The biggest animal in Philadelphia (and other port cities) isn’t a deer or a coyote, it’s a fish. We talk with biologist Shannon White about Atlantic sturgeon and her research into their depressingly reduced populations. We talk about how the caviar boom of the late 1800s devastated sturgeon populations, and about how their slow life history, channelization, boat traffic, anchor dragging, and exotic species (like blue and channel catfish) work against their recovery. We talk about how people might accidentally or intentionally introduce captive stock of sturgeon into the wild and why that is a terrible idea. Tony blames America’s dysfunctional health insurance system on shad (and how they fed George Washington’s troops at Valley Forge). We also talk about snorkeling in rivers (are smallmouth bass really cuddly?), how fish ladders work, and Billy’s dreams of spear fishing flathead catfish to examine their stomach contents, even though they are too toxic to eat.
Is It More Than Just Pigeons?
Urban Creeps: BugScope Crossover!
Botanical Time Machine: Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis Digitization Project
We’re Gonna Kick Tokyo’s Ass
Wildlife Rescue in the City, Part 2
Wildlife Rescue in the City, Part 1
Bat Rescue
Where to Put Toilet- and Backyard-Snakes (Part 2)
Where to put Toilet- and Backyard-Snakes (Part 1)
Native? Exotic? Do We Care? Squash Bees
Taking Peregrines to the People
Extreme Philly Fishing: Tight Lines with Leo Sheng
Buzzing Hard, Part 2
Buzzing Hard, Part 1
F*** the Border Wall
The Truth about Cats Part 2
The Truth About Cats Part 1
City Lights of Doom? (part two)
City Lights of Doom? (part one)
Darwin Comes to Town: Interview with Menno Schilthuizen
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