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May 2024
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The Humpback comeback: Vancouver's whales come home
Humpback whales in the Salish Sea have a complicated history. They were hunted to near extinction a century ago, with whalers turning some of the largest creatures on Earth into buckets of oil, slabs of meat, tubs of cheap margarine and fertilizer. These coastal waters were empti ... Show More
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How America’s roads alter our ecology, with Ben Goldfarb (reprise)
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Japan's bear attacks: we unravel what's going on
Bear attacks in Japan have been in the news a lot recently. There have been over 220 attacks so far this year, and a record 13 people dead. Why is this happening? And what can be done about it? There’s a lot of information out there, and it’s hard to separate fact from fiction wh ... Show More
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