That Tracks, A Lincoln Park Zoo Podcast

How do you know if an animal you see at the zoo is thriving? Welfare scientist Jason explains.0:00 Introduction0:27 What is animal welfare?0:49 How Lincoln Park Zoo monitors animal behavior2:55 Why feeding behaviors are central to welfare science3:32 Introducing the Zoo Monitor app4:25 Zoo Monitor's global growth5:20 The large-scale giraffe study7:38 Balancing population data with individual welfare9:30 Measuring welfare in understudied species11:57 Monitoring nocturnal animals overnight13:30 Welfare, wellbeing, and care: what's the difference?15:44 How keepers and scientists work together18:45 The future of welfare science20:46 The naked mole rat dig pit experiment23:17 Jason outside the zoo

Why does understanding urban wildlife matter? Ecologist Seth explains.  0:40 What is an urban wildlife ecologist? 1:25 The Urban Wildlife Institute  2:15 Gathering data on urban wildlife  2:55 Understanding urban wildlife data  3:30 Surprising urban wildlife findings  4:15 Why are there coyotes in Chicago? 5:22 Chicago Rathole 7:15 Urban wildlife stories throughout the world 9:15 Improving cities for wildlife 10:40 Chicago Wildlife Coexistence Plan 12:20 Why is urban wildlife important?  14:15 Biodiversity in Chicago  15:35 Researching rats in cities 18:30 Future of urban ecology  20:00 How to life wildlife-friendly 22:50 Black-crowned night herons in Chicago 24:40 How research improves over time 25:50 Why is studying animal behavior important? 27:00 All about Seth

How does the zoo care for thousands of plant species? Horticulturist Katrina explains!0:35 Being an accredited botanic garden 2:49 Importance of tree canopies 3:50 Collaboration at the zoo5:20 Taking care of plants in a zoo setting6:20 Curating 49 acres of plants8:30 Geographical hardiness zones explained10:25 Seasonality and caring for plants12:20 Planning for the future14:40 Plants with different functions16:20 How to be wildlife-friendly at home18:00 Plants provide food for animals19:30 The significance of being a free botanic garden 21:50 The past and future of horticulture24:00 Beautiful gardens at the zoo24:45 Learn more about Katrina

What is it like being a zookeeper? Keepers Cruz and Brittany explain!  0:22 Meet Brittany and Cruz 1:00 They journey to becoming a keeper 3:35 Education is key to being a keeper 4:20 A day in the life of a keeper 6:30 Different care for different species 9:30 How animals respond to keepers 12:40 Trusting the animals 16:10 Grieving animals  21:10 Collaboration across teams 22:55 Favorite animal stories  24:50 How animals communicate 27:30 Get to know Brittany and Cruzanne

How does one care for hundreds of animals representing dozens of species? Lincoln Park Zoo’s lead veterinarian, Dr. Kathryn, explains!1:04 Dr. Kathryn’s background1:30 The path to be a veterinarian3:33 The breadth of veterinary work5:20 Being flexible for different situations6:35 Modeling to treat various species11:00 Preventative exams13:50 The future of veterinary medicine17:05 Blood banking for great apes22:10 Lincoln Park Zoo veterinary residency program25:45 Who is Dr. Kathryn?

Bali mynas as canaries in the coal mine? Conservationist Sunny Nelson explains.0:40 Sunny's career start1:50 The switch from care to conservation3:30 Lincoln Park Zoo's global impact5:25 Conservation stories across different communities6:50 Different tactics for conservation for diverse communities8:55 Working with scientists10:45 How Bali mynas inspired Sunny12:55 What is a Bali myna?14:30 Poaching as an umbrella term16:00 Trafficking can happen in our own backyard16:55 Wildlife trafficking18:30 Research is essential to stop wildlife trafficking20:22 What is CITES23:30 Lincoln Park Zoo's care of trafficked species27:30 Get to know Sunny

How do you feed 700+ animals? Nutritionist Siga Lapinskas explains!