{"podcast":{"title":"Natural Resources University","slug":"natural-resources-university-3422040","podcast_index_feed_id":3422040,"rss_url":"https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/0/4/b/304b3c483c5ab0ad/NRU_Podcast_LogoFINAL.png","author":"Natural Resources University","episode_count":619,"summary":"Natural Resources University is a podcast network focused on delivering science-based natural resource management. The series housed within this network aim to deliver expert-based knowledge for their corresponding genre of natural resource management.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T20:20:32.542693+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-resources-university-3422040"},"episode":{"title":"When predator control works | Wild Turkey Science #597","slug":"when-predator-control-works-wild-turkey-science-597","published_at":"2026-07-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-resources-university-3422040/when-predator-control-works-wild-turkey-science-597","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-resources-university-3422040","url":"https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/when-predator-control-works-wild-turkey-science-597","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/naturalresourcesuniversity/597.mp3?dest-id=2422331","summary":"Will walks us through a recent study assessing the effects of predator removal on a ground nesting bird - the Pigeon Gullimot - and how this translates to managing predators for wild turkey. Resources: Cherry, M. J., et al. (2015). Effects of predation risk and group dynamics on white-tailed deer foraging behavior in a longleaf pine savanna. Behavioral Ecology, 26(4), 1091-1099. Conner, L. M., et al. (2016). Predator exclusion as a management option for increasing white‐tailed deer recruitment. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 80(1), 162-170. Stark, S. B., et al. (2026). Seabird population responses after the removal of an introduced predator. The Journal of Wildlife Management, e70242. The science on trapping | Ep 07 Get your tickets to our 2nd Annual UF Game Lab Banquet here: https://tinyurl.com/UFGameLabBanquet Can't attend the banquet but still want to support us? Please donate here: http://UFgive.to/UFGameLab . Thank you in advance for your support! Enter our raffle for a chance to win a Wild Turkey Science hunt with Dr. Will Gulsby and Dr. Marcus Lashley at the historic Westervelt Hunting Lodge: https://e.givesmart.com/events/Qam/ We've launched our second online wild turkey course ! Enroll in Wild Turkey Manager: Biology, History & Habitat to learn about the principal biology, mating, behavior, food selection, human dimensions, hunter interactions, and historical context of wild turkeys. This course is accredited by the Society of American Foresters as a Category 2 course worth 7 Continuing Forestry Education credits. Participants can also earn up to 5 CEUs in Category I of The Wildlife Society's Certified Wildlife Biologist Program. Enroll now: https://tinyurl.com/WildTurkeyManagerBio Be sure to check out our first comprehensive online wild turkey course fea…","meta_description":"Will walks us through a recent study assessing the effects of predator removal on a ground nesting bird - the Pigeon Gullimot - and how this translates to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4014,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/natural-resources-university-3422040/episodes/when-predator-control-works-wild-turkey-science-597/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/natural-resources-university-3422040/when-predator-control-works-wild-turkey-science-597.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}