Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

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The Mysterious, Vexing, and Utterly Engrossing Search for the Origin of Eels Sep 13, 2022

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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.

Rebroadcast: Kelly the Sassy Dolphin Sep 06, 2022

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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.

Rebroadcast: Letting Go of Paradise Aug 23, 2022

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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.

North Carolina’s Oysters Come Out of Their Shell Aug 09, 2022

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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.

Rebroadcast: Of Roe, Rights, and Reconciliation Aug 02, 2022

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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.

Romance, Politics, and Ecological Damage: The Saga of Sable Island’s Wild Horses Jul 26, 2022

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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.

Living in a Doomed Paradise Where the Sea Consumes Cottages, Cliffs, and the A&W Drive-Thru Jul 19, 2022

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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.

The Controversial Plan to Unleash the Mississippi Jul 12, 2022

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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.

Rebroadcast: Groomed to Death Jul 05, 2022

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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.

A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home Jun 28, 2022

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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.