ANIMALS

Bernadette Fees California Game and Fish Administration

Bernadette has been on site following the fate of Delta and Dawn and brings us the story of the wayward whales whichare holding the country and the world in hope-filled suspense. May 24, 2007

What happens to wildlife in wildfires?

With the dramatic beginning of this year's wildfire season being flamed by the effects of drought in some areas of the country, wildlife is forced to run for their lives. What happens?

Jeff Edmonds / Minnesota / Fire Information Officer / Incident Management Team

Ronda Sutfin / Florida / Florida Division of Forestry

Sally Gentry / Ranger / Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge / Georgia May 17, 2007

Should great apes have protections similar to those afforded people?

Michele Stumpe / President / Great Ape Project-USA

A 26-year-old chimpanzee named Hiasl (pronounced HEE-sul)is bringing this issue directly onto the world stage, as a wide array of advocates for the great apes defend Hiasl's rights to life, liberty and a status commensurate with an animal which shares so many human characteristics. May 10, 2007

A deadly algae is killing hundreds of birds and mammals along the California coast. We talk with people who are assisting in the effort to rescue and return the animals to the ocean.

Emily Wing / Pacific Marine Mammal Center

Jay Holcomb / International Bird Rescue Research Center

Professor David A. Caron / Marine Environmental Biology Group at USC

Salmon People Parts 1, 2 & 3 April 12, 2007

Charles Hudson Public Affairs Manager

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Today, we hear the story of the Salmon, from the perspective of the native people who have allied their lives with this powerful animal.

Wake Up Calls from Endangered Species

Jeff Miller Center for Biological Diversity

With increasing evidence that literally thousands of animal species seem destined for extinction, where can you go to learn about the challenges and the opportunities? What can you do?

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, New Sightings! (?) Dr. Geoffrey Hill: Ornithologist at Auburn University. Recent sightings in Florida suggest The Ivory- Billed Woodpecker has "returned"

When Rattlesnakes Bite. Dr. Sean Bush

Staff Emergency Physician / Menlo Park, California. The truth is, we have to be aware of rattle snakes. Here is what you need to know when you see one, and what to do if ever you should be bitten.

Michael Jasny, NRDC. This week, over 400 dolphins were found stranded, dead and dying on the coast of Tanzania. Many are speculating that this may be yet another disaster to the oceans' creatures resulting from the catastrophic sounds of submarine underwater sonar. This is just one of the many sonic assaults on the living ocean, struggling now to survive.

Starlings' Surprising Speech. Dr. Timothy Gentner, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department / University of California San Diego. Dr. Gentner has been studying the ability of the European Starling, one of the world's most accomplished singers and mimics, to understand and create complex patterns of song that indicate the capacity to utilize recursion. What's it mean?

They've got a lot to say, and they know what they're talking about

Dr. Bruce Freedman: Menhaden What kind of world is it that permits a family-owned business to drive a legacy fish species out of existence? It's the story of the Menhaden.

Being Caribou Karsten Heuer and his wife Leanne set off on a 5-month, 1000-mile journey to walk in the footprints of the Porcupine Caribou herd, from Canada to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and back. Available as PodCast

Sea Otters. Andy Johnson, Manager: Sea Otter Research. Monterey Bay Aquarium. Following 50 years of recovery, the population of Sea Otters along California's coast are showing signs of instability.