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The Top Predators' Effect On Ecosystems

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Quick, what's the only animal kills far more than it can eat?  Whoops, that would appear to be us. 

While we express concerns about wolves and other predators returning to the landscape, a group of scientists points out that humans are "super predators." 

Just by the numbers, we take a larger proportion of prey through hunting and fishing than any other creature in the animal kingdom.

Biologist Tom Reimchen at the University of Victoria is part of that group of scientists. 

He stops by for an overview.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.