Examining Wild Animals for Signs of Disease and Collecting Population Health Data for Conservation with Veterenarian Francesco

This episode is a conversation with Francesco who is a veterinarian and wildlife photographer/filmmaker for Altitude and Trails, a hunting media project. During our conversation we talked about how to inspect animals you hunted, or raised, for signs of disease, so that you can decide if you want to use them as food. We also go over some specific data points hunters can collect to gain an understanding about the health status of wild populations in their local area.Episode Overview:Francesco's background as a vet and hunterDiscussion about animal disease and how to tell the difference between healthy and diseased organs to help you make better decisions about the health of the animalFinally, we talk about hunting in Italy and NZ, and some of his favorite wild game cookingSupport the podcast on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentySubscribe to the Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Thank you for subscribing and sharing the show with your family and friends.Subscribe with this link:linktr.ee/yearofplentyOr subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast app. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT