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Habitat Change Adaptation Difficult for Certain Species

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

You know the saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” Well, looks like it holds true for long-established species coping with deforestation.

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Dogs Help with Conservation Study

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

What's furry, barks, and sniffs out rare species like a Sherlock Holmes? Yep -- it's a dog! As it turns out, man's best friend knows a bear or a b...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Foja Mountain Range Creatures

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

“Pygmy possum” and “giant rat.” They sound like rock groups, but no! These are two mammals new to science found recently in a pristine jungle in th...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Go Native in the Garden

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

So, you want to get out and freshen up your garden a tad. Great! But, before you begin planting willy nilly, take a moment and consider if what you...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Caribbean Reef Balancing Act

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The parrot fish with its colorful, multi-patterned designs and parrot-like beak is credited with being the sandmaker of the sea -- perfectly suited...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Reef Cleaner

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Holy algae, batfish, we need you to clean up that reef! When researchers wanted to know what fish on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef was best at rem...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Carbon Eaters

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Here’s a two-fer: A renewable fuel source that also reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 20, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Brazil’s Sweet Deal for Ethanol

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The ethanol experts are at it again. Scientists in Brazil have found a way to boost biofuel production that’s naturally more attractive.

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 28, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Madagascar Wild

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

In 1997, thirteen Duke University residents went to Madagascar where they literally went wild. Today, several of them are still running amuck with...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 28, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Vacuums Best for Fleas

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

To get rid of fleas, there may be an alternative to poison, and that’s a simple vacuum cleaner.

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 28, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Rice Growers Go Dry

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds. And with water supplies scarce in m...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 28, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

A Better Jet Fuel

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Ever wonder what jet fuel is made of? So do scientists from four universities working on a $7.5 million project funded by the Air Force and an airc...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Hydrogen from Bacteria

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

While hydrogen is being touted as the environmentally friendly fuel of the future, a pair of Penn State engineers believe the future may be closer ...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Green Toilets in New York City

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

n New York City, at one public park, people may soon come for the tennis but stay for the toilets. That’s because designs for new bathrooms at Rive...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

A Greener Wood Glue

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Researchers from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University recently received a Presidential citation for developing an environmentally fri...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

A Brief History of Mistletoe

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Dallying under the Mistletoe during the holiday season is an ancient tradition among lovers young and old. But, the green sprig, tied with a red bo...

Bought by KOSU and KREV-LP

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 2

New Technology for Cheetah Conservation

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Cheetahs are fast, but time is catching up with them. Their numbers are dwindling due to a small gene pool that makes these graceful Big Cats vulne...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Saving Energy on Street Lights

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to repl...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Challenges in Amur Leopard Conservation

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Veterinarians made a house call on the world’s rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Worms to the Rescue

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Businessman Tom Herlihy has eight million employees -- eight million, hungry, little red worms, that is. And keeping this work-force fed is a full-...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Two-Way Energy Traffic

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Dutch researcher Jos Meeuwen would like to put in a plug for energy self-sufficiency. In fact, he’d like to put in a plug for everyone in his count...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Saving the Iberian Lynx

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Scientists in Spain have found the missing lynx. But to be perfectly honest, they didn’t know they were missing.

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Argo Monitors Ocean Temperatures

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Between rampant pollution and climate change, scientists say our oceans are ailing. But in order to correctly diagnose it, they’ve concluded they ...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Fish Numbers Drop

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Why can’t members of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization sleep at night? They’re counting fish instead of sheep. In just one year,...

Added: Nov 27, 2011
Length: 01:32

Exotic Reed Wreaks Havoc

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The common reed looks harmless as it waves in the wind of America’s wetlands. But, this exotic plant is one of nature’s most effective invasive sp...