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Naturistic is a podcast about ecology, evolution, plants and animals in a conversational format that even a casual science fan will enjoy. The most exciting and groundbreaking discoveries about life on Earth are made through scientific research. For better or worse, these findings are published in the dry, scholarly format of peer-reviewed science journals. The Naturistic podcast brings that knowledge to you in the form of an hour-long conversation between friends and perpetually curious biology enthusiasts. In each episode, biologist Nash Turley, PhD, decodes scientific studies on a specific topic of biology and discusses them with co-host and biology lightweight, Hamilton Boyce.
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Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Nash Turley and Hamilton Boyce discuss bald eagles, what they eat, where they live, their dramatic decline due to DDT, and then their miraculous recovery.
Bald eagle photo by Richard Lee https://unsplash.com/@brock222
References for this episode:
Todd CS, Young LS, Owen Jr RB, Gramlich FJ. Food habits of bald eagles in Maine. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 1982
Andrew JM, Mosher JA. Bald eagle nest site selection and nesting habitat in Maryland. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 1982
Interior secretary repeals ban on lead bullets https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/322058-interior-secretary-repeals-ban-on-lead-ammunition
Heisman R. 2018. Bald Eagle, The Ultimate Endangered Species Act Success Story. American Bird Conservancy. https://abcbirds.org/bald-eagle-the-ultimate-endangered-species-act-success-story/
DDT Regulatory History: A Brief Survey (to 1975). EPA. https://archive.epa.gov/epa/aboutepa/ddt-regulatory-history-brief-survey-1975.html
Watts DB, Therres GD, Byrd MA. Recovery of the Chesapeake Bay Bald Eagle Nesting Population. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2010.
Endangered species act data: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/delisting-report https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/reports/box-score-report
Deatrick E. An Elegy for America's Oldest Bald Eagle https://www.audubon.org/news/an-elegy-americas-oldest-bald-eagle
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