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"On Word for Wildlife," a podcast hosted by Tykee James, explores the nexus between wildlife conservation and politics. He brings his professional insights spanning over a decade in environmental education, public policy, and storytelling. In each episode, Tykee elevates more perspectives on wildlife conservation, while bringing the topic to a broader audience in hopes of contributing meaningfully to the global discourse on conservation politics. Now a product of Wildlife Media Collaborative (formerly Wildlife Observer Network)

  1. Jul 28

    What to Expect When You're Expecting to Go Extinct

    The Endangered Species Act: An Introduction and Explanation What is endangered? How do you get on the list? Have you watched Sex and the City? Endangered Species Act - House:  https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/37  Endangered Species Act - Senate: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senate-bill/1983/all-actions?s=6&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22endangered+Species+Act%22%7D  Rep. John Dingell Retirement: https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/nrdcs-president-dingell-giant-who-safeguarded-our-environment-and-health  Evolution to ESA: https://www.fws.gov/esa50/our-history/pre-1973  https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ESA-Section-4-Listing.pdf  ESA designation definitions: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-differences-between-endangered-threatened-imperiled-and-risk-species#:~:text=Under%20the%20Endangered%20Species%20Act,endangered%20within%20the%20foreseeable%20future.  Puetro RicanSharp Shinned Hawk: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sharp-shinned_Hawk/lifehistory 5-year status review Puerto Rican Sharp Shinned Hawk:  https://ecosphere-documents-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/sams/public_docs/species_nonpublish/5787.pdf  Rusty Patch Bumble Bee on Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/25/2024-01454/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-90-day-findings-for-10-species   Minnesota and the Rusty Patch Bumble Bee: https://bwsr.state.mn.us/l2l  ESA Loophole: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1320&context=jesl  Definition of Habitat: https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2022-06/rescind-regulatory-definition-habitat-under-endangered-species-act  Changes to Endangered Speices Act: https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/washington/article305258441.html Federal Register:  https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/17/2025-06746/rescinding-the-definition-of-harm-under-the-endangered-species-act  Grizzly Bear: https://www.fws.gov/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis Grizzly Court Ruling: https://earthjustice.org/press/2009/protections-restored-for-yellowstone-grizzly-bears  Endangered Grizzly: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/grizzly_bear/#  Gray Wolf ESA Listing: https://wolf.org/wolf-info/51811-2/  Gray Wolf: https://www.fws.gov/species/gray-wolf-canis-lupus  Bringing back the Wolly Mammouth: https://colossal.com/mammoth/  Passenger Pigeon: https://www.si.edu/spotlight/passenger-pigeon  Black-browned babbler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-browed_babbler  Not extinct stick insect: https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/lord-howe-island-stick-insect/ https://earthjustice.org/article/how-trump-and-congress-are-trying-to-gut-the-endangered-species-act-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

  2. Jul 21

    New Year, Same Neonics

    Looking into Colorado's effort to limit the use of neonicotinoids (or neonics) on commodity cropland farms, where they happen to be very popular. Who will think of the bees!? Policy on the Prowl: SB26-065 If you want more people to find this podcast, please rate, review, and share! References: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-065  https://ag.colorado.gov/pesticide-safety  https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/r23-286_agricultural_economy_in_colorado_0.pdf  https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/benefits-neonicotinoid-seed-treatments-soybean-production  https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/pesticides-are-transported-throughout-environment  https://soybeans.ces.ncsu.edu/soybean-insect-pest-management/  https://www.farmprogress.com/soybean/stinkbugs-top-nationwide-soybean-pest-damage-list-causing-estimated-126-million-bushel-loss-in-2024  https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2015/08/24/entomologists-sniff-out-new-stink-bug-to-help-soybean-farmers-control-damage/  Neonicotinoid Pesticides in Colorado Water: Threats to the State’s Aquatic Ecosystems, Pierre Menau, Ph.D., July 2025 Bigger than Bees: How Neonics Contaminate Water, Threaten Ecosystems, and Cause Human Health Concerns in New York  First national-scale reconnaissance of neonicotinoid insecticides in streams across the USA, Michelle Hladik, Dana W. Kolpin, 2015 American Bird Conservancy, “Birds & Neonic-Coated Seeds”. 2022 American Bird Conservancy, “Birds & Neonic-Coated Seeds: The Hidden Costs of High-Risk Pesticides, 2024 https://wms.org/magazine/magazine/1614/Seeds-of-Destruction/default.aspx  https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2026-03-04/effort-to-restrict-colorado-farmers-use-of-seeds-coated-with-pesticides-rejected-in-committee  https://leg.colorado.gov/committee_meeting_hearing_items/29477/votes/42452  https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/state-legislation

