Creature Comforts

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 current research being done on what is left of these ancient animals.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.

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.

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 they are found, and what to do if you come face to face with one of these mighty creatures.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.

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 protections. Today, we welcome Associate Wildlife Biologist Leslie Azwell to the show. To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.

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 Gulf’s oysters.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.

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.

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 and what you can do to renovate your own private ponds and lakes.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.

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.Terry Vandeventer is a local herpetologist here in Mississippi, and today he joins us to discuss one of his favorite classifications of animals: snakes. Despite some people’s aversion to them, they’re quite beneficial to many local ecosystems and can even be adopted as pets!To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.