Education; Environmental education; Podcast; Public Lecture;
William Souder’s work has appeared in many publications, including the Washington Post, New York Times, and Harper’s. He is the author of three books. A Plague of Frogs (2000) followed the investigation into outbreaks of deformed frogs across...
Environmental education; Mammals; Management; Proposed Threatened; Podcast; Public Lecture;
When Bill Weber and Amy Vedder arrived in Rwanda to study mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey, the gorilla population was teetering toward extinction. Poaching was rampant, but it was loss of habitat that most endangered the gorillas. Weber and...
This publication is is the result of a Fish and Wildlife Countermeasures Coordination Project undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The goals of the project include the development of national “best practices” using...
This is a 30-second mp3 audio clip of a whale "blowing." What do we mean when we say a whale "blows?" While a whale is holding its breath, air is compressed in its chest. Upon reaching the surface, the air is exhaled through the...
This is a 15-second mp3 audio clip of the sound of a rattlesnake. Most rattlesnakes will try to escape and withdraw, but will use their rattle as a defensive mechanism to warn away potential predators--especially if they feel cornered. All snakes,...
This 20-second audio clip was taken from video footage tapes featuring two grizzly bears threatening each other over territory on a fishing stream on Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Vocalizations.
This 20 second audio clip is of a male (bull) elk bugling or bellowing. This sound is usually heard in the fall as the male elk are in rut, competing with other male elk for access to female (cow) elk for mating. It is a sound that is often used as...
This 10-second clip has in it the low sounds of an alligator warning hiss or a low growl warning vocalization. It's not easy to pick up so listen carefully. Excerpted from NCTC media footage tapes.
Steve is the Special Assistant to the Director at the National Conversation Training Center. He talks about the history of the NCTC Eagles, the current eaglet in the nest and the NCTC Eagle Cam. Listen to Steve give the story of the NCTC Eagles.
