Oregon Field Guide - Season 20 Episode 4 Fishers, Reptile Hunter, Terns & Cormorants
The fisher, a member of the weasel family, once thrived in the Pacific Northwest. But now it’s rare to see one. We take a look at what is happening to the population. There may be fewer than 50 fishers in the cascade range. Fishers are elusive, scientist have set up 16 monitoring stations to try to film the secretive mammal. They also try to capture fisher hair by using sticky tape. Hair samples are then sent to labs for DNA analysis. We follow 'reptile hunters' Chris Rombough and Sarah Petrakis into the wilds of the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Gorge to see just how many snakes and other reptiles we can find. Their finds include a garter snake, gopher snake, racer, ringneck snake, western rattlesnake, and an alligator lizard. You may be surprised to see what's hiding right along the trail. A grand experiment ten years ago attempted to save endangered salmon from feasting Caspian terns. We return to East Sand Island near the mouth of the Columbia River and find it seems to have worked. Except now there’s a new danger from an even larger group of double-crested cormorants who have moved in.
Year: 2021
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
Director: Steve Amen
Cast: Steve Amen
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First Air Date: Jan 01, 1970
Last Air date: Oct 21, 2021
Season: 24 Season
Episode: 244 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 5.368
Language: English
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Saltmakers, Undersea Eruptions, Underwater Fossils
Bagby Hot Springs, Bighorn Pneumonia, Rhododendron Garden, Spirit Lake Photo Essay
Fishers, Reptile Hunter, Terns & Cormorants
Amphibian Disease, Immersive Media, Oregon Garden Update, Vole Holes
Mt Washington Climb, Slugs, Umpqua Fish Watcher
Beeswax Ship, Electric Drag Racing, Native Bumblebees
Celilo Revealed, Effigy Beach
Hut to Hut Biking, Pine Bark Beetles, Stream Temperature
Catlin Gabel Forest Restoration, Condor Nest Search, Deschutes River Recreation
Feral Pigs, Fish Cam, Siletz Photoessay, Wetland Farming
Hummingbird Flight, Malheur Refuge Carp, Return to Mount St. Helens
Cats & Birds, Kayak Fishing, Multibeam Sonar, Spotted Owl Update
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