Ep 76 - Moose Management in the Revelstoke Valley with Mateen Hessami

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In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Wildlife Ecologist Mateen Hessami. Mateen recently completed his thesis research on the controversial moose reduction and stabilization program which was put in place as part of British Columbia’s endangered caribou recovery strategy in the Revelstoke Valley. Topics Mateen covers include the history behind the moose population boom in the Revelstoke Valley, Indigenous knowledge and values, the relationship between moose, wolves, and endangered caribou, shifting carrying capacity, doomed moose population, calf to cow ratios after population reduction, apparent competition between moose and caribou, the uniqueness of the moose management strategy in the Revelstoke Valley, hunting as a management tool, putting moose meat in people’s freezers, meeting social objectives, First Nation’s reliance on moose instead of salmon and caribou, science-based wildlife management, balancing public interests, the white-tailed deer dilemma, save the cow moose signs and a duck hunting program for UBC students.    

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