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  Program: Nature #2009
  Broadcast Date: Aug. 24, 2008
  

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Steller sea lions are rapidly disappearing from one of the last great wildlife strongholds of the world, and no one knows why. As scientists and environmentalists race the clock to find answers, pressure has been growing on Alaska’s fishing industry to suspend most of its pollock fishing, on the suspicion that it is robbing Steller sea lions of an important source of food. But new research illustrated in this film shows that a broad combination of factors could be responsible for the sea lions’ plight.

NATURE’s “A Mystery in Alaska” airs on PBS Sunday, August 24 at 8 p.m. (check local listings), part of the 26th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc., Toyota, SC Johnson, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For more information, visit www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episod...

• Alaska
• animals
• conservation
• marine life
• nature
• pbs
• sea lions

Post Date: August 19, 2008