanding the creative process.

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