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Sea Urchin Fishery/Northern Sea Lions

Biologists say sea urchin divers are having a big impact on the sea lions, an endanagered species. Urchins provide a fishery meeting demands for exotic seafood in places like Japan.

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Balancing Rocks

Field Guide heads to a remote, unmarked spot overlooking Lake Billy Chinook to find a geologic marvel. Covering a hillside, huge rock pillars are topped by a series of large balancing rocks.

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Woodburn Peat Bog

Scientists discover that a marsh adjacent to Woodburn High School is an ancient peat bog. The bog has the potential to hold a treasure trove of fossilized bones from animals of the Ice Age, including camels, saber tooth tigers and giant wolves.

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Whale Tracking by Satellite

A right whale off the coast of Newfoundland is tagged with a radio transmitter, and a biologist from the Marine Science Center in Newport is able to track the whale's movements on his computer screen. Satellite technology is opening up whole new worlds of information about whales, their travels and the depth of their dives.

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