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Sound Ecology Mountain Beaver
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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The mountain beaver is an important part of ecosystem health. Research Ecologist Bill Zielinski wrote this segment about this little-known mammal.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, KRZA, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 4
Working Together
From: Stephen Baker
Series: Water is a Many Splendor'ed Thing
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Water is a pretty basic resource that is essential in our lives. So when it begins to disappear or diminish in quality, our daily routine can chang...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 07:05
Sound Ecology: three-spined stickleback
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An Audio postcard highlighting the tiny, beautiful and behaviorally unique three-spined stickleback fish.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 2
Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fish Food
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Aw, c'mon. Building a lakeside getaway...hurts fish? That sounds...fishy.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Irrawaddy Dolphins
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Endangered species stories sometimes end happily. Take Southeast Asia's critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, also called the Mekong River dolphin.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Room for Peace
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Bringing countries together to protect our natural environment looks good on paper. Real good, in fact.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Where the Buffalo Roam
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Home, home on the range only covers 20 percent of what it used to. That’s worldwide, according to a new study from the World Wildlife Fund. Human e...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Park for a Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What if we traded asphalt jungles for grass-phalt jungles? That's happening. One September day each year, on National Park(ing) Day.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Feb 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
King Crabs Go Deep
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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No crab wants to land in hot water. And scientists are now discovering how true that is.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Provides Clues for Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.” Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel. He's a creature that knows a ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Drinking Ocean Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Experts say that as population and water use rise, the world's fresh water supplies are shrinking. Then why don’t we desalinate more sea water and....

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Galapagos Conservation Helps Native Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Isolated from the rest of the world for most of their existence, the Galapagos Islands are home to more unique plant species than almost any other ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Pollution Cleanup
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Garbage and noise. Sounds like the latest rock group. But no, turns out the two are much more useful. In fact, garbage and noise are actually being...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Irrawaddy Dolphins
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Endangered species stories sometimes end happily. Take Southeast Asia's critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, also called the Mekong River dolph...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and KWMR


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Rice Growers Go Dry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bale House
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why build a house when you can grow one? So says sustainable building designers at Britain's University of Bath. They recently created a home from ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Endangered Bengal Florican
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Cambodia's endangered "whispering bird," the Bengal Florican, now has a whisper...of hope!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Don’t Flush -- Ballast, That Is
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Don't flush! At least not your ship's ballast tanks. In port, cargo ships load tons of seawater into ballast tanks that add weight to balance the s...

Bought by KOSU and WTIP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Speedy Songbirds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing.

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Doggie Doo Part 1
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you’d just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Divorce Tough on Environment
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We all know divorce can be painful for those involved. And now, researchers at the University of Michigan have determined that divorce also hurts t...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
A Future for Taz
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
China's Olympic Gold is Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The biggest winner from Beijing, China's 2008 Olympic Games may be the environment.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30