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The 90 Second Naturalist February 2023 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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The 90 Second Naturalist February 2023 Modules

Bought by KCBX, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 3
Storks & Junk Food
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food from landfills.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Alarm Call Mimics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A pied currawoong., Credit: Steve Igic
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fisheries Bycatch
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers
A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Elephant Ears
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Elephants respond to Maasai male playback., Credit: courtesy of Graeme Shannon
Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:01
Cultural Robot Preferences
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Which robot do you prefer? One that looks like a machine, or one with lifelike features? , Credit: (Left: Phasmatisnox/CC BY-SA 3.0 ; Right Gnsin/CC BY3.0, on Wikipedia)
Different cultures have different expectations and preferences when it comes to robot design.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Gorilla Welfare
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In 2007, seven rare silverback mountain gorillas were shot and killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park in three differen...

Bought by WYOU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Parks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bringing countries together to protect our natural environment looks good on paper...The book, "Peace Park" is a collection of articles written by ...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Saving Australian Savanna
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Welcome to the world's largest tropical grasslands. Covering more territory than all of Western Europe, they stretch for over twelve hundred miles ...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
How About Some Whale Watching?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Whales are probably worth more alive than dead, so why is the worldwide moratorium on commerical whaling under siege?

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 2
Another War Casualty
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The toll that war takes on human life and property is widely known. But we don't hear much about the devastating effects war has on wildlife and wi...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Sanctuaries for the Great Cetaceans Debated
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Save the Whales! For years, that was the clarion call of environmentalists everywhere. So how are the great cetaceans doing?

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32