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The Best Biomea love letter to grasslands Author: Grassland Groupies
Three prairie biologists make the ever-growing argument for why grasslands are the world's best biome. Features hosts Rachel Roth, Nicole Brown, and Allan Saylor of Kansas-based nonprofit Grassland Groupies. Language: en-us Genres: Life Sciences, Nature, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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[S5E1] If You Mess with The Bull
Episode 1
Thursday, 26 March, 2026
We open the episode with an update on the Lesser Prairie Chicken delisting, why all hope is not lost, and some interviews with experts in the field: Dr. Jackie Augustine (Executive Director, Audubon of Kansas) and Stacy Hoeme (Co-Lead, Lesser Prairie Chicken Landowner Alliance). The deep dive for this episode is led by Allan on the origin of cows: the mighty aurochs. Humans have lived and traveled alongside cows farther back then recorded human history. They shaped ancient and modern human pastoralist societies and we're finally giving them a spotlight on the pod. Primary Chicken Sources: Leave a comment on the Lesser Prairie Chicken delisting on the FWS Federal Register here Lesser Prairie-Chicken Landowner Alliance website Audubon of Kansas website Email Jackie Augustine your fan-mail or chicken stories at: aok@audubonofkansas.org Primary Cow/Auroch Sources: Rossi, C., Sinding, MH.S., Mullin, V.E. et al. The genomic natural history of the aurochs . Nature 635 , 136–141 (2024). "The Story of Aurochs is More Complicated Than We Thought" by Andrew Coletti, Atlas Obscura. 12/12/2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Bos primigenius +++ More of Our Work +++ Website Facebook TikTok Twitch Bluesky +++ Contact Us +++ Text/Call: (316)-512-8933 info@grasslandgroupies.org +++ Support Us +++ Bonfire Merch Store CashApp: $GrasslandGroupies Or... donate directly to our org. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
