Ep. 464 - Back from the Brink

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Good news is hard to come by in the world of plant conservation, but it is out there! Take, for instance, some recent examples on Santa Cruz Island in which the recovery of a handful of endangered plants, including island bedstraw (Galium buxifolium) and Santa Cruz Island Dudleya (Dudleya nesiotica), has been so successful, they have been delisted. That doesn't mean conservationists no longer have to worry. Join me and John Knapp from The Nature Conservancy as we explore the ins and outs of plant conservation on Santa Cruz island and what it is going to take to keep rare plants from getting back on the Endangered Species List. This episode was produced in part by Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official
0:03.2	podcast of Indefensive Plants.com. What's up? This is your host mat. Welcome to the show.
0:07.6	How is everyone doing this week? If you're enjoying this podcast, the only way to keep it up and
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0:21.0	I mean it when I say patrons make this podcast possible I would not be doing in
0:25.1	defensive plants without support from my patrons so thank you to everyone that's
0:28.6	kicked in there's great kickbacks including access to bonus episodes so go check it out once again that's
0:33.7	patreon.com
0:35.0	slash in defensive plants. But today I have a very uplifting story for you to hear
0:40.5	because it involves removing species from the endangered species list and not because they've
0:45.1	gone extinct. No, because they have recovered. We're going to be exploring the fate of two plants
0:51.1	in California's channel islands that have successfully been removed
0:55.2	from the endangered species list. And joining us to talk about that is senior scientist
0:59.7	at the Nature Conservancy, John Knapp. John and his colleagues have been working very hard to remove threats to biodiversity but also
1:08.1	help biodiversity recover in a really awesome and unique place.
1:12.4	But of course, who better to hear that from than from
1:14.6	John himself so let's just jump right into it without further ado here's my
1:18.2	conversation with John Knapp I hope you enjoy. All right, John Knapp. I am so excited to talk with you today. It is an honor to have you on here,
1:39.2	but for those that aren't familiar with your work, let's start off with an introduction.
1:42.0	Tell everyone a little bit about
1:43.0	who you are and what it is you do. So I live in Santa Barbara, California I work for the
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