Episode 253: Wolf & Moose Researcher Dr. John Vucetich

All Creatures Podcast

Nature, Science, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Dr. John Vucetich is a professor and scientist at Michigan Tech University. For the past few decades Dr. Vucetich has studied wolf and moose interactions on one of the world's most unique biomes, Isle Royale in the United States. Isle Royale is a very unique biome as it is mainly isolated from the mainland of North America. It also offers many unique scientific perspectives on wolf/moose interactions and their impact on the environment. Dr. Vucetich also discusses his latest book Restoring the Balance: What Wolves Tell Us About Our Relationship With Nature, which highlights much of his work. This week's podcast is a fascinating insight into the life of a field scientist studying the lives of wolves and moose on Isle Royale. You can learn more about Dr. John Vucetich HERE You can learn more about his book HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:20.6	Today I want to introduce another special guest, Dr. John Vucetich, who is a professor
1:26.5	at Michigan Tech University. listen to this bio.
1:30.8	Field biologist, he's studying wolves, he's studying moose, he's studying many other things
1:35.6	we're going to talk about today, and he's an author now, which as a former professor,
1:41.2	I can just understand the time it takes to write a book while you're doing
1:46.0	everything else. So an amazing book called Restoring the Balance, What Wolves Tell Us About
1:50.7	Our Relationship with Nature. John, it's such a pleasure to have you today. Thank you for coming on.
1:56.3	Oh my gosh. It's great to be here. Very excited. Good, good, good. Yeah, our listeners are going to love this one.
2:01.9	I absolutely know it. We love wolves. We love our moose. I can't wait to talk about them.
2:06.5	But before we get going, can you always good to get your background? Like, where did you grow up?
2:11.7	And what really drove you as a young boy to fall in love with nature?
2:18.1	Well, my gosh, I grew up, it seems like a very mundane sort of life.
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