Higher Calling Wildlife

Could Cloning And Gene Editing Fix Feral Hog Problem?

In an interview for the Higher Calling Wildlife podcast, Chester Moore discussed the recent cloning of a black-footed ferret with Ben Novak of Revive & Restore.
In the conversation about the use of cloning technology to aid the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ferret program, Moore asked about the potential of using genetic technology to control feral hogs. The discussion was a fascinating one and brings to mind many questions of the potential to fix a major wildlife problem but also raises questions of ethics and negative impacts of the technology.
Enjoy this conversation with Novak, a very bright scientist who has recently made history with the black-footed ferret program.
 

Hog Attack!: Man Attacked By Boar-Saved By Dog!

Join Chester Moore as he talk with a man who has a harrowing tale of being attacked by a wild boar in the woods of East Texas March 13, 2021. Learn about the intense attack, how his dog saved his life and how you can avoid an attack.
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Jaws in Texas: Great White Shark Off Texas Coast, Expanding Gulf Populations & The "Jaws Effect"

Join host Chester Moore as he discusses the confirmed great white shark off the Texas Coast, expanding great white numbers in Texas waters and the "x-factor" thats making it possible. Also, learn how the "Jaws Effect" has inspired interest in great whites and other sharks.
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Freeze Kill: In-Depth Report on Nilgai, Other Exotics & Native Wildlife-With Spring Creek Outdoors

Join host Chester Moore as he interviews wildlife biologist Macey Ledbetter of Spring Creek Outdoors (www.springcreekoutdoors.com) who was fresh off a freeze kill survey of a South Texas ranch. Learn how the nilgai population was impacted, the real story behind the social media photos of truck beds full of dead exotics and how native wildlife faired. Did the freeze impact feral hogs? Will there be a predator boom this year? Learn in this intriguing interview.
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Coastal Freeze: CCA Changes S.T.A.R. Format

In response to the massive freeze-related fish kill on the Gulf Coast, officials with the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) have made sweeping changes to its annual summer-long S.T.A.R. tournament. Host Chester Moore interviews Shane Bonnot, Coastal Advocacy Director of CCA about the changes, where this format is headed and also tackles the importance of trout stocking in response to the freeze and damage to habitat.
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The Cloning Of The Black-Footed Ferret

Join host Chester Moore as he discusses the groundbreaking cloning of "Elizabeth Ann", a black-footed ferret with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Coordinator Pete Grober. Learn how she was cloned from a ferret that died in 1988 and what this could mean for ferret recovery moving forward.
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Coastal Freeze Kill: The X-Factor (Tarpon, Snook & Coastal Fish Habitat)

Join host Chester Moore as he engages in a revealing conversation with Aaron Adams, Director of Science & Conservation with the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. Learn how this freeze could impact tarpon and snook in Texas and how freezes like this one can damage habitat that benefits everything from tarpon to speckled trout.
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TX Coastal Freeze Kill-Revealing Interview With Dr. David McKee, Comparison To Past Kills

Join Chester Moore as he discusses the current freeze-related kill of speckled trout and other fish along the Texas Gulf Coast with Dr. David McKee, professor of biology and mariculture and author of Fishes of the Texas Laguna Madre. Learn about the similarities between this freeze event and other major freezes, a story of three 15-pound trout caught in a past survey and why we should not assume the worst of this freeze has shown up in the bays just yet.
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Jaguar Revival Episode 2: Jaguars In Mexico With Dr. Rodrigo Medellin

In part two of our Jaguar Revival series, Chester Moore talks with Dr. Rodrigo A. Medellín, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM about the latest in jaguar research. Learn about the incredible range of the species, how poaching is having an impact and a new project that could allow for "Jaguar Safe" beef. And you thought "Dolphin Safe" tuna was cool!
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Texas Coastal Trout Kill: Impacts Of The Big Freeze Pt. 1

Chester Moore talks about early reports of trout, snook and tarpon kills along the Gulf Coast as well as fishing closures related to the historic freeze event. Will there be a massive kill? We don't know yet but things are starting to look that way. Thanks to Capt. Dean Thomas for the accompanying photo and reports from the Port Aransas area.
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