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(0:00) - Recording Start.
(2:24) - Intro, Blair
(2:47) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer!, Blair
(3:12) - Opening Theme Music, Blair
(3:49) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - Dr. Kiki is joined by special Guest Host, Philip Shane. Dr. Kiki and Justin are out — But Shall Return!
(4:50) - Introduction of Dana Page —
Dana Page is a trained Wildlife Biologist working on large scale regional land management strategies. USCS - BA Enviro Studies and USF- MS Enviro Management. Dana has over 2 decades of experience working throughout the bay area on a variety of projects ranging from Island Restoration off the CA coast and SF bay, coastal grassland habitat restoration, Prescribed Fire and Rangeland Management to name a few.
(8:10) - Quick Science Bytes! —
(8:15) - Wild Feral Pig Tawk! Introduced wild pigs linked to fewer invasive plants, while native deer show the opposite pattern [Phys.org], Blair & Dana
(26:18) - Prescribed burns may be lethal for lizards [Phys.org], Blair & Dana
(42:14) — New Studies & Developments that interest Dana? Pumas! And Wildlife Connectively — how animals adapt and move in urban environments. Pumas in Santa Cruz Mountains, if there is not an introdction of other Puma DNA into the Puma population there, Pumas in the Santa Cruz mountains might be extinct in 50 years
(47:26) - What would Dana want people to take away from this conversation?
(49:47) - And we're at the Break!
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...More minions, please!
(50:20) - And... We're Back from the Break!
(50:21) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(50:24) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(50:49) - Ancestral variation, not new mutations, may impact survival of species facing climate change (Bank Voles) [Phys.org], Blair
(59:51) - Plants that make real dairy protein? Scientists discover an unexpected shortcut [Phys.org], Blair
(1:15:43) - Show wrap-up & thank you's to Dana Page and TWIS Volunteers
(1:16:33) - Thank you's to our Patreon Sponsors
(1:17:55) - End Theme 🎵
And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...
(1:18:59) - The After Show! - The After Show: Thank you & Bye to Dana. See all of you next week. Thanx everybody. Stay friendly, stay curious, stay happy, stay joyous, stay lucky... And just a bit more...