In the News

Dr. Stankowich often speaks with media on a range of topics related to skunk and coyote ecology and the evolution of animal defenses and coloration. The following is a collection of interviews, articles, and videos featuring the research of the Mammal Lab.

 

  • (The John Batchelor Show; 2024)
  •  (The John Batchelor Show; 2023)
  • (long-form interview, The Animal Behavior Podcast; 2021)
  • (Spectrum News One; 2020)
  • (New Hampshire Public Radio; 2020)
  •  (long-form interview, Animalia Podcast; 2019)
  •  (Long Beach Local News; 2019)
  •  (Wildlife Society Western Section; 2019)
  • (ABC7 News recorded field piece; 2016)
  • (ABC7 News in-studio interview; 2016)
  • (Top of the Mind with Julie Rose on BYU Radio; 2016)
  • (Top of the Mind with Julie Rose on BYU Radio; 2015)
  • (The Wild Side Radio Show; discussion begins around 34:50; 2014)

Striped Skunks

  • (National Geographic; 2024)
  • (Cottage Life Magazine; 2023)
  • (National Geographic; 2023)
  • (The Last Word On Nothing; 2019)
  • (Horse Illustrated; 2019)
  • (Long Beach Press Telegram; 2018)
  • (ABC7; 2016)

Coyotes & Urban Mammal Ecology

  • (New York Times, 2023)
  • (Spectrum News 1: 2022)
  • (Mercury News et al.: 2022)
  • (Spectrum News; 2020)
  • (LA Times; 2020)
  • Coyote sightings are on the rise in neighborhoods across the country (CSU Long Beach News; 2019)
  • (KNX 1070 Radio; 2019)
  • (Long Beach Post; 2019)
  • Coyotes in Long Beach: Learning to Live with Urban Wildlife (Long Beach 908; 2018)

Armor Evolution

Tusk and Antler Evolution

  • (National Geographic; 2024)
  • (Inside Science; 2018)
  • (National Geographic; 2018)

Animal Coloration

  • (Science; 2017)

Panda Coloration

  • (Science; 2017)
  • (NPR; 2017)
  • (Time Magazine; 2017)
  • (Discover Magazine; 2017)
  • (Forbes; 2017)
  • (Popular Science; 2017)
  • (Huffington Post; 2017)
  • (Fox News Channel; 2017)

Zebra Coloration

  • (Science; 2014)
  • Weekend Update (Saturday Night Live; 2014)
  • (NBC News; 2014)
  • (BBC News; 2014)
  • (CBS News; 2014)
  • (Smithsonian Magazine; 2014)
  • (Slate; 2014)
  • (Science Daily; 2014)
  • (The Guardian; 2014)

 

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Discover Magazine