Dr. Tim Bean

There just seems to be a bunch of people everywhere are noticing, there aren't as many porcupines as we used to see. And in New York, they've gone through a couple of scabies outbreaks, which is really horrible and awful for them and pretty devastating for the populations.

There just seems to be a bunch of people everywhere are noticing, there aren't as many porcupines as we used to see. And in New York, they've gone through a couple of scabies outbreaks, which is really horrible and awful for them and pretty devastating for the populations.

Yeah, so in summer when there's leaves on the trees, they eat the leaves and then fruit like apples and stuff like that. And then in winter, there's no leaves left. And so they have to scrape the outer bark off and then they consume the inner bark, which is like a terrible nutritional strategy. They lose like 25% of their body weight.

Yeah, so in summer when there's leaves on the trees, they eat the leaves and then fruit like apples and stuff like that. And then in winter, there's no leaves left. And so they have to scrape the outer bark off and then they consume the inner bark, which is like a terrible nutritional strategy. They lose like 25% of their body weight.

Yeah, so in summer when there's leaves on the trees, they eat the leaves and then fruit like apples and stuff like that. And then in winter, there's no leaves left. And so they have to scrape the outer bark off and then they consume the inner bark, which is like a terrible nutritional strategy. They lose like 25% of their body weight.

But by damaging trees, they become pests for timber operators. And so both the feds and private timber companies spent the entire 20th century hunting and killing porcupines all over the place. So that's another reason why they're declining. But the benefit is you get all of these dead and decadent trees and trees that are falling down and trees that are exposed to fungus and stuff that

But by damaging trees, they become pests for timber operators. And so both the feds and private timber companies spent the entire 20th century hunting and killing porcupines all over the place. So that's another reason why they're declining. But the benefit is you get all of these dead and decadent trees and trees that are falling down and trees that are exposed to fungus and stuff that

But by damaging trees, they become pests for timber operators. And so both the feds and private timber companies spent the entire 20th century hunting and killing porcupines all over the place. So that's another reason why they're declining. But the benefit is you get all of these dead and decadent trees and trees that are falling down and trees that are exposed to fungus and stuff that

almost surely contributes to diversity. Bugs are getting access to the inner bark. That's drawing in woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are then creating cavities in the trees. That's providing holes and dens and stuff for other mammals.

almost surely contributes to diversity. Bugs are getting access to the inner bark. That's drawing in woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are then creating cavities in the trees. That's providing holes and dens and stuff for other mammals.

almost surely contributes to diversity. Bugs are getting access to the inner bark. That's drawing in woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are then creating cavities in the trees. That's providing holes and dens and stuff for other mammals.

Yeah, up through the 50s. I mean, I think Vermont's killed like 100,000 porcupines per year, you know, just in one state every year with a small bounty on their skins. I think or hope that this next generation of ecological foresters are beginning to appreciate the fact that some of these species that damage trees are contributing to overall diversity, and maybe there's a balance between them.

Yeah, up through the 50s. I mean, I think Vermont's killed like 100,000 porcupines per year, you know, just in one state every year with a small bounty on their skins. I think or hope that this next generation of ecological foresters are beginning to appreciate the fact that some of these species that damage trees are contributing to overall diversity, and maybe there's a balance between them.

Yeah, up through the 50s. I mean, I think Vermont's killed like 100,000 porcupines per year, you know, just in one state every year with a small bounty on their skins. I think or hope that this next generation of ecological foresters are beginning to appreciate the fact that some of these species that damage trees are contributing to overall diversity, and maybe there's a balance between them.

cutting every tree down and killing every porcupine and maybe leaving some so that they will help increase the health of the forest. And mountain lions are doing fairly well in Northern California and other parts of the Northwest.

cutting every tree down and killing every porcupine and maybe leaving some so that they will help increase the health of the forest. And mountain lions are doing fairly well in Northern California and other parts of the Northwest.

cutting every tree down and killing every porcupine and maybe leaving some so that they will help increase the health of the forest. And mountain lions are doing fairly well in Northern California and other parts of the Northwest.

Cannabis growing uses a lot of rodenticide because porcupines come, not just porcupines, but rodents in general come and gnaw on their water lines and probably eat their crops. And so that's a huge issue for a lot of species now is the

Cannabis growing uses a lot of rodenticide because porcupines come, not just porcupines, but rodents in general come and gnaw on their water lines and probably eat their crops. And so that's a huge issue for a lot of species now is the

Cannabis growing uses a lot of rodenticide because porcupines come, not just porcupines, but rodents in general come and gnaw on their water lines and probably eat their crops. And so that's a huge issue for a lot of species now is the