Brenda Tremblay
In Search of: The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Despite the accepted belief among scientists that the ivory-billed woodpecker is extinct, avid bird enthusiasts continue to search for the species among southern U.S. swamps and bogs. In this documentary report produced by Brenda Tremblay, we visit with hopeful birdwatchers searching for their aviary Holy Grail.
Cormorants Slaughtered
Several weeks ago, researchers in New York State made a gruesome discovery. On Little Gallou, a small island off the coast of Lake Ontario, they found nearly a thousand double-crested cormorants shot dead. The mass killing was one of the worst of any federally protected creature in recent U.S. history. Cormorants are relative newcomers to […]
Grassland Birds
How often do you see open stretches of grassy fields? Probably not very frequently. That’s because grasslands are becoming more and more endangered in this country. That means more than the loss of plant life. The birds which make their homes in the grasslands are finding fewer and fewer places to go. Some call the […]
The Thirst for Safe Water Part #4: Mississippi Drinking Water: Epic Danger
It’s part of Pittsburgh and Denver. It stretches from Alberta to New Orleans. It’s the Mississippi watershed–one of the world’s great river systems–that drains more than a million square miles of forests, farmland and cities in North America. The Mississippi watershed is home for a great variety of wildlife and a key waterway for shipping. […]
The Thirst for Safe Water Part #3: Pesticides in Drinking Water
This year, U.S. farmers will apply one billion pounds of pesticides to their crops, much of which will runoff the soil into rivers and streams that provide drinking water. Costly big city treatment plants often filter the chemicals out before they reach homes, but the plants in many smaller towns lack that capability. So every […]