S4E5 Loons and One Health with Dr. Mark Pokras Part 2

Partners for Wildlife returns with Dr. Mark Pokras, a wildlife veterinarian and nationally recognized expert in loon and wildlife medicine. In this episode, Dr. Pokras and host Gail Buhl discuss environmental justice, the importance of working groups, the iNaturalist app, and sentinel species.Special thanks to Partners For Wildlife and The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.Love what you're hearing? Please take a moment to share a rating on your preferred listening platform. Your support means the world to us and helps us keep the show going. Thank you!Links:Loon & Diver Stewardship Working Group (https://journeynorth.org/httpjourneynorthorgloonindexhtml/featured/loon-diver-stewardship-working-group)Northeast Loon Study Working Group (NELSWG) (https://loon.org/nelswg/)iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org/)Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (https://bookshop.org/p/books/braiding-sweetgrass-robin-wall-kimmerer/16712606)

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This podcast is dedicated to licensed wildlife rehabilitators and the veterinarians who support them.Each episode tackles topics about the rescue, care, management, reconditioning and release of wildlife found in North America - diving deep into each topic. Our aim is to give rehabilitators practical information they can use, because they’re already going to great lengths to rescue and nurse animals back to health.An injured or orphaned wild animal’s journey to restored health and independence in their natural habitat is delicate and complex: We draw techniques and expertise from many disciplines. We'll get into the three possible outcomes for wildlife in rehabilitation: Release, Euthanasia and Placement.