About this episode
Steve Rinella talks with Chris Murray , Janis Putelis , Brody Henderson , Phil Taylor , and Corinne Schneider . Topics include: Mark Kenyon's Working for Wildlife tour ; pre-order Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars ; the 62-pound beaver with a mushroomed .22 in the back of the head ; an update from Home Range's Trap-a-Cat project ; the first captured, collared, released wolverine in Utah; the final word on refried beans; Kansas' ban on trail cams; when you steal a gator egg, hatch it, and then raise that gator for 20 years; the definition of estivate; inspired by Steve Irwin; stinky gator stomachs; smelling underwater; temperature-based sex selection; how gators are good moms; the nest chirping noise; conservation and egg return; long life spans; how to properly capture a gator; the robust innate immune system; sensitivity to ecotoxins; gator blood; holding breath under water for seven hours; and more. Connect with Steve and MeatEater Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.