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Citizen scientists look out for Jamaica Bay’s turtles (4:28) Citizen scientists, from high school students to college professors, volunteer to keep watch over Jamaica Bay’s population of diamondback terrapins. Windows Media Quicktime Apple TV Transcript
Jamaica Bay is for the birds (3:41) Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a safe haven for nearly 350 different species of birds from all over the hemisphere. Windows Media Quicktime Apple TV Transcript
Climate change threatens Jamaica Bay’s salt marshes (4:29) Even a small rise in the water level can drown Jamaica Bay’s salt marshes. See what Gateway National Recreation Area is doing to preserve this important wildlife habitat. |
Last updated: February 26, 2015