With Mike and Arthur Aguirre LIVE Sat 11am

Call in with your questions and comments at 619-790-KNSJ (5675)

KNSJ’S TALK OF THE TOWN PRESENTS A CONVERSATION ON:

PART 1–AN UNDER THE RADAR MOVE TO OPEN UP PUBLIC LANDS TO MORE HUNTING, ROLLING BACK LEAD RESTRICTIONS IN AMMUNITION, ENDANGERED WILDLIFE AND MORE

AND

PART 2–A RISE IN LYME DISEASE, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO, OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND MORE  

JOIN MIKE AND ARTHUR AND THEIR GUEST RENÉE OWENS

UNDER THE RADAR—ATTACK ON PUBLIC LANDS, ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WILD LIFE, HOW SAN DIEGO IS AFFECTED – AND PART 2 LYME DISEASE IS ON THE RISE AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU AND SAN DIEGO, DIAGNOSIS, OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE

Part 1:  A conversation about the dismantling of our National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS). It is not often that an experienced field researcher and biologist writes to warn us about losing protections for animals.

Our NWRS is a very basic protection for all animals, in particular birds. San Diego has over 530 bird species, many using the Pacific Flyway. There are NWRs along the flyway that depend on each other – San Diego being the last stop in the western continental United States.

The new orders from the current administration include an increase in the disgusting practice of trapping. Trapping kills many of our pets – even at Mission Bay.

Part 2:  Lyme disease is on the rise.  San Diegans are not exempt from the rising cases.  A complex disease, a healthcare system not meeting the needs of all of us in diagnoses, treatments and more, you will want to call in with questions and comments.   

Renée Owens is a wildlife conservationist and longtime resident of east San Diego County. She is a recipient of the National Geographic’s Research and Exploration Award and received a Special Commendation from the City of San Diego for her volunteer activism. She spends her free time photographing wildlife and hiking with her canine kids.