19th Century Whaling
During a period of the 19th century, Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts was a hub for whaling around the world. Peggi Godwin of the Nantucket Historical Association discussed the…
64 viewsDuring a period of the 19th century, Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts was a hub for whaling around the world. Peggi Godwin of the Nantucket Historical Association discussed the…
64 viewsThis National Interagency Fire Center film tells the story of a seminal series of wildfires in August, 1910, that burned three million acres in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana,…
160 viewsJournalist Christopher Ketcham reported talked about his book, This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption Are Ruining the American West, on past and current conflicts over public…
841 viewsThe House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife held a hearing on the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies (CECIL) Act, which…
746 viewsThe Environmental Protection Agency hosted an Endangered Species Act interagency working group meeting at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. The inter-agency working group, established in…
170 viewsChelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talked about her book, Don’t Let Them Disappear, in which she discussed saving…
362 viewsLisa Margonelli explored termites, from their hive and swarm behavior and the over $20 billion dollars of damage they cause each year to military and scientific research to develop…
682 viewsDeputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt discussed implementation of the Endangered Species Act at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. He talked about the ways to improve the…
251 viewsBrett Hartl talked about proposed Trump administration changes to the Endangered Species Act.
355 viewsJim Lister, attorney for the Sportsmen’s Alliance, talked about proposed Trump administration changes to the Endangered Species Act.
210 viewsMichael Doyle talked about various federal proposals to change hunting regulations in Alaska and elsewhere in the U.S. Specifically he addressed the Trump administration proposal to rescind…
368 viewsForest Service Interim Chief Vicki Christiansen and Interior Department Wildland Fire Director Jeff Rupert testified testified at a hearing on the federal government’s wildfire management plan and the…
515 viewsPeter Alagona talked about his book, After the Grizzly: Endangered Species and the Politics of Place in California, about California’s history of endangered species. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…
283 viewsJohn Jackson talked about endangered species and big game hunting. His Conservation Force believes that safari hunting benefits rather than harms wildlife, citing the African lion as an…
5,760 viewsCorbin Hiar reported by telephone about the U.S. role in the investigation into the death of Cecil the lion, who was killed in Zimbabwe by an American dentist in July 2015. He talked about…
198 viewsNews headlines were read and phone lines were open views on big game hunting, with a line reserved for hunters. The question was inspired by the death of Cecil, a lion beloved in Zimbabwe, who was killed by…
388 viewsPrince Charles was presented with the International Conservation Caucus Foundation’s (ICCF) Teddy Roosevelt International Conservation Award at the annual gala at the Andrew W. Mellon…
236 viewsThe Duke of Cambridge, the president of the conservation group United for Wildlife, spoke to anti-corruption officials about the importance of ending what he called one of the most…
113 viewsMike Josephson showed some of the tools of Wisconsin’s fur trade and talked about the impact fur trade had on Green Bay’s economy and culture. Mr. Josephson showed the items used by fur traders and explained…
3,091 viewsMargaret Coel talked about her book, Chief Left Hand: Southern Arapaho, in which she looks at the life of of the Chief Left Hand, who called for peace during the Indian Wars and worked to co-exist with…
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