Conserving Wildlife on Working Landscapes
From Our Wild Lives by The Wildlife Society
February 6, 2026 · 60 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the role of private landscapes in wildlife conservation with insights from experts in the field.
With nearly 60% of the United States under private ownership and management, private landscapes are a significant opportunity for large-scale wildlife conservation. In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” TWS member Joe Roy, private lands wildlife biologist at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Erik Glenn, CEO at Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust explain how easements, incentives and other science-based management tools keep working lands intact while improving and ...
People in this episode
Guests: Joe Roy, Erik Glenn
Topics covered
- wildlife conservation
- private lands
- land management
- easements
- incentives
- science-based tools
Keywords
- wildlife
- conservation
- private ownership
- land management
- easements
- incentives
- working landscapes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust
Places: United States
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