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In Episode #57 of Season #4, I will discuss the thought if black bear encounters with humans are seeing a rise or uptick these days.  

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode, I will discuss the topic are the black bears and humans having many more encounters these days and why?
• I will talk also talk about what to do if you do have a close encounter with a bear, especially if it seems to keep approaching or seems like it is not scared of you at all.

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Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.
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You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

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In Episode #56 of Season #4, I will discuss what tiny little insect is killing off the majestic and beautiful Hemlock Trees?

One of my hobbies is to hike and near me is the Red River Gorge Geological Area.  I love hiking in this area but I do a tiny bit of hiking in Georgia, Berea, KY, and in the Smoky Mountains.  When you are in many of these mountainous areas you will see 70-90% of the Hemlock Trees dead or dying in some areas. What is killing them?

It is a tiny tiny black bug covered in a white cotton looking protective layer, and it's name is the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.  

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode, I will discuss when it was introduced and where it came from originally.
• I will talk also talk about the chemical and biological ways we might be able to control it and maybe someday defeat it.

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One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.
_________________________________________________________________________
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Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.
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• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

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You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

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"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
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In Episode #55 of Season #4, I will discuss some acid loving plants.  Specifically, acidic soil loving plants such as some trillium plants (4), some ferns (2) and some blueberry plants (2).  

Plants such as these grow in and around the Appalachian Mountains, the Appalachian Foothills to the mountains and some call it the Appalachian Plateau.

One of my hobbies is to hike and near me is the Red River Gorge Geological Area.  I love hiking in this area but I do a tiny bit of hiking in Georgia, Berea, KY, and in the Smoky Mountains.  You will see these plants in many of these areas if there is an acidic soil to sustain the plants.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode, I will discuss 4 trillium plants, some ferns, and some blueberry plants
• I will talk about why the soil is probably acidic.

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*************   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   **************

One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.
_________________________________________________________________________
My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.
____________________________________________________________________

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

_______________________________________________________________________

You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

________________________________________________________________________

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #54 of Season #4, I will discuss some acid loving plants.  Specifically, acidic soil loving plants such as Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, and White Pine trees.  

Plants such as these grow in and around the Appalachian Mountains, the Appalachian Foothills to the mountains and some call it the Appalachian Plateau.

One of my hobbies is to hike and near me is the Red River Gorge Geological Area.  I love hiking in this area but I do a tiny bit of hiking in Georgia, Berea, KY, and in the Smoky Mountains.  You will see these plants in many of these areas if there is an acidic soil to sustain the plants.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode, I will discuss rhododendron, mountain laurel, and white pine trees.
• I will talk about why the soil is probably acidic.

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*************   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   **************

One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.
_________________________________________________________________________
My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.
____________________________________________________________________

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

_______________________________________________________________________

You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

________________________________________________________________________

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
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_________________________________________________________________________
The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #53 of Season #4, I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences and it's attempt at bringing back an animal, the Dire Wolf, from it's 10,000 year extinction.  The Dire Wolf DNA is not 100% Dire Wolf DNA but it has some Gray Wolf DNA segments to make the DNA complete.  Because of this, many people are upset that they are saying that they brought back the Dire Wolf.  But this is just the first attempt at bringing back a previously extinct animal.  No one anticipates ever seeing a Dire Wolf running wild.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode, I will discuss the company Colossal Biosciences but very briefly.
• I will also mention that the same company has plans on bringing back the Woolly Mammoth in the next 2-4 years.
• I will mention the creation of the Woolly Mouse and why it was created.
• I also mention that there are other animals potentially on the horizon of bringing back from extinction.

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*************   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   **************

One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.
_________________________________________________________________________
My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.
____________________________________________________________________

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

_______________________________________________________________________

You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

________________________________________________________________________

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #52 of Season #4, I will discuss the Whitetail Deer and their use of glandular scents for communication between deer.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode I will discuss the 7 glands of whitetail deer and the glands basic uses.
• I will discuss a bit about the last 100+ years of Kentucky restoring the whitetail deer to the populations that we see today.
• This is not a podcast about hunting.  I used to live and breathe hunting but I never go any longer although I greatly miss being in the outdoors as much as I used to go.  I never found anyone who spend the hours in the cold, the rain, the thunderstorms, the below zero temperatures all day because of my sheer love of the deer and the outdoors.
• I will briefly discuss deer rubs and scrapes, but just briefly today.  I want to come back and do another episode at a later date on these topics.

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********   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   *********

One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.
_________________________________________________________________________
My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.
____________________________________________________________________

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

_______________________________________________________________________

You can support the people who support the Smoky Mountains, black bears  and wildlife by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

________________________________________________________________________

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
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_________________________________________________________________________
The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #51 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.
• I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.
• This episode #51 will mainly discuss hibernation and specifically if Black Bears are true hibernators or do they hibernate but not fully, or what?
• We will compare the black bears hibernation to smaller mammals like squirrels and chipmunks.
• I will discuss how geography and the much colder areas of our continent effect this same species, the American Black Bear.

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********   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   *********

One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.
_________________________________________________________________________
My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Also, be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see your pictures or hear your feedback.
____________________________________________________________________

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

_______________________________________________________________________

You can support the people who support the black bears by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

________________________________________________________________________

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
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_________________________________________________________________________
The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #50 of Season #4, I will discuss the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the American Black Bear.
• I will discuss that there are 16 species of American Black Bear.
• What do they eat?
• What eats the black bears?
• Where do they live?
• Do they attack and eat and kill humans?
• Where do they live?
• A few stories about the black bears.

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********   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler   *********

One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thanks in advance if you do.
_________________________________________________________________________
My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback.
____________________________________________________________________

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

_______________________________________________________________________

You can support the people who support the black bears by going to:

• Friends of the Smokies.          https://friendsofthesmokies.org
• Appalachian Bear Rescue.     https://appalachianbearrescue.org

________________________________________________________________________

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
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_________________________________________________________________________
The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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n Episode #49 of Season #4, I will discuss the Hammerhead Shark which is a very unique and interesting shark.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the Hammerhead Sharks
• I will discuss that there are 9 species of Hammerhead Sharks.
• What do they eat?
• What eats the hammerhead sharks?
• Where do they live?
• I will bring up their migrations?
• Do they attack and eat and kill humans?
• What is that hammerhead shape of their head for?
• How do they reproduce ... this might surprise you!!

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TommyFowler

One way that you can support this podcast is to "Buy Me a Cup of Coffee".  Not a real cup of coffee.  Just click on the Buy Me a Cup of Coffee and you can give a small donation to help me get some new equipment or to just stay on the air.  Many thank you's in advance if you do.

My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback.

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #48 of Season #4, I will discuss the Hammerhead Worm which is a very highly invasive worm.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors.  I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the Hammerhead worm
• It eats earthworms.
• It came from southeast Asia.
• Very invasive and eats earthworms, slugs, and insect larvae.
• Re[produces sexually and asexually.
• We will mention to never chop them up because they regenerate easily.

My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback.

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
• please leave me a review
• download each of my episodes
• please leave a 5-star rating    This helps me grow as a podcaster 
• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

** Click here to get $20 off a paid Buzzsprout account to start your own podcast.  It’s fun, start today!!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2014700

The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.  
I love this music.  Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

Support the show