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MeatEater Conservation

Ep. 59: Independent Female Goldfish, MeatEater’s Land Access Initiative, and 373,456 Pounds of Turkey Meat

MeatEater Conservation

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness, Education

4.99.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

This week, Cal talks about how carnival stands that give away goldfish are invasive species proliferation hot zones, checking up on land access in Maine, 2020 as a bad year to be a turkey, Alaska gaining back management of state land, how not to let the GAOA die, and so much more.

 

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0:00.0

Hey folks, this is Brent Rees with me, the Ethers new podcast of this country live.

0:05.0

You ever wondered how to pick out a good dog, bowl up a mess of crawfish or catch cat fish

0:09.3

on a trot line?

0:10.3

Well, on this country life, I'm inviting you into my home where in each episode I'll be

0:15.0

telling you the story of a good hunt, close call, a hard time, a good time, whatever.

0:20.0

And then we'll talk on some good country skills I think you ought to know.

0:24.0

Listen to this country life in the Bear Greece feed on the I Heart Radio F or wherever you

0:29.3

get your podcasts.

0:36.3

From Meadie Ders World News Headquarters in Boseman, Montana, this is Cal's We Can Review

0:47.5

with Ryan Cal Calan.

0:49.9

Now here's Cal.

0:52.3

The Prussian Cart or Goldfish can reproduce without a male.

0:58.3

You will never look at Goldfish the same way after you hear all this.

1:02.7

Or more accurately, you may look at the old carnival stand that gives bags of them away.

1:08.7

You know, after fleece and kids for a few bucks, not as a fun, harmless fish dispensary,

1:13.9

but as an invasive species proliferation hot zone.

1:20.1

As stated, the Goldfish is just a member of the cart family, the Prussian Cart to be exact.

1:25.6

This fish can spawn without the help of a male.

1:29.7

A female can produce 50,000 eggs year after year without the help of a male Prussian cart.

1:38.0

I hope you heard that.

1:39.0

A female Goldfish can produce in legs without a male Goldfish.

1:43.2

Instead, he will collect the sperm of minospesies from the same body of water and self-deposit

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