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Some desert animals have adapted to the Southwest?s arid conditions by reducing their use of water or obtaining it from plants or animals they consume. Others have learned to rely on scattered water sources to which they return time and again.
Drought and human activity have dried or diverted many natural streams, springs, and pools. In an effort to offset these losses, wildlife managers have turned to artificial water supplies to help meet the needs of wild animals.
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Some desert animals have adapted to the Southwest?s arid conditions by reducing their use of water or obtaining it from plants or animals they consume. Others have learned to rely on scattered water sources to which they return time and again. Drought and human activity have dried or diverted many natural streams, springs, and pools. In an effort to offset these losses, wildlife managers have turned to artificial water supplies to help meet the needs of wild animals.
Transcript
Some desert animals have adapted to the Southwest?s arid conditions by reducing their use of water or obtaining it from plants or animals they consume. Others have learned to rely on scattered water sources to which they return time and again.
Drought and human activity have dried or diverted many natural streams, springs, and pools. In an effort to offset these losses, wildlife managers have turned to artificial water supplies to help meet the needs of wild animals.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department, for example, has built more than 700 so-called guzzlers ? catchment systems that collect rainwater so wildlife can use it. The department also enhances intermittent natural sources like water-containing rock basins, so they provide water for the hot and dry summer. In severe drought, the state spends up to a million dollars a year on these efforts. In normal years, the price is clo...
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Tripp Sommer
Posted on December 14, 2005 at 07:20 AM | Permalink
Review of Earth Notes - Guzzlers
Wow. That was a pleasant and informing listening experience. A bit of music at the beginning draws the listener in, then the narrator takes over with a smooth, steady delivery of problems, solutions and observations. They pack plenty into two minutes. But it feels natural - in many ways.