Conservation Chronicles

Jonah and Camden attempt to provide a crash course in the field of biogeography, a synthetic field that describes and analyzes patterns of biodiversity as we see them today. A brief overview of this huge topic: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-biogeography-1435311  Check out the Journal of Biogeography to get an idea of the (technical) questions this field address: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652699  We’d love to hear from you! Send any questions or comments to [email protected], and find us on Facebook & Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Lastly, our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com

Jonah and Camden talk about dead things and things that eat things. Read about the recent changes to the Clean Water Act (they're not good!): https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/trump-rollback-could-leave-waterways-vulnerable-pollution-n1122481  Learn about the Indonesian expedition that discovered 5 new bird species and 5 new subspecies: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/01/one-six-week-expedition-discovered-ten-new-songbird-species-and-subspecies-in-indonesia/ India plans to reintroduced cheetahs: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cheetahs-can-be-reintroduced-indian-habitats-supreme-court-rules-180974075/  Roadkill statistics : https://www.hcn.org/issues/291/15268 https://patch.com/us/across-america/deer-collisions-across-u-s-odds-hitting-animals Two studies demonstrating the role of pumas in an ecosystem: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329325727_Pumas_as_ecosystem_engineers_ungulate_carcasses_support_beetle_assemblages_in_the_Greater_Yellowstone_Ecosystem http://wyominguntrapped.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Vertebrate-diversity-benefiting-from-carrion-provided-by-pumas-and-other-Mark-Elbroch.pdf Why large herbivores matter in ecosystem food webs: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226946 Scavenger study in the UK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5513233/pdf/ECE3-6-7015.pdf The human-scavenger relationship throughout history : https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/64/5/394/2754213 Worldwide vulture declines: https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/vulture-crisis http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/researchers/uploads/580/2011_dropping_dead.pdf How humans benefit from vultures: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23644288_Counting_the_costs_of_Vulture_decline_-_an_appraisal_of_human_health_and_other_benefits_of_Vultures_in_India Rewilding Europe’s Circle of Life: https://www.rewildingeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/circle-of-life/index.html Polar bears in Chukotka: https://siberiantimes.com/ecology/others/news/56-hungry-polar-bear-besiege-village-in-chukotka/ Ethiopia's urban hyenas: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41682522?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents  Listener Patrick's blog about restoring prairie Iowa: https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2019/01/09/one-man-and-a-chainsaw-a-journey-in-faith-and-prairie-restoration/  We’d love to hear from you! Send any questions or comments to [email protected], and find us on Facebook & Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Lastly, our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com

In part 2 of their two-part series on wetland ecosystems, Jonah and Camden delve into some of the most degraded wetlands in the world, as well as efforts to restore critical wetland ecosystems.   Sources & Links: Read today’s news article on the Chinese Paddlefish extinction  And follow these links to learn more about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, wetland issues, and the sites mentioned in today’s episode: https://www.wetlands.org/wetlands/  https://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.358.aspx.pdf  https://www.ramsar.org    Aral Sea: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/AralSea  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/77193/the-aral-sea-before-the-streams-ran-dry    Iraqi Marshes:  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/Iraq  https://www.wetlands.org/casestudy/conserving-and-restoring-the-iconic-marshes-of-southern-iraq/  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/07/150709-iraq-marsh-arabs-middle-east-water-environment-world/    Prairie Potholes: https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/documents/Status-and-Trends-of-Prairie-Wetlands-in-the-United-States-1997-to-2009.pdf  Inner Niger Delta & other African wetlands: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286443601_Zwarts_L_Bijlsma_RG_van_der_Kamp_J_Wymenga_E_2009_Living_on_the_edge_Wetlands_and_birds_in_a_changing_Sahel_KNNV_publishing_Zeist_The_Netherlands  https://www.water-energy-food.org/resources/resources-detail/the-inner-niger-delta-nexus-dynamics-at-the-heart-of-the-sahel/    Colorado River Delta: https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/colorado-river-delta-proof-natures-resiliency  https://raisetheriver.org    Danube River Delta: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/27/it-is-amazing-how-quickly-mother-nature-can-recover-restoring-ukraines-rich-wetlands-aoe?fbclid=IwAR0NhikZB24lzz8A2FJFPsvXgGtxlpBtGPrr5vSzPAnTsTQm_LjL5LtJ0k4   The Salton Sea: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/11/the-airborne-toxic-lake-event/414888/    A recent paper on stork breeding success in a mosaic landscape in Nepal: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336207835_First_assessment_of_factors_affecting_the_breeding_success_of_two_stork_species_in_lowland_Nepal_using_Bayesian_Network_models    AND some good literature on wetlands worldwide: Darwall, W.R.T, R.A. Holland, K.G. Smith, et al. 2011. Implications of bias in conservation research and investment for freshwater species. Conservation Letters 4: 474-482. Junk, W.J., S. An, C.M. Finlayson, et al. 2013. Current state of knowledge regarding the world’s wetlands and their future under global climate change: a synthesis. Aquatic Sciences 75: 151-167. Strayer, D.L. and D. Dudgeon. 2010. Freshwater biodiversity conservation: recent progress and future challenges. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29: 344-358.   Thanks for listening! We’d love to hear from you. Send any questions or comments to [email protected], and find us on Facebook & Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Lastly, our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com

In Part 1 of a two-part series, guest host Camden joins Jonah for a discussion on a personal favorite for both of them: the critically essential wetland ecosystem! Sources & Links: Read the articles featured in today’s news: Okinawa and the Military Base / A Restored Wetland in Chennai Learn more about wetlands: https://www.wetlands.org/wetlands/ / https://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.358.aspx.pdf And some relevant literature we recommend: Junk, W.J., S. An, C.M. Finlayson, et al. 2013. Current state of knowledge regarding the world’s wetlands and their future under global climate change: a synthesis. Aquatic Sciences 75: 151-167. Strayer, D.L. and D. Dudgeon. 2010. Freshwater biodiversity conservation: recent progress and future challenges. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29: 344-358.   Thanks for listening! We’d love to hear from you. Send any questions or comments to [email protected], and find us on Facebook & Instagram @ Conservation Chronicles. Lastly, our show’s webpage can be found at conservationchronicles.podbean.com. Theme Song: Epic Cinematic by Scott Holmes / https://scottholmesmusic.com