Episode 9.2: Surviving toxic meals and treacherous ticks

03/03/2025 29 min
Episode 9.2: Surviving toxic meals and treacherous ticks

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Episode Synopsis

Question: Have you ever gone hiking and got a tick?

Janet Rachlow (https://go.uidaho.edu/43lwo7B) is a professor of wildlife ecology in the College of Natural Resources (https://go.uidaho.edu/3QOqHr7) at University of Idaho. She has studied mammals both large and small, and in this episode, she discusses two on opposite ends of the size spectrum.

Music
“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).
“Good Vibes Everywhere” (uidaho.edu/4h50RKs ) by Darwin Music, via Amphibious Zoo.

Chapters
(00:00) Introduction
(3:30) Getting to know Janet
(4:00) Pygmy rabbit survival techniques
(14:46) Moose's tick troubles
(25:10) Implications for conservation
(26:48) Conclusion