  3. 04/22/2025

    The Future of LWCF

    Part 3 in the 3 part series of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. In this episode, I’ll provide a review of the programs listed under the Land and Water Conservation Fund and discuss some of the limitations before sharing some complicated predictions for the future. Spoiler: If the future seems bright, you're the deer in the headlights. Report: Tribal Access to the Land and Water Conservation Fund: https://www.wilderness.org/sites/default/files/media/file/Tribal%20Access%20to%20the%20LWCF.pdf  Outer Continental Shelf definition: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim  Biden banning offshore oil and gas: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/06/biden-offshore-drilling-ban-oil-gas/ Mineral Leasing Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGUBxgz_6Ak  LWCF Manual: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/lwcf/lwcf-manual.htm  Federal, State, Tribe Government Relations: https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/separation-of-powers-state-tribal-relations-and-interstate-compacts  LWCF recommendations from Tribes: https://www.wilderness.org/articles/blog/needed-federal-conservation-program-designed-tribes

  4. 12/09/2024

    WC is for Wildlife Conservation: LWCF Part 2

    In this second installment of our three-part series on the Land and Water Conservation Fund, we're diving into the fun stuff - how LWCF actually helps wildlife! After breaking down the nuts and bolts of the law in Part 1, we're now exploring how this funding transforms into real conservation wins across America. From pocket mice to fairy shrimp, we'll discuss how LWCF supports wildlife conservation through land protection, habitat restoration, and more. Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): https://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/  USFWS: Recovery Land Acquisition Grants: https://www.fws.gov/service/recovery-land-acquisition-grants  USFWS: Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants: https://www.fws.gov/service/habitat-conservation-plan-land-acquisition-grants  National Park Service (NPS): https://www.nps.gov/subjects/biodiversity/conservation.htm Bureau of Land Management (BLM): https://www.blm.gov/about/our-mission BLM’s Wildlife Program: https://www.blm.gov/programs/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife  BLM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife Conservation: https://www.fws.gov/initiative/hunting/wildlife-conservation  U.S. Forest Service (USFS): https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/natural-resources USFS - This is Who We Are: https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/This-is-Who-We-Are.pdf  Department of Interior - $80M announcement: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-nearly-80-million-states-collaborative-efforts-conserve

  5. 10/11/2024

    L is for Law: LWCF Part 1

    Drilling into the details to explain the framework of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Sources: P.L. 116-152 https://www.nrpa.org/our-work/advocacy/the-land-and-water-conservation-fund-lwcf/applying-for-lwcf-grants/  https://bhamnow.com/2018/02/17/154570/  - Alabama project  https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/blag_ms_04_2019.htm - Mississippi project https://www.blm.gov/visit/california-national-historic-trail-nobles-emigrant-segment - California Project  https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/delivering-mission/sustain/forest-legacy-program-protects-western-maine-lands - Maine Project  https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/policy/files/ConservationEasementHandbook.pdf  https://www.neefusa.org/story/public-lands-engagement/key-roles-americas-federal-public-land-agencies  https://www.doi.gov/lwcf/lwcf-programs  https://www.fws.gov/refuge/john-heinz-tinicum/what-we-do  https://www.blm.gov/programs/land-and-water-conservation-fund  https://www.fs.usda.gov/land/staff/LWCF/about.shtml  https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/home/?cid=fseprd853127 https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-and-agriculture-departments-invest-28-billion-protect-public-lands-support - Direct Tribal Access to LWCF

  6. 09/16/2024

    Wild Thoughts on RAWA

    Happy World Environment Day! In this cross-pollinating episode featuring "Wild Thoughts" and returning co-host Julian Nesbitt, Tykee discusses the Recovering America's Wildlife Act with special guests from the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society. The episode features education coordinator Ashley Mueller and Executive Director Julie Thorstenson. Together, they explore their careers in conservation, human-wildlife conflict, and also engage in some creative thinking about animal trait-based resumes. https://nafws.org/initiatives/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/

  7. 08/28/2024

    Earth Day to May Day | Erica Prather {Reuploaded}

    (Originally published April 2022) Please excuse the weird echo in the beginning of the episode! Hopefully the background music makes it sounds smooth.

  8. 08/21/2024

    Critical Bird Theory | Sam DeJarnett {Reuploaded}

    (Originally published March 2022) Please excuse the weird echo in the beginning of the episode! Hopefully the background music makes it sounds smooth.Always Be Birdin' Podcast: https://always-be-birdin.simplecast.com/

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"On Word for Wildlife," a podcast hosted by Tykee James, explores the nexus between wildlife conservation and politics. He brings his professional insights spanning over a decade in environmental education, public policy, and storytelling. In each episode, Tykee elevates more perspectives on wildlife conservation, while bringing the topic to a broader audience in hopes of contributing meaningfully to the global discourse on conservation politics. Now a product of Wildlife Media Collaborative (formerly Wildlife Observer Network)

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