Does Hiking Impact Wildlife? Check the Camera
How game cams are showing us our impact on the unseen world.
What do animals do when we’re not around?
New studies on Moose and Canada Lynx in Glacier are revealing more about how they, and other animals behave when we are, and aren’t around. What can these animals teach us about our impact on National Parks?
This is a full episode produced and released in 2023’s Season Four: Does Hiking Impact Wildlife? Check the Camera
“Even if you don’t hit an animal with your car... you’re not hunting an animal, or your dogs not chasing an animal — simply by existing on the landscape and walking on trails, I mean, we do have an influence on wildlife... simply just by being there.”
Who I Spoke With
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Landon Magee
Grad Student - University of Montana
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Alissa Anderson
Former Grad Student - University of Montana