93 | Rae Wynn-Grant on Bears, Humans, and Other Predators
April 20, 2020
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93 | Rae Wynn-Grant on Bears, Humans, and Other Predators
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<p>Human beings have a strange fascination with dangerous, predatory animals — bears, lions, wolves, sharks, and more. The top of the food chain is an interesting and precarious place to live; while you might be the boss of your local environment, you also depend on the functioning of an entire ecology. Rae Wynn-Grant is a carnivore ecologist who studies how large predators migrate, feed, reproduce — and especially how they interact with humans. We talk about the diverse social structures of different species of carnivores, how they find mates, and how they diversify their diet. And of course we discuss how humans and other locally-dominant species can live together peacefully.</p> <p>Rae Wynn-Grant received her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Columbia University. She is currently a Fellow with National Geographic Society working on carnivore conservation in partnership with the American Prairie Reserve. She maintains a Visiting Scientist position at the American Museum of Natural History, and adjunct faculty positions at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. She appears in <a href="https://www.natgeotvpressroom.com/titles/show/5dfbc521d7cef3785e4a7167" target="_blank">National Geographic's <em>Born Wild: The Next Generation</em></a>, premiering on April 22.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.raewynngrant.com/" target="_blank">Web site</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.org/find-explorers/rae-wynn-grant" target="_blank">National Geographic web page</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amnh.org/research/staff-directory/rae-wynn-grant" target="_blank">AMNH web page</a></li> <li><a href="https://advanced.jhu.edu/about-us/faculty/rae-wynn-grant/" target="_blank">Johns Hopkins web page</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en8nXfD3bww&ab_channel=AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory" target="_blank">Talk on Humans and Conflicts with Bears</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/RaeWynnGrant" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> <p><br /></p>
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