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Creature Comforts | Raising Gopher Tortoises
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The Gopher Tortoise Head Start Program has released over 400 endangered gopher tortoises into the wild. Becky Stowe, Director of Forest for the Nature Conservancy joins the show today to talk about this program and more specifically the work happening at Camp Shelby. Recently 94 gopher tortoises were released into the wild of the Longleaf pine system at Camp Shelby. Also Dr. Majure talks about pet safety during severe weather as yet another hurricane enters the gulf and Libby helps a listener identity an insect that has a particular set of skills.
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Creature Comforts | Dinosaurs in Mississippi
43:19|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.Putting together the lives of prehistoric creatures is a puzzle, and like a puzzle, you have to have all the pieces to fully understand the whole picture. George Philips joins us again today to discuss the animals that walked through our state long before the nation was even founded and tell us how he has used fossils and bones to help assemble the pieces of the prehistoric puzzle that is paleontology.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.Creature Comforts | Crawfish... Or is it Crayfish?
43:58|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.At MPB Think Radio, we’re all about bringing people together – something we have in common with the animal we’re discussing today. In the South, crawfish, crayfish, mudbugs, or whatever else you call them, are often used to bring communities together in a way no other crustacean can. Our guest, Calvin Rezac, joins us today to help teach us more about these critters.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.Creature Comforts | Pet Day - June 2025
42:55|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.Today is an all-pet day here on Creature Comforts. So, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, between your calls we’ll be looking at a list of common myths and misconceptions people often believe about cats.Email the show: animals@mpbonline.org.Creature Comforts | Freedom Ranch
44:27|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.In Mississippi, we have several places for people to learn about and experience wildlife. From Museums to refuges, you can be educated on all sorts of topics all across the state. One of those places is Freedom Ranch, and today we’re joined by Krissy Hamilton from Freedom Ranch to help inform us about the programs they offer.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.Creature Comforts | Snakes in the Studio!
45:17|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.Whether you’re fond of them or not, you probably find snakes fascinating. From slithering underground to high in the trees, they occupy a large fraction of our ecosystem here in Mississippi. Terry Vandeventer, otherwise known as Terry the Snake Man, is our guest for the hour, so stay tuned to find out if he’s brought any of his reptilian friends to the studio with him.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.Creature Comforts | Snappy Sync Soiree
45:04|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.With the temperature slowly warming up and the storms hopefully subsiding, the weather is starting to become more friendly to our outdoors-y friends. We can finally step outside and look up to see the stars twinkling, but also, you might see something else twinkling out of the side of your eye. Fireflies are coming out now, and Claire Graves joins today to educate us about them!To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.Creature Comforts | Tara Wildlife Summer Camps
45:05|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.Today on the show, we’re joined by Gilbert Rose from Tara Wildlife. He wants to tell us about the Tara Lodge and the educational youth camps they offer in the summer. Students will have opportunities to canoe, fish, get certified in hunter education, and see all types of wildlife in person.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.Creature Comforts | Pet Day - May 2025
44:43|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.Today is an all-pet day here on Creature Comforts. So, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, between your calls we’ll be looking at a list of 10 myths and misconceptions people believe about their dogs put together by the American Kennel Club.Email the show: animals@mpbonline.org.Creature Comforts | Volunteering at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
44:16|On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.As we near the end of MPB Think Radio’s Volunteer Week, we’re joined by Katie Tupy from the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Being the Education Coordinator at the museum, Katie has extensive knowledge of the institution’s day-to-day operations and where assistance from community volunteers is needed.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.