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Description Bryan talks with David Quammen, author of both fiction and non-fiction, and the sole writer of National Geographic Magazine’s May 2016 issue on Yellowstone in honor of the centennial of the National Park Service. He also published Yellowstone: A Journey Through America’s Wild Heart” in August of 2016. They talk about a number of issues affecting the park. Discussion includes the following: · Is Yellowstone too small? Yellowstone National Park as a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and how animals move beyond the boundaries of the park (1:38). · Is Yellowstone being loved to death? (5:55) · Creeping Crisis (10:45) · Impact of visitation (12:58) · Lake trout and invasive species (20:20) · Interconnectedness of ecology and policy: rescue of the American Bison (27:52) · Wolf conservation (35:25) · What gives us hope? Optimism, positive stories including grizzly bears (40:14) · How to be a good visitor and friend to the park (42:12) Resources: David Quammen http://www.davidquammen.com “YELLOWSTONE: A Journey Through America’s Wild Heart” https://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/books/books/new-books/yellowstone Part 1: Learning to Let the Wild Be Wild in Yellowstone by David Quammen http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/05/yellowstone-national-parks-part-1/ Part 2: The Yellowstone We Don't See: A Struggle of Life and Death by David Quammen http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/05/yellowstone-national-parks-part-2/ Part 3: Yellowstone's Future Hangs on a Question: Who Owns the West? by David Quammen http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/05/yellowstone-national-parks-part-3/ Map of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/greateryellowstonemap.htm Greater Yellowstone Coalition http://greateryellowstone.org