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Yosemite Voices 1: Soundscapes

Episode 1
Soundscapes

This episode is based on an interview with Kurt Fristrup PhD, the senior acoustic Specialist with the National Park Service’s Natural Sounds Program in Fort Collins, Colorado. He talks about the effect of noise on predator-prey relationships, animal communications, and on human physiology. Fristrup reveals some of the findings on the acoustic health of Yosemite as well as some interesting discoveries made possible through recordings made in the wilderness.
Listen now [32 minutes / 19 MB MP3].
Merced River in Yosemite Valley  

Did You Know?
The Merced River was designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1987. Eighty-one miles of river runs through Yosemite National Park, including a stretch in Yosemite Valley.

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