Let the Rodent Do the Work

This isn’t just a review, it’s a review of a review. I recently listened to a Science Talk podcast from Scientific American. The podcast was titled A Breakdown of Beavers and it was a conversation between Science Talk host Steve Mirsky and Ben Goldfarb who wrote the book: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and

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Scientists track giant whales by their earthshaking calls

fin whale diagram

Fin whales produce some of the loudest noises in the animal kingdom. So loud that marine geophysicists have found fin whale calls recorded by seismometers they use to detect earthquakes. Since these whales haven’t been studied much, scientists are using the whale’s calls to learn more about their behavior.

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Recent Media Articles

Baseline, What Baseline?
OnceAndFuture Title Page

Preserving and restoring nature are key items on our global agenda. But it’s complicated. What do we preserve? What are the goal posts for our restoration efforts? J.B. MacKinnon takes a hard look at these issues and at getting one’s mind around nature in general. His 2013 book, The Once and Future World, is written

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Are Herring Runs Rebounding
Herring eggs

David Albright put together a very good short video about Spring 2023 herring spawning, including some underwater footage by our friend Laura James and some of the cultural connections.

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Importance of parasites

One of the things that caught my attention about this radio story was that it was aimed at broadening our notions of what an ecosystem is. While much of the media’s attention is still on the charismatic megafauna, other less obvious and less beloved elements are also of vital importance. When was the last time

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Future Ecologies
Future Ecologies podcast

A broad-spectrum collection of invitations to see your world in a new light – set to original music & immersive soundscapes, and weaving together interviews with expert knowledge holders.

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Dramatic Rescue
sea lion

The SeaDoc team sets out to save the life of a Steller sea lion suffering from a deadly plastic entanglement — 12 minute video.

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