All Pieces for Catalina Island Conservancy

 
Nemo
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nemo was the cutest little animated fish. In the movie, he gets lost in the big blue ocean and dad goes looking for him. Well, it turns out that fo...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cleaning Up With Mushrooms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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His name is Paul Stamets, but you can call him the Mushroom Man. Stamets is a "mycologist," or mushroom expert. He lives on Washington State's Olym...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Busy Beetles Take Years
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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After a forest fire, it's common for salvage logging companies to clear out damaged trees. But taking the wood too soon may interrupt a beetle doin...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Turtle Diary
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You might have heard of animals shifting their nesting dates in response to climate change. That's happening with turtles in the Midwest; in this c...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
What Killed The Lions Of Tanzania?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Are climate extremes killing lions in Africa? A team of biologists believe it's likely a significant factor.

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fighting Fish
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Everybody likes a comeback story. The underdog, against all odds, survives and thrives. Here's one in nature that's better than an award-winning mo...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ecosystem Health Built On Three Unlikely Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In Africa, two species depend on each other for survival. But scientists are now discovering that a third species is crucial to that equation.

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Beetle Feet Inspire Technology
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever been told you have feet of clay? How about feet of a beetle? Well now you can take that one as a compliment.

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reproducing The White Rhino
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo who breed white rhinoceroses are finding themselves, well, on the horns of a dilemma. Their female white rhinos ...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Environmentally Friendly Public Buildings
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What is green and gold and read all over? Give up? It's Southern California's Santa Monica Public Library. Allow me to explain.

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mystery Cat
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Deep in a Borneo rainforest, a mysterious catlike creature pads across the jungle floor. It has dark red fur, a bushy tail, and could be the first ...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Buzzing Bees Move Elephants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: The bees!

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
How Invasive Fish Travel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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By 1999 the Round Goby, a harmless-looking little bug-eyed fish from the Black Sea, was found in all five of the Great Lakes. And it was wreaking h...

Bought by WXDU and KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Hydrogen fuel cells could make for a better car. Proponents say if we can get past the technology's many hurdles, at a cost people can afford, they...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Insect Birth Control
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Skinny, boot leg, or flare? A new pair of jeans makes you feel so good. Like a million bucks, right? But cotton, the key ingredient in those jeans,...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Hydrogen And Egg Shells
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Engineers at Ohio State University are cracking up over a new way of separating gasses. And they've possibly created a new process to produce a cle...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Mother’s Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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"Mother Nature"..."Mother's Day." A coincidence? I think not. Mother gave you life, nurtured and sustained you. The same can be said for Mother Nat...

Bought by 'The Sea', KCMJ Community Radio, and KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Great Lakes Invaded By Goby
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In April of 1990, biologist David Jude pulled a little bug-eyed fish from the Saint Claire River near Detroit. It was a Round Goby. Immediately, al...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Health And Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery. Thousands died from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours after jumps in partic...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Recycling Wind Turbines
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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With wind turbines popping up all over the world, wind power is quickly becoming one of today's most popular renewable energy sources. But in the m...

Bought by KTXK and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2

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