Month: February 1992
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
WHALES – Toxic Substances
The whales’ place on the food chain make them especially vulnerable to toxins that concentrate in body tissues.
February 27, 1992WHALES – Driftnets
Although whale hunting has been mostly curtailed, they and millions of fish and birds are still fall prey to driftnets that cover thousands of miles of ocean.
February 26, 1992WHALES – The Art of Observation
The sedate pace at which whales lead their lives looks like slow motion to some observers.
February 25, 1992WHALES – The Evolving Song
In an area as large as the North Pacific, all of the humpback whales sing the same, slowly changing song.
February 24, 1992WHALES – A Class By Itself
Dr. Payne recounts how he discovered that the long, complicated vocalizations of the humpback whales were actually songs.
February 21, 1992WHALES – Largest Animals on Earth
Whales seem to combine their massive size with a calm and fearless disposition.
February 20, 1992WHALES – First Encounter
The first sighting of a whale can be awe-inspiring. Over the centuries, humans have hunted and killed whales, but they have also made them the stuff of legends.
February 19, 1992MONKEYS & LANGUAGE
Do monkeys’ cries of alarm only communicate fear, or do they pass on other information as well?
February 18, 1992BIRDS & LANDFILLS
Birds that forage at garbage dumps may find an easy source of food, but what will the long-term effects be?
February 17, 1992CORAL REEFS – Bleaching
Some scientists fear that coral reefs around the world could be the first victims of global warming.
February 14, 1992CORAL REEFS
Human activities on land are threatening fragile underwater ecosystems.
February 13, 1992KAYAPO – Keening
No Kayapo ceremony would be complete without the siren-like collective speech of the women, known as keening.
February 12, 1992KAYAPO – Living Culture
The Kayapo people turned a traditional corn ceremony into a framework for a confrontation with the government.
February 11, 1992KAYAPO – A Milestone at Altamira
When the Kayapo of Brazil successfully opposed a government plan to build dams on their lands, they proved that indigenous people can become a powerful voice in their own defense.
February 10, 1992KAYAPO – Traditions and Temperament
Fierce traditions and sophisticated political organizing made the Kayapo people of the Brazilian Amazon formidable opponents to a government plan to flood their lands.
February 7, 1992ABORIGINALS – Homelands
Decades after a government program removed them from their lands, some of Australia’s indigenous peoples have returned to their traditional homes.
February 6, 1992ABORIGINALS – Relocation
To the Australian bureaucracy, the Pintobee peoples’ desert home was a lifeless stretch of land useful only for weapons testing.
February 5, 1992ABORIGINALS – Dreaming The Land
The spirits of the Pintobee people are rooted in the dreams and myths of the past, when their lands were created.
February 4, 1992WIND ENERGY -Infinite Energy
Wind farms in California save the energy equivalent of millions of gallons of oil a year.
February 3, 1992WIND ENERGY
From windmills to wind turbines, this clean and renewable source of energy has been around for thousands of years. It may now be more popular than ever.