Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson sit down with Michigan State University waterfowl research scientist Ben Luukkonen to discuss new research being conducted on the "movement, survival, habitat selection, and productivity of Great Lakes mallards". This conversation is "wild" as we learn about how game farm mallard genetics may be influencing breeding and survival success.
You're going to want to listen (...and maybe even re-listen) to this podcast to be that guy in the blind that actually knows what's going on, getting it right from the source.
We hope to have Ben back on the podcast at the conclusion of his research in 2024 to update us on the project's conclusions.
View Ben's previous research on "Canada Goose Survival and Recovery Rates in Urban and Rural Areas of Iowa, USA"
https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21987
Ben comes from good stock as his dad was also an accomplished waterfowl researcher with over 20 publications including this enlightening research on the molt migration of Canada geese.
https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2193/2007-029