Earthwave Nature Videos

Earthwave Society is proud to present the following nature videos produced by Betty Wills, an award winning writer and producer of nature programming for national public television and educational video:

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THE ALLIGATOR GAR: PREDATOR OR PREY?

Eerie tales are often told about alligator gars and their vicious attacks on swimmers...about how children were dragged down river, never to be seen again. Is it fact, or is it fiction? Discover the answers to these and other puzzling questions about alligator gars. The facts will amaze you.

THE PADDLEFISH: AN AMERICAN TREASURE

Paddlefish have been referred to as freshwater whales. They are ancient relics living in modern times...bizarre looking creatures, and the only living species of its kind. There are only two places in the world where paddlefish can be found - the Mississippi River drainage in the U.S., and the Yangtze River Basin in China where they are near extinction.

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Pallid Sturgeon

STURGEON: ANCIENT SURVIVORS OF THE DEEP

Prized for their caviar and smoked flesh, sturgeons predate the dinosaurs, and are among the most bizarre creatures to inhabit the earth's oceans and rivers. Sturgeons were once widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but not anymore. Within the last century, their populations have declined dramatically. What does the future hold for these ancient relics?

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"STURGEONS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAINAGE"
Volume One of the Sturgeon Video Library

Volume One focuses on three river species of sturgeon - the lake sturgeon, pallid sturgeon, and shovelnose sturgeon.

"LAKE STURGEON: DINOSAURS
OF THE GREAT LAKES
Volume Two of the Sturgeon Video Library

Volume Two focuses on lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes region.

"THE GULF STURGEON"
Volume Three of the Sturgeon Video Library

Volume Three focuses on Gulf Sturgeon of the Gulf of Mexico.

RIVER INVADERS: THE SCOURGE OF ZEBRA MUSSELS

Zebra mussels are considered to be the most threatening of all exotic species that have invaded North American waters. They are spreading rapidly throughout the rivers of the United States, and have moved into inland lakes and reservoirs. If you haven't heard of zebra mussels by now, you will. It's just a matter of time.

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A VANISHING MELODY: THE CALL OF THE PIPING PLOVER

The cryptic coloring of piping plovers makes them difficult to see in their natural surroundings; clearly an advantage against predators, but a disadvantage when it comes to public interest and attention. As a result, piping plovers have become unwitting competitors in the race for beachfront property, river sandbars, and prairie wetlands.

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"ONE GOOD TERN DESERVES ANOTHER"

An informative documentary about the plight of least terns.

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AMERICA'S CRAYFISH
Crawling in Troubled Waters

This video is about the biology and ecology of crayfish in U.S. waters; their role in food chains, their commercial harvest for human food, the environmental threats from water pollution and habitat destruction, and the need for protection of this keystone species.