Each week, Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, brings a specialist into the studio to answer your questions about various animals we see in Mississippi. And of course, Dr. Troy Majure, Veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center of Jackson answers your pet questions. Each week, you’ll learn more about the animals that live in our homes and the animals who live in the world around us. You’ll also find out more about family-friendly exhibits and events at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson.
Email your pet and animal questions to animals@mpbonline.org and listen to Creature Comforts Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. CST on MPB Think Radio (https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/).
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On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson (https://www.animalmedicalcenterofjackson.com/Default.aspx), and Libby Hartfield, retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. (https://www.mdwfp.com/museum/)
We’re happy to welcome Tom Mann, conservation biologist with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. He joins us to talk about salamanders crossing the Natchez Trace and the hands-on work he does to help these amphibians along the way.
To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org (mailto:animals@mpbonline.org) or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.
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11 Dec 2025
Creature Comforts | Christmas Bird Count
On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson (https://www.animalmedicalcenterofjackson.com/Default.aspx) and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. (https://www.mdwfp.com/museum/)
With the holiday season underway, we’re turning our attention skyward to one of the longest-running citizen science efforts in the world: the Christmas Bird Count. Each winter, volunteers across the country head outdoors to help track bird populations and migration patterns—data that’s critical for understanding the health of our ecosystems. To help us unpack why this count matters and what it reveals about birds in Mississippi and beyond, we’re joined by Jason Hoeksema, Professor of Biology, Associate Chair, and Graduate Program Coordinator at the University of Mississippi.
Delta Wind Birds website:
https://www.deltawindbirds.org/ (https://www.deltawindbirds.org/)
Search for a Christmas Bird Count near you:
https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count/join-christmas-bird-count (https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count/join-christmas-bird-count)
To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org (mailto:animals@mpbonline.org) or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.
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4 Dec 2025
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - December 2025
On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson (https://www.animalmedicalcenterofjackson.com/Default.aspx) and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. (https://www.mdwfp.com/museum/)
Today is an all-pet day here on Creature Comforts. So, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, between your calls today, we're going to be reading interesting facts from petgratitude.com (https://petgratitude.com/blog/27-amazing-facts-about-pets-you-probably-never-knew/) about not just cats and dogs, but all pets in general. Also, we talk about some trendy pet names!
To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org (mailto:animals@mpbonline.org) or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.
If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast (https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast)
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