Today is International Cat Day, National Zucchini Day, Scottish Wildcat Day, National Frozen Custard Day, Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night, U.S. Dollar Day, and Wear Your Mother's Jewelry Day.
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Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Cats, Beijing, and Richard Nixon
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THEME: BEIJING
THEME: RICHARD NIXON
ISLANDS OF WONDER - Hawaii
Thursday, 8/8 from 3-4 pm NH EXPLORE
Hawaii, the most remote island chain on Earth, offers sanctuary for wildlife that has reached its tropical shores. From humpback whales to waterfall-climbing fish, it's home to an extraordinary wealth of wildlife. ISLANDS OF WONDER Streaming Video
UNTAMED - From Rescue to Release
Thursday, 8/8 from 2-2:30 pm NH WORLD
While the goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to restore wild animals to health and release them back into their natural habitats, it takes incredible efforts from many invested people to make it possible. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Habitat Islands and Wildlife Corridors
Thursday, 8/8 from 2:30-3 pm NH WORLD
Habitat islands are areas of various sizes that should contain all the necessities for certain species of wildlife to survive and thrive. Too often these islands are not large enough to provide long-term support for the animals who live within. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Teaching the World: Non-releasable Wildlife Ambassadors
Thursday, 8/8 from 3-3:30 pm NH WORLD
The goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to release healthy, recovered animals back to their natural habitats, as fully functioning wild animals. But what happens when animals can’t be released? UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Conservation and Public Policy
Thursday, 8/8 from 3:30-4 pm NH WORLD
This episode highlights the importance of policy action surrounding natural resources and conservation issues and offers a brief review of past conservation legislation. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Outdoor Ethics
Thursday, 8/8 from 4-4:30 pm NH WORLD
Spending time outside connecting with nature can be a great joy for many people. The privilege of being outdoors comes with a great responsibility: learning and abiding by a proper set of “outdoor ethics”. UNTAMED Streaming Video
UNTAMED - Emerging Wildlife Diseases
Thursday, 8/8 from 4:30-5 pm NH WORLD
While some disease outbreaks may be “natural,” human behaviors and influences are adding additional pressure to wildlife and the landscape, and in the end, all of us are affected. UNTAMED Streaming Video
EVOLUTION EARTH - Islands
Thursday, 8/08 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Islands are like miniature simplified Earths, where evolution is playing out at superspeed right before our eyes. Journey from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica to seek out animals responding to our changing planet in extraordinary ways. EVOLUTION EARTH Streaming Video
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