Guest Speakers | Conservation

Richard L. James  

Amazing Butterflies: Nature’s Gift to Us

Learn about monarch and other butterfly species from Richard L. James, a naturalist at Long Beach’s El Dorado Nature Center.

Video Posted: January 30, 2013 | Running time: 02:38

Guest Speakers | Climate Change

Donald Prothero  

Catastrophes: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters

Huge natural disasters—from earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions to floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards—have had a profound effect on human history and civilization, often in surprising ways. According to Donald Prothero, humans have an unrealistic and irrational reaction to these natural disasters and fear the ones that are least deadly while taking for granted those that are the most likely killers.

Video Posted: January 30, 2013 | Running time: 03:23

Guest Speakers | Oceanography

Dean Wendt  

Scientists, Managers, and Fishermen Working Together to Manage California’s Ocean Resources

California recently completed the designation of a new network of marine protected areas (MPAs) along its 800-mile coastline. The process has been heralded as a landmark event in marine resource management and conservation.

Video Posted: January 30, 2013 | Running time: 02:58

Guest Speakers | Climate Change

Alex Hall  

Mid-Century Climate Change in the Los Angeles Region

Dr. Hall is a professor at University of California, Los Angeles, teaching climate-related courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is the faculty director of the UCLA Center for Climate Change Solutions.

Video Posted: January 30, 2013 | Running time: 03:16

Conservation Issues | Conservation

Kristy Forsgren  

Salmon Reproduction and the Effects of a Commonly Used Pesticide

Video Posted: January 30, 2013 | Running time: 03:35

Guest Speakers | Marine Biology

Maddalena Bearzi  

Dolphin Confidential: Confessions of a Field Biologist

Dr. Maddalena Bearzi takes viewers inside the world of a marine mammal field scientist. She offers a firsthand understanding of cetacean behavior, as well as the frustrations, delights, and creativity involved in dolphin research.

Video Posted: January 29, 2013 | Running time: 03:16

Guest Speakers | Conservation

Dr. Bernie Krause  

The Great Animal Orchestra

Since 1968 Dr. Bernie Krause has traveled around the world recording and archiving the sounds of creatures and environments.

Video Posted: January 23, 2013 | Running time: 03:33

Guest Speakers | Conservation | Exhibits | Penguin Habitat

Jay Holcomb  

Rehabilitating Oiled Penguins During the Treasure Oil Spill in South Africa

The largest oiled wildlife rescue and rehabilitation effort ever mounted took place in 2000 in South Africa when an iron ore ship, the Treasure, sank between the two largest breeding islands for African Penguins.

Video Posted: January 22, 2013 | Running time: 3:26

Conservation Issues | Environment | Conservation

Sustaining Communities  

Every year, North America's Marine Protected Areas contribute millions of dollars to the economy.

Video Posted: November 1, 2012 | Running time: 2:31

Conservation Issues | Educational | Environment | Conservation

Discovering the Ocean’s Secrets  

Imagine going to work everyday in the ocean, to study the plants and animals that call it home.

Video Posted: November 1, 2012 | Running time: 2:46

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