Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

by Alastair Bland • Increasingly, scientists are relying on data gathered by volunteers to make their research happen. The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Kelly Catalfamo • Grunion, little fish that mate on beaches from California to Mexico, face a lot of obstacles to maintaining a healthy population. And the most pernicious may be drunk beachgoers. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Lina Zeldovich • For years, animal rights advocates have waged war against the US Navy for its use of dolphins in warfare and research. Is a resolution possible? The original story , along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Ben Goldfarb • Scientists have long overlooked beavers in the intertidal zone. Now they’re counting on the freshwater rodents to restore Washington’s coastal ecosystems. The  original story , along with photos and video, can be found on  hakaimagazine.com .

by Leslie Anthony • On Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, culling deer is an act of cultural and ecological restoration. The  original story , along with photos and video, can be found on  hakaimagazine.com .

by Ben Goldfarb • Operation Green Turtle was considered one of the most audacious failures in the history of conservation biology—until a stunning nest inspired scientists to reconsider its legacy. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .  

by Rachel Nuwer • As Japan moves to make Iriomote Island a World Heritage Site, locals fear that tourists will overrun their remote paradise and impact their critically endangered feline neighbors. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Andrew Curry • On Öland, humans and grazing cattle have created a haven of biodiversity and preserved it for thousands of years. The  original story , along with photos, can be found on  hakaimagazine.com .

by Larry Pynn • There are good reasons why putting halibut on your plate can strain your wallet. The original story , along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Matthew Halliday • It is one of the modern world’s biggest mysteries—99 percent of the plastics that enter the ocean are missing. The  original story , along with photos, can be found on  hakaimagazine.com .

by Julia Rosen • Inuit in Canada and Greenland want to protect an ecological wonder—a massive Arctic polynya—at the center of their world. The  original story , along with photos and maps, can be found on  hakaimagazine.com .

by Bruce Grierson • On Vancouver Island, karst researchers hustle to save one of Earth’s most underappreciated—and fragile—ecosystems: an ecosystem hidden in plain sight. The  original story , along with photos and videos, can be found on  hakaimagazine.com .

by Hannah Hindley • Originally built as a gateway to space colonization, Biosphere 2 has a new purpose: to breed supercorals strong enough to survive swiftly changing seas. First, scientists must revive the simulated ocean. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Erik Vance • For thousands of years, ancient Maya kings ruled a vast inland empire in Mexico and Belize. But just how inland was it, really? The original story , along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Brian Owens • Lost fishing gear keeps on doing the job it was designed for long after its owners are gone. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Raina Delisle • An ingenious Indigenous fishing technology with spiritual significance is making a comeback. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Katharine Gammon • It’s dangerous to blame the decline of one species on a single predator. We humans like to do it anyway. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Jude Isabella • The human-bear bond is ancient, but across the northern hemisphere, only a few societies remember the art of neighboring bears. The original story , along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Rose Eveleth • What can one brash dolphin teach us about personality? The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

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. The original story , along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Paul Hockenos • How Norway is using oil and gas riches to engineer a future in emission-free seafaring. The original story , along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com .

by Brian Payton • On Vancouver Island, a hermit-priest has spent a lifetime contemplating the natural world. At 95, he has come to believe there is a way we can save it.

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.

by Geoffrey Giller • Scientists in the emerging field of conservation paleobiology believe that the key to oyster conservation could be contained in ancient shells.

by Frances Backhouse • The British Columbia coastline once pulsed with action around salmon canneries. Today, guided by Indigenous leadership, only one cannery processing wild salmon remains.