They're stories that might seem like odd local examples of environmental change: ants devouring the jungles of Venezuela and elk destroying the landscape of U.S. national parks. But scientists say these phenomena are not random -- they're being driven by the disappearance of predators from many corners of the world. Join Kojo as we talk about the decline of meat-eating beasts -- and hear about controversial ideas for restoring their numbers in the wild.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-01-01/where-wild-things-were-rebroadcast
"Where the Wild Things Were" (Rebroadcast)
Listen Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 at 1:31 p.m. in Environment, Politics, SocietyGuests
William Stolzenburg
Freelance Wildlife Journalist; Author, "Where the Wild Things Were" (Bloomsbury)
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