This week's story is close to home for us: We discuss the "Free Town" (now known better as the "Free State") Project, which consisted of a mass of libertarians moving to Grafton, New Hampshire, to liberate the town. What the residents of Grafton (both new and old) didn't expect was the explosion of conflicts that ensued with resident black bears, including a handful of bear attacks.

A majority of the source material for this episode came from the book A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling.

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Last year we did vampire bats, which some people consider spooky and scary, so this year we decided we’re going to do a non-traditional episode: Cryptids!

We go over what constitutes a cryptid, animals once believed to be cryptids but have been confirmed to exist, and two cryptids who have been accused of attacking people.

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This episode was inspired by the book Spell of the Tiger: Man-Eaters of the Sundarbans by Sy Montgomery. We cover past and present conflicts between tigers and the people of the Sundarbans.

Studies mentioned in episode:
Female tiger Panthera tigris home range size in the Bangladesh Sundarbans: the value of this mangrove ecosystem for the species’ conservation by A. Barlow et al.
Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh by C. Inskip et al.

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Thank you to everyone who contributed stories to this episode!

We start by discussing a brutal attack on a Georgia man earlier this year by 3 dogs that nearly ended in his death, and we end with a special story written in by someone who knew our last victim.

Report coyote sightings in Cape Breton Highlands National Park to 1-877-852-3100.
In British Columbia, report coyote sightings or unsafe wildlife behavior to the province by calling 1-877-952-7277.
In Alberta, report dangerous wildlife encounters to the nearest Fish and Wildlife office at 310-0000, or call the 24-hour Report a Poacher line at 1-800-642-3800.

And finally, you can find Amie Adamson's book, Walking Out: One Teacher's Reflections on Walking Out of the Classroom to Walk America, online or at your local bookstore.

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Somehow it took us 62 episodes to talk about these host's least favorite animal: Monkeys.

You can find out more about the Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation at their website ergriffinresearch.org.

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This week we had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Rebecca Helm, a renowned jellyfish biologist and associate professor at Georgetown University. What is a jellyfish? Are they dangerous? How can we avoid them, and how can we help them (safely)?
 
You can find out more about her research at www.helmlab.org or jellybiologist.com, and follow her on Twitter at @RebeccaRHelm. You can also check out her Ologies episode here.

You can contribute to jellyfish research and science at jellywatch.org or at inaturalist.org.

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To celebrate 60 episodes, we're talking about one of Ashley's favorite animals: Owls.

We start by discussing the most common conflict people could have with raptors, and take a deep dive on a very popular case in which an owl was accused of murder. You can see more about this case on the Netflix documentary "The Staircase" or the dramatized HBO miniseries "The Staircase".

Ashley also appeared on episode 108 of the Just the Zoo of Us podcast to talk about owl biology if you'd like to learn more there.

Other relevant Get Out Alive episodes:
Ep. 23: Death From AboveSupport the Show.

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In the early 1900s, the Garhwal region of India was plagued with a single male leopard, who, in the end, caused over 100 human deaths. This is one of Jim Corbett's most famous tales - you can read an online version of his book about this leopard here.

Links to our other Jim Corbett/leopard episodes:
Ep. 44: Living with Leopards (feat. Dr. Babu Ram Lamichhane)
Ep. 39: The Thak Man-Eater
Ep. 1: The Champawat Tigress (feat. Sam Helle)

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The week this episode is released coincides with Discovery's Shark Week, so we're covering the Shark Week line up and some recent (and horrifying) shark attacks around the world.

Studies mentioned in ep:
North Pacific warming shifts the juvenile range of a marine apex predator
Trends in Global Shark Attacks
Forensic genetic identification of sharks involved in human attacks

Other great shark resources:
Ologies with Alie Ward, Selachimorphology (SHARKS) w/ Chris Lowe
International Shark Attack File on Reducing Your Risk

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In this episode, we cover all of the recent (as in, all within the past month) black bear attacks that have been happening around the United States.

Join us on Patreon to hear Ashley's quick phone interview with Stan Cunningham, a black bear biologist in Arizona.

If you are experiencing a problem with a black bear, please call your local state wildlife department for assistance or further guidance.

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