Giving Bambi the Boot
by Brian Payton • Our love of deer runs deep. But as their numbers surge and damage mounts, it may be time for a reckoning. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Feb 07, 2023•25 min•Ep. 317
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In Norway, Whale Watchers Churn a “Soup of Chaos”
by Egill Bjarnason • It’s amazing no one has died. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jan 31, 2023•36 min•Ep. 316
Rebroadcast: The Halibut Hook Revival
by Raina Delisle • An ingenious Indigenous fishing technology with spiritual significance is making a comeback. Originally published in October 2018, the story , along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jan 24, 2023•15 min•Ep. 315
Farmer, the World May Not Be Your Oyster
by Magdalena Puniewska • Despite the desire for local and sustainable seafood, oyster farmers and communities from New York to Rhode Island are clashing over public access and ocean views. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jan 17, 2023•21 min•Ep. 314
The Fishadelphia Story
by Ann Finkbeiner • How a scientist and a gritty team of activists and students are bringing fresh fish back to Philadelphia’s underserved neighborhoods. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jan 10, 2023•22 min•Ep. 313
How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier
by Marissa Grunes • It’s the world’s most vulnerable glacier and key to the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, yet we’re only now getting to know Thwaites Glacier. What took us so long? The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jan 03, 2023•29 min•Ep. 312
Herschel, the Very Hungry Sea Lion
by Katharine Gammon • It’s dangerous to blame the decline of one species on a single predator. We humans like to do it anyway. Originally published in October 2018, the story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Dec 27, 2022•26 min•Ep. 311
Rebroadcast: In the Kingdom of the Bears
by Jude Isabella • The human-bear bond is ancient, but across the northern hemisphere, only a few societies remember the art of neighboring bears. Originally broadcast in October 2018, the story , along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Dec 20, 2022•45 min•Ep. 310
Unearthing the Original Mediterranean Diet
by Paul Greenberg • Archaeologist Dimitra Mylona’s odyssey to reveal the Mediterranean Sea’s lost bounty. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Dec 13, 2022•21 min•Ep. 309
Mumbai Embraces Its Booming Flamingo Population
by Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar • Despite pressure from development, flamingos seem to be thriving on the shores of one of the world’s most populous cities, and local people are becoming protective of the birds and their habitat. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Dec 06, 2022•21 min•Ep. 308
Is Sausage the Missing Link in the Great Bait Debate?
by Moira Donovan • Lobster and snow crab fisheries are booming, but the bait used to catch them—herring and mackerel—is not, so the search for alternative baits is on. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Nov 29, 2022•23 min•Ep. 307
The Price of Paper
by Larry Pynn • Coastal communities around the world contend with the toxic legacies of pulp and paper mills. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Nov 22, 2022•20 min•Ep. 306
Welcoming Herring Home
by Lauren Kaljur • In Howe Sound, British Columbia, a new generation of stewards is keeping careful tabs on the comeback efforts of a tiny fish with big cultural value. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Nov 08, 2022•18 min•Ep. 305
The Marine Lab in the Path of Fury
by Boyce Upholt • At the DeFelice Marine Center, researchers and staff are living, working, and adapting to climate change in real time. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Nov 01, 2022•25 min•Ep. 304
Climate Activists Are Waging a New Kind of Legal Fight
by Isabella Kaminski • In the face of bigger wildfires, deadlier floods, and more extreme weather, plaintiffs around the world are taking up a new tactic: suing for the damage climate change has already wrought. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Oct 25, 2022•13 min•Ep. 303
Murder at Sea
by Sarah Tory • When a grainy video of a grisly mass shooting on the high seas surfaced, one determined detective and a host of NGOs went on a quest for justice. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Oct 18, 2022•55 min•Ep. 302
Something’s Jellyfishy in the State of Italy
by Agostino Petroni • Jellyfish as a human food source has been touted as a solution to the increasing populations of these gelatinous invertebrates, but are Mediterranean diners really ready to have jellyfish for dinner? The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Oct 11, 2022•17 min•Ep. 301
Surf and Turf: Saving a Wave by Protecting the Land
by Victor R. Rodríguez • In Mexico, scientists, surfers, and a passionate community rally to protect a beloved break. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Oct 04, 2022•12 min•Ep. 300
A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful
But the coral are trapped in tanks, still waiting to be released on the reefs. • by Alex Riley The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Sep 27, 2022•17 min•Ep. 299
Philadephia’s Diatom Archive Is a Way, Way, Wayback Machine
by Jack Tamisiea • A cache of phytoplankton held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is helping to reconstruct historical coastlines. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Sep 20, 2022•18 min•Ep. 298
The Mysterious, Vexing, and Utterly Engrossing Search for the Origin of Eels
by Christina Couch • To save endangered eels, researchers have been working for decades to figure out where they reproduce. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Sep 13, 2022•16 min•Ep. 297
Rebroadcast: Kelly the Sassy Dolphin
by Rose Eveleth • What can one brash dolphin teach us about personality? Originally published in October 2018, the story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Sep 06, 2022•30 min•Ep. 296
Rebroadcast: Letting Go of Paradise
by Steven Ashley • Three years after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New Jersey’s coast, few local communities want to accept that the Shore’s glory days are numbered. Originally published in October 2015, the story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Aug 23, 2022•22 min•Ep. 295
North Carolina’s Oysters Come Out of Their Shell
by Emily Cataneo • In the tradition of wine and ale trails, the state’s oyster trail aims to give the farmed shellfish industry a needed boost. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Aug 09, 2022•13 min•Ep. 293
Rebroadcast: Of Roe, Rights, and Reconciliation
by Ian Gill • On the British Columbia coast, the Heiltsuk First Nation asserts its rights to manage its resources, and who has access to them, through the seasonal herring harvest. Originally published in August 2018, the story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Aug 02, 2022•33 min•Ep. 292
Romance, Politics, and Ecological Damage: The Saga of Sable Island’s Wild Horses
by Moira Donovan • They’ve roamed free for hundreds of years, but is that freedom harming the ecosystem they call home? The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jul 26, 2022•23 min•Ep. 291
Living in a Doomed Paradise Where the Sea Consumes Cottages, Cliffs, and the A&W Drive-Thru
by Taras Grescoe • Quebec’s Magdalen islanders face a stark choice: resist, adapt, or give in to the ravenous sea. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jul 19, 2022•31 min•Ep. 290
The Controversial Plan to Unleash the Mississippi
by Boyce Upholt • Our long history of constraining the river through levees has led to massive land loss in its delta. Can we engineer our way out? And at what cost? The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jul 12, 2022•35 min•Ep. 289
Rebroadcast: Groomed to Death
by Brendan Borrell • Urban beaches around the world have less garbage than remote beaches, but less life too. The City of Santa Monica hopes to change the image of a clean beach. Originally published in July 2018, the story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jul 05, 2022•21 min•Ep. 288
A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home
by Marina Wang • Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their non-human neighbors. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .
Jun 28, 2022•34 min•Ep. 287
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