Our host, Dr. Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, shares some insights into the current wildfire situation in Texas.  We talk about weather impacts, preparing for wildfires on your property, and effects of wildfires on plant communities and wildlife. 

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Hear the story of the National Butterfly Center and challenges it has faced in recent years from the NBC Executive Director, Marianna Trevino-Wright. 

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A highlight reel from the women we have interviewed in the first 9 months of our podcast.  We celebrate their research, successes and challenges. 

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Dr. Carmen Montaña of Stephen F. Austin State University shares her research into native shiners and minnows of the East Texas tributaries. 

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In this episode we talk about sharks in the Gulf of Mexico, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and epigenetic effects in fish of oil in the Gulf with Dr. David Portnoy, of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. 

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Ms. Georgina Eccles and Dr. Bart Ballard discuss their research on waterfowl and their migratory movements in North America.  Bonus—we get two Biology Blunders this time!

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Mark Hockmuller and Juan Salinas of the National Natural Toxins Research Center discuss their work wrangling and milking venomous snakes for research and development of antivenom.

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We interview Dr. Brian Oswald from Stephen F. Austin State University about fire’s role in the pineywoods of East Texas, prescribed burning, and wildfire.

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Dr. Donna Shaver of the Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery at Padre Island National Seashore discusses her career in conservation of Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle.    

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Dr. Jeffrey Turner, of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, discusses his research on bacteria, sewage pollution, and bioplastics in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Texas coast. 

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