On today’s episode, S.A. Leger joins us to talk about the many different styles of writing in conservation. Steph is a biologist, poet, hunter, and bird fanatic, and writer who engages in outdoors and conservation issues through both scientific and creative outlets. We talk about finding inspiration across different styles of communication and how they can inform one another. In the conservations segment, we give updates on some pronghorn conservation work coming out of Alberta (33:20), population trends among sage grouse in Wyoming (36:06), and bison reintroduction in Montana and beyond (40:30). Tune in for some announcements on the next issue of Hunt To Eat Magazine and a discount code for the Hunt To Eat store.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Video: “Three Pronghorn Cross Under Barbed Wire Fence”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtczcWUkbvc&t=14s
• Fence adjustments in Alberta: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/pronghorn-fence-alberta-conservation-1.6298645
• Alberta Fish & Game Association Pronghorn Corridor Enhancement: https://www.afga.org/pronghorn-corridor-enhancement/
• Alberta Conservation Association “2020/21 Project Summary Report”: https://www.ab-conservation.com/downloads/annual_summaries/wildlife/aca_summary_2020_2021_pronghorn_fence_crossing_enhancement.pdf
• Wyoming Game & Fish Department 2021 sage grouse wing count results: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/News/2021-wing-counts-indicate-dip-in-sage-grouse-repro
• Wyoming sage grouse data review: https://wyofile.com/new-sage-grouse-data-alarming-state-biologist-says/
• News on bison transfer: https://buckrail.com/28-yellowstone-bison-transferred-to-montana-indian-reservation/
• National Park Service Bison Conservation Transfer Program: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/bison-conservation-transfer-program.htm
• InterTribal Buffalo Council: https://itbcbuffalonation.org/