In his book Tenacious Beasts, philosopher and writer Christopher Preston explores creature comebacks. Some of these stories highlight the evolutionary advantages that animals have racked up over millennia, while others are marked by intensive human intervention. Along the way, Preston opens some big questions about conservation dilemmas, such as what to do when helping one species means harming another. Amidst the bad news about biodiversity loss, Tenacious Beasts brings snippets of hope and lessons learned from animals such as beavers, bison and humpback whales. On this week’s show, Christopher shares about these animal recoveries, insights collected from Indigenous communities and scientific research, and what coexisting with wildlife means for humans and our societies.
#642 The Last Episode
#641 The Last Nerd Gift Guide
#640 The Last Science Book Club
#639 The One About Periods
#638 Do you feel love? What about ecstasy?
#637 A special announcement
#636 Life on an unruly planet
#635 Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
#634 Back to the future
#633 An Ice History
#632 We are what we eat
#630 The Jewel Box
#629 How birds go the distance
#628 Brave the Wild River
#627 Ancient Migrations
#626 Our Friend, the Wasp
#625 This one really is about aliens
#624 The Devil’s Element
#623 Peopling the Americas
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