We open the episode with an update on the Lesser Prairie Chicken delisting, why all hope is not lost, and some interviews with experts in the field: Dr. Jackie Augustine (Executive Director, Audubon of Kansas) and Stacy Hoeme (Co-Lead, Lesser Prairie Chicken Landowner Alliance).
The deep dive for this episode is led by Allan on the origin of cows: the mighty aurochs. Humans have lived and traveled alongside cows farther back then recorded human history. They shaped ancient and modern human pastoralist societies and we’re finally giving them a spotlight on the pod.
Primary Chicken Sources:
- Leave a comment on the Lesser Prairie Chicken delisting on the FWS Federal Register here
- Lesser Prairie-Chicken Landowner Alliance website
- Audubon of Kansas website
Email Jackie Augustine your fan-mail or chicken stories at: aok@audubonofkansas.org
Primary Cow/Auroch Sources:
- Rossi, C., Sinding, MH.S., Mullin, V.E. et al. The genomic natural history of the aurochs . Nature 635 , 136–141 (2024).
- "The Story of Aurochs is More Complicated Than We Thought" by Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura. 12/12/2024.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Bos primigenius
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