Our Wild World

A modern day “Silent Spring” is sweeping across our world as humans and toxins infiltrate wild places, which have cascading consequences across all trophic levels, and have become a major problem for predators and their prey. My guest Dr. Jay Tischendorf, renowned wildlife veterinarian and I discuss what takes from us to provide the three pillars of “cougar habitat” that allow our iconic American lion a future. Through creative thinking we discuss possibilities about where alternative avenues for funding for conservation can be found that include the interests of the large percentage of non-consumptive wildlife advocates whose contributions can provide a voice for the wildlife watchers and those of us who enjoy our public lands and parks and the corridors that wildlife needs. Let’s inspire all to be stakeholders and motivate young people to capitalize on this momentum via social media, and finding the common ground, that we all want wildlife, and engage our perceived nemeses.