{"podcast":{"title":"Fins, Fur, and Feathers","slug":"fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181","podcast_index_feed_id":6689181,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/489245/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/489245","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/f/a/f/cfafeedaaec20ac127a2322813b393ee/FinsFurFeathers_Icon_3000_3000.jpg","author":"Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts","episode_count":67,"summary":"Fins, Fur, and Feathers provides science-based solutions to real-world problems faced by producers, land managers, recreational landowners, and others who are dealing with wildlife or water-related problems or for those wanting to produce more fish and wildlife from their land.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181"},"episode":{"title":"Voles","slug":"voles","published_at":"2025-09-16T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181/voles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181","url":"https://976646f9-c750-4824-8301-5ac692a72f34.libsyn.com/voles","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/976646f9-c750-4824-8301-5ac692a72f34/POD_080225_FFF_Voles_Full_V1_1.mp3?dest-id=4174655","summary":"Voles are common herbivorous rodents that can become very abundant when their food and cover are plentiful. They typically go unnoticed , but sometimes cause damage to turf grass, plants in vegetable gardens and flower beds, as well as trees in orchards and grape vines. Join Drew and Joe as they discuss vole biology, natural history, the property damage that they sometimes cause, and control options for preventing or dealing with vole damage. Dr. Joe Gerken and Dr. Drew Ricketts are extension specialists and faculty members in the Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Program at Kansas State University. Find out more about the program at http://hnr.k-state.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/wildlife-outdoor-management.html Watch the podcast on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@KSEWildlife","meta_description":"Voles are common herbivorous rodents that can become very abundant when their food and cover are plentiful. They typically go unnoticed , but sometimes ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2446,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181/episodes/voles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fins-fur-and-feathers-6689181/voles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}