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Will the Mexican Wolf Survive the Obama Administration?

Mexican gray wolves are almost extinct, and efforts to reintroduce them have run into trouble. They're acting like wolves. Can the Obama Administration find common ground between cattle ranchers and environmentalists as it tackles the management of federal lands? Also, the Senate Judiciary Committee votes for Sonia Sotomayor, and the promising future of bar codes.

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By Warren Olney • Jul 28, 2009 • 50m Listen

Mexican gray wolves are almost extinct, and efforts to reintroduce them have run into trouble. They're acting like wolves. Can the Obama Administration find common ground between cattle ranchers and environmentalists as it tackles the management of federal lands? Also, the Senate Judiciary Committee approves the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, and researchers have developed tiny bar-coded labels with massive amounts of information that can be read by cell phone cameras 12 feet away.


Banner image of Mexican wolf: Jim Clark/US Fish and Wildlife Service

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Rebecca Mooney

    Producer, The Treatment

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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