But they do obviously have a historical legacy in they change the dynamic of the environment. Elkhorn coral is very vulnerable. It's on the endangered species list in the US because of disease and climate impacts.
Bob Paine also coined another term to describe this sort of relationship, this sort of cascading effect of one species on others, If elk are controlling the aspen, what's controlling the elk ?
Bob Paine also coined another term to describe this sort of relationship, this sort of cascading effect of one species on others, But elk have been pretty much showing a steady decline as they are consumed by wolves.
And for the next 30, I don't know, 37-- something like that-- years with Gussie at the helm, and elk and antelope and buffalo, and even giraffes and elephants.
look at green businesses they do sustainability reports what's on the cover elk mountains rivers children goats what are those things have to do with making chemicals or computers or
It's much more complex than this-- "or a simple genetic control." I think that's a quite complex, interesting definition from Elkhonon Goldberg. Let's go to another one that I especially like, and that has to do perhaps a little bit more with the rest of my speech today.
been decimated in the '90s, and now they're starting to come back as well. But Elkhorn is one of many species of coral that is quite important and worth thinking about conserving. So here's a shot of Middle Caye.
Bob Paine also coined another term to describe this sort of relationship, this sort of cascading effect of one species on others, So why would the elk be suppressing the aspen so profoundly?
Don't know if you saw this in the news last year. This is elk that got drunk, because it was eating fermenting apples. So animals are attracted to the high calorific content of alcohol.
They were better able to handle being a widow than the women who didn't grow up during the Depression. Major study by Elker and Lighter that was done like 10, 20 years ago. So I said, "Okay maybe I'm actually in emotional boot camp right now.
And in Wyoming, no kidding, well maybe kidding-- did you get your elk yet? It's like everybody gets an elk and you get a badge for your elk . And so did you get your elk yet?
It's like everybody gets an elk and you get a badge for your elk . And so did you get your elk yet? Atlanta and Seattle, and I don't know maybe Boston, the question is, where are you from?
I previsualized the shot out of Jackson, Wyoming where we would shoot this right at sunset so it would be all about shadows, not so much about the elk . So this was "Patterns." This was a book that was inspired by the work of MC Escher.
that was fabulous. Who's written the play? So I said this guy called Mahesh Elkunchwar. He's Indian? I said, but it's so-- fantastic.
at that time of law firms, because they had something like 60 different offices all over the world. And the second year, my brother and I were at Akin Gump and at Vinson & Elkins back in Texas. And then when we graduated from law school, we both went back and were at Akin Gump for a while before we pursued our public service careers. >>Eric Schmidt: So at this point, you're sufficiently successful as the mayor that you get on the sort of interesting national character list
Bob Paine also coined another term to describe this sort of relationship, this sort of cascading effect of one species on others, And one suspect would be that there's nothing controlling the elk .
they allowed these creatures to re-inhabit the area. They also built migratory corridors so that antelope and elk could traverse the facility and not be harmed and not be disrupted in their traditional patterns.
And with the National Park too, people that feel that they handled this very badly, they're nervous about anything that they do. So there's other issues popping up with Tule elk management and different things that require public input that I think that they're trying to soothe over,
And suddenly, all the wolves veered off after one animal. Now, one elk looks very much like another elk to me. I couldn't tell the difference, why they had chosen this one animal.
the saxophone began to become a very popular instrument in the United States starting from the 1870s. So much so that the Conn company from Elkhart, Indiana began making their own instruments. The first American made instruments in the early 1890s.
So there's a German group led by Elke Zimmerman who has been looking very carefully at mouse lemur calls,
OK, so that's Elke's work.
So I talked about it has to do with deer and camel and elk crossing roads and coming into conflict with people and cars
And you know, I was hunting for elk , and came across a dead baby black bear, which is about as bizarre as you can make it, you know?
And there are bears, and elk , and wolves, and all of these creatures that really are a bit terrifying
And we were liquidating the buffalo, and the elk , and the wolves, and all of the other creatures.
And this may look boring, an elk eating.
in trying to understand what is this complex thing called creativity. This is a neuroscientist from New York University, Elkhonon Goldberg, that says, "a derivative phenomenon, a product of many cognitive attributes--" memory, intelligence, and many other things-- "that rely on many brain systems working together."
There's a really important part of the book where I go to Elkhorn Slough, which has amazing bird life.
So anyway, I just want to thank Elke Zimmerman for sending me these audio tapes to play for you.
Yep, my family's from Elkins.
So I bring it full circle to you, sneaking around trying to shoot an elk or a deer.
Bob Paine also coined another term to describe this sort of relationship, this sort of cascading effect of one species on others, Well, one of the obvious culprits would be the grazers in the park like the elk .
Bob Paine also coined another term to describe this sort of relationship, this sort of cascading effect of one species on others, So what could possibly happen here is that the wolves could possibly control the number of elk .
Seamlessly managed reserve. If you're an individual or a herd of elk you can walk across that.
They would just go, it's them. I remember once watching a nature documentary where it was a pack of wolves hunting, hunting elk . And the wolves surrounded this herd and started the moving.
They look like this. This Is a venerable curved soprano from 1925, made by the Busher Company from Elkhart, Indiana. These have a different sound than the commercial straight instruments of our time.
And in this case, I was at Davis and Elkins college in West Virginia, and I did not
It was really interesting, particularly the camel, moose, and elk section.
What's your lake or what lake do you go to? And in Wyoming, no kidding, well maybe kidding-- did you get your elk yet? It's like everybody gets an elk and you get a badge for your elk .
Imagine Balboa Park, looking somewhat like that slide, with some elk running through it, some bears, some coyotes, and yes, even some lions.
Bob Paine also coined another term to describe this sort of relationship, this sort of cascading effect of one species on others, Cottonwood is rebounding. So there's been a major effect, not just on elk numbers, which are down in Yellowstone by more than 50%
Lots of fences coming down, hundreds of miles, allowing pronghorn, bighorn sheep, other prairie animals like elk to move freely across a landscape again.
and there's all kinds of sections to it. And one of the things that is worth seeking out to see when you're up there is the Roosevelt Elk , which are--there's quite a herd of them
and there's all kinds of sections to it. And one of the things that is worth seeking out to see when you're up there is the Roosevelt Elk , which are--there's quite a herd of them
This is one of the reasons that bringing the wolves back to Yellowstone was so great because the wolves ate the, scared enough of the elk that the elk got out of the areas,
good 'ole boy's network is all about anyway? You know, what do you think the Optimist and the Rotary and the Lions and the Elks that women had