Ep. 494: Data Centers, Duck Numbers, and Helicopter Hunting Headaches

This week Cal covers giant crocs, ancient finds that might be too good to be true, and more time to take action on the Roadless Rule.  Calls to Action: Keep telling the Forest Service to keep our roadless areas wild, productive, and accessible for generations to come and support theNo Action Alte…

Ep. 493: A Yosemite Land Swap, Feral Cats Trash Houses, and the Sage Grouse Decline

This week, Cal delves into a truly shocking public land swap involving an iconic national park, more reasons not to like feral felines, and recent Wyoming sage grouse lek data. Presented by First Lite Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click her…

Ep. 492: Future Wild - A Public Lands Report Card with Tracy Stone-Manning

This week on the show I'm joined by President of The Wilderness Society and former Director of the Bureau of Land Management Tracy Stone-Manning for a performance review of the most attention-grabbing public land issues of the last 12 months and a look into the future for our shared landscapes. Th…

Ep. 491: Travel Management, YouTube Poachers, and a Python Pyromaniac

This week Cal covers more road rule rage, and international crisis sparked by duck hunting, and an expensive trip for some unprepared hikers. Call to Action: Speak Up for Responsible Travel Management in Our National Forests https://takeaction.io/bha/speak-up-for-responsible-travel-management-on-…

Ep. 490: Turtle Poaching, Disaster in Big Bend, and What's Next for the Boundary Waters

This week, Cal focuses on a slew of recent policy news, from border wall construction in Big Bend to the latest on Bears Ears, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and more. This week’s Calls to Action: Write to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to stop the border w…

Ep. 489: Future Wild - Building a Life Close to Water and Wildness with Riverhorse Nakadate

This week on Future Wild Mark's joined by diehard angler, advocate, and author Riverhorse Nakadate to discuss how he's built a life that revolves around water and wildness, the challenges and joys of becoming an advocate for wild things, and the lessons he’s learned writing and filmmaking in defens…

Ep. 488: Fictional Graves, Fracking in Ohio, and Fights over Tungsten

This week, Cal covers drain tile setbacks in the Prairie Potholes, a major food failure increasing bear conflicts in Montana, and how pumas are keeping deer safe from cars. This week’s Calls to Action: The South Carolina DNR is collecting comments on hunting deer with dogs. More information is he…

Ep. 487: Ivy League Game Processing, Backyard Deer Feeding, and a Wolf-Hunter Bounty

This week, Cal talks about the aftermath of Cornell's bear processing brou-ha-ha, a social media reward for whoever "snitches" on a Wyoming wolf hunter, a controversial new deer feeding law in Michigan, and a whole lot more. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any C…

Ep. 486: Future Wild - Are Caribou Going the Way of the American Buffalo?

This week on Future Wild, Mark's joined by Jim Dau, a former caribou biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, to discuss his unique life lived close to caribou and the alarmingly widespread decline of these animals across the world. Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank. Fo…

Ep. 485: Catfish Cancer, the Elk Wars, and Pre-Historic Bucket Biology

This week, Cal covers the failure of IP28 in Oregon, another viewpoint on dog hunting, and a ruling on the Open Fields Doctrine in Pennsylvania. Connect with Cal and MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action, click here. Cal on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram,…