Resurveying California's Wildlife 100 Years Later

latitude 37.8642, longitude -122.286

In the early 1900's, researchers from UC Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology traveled around California and created detailed records of the wildlife they found. A century later, scientists are revisiting the same sites – including Yosemite National Park - to see if the fauna has changed. They've found that global warming is already having an impact.

Duration: 10:00
Original Air Date: Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008
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