Episode 211: Cows Kill More People Than Wolves, Florida Cattle, and a Moral Responsibility to Florida

Send us your Florida questions! Did you know cattle ranchers were the "first intentional conservationists" in Florida? Annie Muscato does. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on it, and this week she joins the podcast to talk — passionately! — about research into how some Florida cattle ranchers are working to protect wild Florida, why Florida cattle ranching isn"t nearly as cruel as it is in the rest of the country, and how ranchers work with the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Links We Mentioned From Cattle to Conservation (the ecological humility of cattle ranching) The Omnivore"s Dilemma Food, Inc. Florida Wildlife Corridor  Adena Farms  Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy"s travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we"ll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!