Tag: "conservation"
The Future of Water
Freshwater expert Sandra Postel reveals how water is destined to become our most precious resource— and the impact of your personal water footprint.
Post on May 21, 2013 by Andy Soth from QUEST Wisconsin
Are Doughnuts Destroying Forests?
A conversation with a forestry expert reveals doughnuts as unlikely contributors to global deforestation.
Post on May 14, 2013 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Dabbling and Diving Ducks: Catch the Spring Show
Ducks are getting ready to make their seasonal migration away from San Francisco Bay. Come see them in their breeding finery before they're gone for the summer.
Post on Apr 12, 2013 by Sharol Nelson-Embry from KQED Science
Coyote Killings: A Complex Debate of Conservation and Cruelty
Coyotes, reviled for preying on sheep and goats, are the most targeted predator in the U.S. This week, hunters in the tiny Modoc County town of Adin will compete in a contest to kill the most coyotes to protect their livestock–even though research shows that killing coyotes results in higher reproductive rates.
Post on Feb 06, 2013 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Fear and Loathing in Wolf Country
After federal wildlife officials removed endangered species protections on wolves in the Rocky Mountains, hunters quickly killed them by the hundreds. If California's lone wolf leaves the state, he could meet a similar fate.
Post on Jan 23, 2013 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Trophy Hunting: For the Love of Blood and Money
Trophy hunters routinely pay thousands of dollars for the chance to kill big game like caribou, moose, black bear and especially grizzly bear. Trophy hunting narratives boast a love of nature. But some sociologists find a different story.
Post on Nov 14, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Saving Bighorn Sheep, One Mural At a Time
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are animals worth seeing. With their bright white rumps and the rams' remarkable headgear, they bound and leap over seemingly impassable alpine terrain. But you may have a tricky time spotting one–there are only about four hundred in existence.
Post on Oct 09, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
The Man Who Made California Safe for Mountain Lions
More than 40 years ago, Sen. John Dunlap (D-Napa) made conservation history when his mountain lion hunting moratorium passed the California Legislature and became law in 1971. He recalls the fight to pass the bill and his guiding principle, "when in doubt, preserve."
Post on May 30, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Celebrating Earth Day in the Age of Man
How did you celebrate Earth Day? This year an estimated 1 billion people participated in Earth Day events world-wide around April 22.
Post on Apr 27, 2012 by Sharol Nelson-Embry from QUEST Northern California
Salmon Runs, Grizzly Bear Dreams
Using grizzly bears in the Pacific Northwest as a proxy for the benefits salmon deliver to ecological communities, a new study argues that letting more salmon migrate into coastal streams will lead to downstream improvements for the ecosystem and eventually the offshore salmon catch.
Post on Apr 18, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Fair Game? On Lions, Hunters and Wildlife Policy
Trophy hunting mountain lions is legal in every Western state except California. When the head of the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, a life member of the NRA, killed a young lion in Idaho, state legislators and environmental and animal welfare groups called for his resignation. What should Californians expect of state officials in charge of setting wildlife policy?
Post on Apr 04, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
A Birder’s-Eye View of Conservation
The Great Backyard Bird Count gives novice Bay Area wildlife watchers the chance to play field biologist in their own backyards and help scientists gather data on the incidence, abundance, and distribution of birds. Researchers will use sightings to identify trends that will help conserve these valuable indicators of biodiversity.
Post on Feb 15, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Sanctuary for Whales, Sanctuary for Sharks
Yesterday I led another expedition out into the Gulf of the Farallones on the Outer Limits with Captain Jimmy. Primarily billed as whale watching, these trips are really about the entire ecosystem, and when I’m aboard, we talk shark, because sharks are what I love, study, advocate and protect through my non-profit Sea Stewards.
Post on Oct 26, 2011 by David McGuire from QUEST Northern California
Guadalupe Island: Protecting Sharks through Ecotourism
Last week I joined four Italian photographers, three Japanese and six Americans on a Mexican Shark watching vessel to enter underwater cages, and experience what it is like to be in the water with a Great White Shark.
Post on Oct 11, 2011 by David McGuire from QUEST Northern California
What Makes Us Conserve Energy? 6 Lessons from the Smart Grid
Smart meters are providing consumers with hourly and daily energy use information. But does it inspire conservation?
Post on Oct 07, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
Rise Above Plastics
Plastic is forever, with virtually every piece of petroleum-based plastic ever made still in existence. That's why it's so critical to oceans and beaches that we dramatically reduce our use of plastics, especially single-use plastics.
Post on Sep 15, 2011 by David McGuire from QUEST Northern California
Clean it Up
Plastic in the ocean doesn’t go away, it just gets smaller. Approximately 70% of this plastic sinks to the bottom where it sits like a time bomb waiting to be assimilated.
Post on Sep 07, 2011 by David McGuire from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Bugging Brian Fisher
Is there such a thing as "too much" of California Academy of Sciences entomologist Brian Fisher? We here at QUEST don't think so!
Post on May 10, 2011 by Amy Miller
Producer's Notes: Science on the SPOT – Falcons Up Close
QUEST's web-only video series, Science on the SPOT, takes a close-up look at the Peregrine Falcon.
Post on Feb 08, 2011 by Chris Bauer
Falconry Ruffles Feathers and Saves a Species
This time of year, you may see birds of prey, with their wings outstretched, circling overhead – it is nesting season.
Post on Feb 07, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
