Below are links, videos, and podcasts featuring Dr. Martin and his research. 

NBC Today Show

Inside ranchers’ efforts to save the American bison - ​​After reaching the brink of extinction, there are now half a million bison in North America – but now there are signs of trouble where the buffalo roam. In the latest installment of TODAY’s Climate, NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports on the efforts to save the iconic animals as their habitats face droughts. 2022.

Invited Lecture

​Sustainable Eco-Agriculture of Bison. Natural Resource Management Department, South Dakota State University. Brookings, SD. 2021.

Minnesota Bison Association podcast

2021. Consequences of climate and climate change on wildlife and domestic species. Episode 4. Minnesota Bison Association’s The Bison Insider Podcast. ​2021.

Bison as a Bridge

Meeteetse Stories - Season 2 Episode 1: Bison Through Time. 2021.

Consequences of climate and climate change on wildlife and domestic species

Episode 3-Jeff Martin. Early Career Climate Forum Podcast. ​2020.

​The Rise and Fall of Bison Body Size

Talks is hosted by East Tennessee State University Paleontologists Dr. Blaine Schubert and David Moscato, with new guests and topics each week. This episode was hosted on Facebook Live via Zoom on October 23rd 2020 featuring special guest Dr. Jeff Martin.

Conservation Paleontology

Live Chat - Conservation Paleontology: Dr. Rachel Short & Dr. Jeff Martin. Episode 88. The Common Descent Podcast. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKgelTB-6XU&feature=youtu.be. 2020.

Dissertation Defense

Jeff's Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk. “Drivers of morphological change in Bison: consequences of rising temperature, increasing drought, and assessing vulnerabilities for managing a keystone species.” Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Defense Series. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University. 2020.

Consequences of climate for Bison: a natural history

​The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota. 2020.

Persistence Paying Off

"More than a century of exploration has taken place in Wind Cave and it continues today. But recently, a new cave has been discovered in Wind Cave National Park. It’s called “Persistence Cave” and it’s shown that big rewards can be found in the tightest places." - South Dakota Public Broadcasting. 2017.

Persistence Cave Excavations, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

Here is a short segment narrated by Sharon Holte into the cave digging for late Pleistocene fossils, particularly for Bison, peccary, pikas, horses, and camels. 2015.

Groundwater/ Watershed model

Here is a video of a simple groundwater model to show how interactions of surface water, and groundwater throughout multiple geologic units work together. I am the one running the model and discussing what is happening throughout the model. Just remember, our natural resources are limited! Use them, but don't abuse them! 2013.

Climate Change Discussion Panel

I was invited to join a discussion panel on climate change and conservation biology. Check it out! 2013.
UA-57742134-1