Show Notes In this episode, we talk all about predators of North America! What’s the best way to manage predators in a world where humans encroach more and more into their territory? What’s the best way to deter them? Petros Chrysafis joins me to talk about this fascinating topic! (0:00:30) Central Valley and living in California.  (0:01:38) Wildlife in California and North American animals. (0:02:52) Marine Biology and Zoology: The journey to a career. (0:05:50) Social vs solitary predators. (0:07:02) Lynx and bears. (0:08:22) Grizzlies and Elk: California's wetlands of the past. (0:10:09) Wild pigs in California: Feral pigs and wild boar. (0:12:35) Culling pigs in California: Pig tags and permits. (0:13:47) The pig problem: No specialized predators in North America. (0:15:03) Eating wild boar and pigs. (0:17:02) Why work as an independent Predator Specialist? (0:19:30) Working with ranches: Trust and science. (0:21:41) Guardian dogs: Costly but effective. (0:22:38) Emus, llamas and alpacas: A good canine deterrent. (0:24:00) Livestock predation: Factors and methods. (0:25:12) How the process works. (0:28:40) Coyotes: Should homeowners be worried? And what to do. (0:30:49) Electric deterrents: Almost foolproof. (0:32:59) Our fear of predators and how to manage it.  (0:35:47) Wanting our woods to be wild. (0:38:15) Our selective memory. (0:39:56) Brown and Black bears vs Grizzly and Polar bears. (0:42:19) DnD and role playing games. (0:43:49) The many avenues of DnD: School programs and prisons. (0:45:43) DnD: A wide spectrum of gaming and imagination (0:47:20) DnD: Dealing with death and expanding the creative process. Visit Predator Deterrence: https://www.predatordeterrence.org/ Follow Petros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pchrysafis Visit Planet B612 on the web: http://planetb612.fm/ Follow Planet B612 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetB612fm