Podcasts by Extinctions in Near Time: Biodiversity Loss Since the Pleistocene
Further podcasts by Liz Hadly
Podcast on the topic Naturwissenschaften
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Is a Bear Bile Market Necessary? by Isabel Cardenas from 2011-12-16T01:56:24
Hi everyone, my name is Isabel Cardenas and I’ll be talking about the market for bear bile and what it means to farmed bears, wild bears, and North American bears. In parts of Asia, drinking bea...
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Urban Makeover Advice by Yari Greaney from 2011-12-16T01:56:02
It seems so innocent. Pretty houses with manicured lawns, several little parks with small grassy fields bordered by metal fences, a few house sparrows hopping around the picnic tables. We’d call i...
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Juan Fernandez Island and the Endemic Firecrown Hummingbird by Michael Peñuelas from 2011-12-16T01:55:28
On an island called Isla Juan Fernandez in the Pacific Ocean there lives a hummingbird that I’ll tell you a bit about today called the Juan Fernandez Firecrown. It is a strikingly beautiful little ...
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Where did the Dingo go? By Lauren Sweet from 2011-12-16T01:54:31
Hi I’m Lauren and your listening to “Where did the Dingo Go?” We often think of Australia as a land hopping with kangaroos, wallabies, bilbies and other fuzzy critters. What most people don’t reali...
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The last female just died: A tale from Guam. By Joseph Topasna from 2011-12-16T01:53:10
Why has the Pacific Island of Guam gone from sounding…like this...to a little more like this... Hello again everyone! My name is Joseph, and today I’m reporting to you all from the always beautifu...
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Megafaunal Loss by Mark Valentine from 2011-12-16T01:52:38
Hello again. Like I said before, I’m Mark Valentine and I’m going to be talking about Megafaunal Extinction and how it affects present and future biodiversity. Before I begin, you probably are go...
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Are Worms Worthy of Conserving? by Jack Werner from 2011-12-16T01:52:07
Me: In the last episode, we talked about efforts to save charismatic animals from extinction. In this episode, we ask a very different question: is it ever ok to MAKE an animal go extinct? Not me:...
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Animal magnetism and conservation by Jack Werner from 2011-12-16T01:51:39
Me: Some call it cuteness, some call it charisma, some even call it animal magnetism: Hi, I’m Jack Werner, and today I’ll be talking about why we try so much harder to conserve likeable species an...
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Crop's Wild Relatives: Maize and Teosinte by Dylan Sweetwood from 2011-12-14T23:39:28
The Relationship Between Maize and Teosinte Dylan Sweetwood You probably already know that maize, or corn, is one of the most culturally and commercially important crops in the world, with hundred...
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An interview with Nicole Ruiz about orangutans from 2011-12-14T23:31:18
Bartholomew: Hey guys. So last week I took my family to the zoo where we watched a show about orangutans. I was a little upset to hear that they’re declining in numbers. Anyway, last night I met up...
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Little Brown Bats&White Nose Fungus by Nora Tjossem from 2011-12-14T21:36:47
Did you hear that? That was the sound of the little brown bat - Myotis lucifugus. They’re everywhere on summer nights, and sometimes if you’re lucky, you’ll get to catch a glimpse of one as it chas...
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