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Timber Rattlers with Marty Martin and Jim Gray–June 15, 2016

Host:  Joe Gray

Guests:  Marty Martin, Published Biologist and Timber Rattlesnake expert.  Jim Gray, Wildlife Photographer and former Animal Handler at Busch Gardens

Discussion:  All about the Timber Rattlesnake, their behavior and life patterns, where they are found, mating, food sources, locations, numbers, etc.  Jim provides anecdotes from his experience with animals.

Originally broadcast on WSHC Shepherdstown from the campus of Shepherd University on June 15, 2016.

Note:  Recording was not activated unit a few minutes into the conversation, so the conversation begins mid-stream.

7 Generations Radio — Mountain Top Mining, effect on Fish Populations in WV

Host:  Joe Gray

Guest:  Than Hitt, Fish Biologist, Leetown Science Center, USGS

Recorded from Live Broadcast on WSHC Radio at Shepherd University, WV on July 19, 2014

Than Hitt discusses fish biology in rivers and streams in WV, including his recent publication which he co-authored with Doug Chambers entitled “Temporal Changes in taxonomic and functional diversity of fish assemblages downstream from mountain top mining” in the Journal, Freshwater Science.

Publication url:  http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/676997?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=Nathaniel&searchText=Hitt&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DNathaniel%2BHitt%26amp%3Bfilter%3Djid%253A10.2307%252Fj50004270%26amp%3BSearch%3DSearch%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff%26amp%3BglobalSearch%3D%26amp%3BsbbBox%3D%26amp%3BsbjBox%3D%26amp%3BsbpBox%3D