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Should We Put Polar Bears In Antarctica?


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Today’s episode takes on a listener question: why not just move the polar bears to Antarctica? The idea might seem silly, but it’s actually got a name — assisted migrations — and the debates around what we should do to help conserve species as the climate warms is a really complicated and fascinating one. 

Guests:

  • Jason McLachlan — associate professor of ecology at the University of Notre Dame
  • Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero — forest geneticist at Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Emma Marris — environmental writer, author of Rambunctious Garden 
  • Tero Mustonen — biologist with the Snowchange Cooperative & head of the Kesälahti fish base


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    Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.

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