WORT 89.9FM Madison · Secretive attempts to De-List Whooping Crane From Federal Endangered Species Act Standing at 5 feet tall, the distinctive black and white Whooping Crane is the tallest […]
It’s Time to Protect Yellowstone’s Wolves
While Wisconsin’s wolf hunt is on hold this season after last year’s widely criticized hunt, today Monday host Patty Peltekos turns her attention to the problem of wolf hunting in […]
Bald Eagles of Sauk Prairie (Rebroadcast from Jan. 19, 2006)
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine rebroadcasts a show that originally aired on January 19, 2006. Every January, the Sauk Prairie area, that includes the towns of Sauk City and Prairie […]
Endangering the Endangered Species Act
Since President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, 99% of the 1,600 species identified in the act remain alive on the earth today. On the other hand, […]
Spotted Owls
In tonight’s episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine, PNM’s resident wildlife guru, Lincoln Tice, explores the nature and ecology of the Spotted owl. His guest is Gavin Jones, a Ph.D. […]
Karner Blue Butterfly and Recovery
There are over 1,200 species on the Endangered Species List. In Wisconsin, the Gray wolf gets a lot of publicity, having been listed and then delisted quite a few times […]
