Recovering the Land Ethic

Dr. Jared Beaver grew up in North Carolina and received a B.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University, an M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Tennessee, and a Ph.D. at Texas A&M University.  His research has focused on the various aspects of white-tailed deer population ecology and habitat management.  Jared’s career ambition has always been a position allowing the opportunity to blend person-to-person extension work with applied research and teaching, and in April of 2020 he jumped at the opportunity to serve in the role of Assistant Professor and Wildlife Extension Specialist at Montana State University. While much of Jared’s career has focused on management of large mammals, particularly game species, his program at MSU is continually looking for ways to blend wildlife research with applied management by identifying conservation opportunities which have direct relevance for private landowners and wildlife managers. Jared is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and lives in Montana with his wife and their two young boys.

Topics Discussed: 

• Defining and developing a land ethic
• Aldo Leopold as the father of land and wildlife management
•  The “Bambi-Syndrome”
• Balancing the Wildlife Management Triangle:  wildlife population, habitats, and human Need
• The “Tragedy of the Commons” and selfishness of humanity
• The Myth of the Non-Consumptive User
• Finding common ground to collaborate

Chasing Rabbits:

• Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
• Aldo Leopold Foundation 

You can find more about Everett Headley, your host, at my website or Instagram. 

Intro Music: Jason Shaw- Back to the Woods
Outro Music:  Bumy Goldson- Keep Walking