Should We Put Polar Bears In Antarctica?

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Today’s episode takes on a listener question: why not just move the polar bears to Antarctica? The idea might seem silly, but it’s actually got a name — assisted migrations — and the debates around what we should do to help conserve species as the climate warms is a really complicated and fascinating one. Guests: Jason McLachlan — associate professor of ecology at the University of Notre Dame Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero — forest geneticist at Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Emma Marris — environmental writer, author of Rambunctious Garden Tero Mustonen — biologist with the Snowchange Cooperative & head of the Kesälahti fish base → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← I'm hiring!! JOB DESCRIPTION & APPLICATION HERE. Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // [email protected] Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors: MOVA Globes // Visit movaglobes.com/flashforward and use the code FLASHFORWARD, all one word, at checkout for 10% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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