How rat poison endangers wildlife, and using sound to track animal populations

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🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Rodenticides are building up inside unintended targets, including birds, mammals, and insects; and bringing bioacoustics and artificial intelligence together for ecology First up this week, producer Kevin McLean and freelance science journalist Dina Fine Maron discuss the history of rodent control and how rat poisons are making their way into our ecosystem. Next on the episode, host Sarah Crespi talks with Jeppe Rasmussen, a postdoctoral fellow in the behavior ecology group at the University of Copenhagen, about why researchers are training artificial intelligence to listen for seals, frogs, and whales. Additional sound in this segment (some played, some mentioned): · Monk seal noises care of Jeppe Rasmussen · Frog and crickets from Pond5 · Lyrebird sounds (Youtube link) · Cod fish sounds (Fishbase link) This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Authors: Kevin McLean, Sarah Crespi, Dina Fine Maron Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.zq42hy5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is supported by the Icon School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of America's leading
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1:22.1	This is a science podcast for July 12, 2024.
1:25.8	I'm Sarah Crespi.
1:27.2	First up this week, producer Kevin McLean talks with
1:29.7	freelance science writer Dina Fine Marin about the dangers of rad poisons making their way into the
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