Join Mark and Sam for the top four wildlife news stories of the week, including:

• Mysterious illness is sickening Florida Panthers
• Wildlife crossings for red wolves
• DOGE goes after the NPS

Then, Jad Davenport talks about his storied career, from local foxes to war zones, and photographing wolves and polar bears with Nat Geo.

Join Mark and Sam for the top four wildlife news stories of the week, including:

• Buffalo Restoration with the Tanka Fund
• Former Wyoming Game and Fish director nominated by Trump to serve as the director of USFWS
• Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves
• Snow fox: enjoy 17 seconds of pure bliss with a gorgeous video of red fox in winter

Then, Mandy Culbertson, communications director for Wildlife for All, joins the pod to discuss why the language we use when discussing wildlife "management" matters. Words matter document.

Frequently, wildlife managers sanitize language when discussing wild animals and during this episode we discuss frequently used words and what we should use instead to shift the narrative around wild animals.

Join Mark and Sam for the top three wildlife news stories of the week, including:

• Is otter trapping in Wyoming's future?
• Avian flu is spreading, affecting wild birds the most
• Two right whales make a baffling trip along the US Gulf Coast

Then, Carter Niemeyer joins the pod for an eye opening conversation. From his early years as a paid government trapper to his leadership in Yellowstone wolf reintroduction, Carter Niemeyer reveals how the government kills wild animals for livestock producers and how he turned from a trapper - a killer - into a champion of wolves.

Carter's new book, "The Other Ten Wolves: A Yellowstone Backstory" is coming to brick and mortar and online bookstores soon!