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The Ecological Approach Podcast

The Ecological Approach Podcast

Written by: Russ Jones and Shane Butnari
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 Russ and Shane are biologists, bowhunters, and arborists. If you ask them, ecology and hunting are entwined so tightly that they are inseparable. Join them as they discuss all aspects of bowhunting, biology, conservation and other outdoor pursuits. Get closer to nature with an Ecological Approach.© 2025 The Ecological Approach Podcast Biological Sciences Nature & Ecology Science
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  • 12. Cormorants and Fisheries in Ontario with Dr. Steven Cooke

    12. Cormorants and Fisheries in Ontario with Dr. Steven Cooke
    Feb 17 2022

    Dr. Cooke is a professor at Carlton University in Ottawa, Ontario and a fisheries biologist specializing in conservation and ecology. He’s also an angler, a hunter and he’s published hundreds of peer reviewed papers on a wide range of fisheries related subjects. In this episode he talks with me about Ontario’s double-crested cormorant hunt, the importance of using data when making management policies and he shares his thoughts and opinions on the cormorant hunt/cull in Ontario.
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    1 hr
  • 11. The Blue Racer on Pelee Island with Ryan Wolfe

    11. The Blue Racer on Pelee Island with Ryan Wolfe
    Jan 31 2022

    Learn all about one of the countries most endangered species, the blue racer, from one of the biologists working hard to learn as much as possible in order to better protect it. In Canada, this snake has disappeared from most of its range and today is only found on Pelee Island in western Lake Erie.

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    2 hrs and 46 mins
  • 10. Catching up with Shane, listener deer hunting questions, recent nature sightings/news, and more!

    10. Catching up with Shane, listener deer hunting questions, recent nature sightings/news, and more!
    Aug 16 2021

    After a busy season of breeding bird and amphibian surveys, Russ and Shane finally get a chance to catch up. Listen in as Shane describes his field season so far, his first lake trout, and an encounter with big old buck. Also learn about a crazy parasitic moth caterpillar, and get warmed up for the upcoming whitetail deer season with some great listener questions!
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    1 hr and 54 mins
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