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Atlantic salmon numbers are dropping all over the world. In the US, they can only be found in seven rivers. All of them are in Maine.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:54
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Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Moosewatch volunteer Dave Beck holds up a marked antler. Team leader Jeff Holden looks on. They mark the antlers and hang them in a tree so others know the antler has been found and documented., Credit: Mark Brush
Wolves and moose are at the heart of the world’s longest running study of a predator and its prey. The drama unfolds on Isle Royale National Park ...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Rolf Peterson on Caribou Island, one of more than 450 smaller islands in the national park's archipelago., Credit: Mark Brush
Researchers have studied the wolves and moose on a remote island archipelago in Lake Superior for 54 years. These days, the wolves are in trouble.

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Courtesy of the Maine Department of Transportation
Lynn Smith moved to Maine in hopes of retiring in peace - but there was one thing she hadn't counted on.

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is required to post warning signs near every sewer overflow., Credit: (Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio)
St. Louis is one of hundreds of older cities across the country facing the challenge of dealing with an aging sewer system. This summer, the Metro...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:54
Caption: Antelope trying to move through deep snow , Credit: David Grubbs, Billings Gazette
Biologists estimate thousands of pronghorn antelope died in Montana over the long, harsh winter...thousands more are stranded at the Fort Peck Rese...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:11
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What's global warming doing to the ocean?

Bought by KZYX, KRUA, KUOW, WRNC-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 6
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Bald Eagles still affected by toxic chemicals.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
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Crop production from higher CO2 levels not as good as thought.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
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Automakers want the oil companies to deal with CO2 issue.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
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Avalanche forecasters at work on the snowy slopes above Juneau, AK.

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 1
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Remembering an invader's destruction

  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
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Making electricity more efficient

  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:05

  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 03:40
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Hydrogen powered vehicles merely shift pollution upstream.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Who?s watching out for water pollution?

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
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Polar bears might be protected by Endangered Species Act because of global warming

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Flex-fuel vehicles might only be a stop-gap measure at best.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:40
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Scientists are freezing the seeds of a tree being destroyed by insects in hopes to save it for the future.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
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The United Nations today released a landmark report on the state of the world's ecosystems

Bought by KGOU and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 2