Cornell University (Cornell University, Macaulay Library)

The Macaulay Library of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology will archive, index, and make Web-accessible more than 2,000 hours of wildlife sounds and scientist interviews recordings originally recorded for National Public Radio's popular “Radio Expeditions" programs. Until now, only one percent of this material has been publicly available as broadcast or archived programs. This rich set of recordings will be freely accessible online to scientists, wildlife management teams, museums and zoos, the media, nature product manufacturers, and the public. It will also be used to incorporate animal behavior and natural history into K-12 educational science curricula. The field interviews will provide insights into the work of zoologists to interest young people considering careers in wildlife science.