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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
Anteater Diet
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Giant Anteater, Credit: (Projeto Tamanduá/www.tamandua.org)
How giant anteaters get enough food into their tiny mouths to survive.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Coral Reef Plastic
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Plastic garbage triggers disease in coral reefs.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
World Champion Dragonflies
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide extraordinary distances on weather currents The body and wings of the dragonfly Pantala flavescens have evolved in a way that lets the insect glide ext, Credit: Greg Lasley
One species of dragonfly traverses vast oceans to breed.

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


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Methane Leak Lessons
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The massive methane leak in California’s Aliso canyon highlights the global side effects of the fossil fuel industry on the atmosphere.

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


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Insects vs. Birds
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The loud noise of insects causes some birds to delay the onset of their song in the morning.

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


  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Wolves & Monkeys
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: An Ethiopian wolf among a herd of grazing gelada monkeys., Credit: © Jeff Kerby
An unusual relationship has formed between Ethiopian wolves and gelada baboons.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Monkeys of New Guinea
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos inhabit the rainforests of New Guinea., Credit: (Liquid Ghoul/Wikipedia)
Tree kangaroos hop up trees instead of swinging through them like monkeys.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Shy Baboons
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: The Tsaobis Baboon Project in Namibia., Credit: Alecia Carter/Tsaobis Baboon Porject, CC-BY
Shy baboons are less likely to put what they learn from watching others to use.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Seal Mystery
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Grey Seal., Credit: (Mateusz Wlodarczyk/Wikipedia)
Melting sea ice allows marine mammal species that were once isolated to intermingle – and share diseases.

  • Added: Feb 25, 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
03 Fog Catchers in the Sky
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Chilean researchers devised a plan to capture water from the thick fog that rolled in daily from the sea.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1