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Episode 113 - Hunting Induced Horn Evolution in Mountain Sheep - Part 2 with Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet
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Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet from Sherbrooke University is back on the show with Mark and Curtis. Marco is an evolutionary scientist and population ecologist whose research includes mountain sheep and goats. Marco discusses his research on bighorn sheep in Alberta and BC which if often criticized by the hunting community. Marco explains how the mating biology of mountain sheep including the age when rams start mating and the intense removal of young rams is linked to the changes in horn size and ram abundance. Marco discusses the differences between the full curl, 4/5 curl and over the nose horn regulations for bighorn and Stone's Sheep and he offers some solutions to the problems in Alberta.
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Manage episode 401066521 series 2520322
Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet from Sherbrooke University is back on the show with Mark and Curtis. Marco is an evolutionary scientist and population ecologist whose research includes mountain sheep and goats. Marco discusses his research on bighorn sheep in Alberta and BC which if often criticized by the hunting community. Marco explains how the mating biology of mountain sheep including the age when rams start mating and the intense removal of young rams is linked to the changes in horn size and ram abundance. Marco discusses the differences between the full curl, 4/5 curl and over the nose horn regulations for bighorn and Stone's Sheep and he offers some solutions to the problems in Alberta.
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