Endangered species update — Ep. 60

About this episode

Paul Stone provides an update on endangered species in Louisiana, including the red cockaded woodpecker and Monarch butterfly.

Send us Fan Mail Paul Stone is a conservation and senior forester for Crosby Resource Management based in DeRidder, Louisiana. He also is the chairman of the Endangered Species Committee for the Louisiana Forestry Association. Paul gives us an update on what is happening in that area. The red cockaded woodpecker has been down listed to threatened, for example, and the Monarch butterfly is under consideration to be added to the list of Endangered Species. If you'd like to reach out to Pa...

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Zeringue

Guest: Paul Stone

Topics covered

• endangered species
• conservation
• forestry
• wildlife management
• Louisiana

Keywords

• endangered species
• conservation
• red cockaded woodpecker
• Monarch butterfly
• Louisiana forestry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crosby Resource Management, Louisiana Forestry Association

Places: DeRidder, Louisiana

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