Dr. Tim Bean

widespread application of rodenticide on both public and private lands and it goes up the food chain do you think with the cannabis farms are they just getting cooked are they just so baked uh yeah sure yeah i think a lot of animals probably are taking advantage of that yep interesting

widespread application of rodenticide on both public and private lands and it goes up the food chain do you think with the cannabis farms are they just getting cooked are they just so baked uh yeah sure yeah i think a lot of animals probably are taking advantage of that yep interesting

widespread application of rodenticide on both public and private lands and it goes up the food chain do you think with the cannabis farms are they just getting cooked are they just so baked uh yeah sure yeah i think a lot of animals probably are taking advantage of that yep interesting

I need to unwind. It seems really hard for porcupines because I had this student where we put this accelerometer on the porcupine and it was like, the accelerometer is not recording anything. It could be sleeping or walking or eating and the accelerometer is not moving at all. They're so chill to begin with that I can't even imagine what it would be like to be high.

I need to unwind. It seems really hard for porcupines because I had this student where we put this accelerometer on the porcupine and it was like, the accelerometer is not recording anything. It could be sleeping or walking or eating and the accelerometer is not moving at all. They're so chill to begin with that I can't even imagine what it would be like to be high.

I need to unwind. It seems really hard for porcupines because I had this student where we put this accelerometer on the porcupine and it was like, the accelerometer is not recording anything. It could be sleeping or walking or eating and the accelerometer is not moving at all. They're so chill to begin with that I can't even imagine what it would be like to be high.

That is on the to do list. So California, I think lists it as a species of special concern, which is like the first step before getting on the endangered species list. which means that it's now eligible for additional funding.

That is on the to do list. So California, I think lists it as a species of special concern, which is like the first step before getting on the endangered species list. which means that it's now eligible for additional funding.

That is on the to do list. So California, I think lists it as a species of special concern, which is like the first step before getting on the endangered species list. which means that it's now eligible for additional funding.

And that's sort of where we're at, is there's a bunch of researchers across the Western US who are noticing this problem and starting to think about, okay, how do we actually count porcupines?

And that's sort of where we're at, is there's a bunch of researchers across the Western US who are noticing this problem and starting to think about, okay, how do we actually count porcupines?

And that's sort of where we're at, is there's a bunch of researchers across the Western US who are noticing this problem and starting to think about, okay, how do we actually count porcupines?

And how do we get enough data longitudinally through time to see that they really have declined, not just from this sort of elevated baseline that we saw in the 60s and 70s after all these clear cuts, but truly are disappearing from large parts of their range where they really should be. There's still lots of places. There are still lots of porcupines.

And how do we get enough data longitudinally through time to see that they really have declined, not just from this sort of elevated baseline that we saw in the 60s and 70s after all these clear cuts, but truly are disappearing from large parts of their range where they really should be. There's still lots of places. There are still lots of porcupines.

And how do we get enough data longitudinally through time to see that they really have declined, not just from this sort of elevated baseline that we saw in the 60s and 70s after all these clear cuts, but truly are disappearing from large parts of their range where they really should be. There's still lots of places. There are still lots of porcupines.

It's not like a hair on fire situation, but if I had more time and money, that would definitely be a priority, would be just documenting and knowing how they're doing.

It's not like a hair on fire situation, but if I had more time and money, that would definitely be a priority, would be just documenting and knowing how they're doing.

It's not like a hair on fire situation, but if I had more time and money, that would definitely be a priority, would be just documenting and knowing how they're doing.

Yeah, for sure.

Yeah, for sure.