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Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka

Dr. Stephanie Schuttler, the Fancy Scientist, is a wildlife biologist who loves breaking stereotypes and talking about the natural world. In this podcast, she shares her knowledge of animals, experiences as a wildlife biologist, and simple lifestyle choices you can make to conserve nature. Her 17 years in wildlife biology taught her that science alone cannot save species. We need to take collective action through simple things we can do every day. This podcast is for anyone who likes animals and

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40:36

Can Coyotes and Humans Replace Apex Predators in the...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/11/08

This week Colorado citizens voted to reintroduce grey wolves on their prey. Historically, grey wolves were all over the west, but currently they extirpated (locally extinct) through most of their range. Voters are now letting these apex predators come back. Given my recent cougar episodes (#29 and #30 on the viral cougar video and eastern cougars) and this new ballot proposition, I thought it would be a great time to talk about the impacts of the loss of apex predators like cougars and grey wolves

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39:16

Eastern Cougars? How to Know if a Species is Really...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/11/01

This week’s episode is inspired by photos posted to a Facebook group. A user posted these photos of part of a deer carcass high in a tree. They asked what animal would cause this? I watched the responses pour in and I knew what they would be. Cougar. Mountain lion. Puma. These are different names for the same species (Puma concolor) and I knew people would say with certainty that this big cat did this.But I knew it was not. In fact, I posted that there are NO eastern cougars. But I knew I would get

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42:32

Cougar Viral Video: Interview with Trail Runner Kyle...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/10/25

A week ago, I made a YouTube video in response to a cougar “attack/stalking” video that went viral. But what was missing from the cougar viral video is what actually happened. That’s where I came in to get to the truth.In brief, the video shows a cougar advancing towards a hiker and at times VERY aggressively. There is good reason why the cougar (AKA mountain lion, puma) did this, which is what I explain in my YouTube video, but when the video went viral, this message was left out by the media and

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50:52

Why Aggressive Elephants? Also Field Stories, Dung...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/10/18

This is the fifth episode in a series all about how I actually studied elephants. For my Ph.D., I studied the social structure and genetic patterns of African forest elephants in Gabon. Here I follow up on aggressive elephants in the park, fun field stories, extracting and amplifying elephant DNA, and how to conserve elephants.It may be a good idea to catch up with episodes #24-27 so you can fully understand what my field research and seasons were like:#24 How Do You Study Elephants? The Start of My

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39:03

Charging Elephants and Fresh Dung: Challenges from...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/10/11

This is the fourth episode in a series all about how I actually studied elephants. I recently gave a talk and people were really curious about how I went about this (how does one study elephants?). I decided this would be the perfect thing to talk about on my podcast – taking you through step-by-step of how I set it all up and what it was really like to study forest elephants. Before you continue, make sure you are up to date with episodes:#24 How Do You Study Elephants? The Start of My Journey#25

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35:15

First Field Season with Forest Elephants

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/10/04

This episode is the third part of a series all about my dissertation research on African forest elephants. People were really curious about how I actually went about this (how does one study elephants?), so I made a series about how I set up the research and what it was like to study them. Make sure you are up to date with the first two episodes: #24. How Do You Study Elephants? The Start of My Journey and #25. Choosing a Field Site for Forest Elephant Research.This week’s episode is all about

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38:26

Choosing a Field Site for Forest Elephant Research

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/09/27

Welcome back to this series on how I set up my forest elephant research and what it was like to study them. In the last episode, I take you through the process of how and why I decided to study African forest elephants, and how I came up with the research questions I would ask for my dissertation research. At this point of my Ph.D., I knew what I was going to study and now I had to find where I would conduct that research. Where would I go in all of central and west Africa to study forest

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30:57

How Do You Study Elephants? The Start of My Journey

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/09/20

I chose to study elephants for my dissertation research. But how does one even set something like that up? Where do you begin?I recently gave a talk to undergraduate students in wildlife studies. I talked about my past research including my dissertation research on forest elephants, but also more recent research on camera traps. At the end of the talk though, I got a lot of questions about how I set up more elephant research. I thought now would be a great time to talk about that. In this episode, I

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50:43

Barriers to Entry in Wildlife and Conservation Jobs...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/09/13

In this episode, I talk with scientist and science communicator Stephanie Martin about a topic near and dear to her heart – barriers to entry in the field of wildlife biology.A lot of people may not know this, but experience is key for young wildlife biologists. Because conservation and science both are not lucrative fields, it is common for organizations and employers to hire people without paying them. In fact, there are not only a lot of people willing to work for free, but there are also people

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51:06

Conversations About Conservation in Academia with...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/09/06

Last week in episode #21, I talked about the importance of voting for the conservation of wildlife. This is the perfect follow-episode!I interview marine scientist and science communicator Dr. Chris Parsons of the Speak Up for Blue Network. Chris has decades of experience working in conservation and knows that you cannot separate politics from wildlife. In this episode, we talk about Chris’ vast experience working in conservation, but also about two recent papers he authored (links in resources

