Assisted migration
Subject in Nature
Assisted migration has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark said ecologists consider assisted species migration the riskiest form because it can turn a benign plant into an invasive species.
“This is considered the riskiest of the three by ecologists because you can easily take something that's totally innocuous and benign”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Plant Migration (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 38:48
Clark sided with ecologists who argue that assisted migration, though imperfect, is better than doing nothing.
“it's not a great, perfect solution, but it's way better than doing nothing”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Plant Migration (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 36:57
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: Plant MigrationStuff You Should Know · Jul 25, 2026 · 46 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain how plants migrate, why climate change is outpacing them, and the debate over human-assisted migration of trees.