Скачать или смотреть Episode 604 – "FROM BATS TO BLOOMS"

Segment 1 – Bonneted Bats Get a Break
For many critters, the loss of their habitat and food sources would be the end of the line. But in the heart of Miami, the very resilient Bonnet Eared Bats have found creative ways to survive in the city. Now bat biologists have teamed up with Zoo Miami to give rare bats the perfect place to roost on rare Pine Rocklands on the zoo’s border lands. (Florida)

Segment 2 – Red Tide & Toxic Algae Blooms
Also known as “HABs” or “Harmful Algal Blooms,” the noxious overgrowth of toxic algae is an increasing plague along Florida’s coastal waters as well as rivers and lakes around the country. Algae is everywhere, and not all of it is bad, but some HABs are extremely dangerous for animals and humans. What’s causing these HABs and more important, how do we control
them? (Georgia, Florida, Nationally relevant)

Segment 3 – Bad Actors in Our Backyards
Privet, Ivy, Nandina...these are just a few of the greedy plants that take over a backyard and crowd out the locals that would nourish native wildlife. In some cases it’s even illegal to sell them, but they’re often still available to the unsuspecting buyer. Here’s how to choose native plants that will live in harmony with your yard and bring joy to the butterflies, birds and the
bees. (Nationally relevant)
#conservation #nature #science #invasiveplants #bats