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46:12

Want to Help Animals? Do This One Thing

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/08/30

As a wildlife biologist, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is:“What can I do to help animals?”Well this episode is all about that exact topic. And guess what? It’s probably not what you think it is. Want a clue? It happens every year, but we mostly pay attention to it every four years here in the US. It’s also super easy to do, although there are real barriers for many Americans (which I go over how to help overcome).It’s…VOTING!Most people don’t realize it, but wildlife is always on

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17:05

5 Things You’ll Get From My Book on Wildlife Biology...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/08/23

I am so excited – My book on wildlife biology careers is finally available on pre-order for Kindle. The paperback version will be out next month. For the past year, I’ve been writing a book on wildlife biology careers from everything that I’ve learned over the past 17 years in my career. It’s jammed packed with information about my personal journey and advice for you on how to go about getting a job in this field.This is a short and sweet episode about the five major takeaways you’ll get from this

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49:14

Mindful Conservation with Ashley Scarlett

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/08/15

Conservation is all about trying to protect and save plants, animals, and other organisms from going extinct. We do this work because we love nature, and it’s tough to read stories about people or organizations poaching wildlife, destroying primary rainforests, or plastics encompassing our oceans. In other words, conservation can get you down. It’s hard not to get affected by the gloom and doom, and many conservation organizations even use this tactic to get people to care. But it can backfire and

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30:19

Pinterest for Science Communication and Conservation

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/08/09

If you’ve listened to previous episodes of the podcast (like # and #), you know how important communication to the public is for science and conservation. Many scientists are on Twitter, Instagram, and even Tik Tok now, but hardly anyone I know uses Pinterest for science communication and conservation. This is a mistake! Lots of people don’t even think about Pinterest when it comes to choosing social media platforms for communicating science and conservation messages, but it’s one of the best out

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52:22

Starting a SciComm Business with Chris Cloney

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/08/02

On this episode, I interviewed Dr. Chris Cloney, a combustible dust fire and explosion researcher who created a six-figure online business from his blog. My podcast tends to focus on wildlife and conservation, so why am I interviewing an explosion researcher? Because Chris is amazing at science communication and all of the principles behind Dust Safety Science, GradBlogger, and now the Self Tenure Community can help you spread messages of conservation and even make a living from them. Successful

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38:13

What is Science Really? And the Need to Communicate

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/07/26

Within the past decade, there have been several prominent issues where the public has showed distrust in science and the scientists behind the studies: climate change, evolution, vaccines, and now COVID-19 and wearing masks.This week on the podcast, I talk about what science actually is. We’re taught in school that science is about memorizing facts or taxonomic names (at least in biology). But science is really about asking and answering questions!These questions, and the studies attempting to

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42:39

Career and YouTube Advice with Wildlife Biologist...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/07/19

In today’s episode, I interview wildlife biologist and YouTuber Kristina Lynn on what it’s like to be a wildlife biologist and her success going viral on YouTube. She offers lots of great career tips and fun stories. Kristina has a degree in ecology, animal behavior, and evolution. Her research includes many projects on understanding and assessing the influence of human development on wildlife species. Some of her current and past study species include grey wolf, cougars, Canada lynx, grizzly bear,

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44:21

7 Steps to Find Your Wildlife Career Path and Become...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/07/16

This is a bonus episode! I recorded a webinar on Monday night to talk about my new Confusion to Clarity beta group. I realized that I had a Zoom audio file too and thought it would be a good addition to the podcast because even if you don't join my group, it has valuable advice for those interested in careers in wildlife biology.When I looked for jobs after my PhD, I found out I was overqualified, yet not specialized enough for some of the jobs I wanted most.My network didn’t help. In four

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55:54

Bats are the Best! Bat Fun with Bat Biologist Lisa...

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/07/12

Every day in the summer summer around dusk, I would look up above and see bats flying above my yard. I love bats, but so many people don’t. But bats are SO COOL!In this episode I talk with my friend and bat biologist Lisa Gatens of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. She’s been studying bats for about 20 years. In this interview, she tells us some amazing bat facts as well as tips on how to live alongside and help out bats. Specifically we go over…Fun bat factsBat moms are bad

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37:45

Has Poaching Decreased for Elephants?

Fancy Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Manka ·

2020/07/05

Elephants are sought after for their ivory, which comes from their tusks. In most countries, it is illegal, but this has’t stopped people from killing them. Elephant poaching was at its highest ever within the past two decades. But some studies are reporting that poaching decreased. However, a new study contradicts this overall narrative; that poaching has decreased for elephants. Previous studies didn’t account for missing data and when you look at the geographic regions, it’s a lot more

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