“Nightmare. But also, cool.” – Host Bella Isaacs on the sea lamprey.
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is a binational organization that works to control sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes and promote scientific research in the region. This week, Ross Shaw and Cory Brant of the GLFC joined hosts Bella Isaacs, Prachiti Dhamankar, and Isabelle Brogna to talk about why sea lamprey pose such a major threat to the Great Lakes, how the commission works to control them, and why, despite appearances, these aquatic invaders are actually pretty fascinating creatures.
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Reporter Jeremy Hance On Wildlife Conservation and Nature’s (Potential) Comeback
Reporter Jeremy Hance was one of the original staff writers of Mongabay, a non-profit conservation and environmental news site that “aims to raise awareness about social and environmental issues related to forests and other ecosystems.” Hance now writes a monthly column for Mongabay called “Saving Life on Earth: Words on the Wild” in addition to his freelance reporting. His feature “The great rhino U-turn,” the third installment in a four-part series on the Sumatran rhino, has been published in the 2019 Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology. Continue reading Reporter Jeremy Hance On Wildlife Conservation and Nature’s (Potential) Comeback →
