Does Wildlife Management Need to Change? with Dr. Mark Elbroch — WildFed Podcast #063
In this episode:
Dr. Mark Elbroch | Mountain lion biologist, Tracker, Writer
Podcast discussion:
Introducing Mark
A briefing on the mountain lion
Our troubled history with predators on the landscape
The history of hunting & the Teddy Roosevelt era
How hunting supports state wildlife management agencies today
Is there anything comparable to the North American model for conservation?
Fortress ecology
Bridging the gap between hunters and non-hunters
A study on the differing attitudes toward wildlife
Closing thoughts & where to find Mark
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Season 1 of WildFed is now available on outdoor channel!
The series premieres on Outdoor Channel on Monday, January 4th, 2021 at 7pm ET and will continue to air on Mondays. Check out the series trailer below!
Episode Resources:
Mark on Instagram @markelbroch
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Meet Dr. Mark Elbroch
Dr. Mark Elbroch is an ecologist, author, and storyteller, with dual interests in animal tracking and mountain lions. By profession, Mark is a scientist for Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization, studying mountain lion ecology. But he’s also an animal tracker working to preserve ancient skills, and elevate their applications in a modern world.
Mark Elbroch was mentored in the CyberTracker Tracker Evaluation Standards in South Africa, by Louis Liebenberg. In 2005, Mark and Louis launched the system in the United States. Nearly 2000 people in the United States and Canada have been evaluated in this system, and that number continues to grow.
Mark’s work with mountain lions is creative and fresh. His research has challenged everything we thought we knew about the social lives of mountain lions, as well as pushes our collective knowledge about mountain lion foraging behaviors and the ecological contributions mountain lions make to their local communities. Mark’s work has been covered by the BBC, NatGeo Wild, New York Times, National Public Radio, the Washington Post, among others.
Website | Instagram @markelbroch