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Cal of the Wild

Ep. 401: Legislation, PFAS, and New York Trail Cams

Cal of the Wild

MeatEater

Education, Sports, Wilderness

4.89.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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This week, Cal talks about the Utah public land lawsuit, citizen science, legislation, and so much more.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:04.5

What's hibernation and why do some mammals hibernate?

0:08.3

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0:12.0

Meteor Kids is back for season three.

0:15.2

We're going to give you the hard-hitting answers, kids, for why things are the way they are.

0:22.1

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0:28.1

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0:31.9

Now.

0:36.9

Music From Meat Eater's World News Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, this is Cow's

0:49.3

Week in Review with Ryan Cal Call Call.

0:52.7

Here's Cal.

0:55.0

If you love running trail cams, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

1:00.3

needs your help. The agency just launched a new program they're calling Snapshot New York.

1:05.6

This program asks hunters, wildlife watchers, and other outdoor enthusiasts to upload photos from their

1:12.0

trail cameras. State biologists will use this data to better understand wildlife populations

1:17.2

and make well-informed management decisions. They're particularly interested in getting data

1:23.3

from private land. Over 60% of the state is private, so biologists aren't able to access a majority

1:29.6

of the wildlife habitat. They've divided the state into about 4,500 grid cells, and they're hoping

1:35.6

they'll get enough volunteers to have as many cameras in each cell as possible. If you don't have

1:41.6

your own trail cam, the program will offer cameras you can rent.

1:45.6

All you have to do is download the Snapshot New York app and upload your photos every two weeks.

1:50.7

That will hopefully generate millions of photos.

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