Little Shop Of Wildlife Horrors

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Little Shop Of Wildlife Horrors

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Mar 14, 2017

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by Gloria Dickie
The grim curios and taxidermic creations housed in the US wildlife repository provide clues about trends in wildlife smuggling. And in recent years, coastal species from Latin America have been showing up en masse.

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Mar 14, 2017

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Hakai Magazine explores science, society, and the environment from a coastal perspective. This audio edition showcases readings of our long-form feature stories. New episodes are typically published Tuesdays.

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The Clam That Sank a Thousand Ships: by Sarah Gilman These infamous clams are invading new areas, buoyed by climate change and the 2011 tsunami in Japan. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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The Lunar Sea: by Ferris Jabr The moon influences life in a surprising and subtle way: with its light. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Unique Language of Newfoundland: by Emily Urquhart Isolated in the North Atlantic, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador developed a subtle and beautiful lexicon to describe their environment. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Pool-landia: by Egill Bjarnason For 70 years, Iceland has kept afloat the idea that mandatory swimming lessons save lives, but the policy doesn’t hold water. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Weapons of War Litter the Ocean Floor: by Andrew Curry • At least one million tonnes of chemical weapons were dumped in the oceans between 1919 and 1980. Now what? by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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The Last Trial Of The Codfather: by Brendan Borrell Since his release from prison in the 1980s, Carlos Rafael has ruthlessly run his Massachusetts seafood business with little regard for the law. But is there any other way to survive the gauntlet of restrictions on the New England f... by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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People Of The Sea Ice See Cracks Forming: by Eli Kintisch One of Canada’s most northerly communities reinvents its relationship with a thawing landscape. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Embracing the Weirdness: by Jude Isabella The drought in California has created an obsession with water, but sometimes, no water is just fine. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Saving the Silverspot: by Rebecca Heisman A team of scientists and land managers is racing to save a butterfly that depends on fragile coastal habitat. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Peeping in on the Mile Deep Club: by Eloise Gibson Braving an Antarctic winter to catch Chilean sea bass in the act. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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The Brine Revolution: by Heather Pringle Did lowly shellfish change the world? by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Little Shop Of Wildlife Horrors: by Gloria Dickie The grim curios and taxidermic creations housed in the US wildlife repository provide clues about trends in wildlife smuggling. And in recent years, coastal species from Latin America have been showing up en masse. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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The Bounty of The Bone Pile: by Michael Engelhard Butchered whales lure polar bears and tourists to a coastal Alaskan town. So far, so good. Sort of. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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The Shellfish Gene: by Amorina Kingdon and Patrick Daley How shellfish farmers are leaning on genes to unmask the secrets of mussels, scallops, and oysters. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Reef Avengers: by Theodora Sutcliffe Indonesia’s reefs have been poisoned or blasted to smithereens by the very people who depend on them the most. Now islanders are working to restore the coral, and recover the resources they’ve lost, piece by piece. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Secret History Of Bioluminescence: by Ferris Jabr Illuminating maps during war, guiding planes to safety, making genes and proteins visible—organisms get their glow on to help humans. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Death by Killer Algae: by Claudia Geib • When 343 sei whales died from a harmful algal bloom in Chilean Patagonia, they opened a window into the effect changing climate is having on marine mammals, our oceans, and us. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Watts in the Water: by Bruce Grierson Our oceans contain enough energy to power the planet—if we could just get our hands on it. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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For Sale Wild Russian Killer Whales: by Lina Zeldovich As Westerners condemn live whale shows, Russia hunts and sells killer whales to Chinese amusement parks. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Drawing Meaning from Death, One Seabird at a Time: by Larry Pynn In the Pacific Northwest, the diligence of citizen scientists is shedding light on the lives, and deaths, of seabirds. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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From Prejudice to Pride: by Jude Isabella • In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back like their cousins, the bears. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Blasting Through the Hunley Mystery: by Evan Lubofsky A maverick scientist claims she has done what scores of researchers before her failed to do: solve the century-old mystery of why a legendary Civil War submarine sank. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Bandits On The Beach: by Jude Isabella What island raccoons tell us about fear. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Fish Feel Pain. Now What?: by Ferris Jabr • Terrestrial animals get humane treatment and legal protections, but until now, fish pain has largely been ignored. by Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
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Little Shop Of Wildlife Horrors

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