This episode discusses tribalism and the tendency for individuals to follow group narratives over personal beliefs, using recent media coverage of the Alex Pretti case as a starting point. The conversation focuses on how tribalism manifests within conservation and public land management.
Topics covered in this week’s news:
Utah Wolf Removal: State officials lethally removed three wolves in Northern Utah to comply with management plans.
Wyoming Public Land Sale: A review of House Bill 55, which proposes selling state land for housing development.
Oregon Petition: An update on an initiative to ban hunting, fishing, and animal agriculture that may reach the 2026 ballot.
Ecological Research: The impact of losing long-term datasets on invasive species management and habitat conservation.
Profitable Conservation: A Nature Conservancy report on how edge-of-field practices can improve farm productivity and wildlife habitat.
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