Sea birds are having a tough time in Alaska. Thousands of dead murres have been washing up on beaches in coastal communities and even found inland. biologists are working to pinpoint what’s causing this massive die off. Is it El Nino? The warm water blob? Or something else entirely?
Fish & Wildlife Migratory Bird Hotline:
1-866-527-3358
ak_mbm@fws.gov
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Rob Kaler, biologist, Fish & Wildlife Service
- David Irons, retired biologist, Fish & Wildlife Service
- Statewide callers
Participate:
- Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast
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- Send email to talk [at] alaskapublic [dot] org (comments may be read on air)
LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
