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CALL OF THE WILD
To The Best of Our Knowledge
from Wisconsin Public Radio
Ben Kilham has some unusual playmates - black balls
of fur who scratch, wrestle and climb all over him. They are
orphaned bear cubs. And Kilham is their surrogate mom.
He’s raised two dozen bear cubs and then released them into
the wild. Next time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll
trek into the New Hampshire woods with Ben Kilham...in search of
a mother bear and her cubs.
SEGMENT 1:
| Benjamin Kilham is a naturalist
who lives in the woodlands of New Hampshire. He studies and
rehabilitates wild black bears. Steve Paulson spent a day
with him as he visited a mother bear and two cubs that he's
keeping an eye on. Kilham is the author (with Ed Gray) of
"Among the Bears: Raising Orphan Cubs in the Wild."
(Picture is of Kilham next to one of his cages. The bear cubs
live here before they're turned loose int he woods. Photo
by Steve Paulson) |
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SEGMENT 2:
Scott Weidensaul is the author of several
books on the natural world. His new one is "The Ghost with
Trembling Wings: Science, Wishful Thinking, and the Search for
Lost Species." He talks with Jim Fleming about several animals
that have turned up after their species was thought to be extinct.
And he describes some of the efforts going on to document such
lost species.
SEGMENT 3:
Biologist Renee Askins tells Anne Strainchamps
why she is passionate about wolves, and why she was determined
to re-introduce wolves to Yellowstone National Park. Her book
is called "Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman and
the Wild." Also, Ian Frazier talks with Jim Fleming
about fishing. He says New York's rivers and harbor are full of
great fish, and recalls some of his angling adventures both there
and abroad. Frazier's latest book is "The Fish's Eye: Essays
about Angling and the Outdoors."
Cassette
copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 02-09-29-B.
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Books:
- Renee Askins, Shadow Mountain: A Memoir
of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild (Doubleday)
- Ian Frazier, The Fish’s Eye (FSG)
- Benjamin Kilham & Ed Gray, Among
the Bears (Henry Holt)
- Scott Weidensaul, The Ghost With Trembling
Wings (North Point Press)
Music:
- After Return: Vern Sutton w/
"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" on "Keepers: Morning
Show Favorites"
- After Ben Kilham: Priscilla Herdman w/ "Waltzing
With Bears" on "Keepers: Morning Show Favorites"
- :29 Option: "Dancing Particles"
on "Paul Winter: Greatest Hits" Earth Music Productions
- After Scott Weidensaul: Camerata Cantione
Antiqua w/ "Baiano" on "Amazonica" Sony Music
- After Renee Askins: "Sax-Wolf Duet"
on "Paul Winter: Greatest Hits" Earth Music Productions
- After Ian Frazier: Tom Ball & Kenny
Sultant w/ "Fishin' Blues" on "Who Drank My Beer?"
Kicking Mule Recording
Distribution dates:
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