On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. With hundreds of different species in Mississippi, our topic for the day is no stranger to the spotlight, or I guess I should say streetlight. Our focus for the hour will be on those critters that surround and swarm every nighttime light source they can find – moths. And with us today to inform us all about them and their natural life is expert Wesley Sho ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Beginning in Central Mississippi and trickling all the way down into the Gulf of Mexico, the Pearl River winds its way through much of our great state. The waterway is filled with many fish, reptiles, mammals, and unfortunately, littered items! Our guests today are Mandy Mullens and Claire Graves from the Pearl Riverkeepers, who join to inform you of how ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Mississippi has an official state flower, a state bird, and even a state fruit. But did you know Mississippi has a state butterfly? Friend of the show, Joe Magee joins us to talk about the Spicebush Swallowtail and what it means to the state. To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Many people have an interest in prehistoric creatures from a young age. Lucky for us here in Mississippi, the grounds and waters are rich with fossils, bones, and other remains from past times. Our guest for the day is the returning George Phillips, paleontology curator at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, who joins to share updates on the curren ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Today is an all-pet day here on Creature Comforts. So, the doors to the pet hospital are wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Email the show: animals@mpbonline.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. The black bear and Mississippi have a storied history together, dating back to the days of President Theodore Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear. Dr. Dana Morin, Mississippi State University professor of Wildlife Biology is back on the program to share about one of the largest animals found in the state. She will talk about the current bear population, where th ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Here on Creature Comforts, we like to have experts on to discuss what we know about our natural world here in Mississippi. However, there’s still many questions even our *experts* don’t have the answers to. Our guest today is currently doing research to provide answers to her own question about how different shorebirds react to different shoreline protect ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Schools are out, summer is here, and the coasts of Mississippi are ready to welcome visitors from across the state. While the waters fill with more people, The Nature Conservatory remains hard at work along The Gulf Coast. Today, Thomas Mohrman from the Conservatory joins us to discuss his projects pertaining to the life cycles and conservation of The Gul ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Today is an all-pet day here on Creature Comforts. So, the doors to the pet hospital are wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Email the show: animals@mpbonline.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Recently, many of Mississippi’s State Lakes have reopened after renovation. This coupled with the coming summer months means the lakes are primed for anglers and boaters. For today, we welcome back Creature Comforts regular, Dennis Riecke, Coordinator with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks, who will tell us about these renovations ..read more