ALASKA: EPSCoR researchers featured on ABC TV show
Alaska EPSCoR Fire and Ice researchers Eran Hood and Jason Fellman recently appeared on Jeff Corwin's "Wildlife Nation" show on ABC. It is not available online — be sure to catch it on TV.
Join host Jeff Corwin on an adventure into the wilds of Alaska to understand the great environmental challenge of our time: climate change. First, Jeff explores the beautiful Mendenhall Glacier. Jeff rappels down into the glacier’s cracks and crevasses - and flies a drone high above the glacier’s edge — to discover how warming temperatures will forever change this ancient and massive block of ice. Later, Jeff investigates the impact of melting glacier ice on one of Alaska's most vital species: salmon. Jeff works alongside dedicated conservationists along the beautiful Montana River to collect tiny baby salmon and carefully study them. This research will help Alaska’s Department of Fish and Wildlife better manage salmon populations and give biologists a window into how climate change will affect the entire ecosystem.
Video Transcript:
Jeff Corwin: Today, on Wildlife Nation, we'll explore the front lines of climate change.
Speaker:
"So we're seeing ice loss faster than anywhere else on earth."
Jeff Corwin:
We'll study how quickly Alaska's glaciers are disappearing.
Jeff Corwin:
"Most of this will be gone."
Jeff Corwin:
And learn about a crucial population that binds this ecosystem together.
Jeff Corwin:
"Fingers crossed. Look at that. We got salmon."
Jeff Corwin:
I'm Jeff Corwin, and I've teamed up with Defenders of Wildlife to celebrate the awesome creatures of North America and the dedicated conservationists working to protect them. And you're invited to join the adventure. This is Wildlife Nation.