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Mosquito Bait From Stinky Socks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The next time your significant other complains about your stinky socks, just tell them you're doing scientific research!

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wild Bees Do It Better
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees...

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Sunshine Van Powers Up
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Now here's a ride Little Miss Sunshine and her eccentric family would have appreciated...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Heirloom Gardens
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You probably won't find Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian frying peppers or Amish Deer Tongue lettuce at your local supermarket. But, a growing commun...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Actors Take to the Road
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Kermit the Frog always said, "It's not easy being green." But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Desirable Streetcars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar -- it's making a comeback worldwide.

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Puffin Stuff
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Saving the puffins is a tough job. But folks in Maine miss the colorful little birds resembling miniature penguins that can fly.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Bees Tell Elephants "No Loitering"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - 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!

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Butterflies are Back
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The recent removal of the Bald Eagle from the endangered species list generated lots of excitement. And, another conservation success is giving us ...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Giant Squid Invade Pacific Coast
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The kraken is a fictitious Scandinavian sea monster...But this fiction is borrowed from fact. There really is a giant squid called the Humboldt.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Pachyderms: Pint Sized Surprise
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today's creature feature is on a petite pachyderm that has dark gray to reddish brown skin and abundant hair that is finer and softer than a "norma...

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Saving Australian Savanna
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Welcome to the world's largest tropical grasslands. Covering more territory than all of Western Europe, they stretch for over twelve hundred miles ...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
Harry Potter Fodder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Fans say Harry Potter novels are magical...In fact, according to the non-profit group, Green Press Initiative, the latest installment, "Harry Potte...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
Platinum Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Looking for platinum to give someone special? Here's an unlikely place, check out your tail pipe.

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Baldy Is Back
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Bald Eagle is back. Which is great news considering all it's been through.

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Counting Whales
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You'd think the world's biggest mammal would be hard to miss. But counting blue whales is turning into a whale of a challenge.

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2007
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
Gardeners Unite!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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According to a recent report , the earth's temperature could rise up to seven and a half degrees before the end of the century.

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 2
Fooling Bats Restores Rainforests
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The world's rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. But conservationists have a new trick that may help restore them.

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 1
Batteries That Run on Sugar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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i-Pods powered by Kool-Aid? They might be just around the corner.

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Whale Music
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's a question for you. What musical artist holds the record for the largest single pressing in the history of the business? Michael Jackson? So...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
How About Some Whale Watching?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Whales are probably worth more alive than dead, so why is the worldwide moratorium on commerical whaling under siege?

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 2
Save the Whales
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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One of the most successful conservation campaigns in history was launched back in the 1970s, when bellbottoms were still in style.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Cleaning Up After Fido
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you'd just leave it in the yard!

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 1
Sidewalk Birdwatchers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Who says you have to travel deep into the Amazon or battle surf off the coast of the Aleutian Islands to do some serious birdwatching?

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 1
Everglades Restoration Helps Ensure Survival of the American Crocodile
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
You know, since the Endangered Species Act was passed more than 30 years ago, there've been lots of success stories. The American crocodile is one ...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1