A show about relationships with the land

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Ep. 256 : Apple Scat of Coyotes and Red Fox
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Ep. 256 : Apple Scat of Coyotes and Red Fox

In the later part of the Summer, I was walking with my friend and colleague Tamara when we came across some scat with Apples in it. I can’t remember what brought it up but she mentioned that she has seen more scats composed mostly of Apple left by Coyotes rather than by Red Fox. This got me wondering.. who eats more Apples, Coyotes or Red Foxes? This question began a weird hook in my mind, and everytime I noticed Apples, Apple based scat, Coyote scat or Red Fox scat, the question would come to mind.
I decided I would go for a walk and try and measure a ton of scats, look for evidence one way or another and see if I could get any closer to an answer. Ended up making the show about this question.

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Ep. 191 : Scat Finder with Dorcas Miller
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Ep. 191 : Scat Finder with Dorcas Miller

Finding and identifying scat is definitely part of a trackers repertoire as scat is a gateway into the natural history of the animal who left it. It highlights which species the animal is in relationship with, can help identify where the animal has been, and more generally can teach us more about our land base, which really is the point of this show.

Dorcas and I share stories while I ask questions about her awesome new book. It was an honour to get to talk with Dorcas.

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