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Join Chris Swain for a thirteen-hundred mile swim down one of Americas greatest and most troubled rivers. Swain's epic swim down the length of the Columbia reveals the river's rich past, it's fragile present, and it's uncertain future. From pristine headwaters though a multitude of dams, inundated cultural sites, industrial polluters, and the hanford nuclear reservation - this award winning film...More

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For centuries the Maryland Blue Crab has defined a way of life for Chesapeake Bay Watermen. Now this resource, which was once so plentiful, is declining in numbers and is threatening a way of life that has defined the Chesapeake Bay for centuries. Can scientists and Watermen find common ground and institute sensible regulation, or is it too late to save this Disapearing Catch? ...More

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The beach known as The Children's Pool in La Jolla, California, has been a point of pride in the town for 75 years. Today almost no one goes there to swim, not since a pod of 200 harbor seals took up residence on the sand. Should La Jolla return the beach to use by people or make it a seal preserve? Sealed Off!!! takes a quirky look at this unusual controversy through the eyes of some of the peopl...More

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How will the coral reefs, monk seals, native plants, and honeycreepers of Hawai'i deal with climate change? Local researchers working in the island chain's stunning national parks tell us their concerns for wildlife, key habitats, and cultural resources....More

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Will algae provide the world with the biofuels of the future? Using algae to produce biofuels addresses many of the problems posed by traditional biofuels such as corn. Algal Biofuels II explores the work and perspectives of two scientists who were involved in algae-for-fuel studies decades ago and are now involved in the present day resurrection of the field....More

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The invasive lionfish--venomous and voracious--has reached the tropical western Atlantic, where its reproductive rate is soaring. Invasive species expert, Lad Akins, of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation; along with College of the Bahamas marine science intern, Everton Joseph; and specimen collector for the Bermuda Aquarium, Chris Flook, team up in the waters of the Bahamas, where they di...More

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The invasive lionfish--venomous and voracious--has reached the tropical western Atlantic, where its reproductive rate is soaring. Invasive species expert, Lad Akins, of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation; along with College of the Bahamas marine science intern, Everton Joseph; and specimen collector for the Bermuda Aquarium, Chris Flook, team up in the waters of the Bahamas, where they di...More

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The last Terra show for 2007 is the third and final episode of "Saving the ASEAN Dream" where we learn what is being done to preserve this magic part of the world. South East asian countries have worked together to establish a network of national parks called ASEAN Heritage Parks. These protected tracks of wilderness are dedicated to improving the practice and policy of conservation thro...More

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In the the previous installment of "A Life with Skulls", Ray Bandar found himself and his skulls without a home. Join us in this third and final installment to see how Ray copes with life after the lab....More

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Ray Bandar is not your average museum curator. How could he be with nicknames like Dr. Bones and Reptile Ray? He spends his days dressed in tattered clothes, walking San Francisco's beaches in search of the ultimate specimens for his collection - and what is he collecting? Skulls! Not just any old skulls though - these skulls are for one of the most diverse and exotic museum collections in the wor...More

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The parasite which causes Whirling Disease is one example of the increasingly difficult problems caused by exotic species around the world. Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout has seen dramatic population declines and other native species - even otters, herons, and grizzly bear, may be at risk. The problem, caused by a parasite which came from Europe and was introduced into the Rocky Mountains early thi...More

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