Join experts from the Oregon Zoo and St. Louis Zoo as we learn about animals Lewis and Clark met during the expedition and how they identified and named them. Find out about the scientific process for naming animals. Examples of animals observed and recorded by Lewis and Clark's Expedition will be cited. Staff of the St. Louis Zoo will share live specimens of these same animals. David Shepherdson, from the Oregon Zoo in Portland, will join us to present information about and dramatic footage of the California Condor reintroduction program he and others are managing along the Pacific Coast.
Contents of the Broadcast:
1. Opening to 4:57--Introduction, welcome, information on today's location, orientation to today's topic, introduction of guests and schools
2. 4:57 to 23:33--This segment of the program investigates taxonomy, how animals are named. We are joined by Mike Dawson, Naturalist, from the St. Louis Zoo. The segment begins with students participating in a naming activity. Topics in this segment include: 1) how an animal gets named; 2) factors that enter into a naming choice; 3) use of Latin and Greek for scientific names; 4) definition and origins of taxonomy; 5) explanation of taxonomical chart (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species) with examples. Images, video footage and student questions are woven in throughout the segment.
3. 23:33 to 30:10--Student questions form this segment. Topics of the questions include: 1) new animals seen first during the expedition; 2) how many animals were recorded during the expedition; 3) how habitat affects the name of an animal; 4) if any animals seen on the expedition are extinct now.
4. 30:10 to 45:28—This segment focuses on some of the specific animals seen on the expedition. Video footage is included of the grizzly and prairie dog. Stories of the Corps' experience with these animals is included. Students also see live a western hognose rattle snake and a tiger salamander. Mr. Dawson and Scott Mandrell answer student questions about these animals and others.
5. 45:28 to 1:01:37--In this segment, we focus on the California Condor, seen by members of the Corps while they wintered in present day Oregon. We are joined by David Shepherdson of the Oregon Zoo's Condor Recovery Program. Topics include the near extinction of the condor, how the condor recovery program does its work, success of those recovery efforts, and journal entries concerning the Corps' reaction to the condor. Video footage includes condor in flight, closeup of the condor, a condor egg hatching, puppet feeding, a condor chick, and a condor being released into the wild. Student questions are woven in throughout the segment.
6. 1:01:37 to End--We offer closing comments, thanks, and goodbye
