[Pollinator] Airing Today! Lemurs, Geckos And Other Pollinators

[Jennifer Tsang]

http://www.thestory.org/stories/2013-07/lemurs-geckos-and-other-pollinators

 


July 12, 2013


Photo: An ornate day gecko laps nectar from tree blossoms on Mauritus. 

An ornate day gecko laps nectar from tree blossoms on Mauritus. 

Credit: Mark Moffett


Lemurs, Geckos And Other Pollinators


Produced by: Jorge Valencia
<http://www.thestory.org/about-us/staff/jorge-valencia> 

 

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.thestory.org/sites/default/files
/public/audio/story/2013_7_12_pollinators.mp3

 

Mark Moffett, a biologist and a photographer, has made a career out of
studying insects around the world - and documenting them. So a few years
ago, when he set out looking for animals and insects that carry pollen from
one plant to the next, he traveled to Central Asia, Eastern Africa and
Northern Minnesota.

The results are surprising images in National Geographic Magazine of
unexpected pollinators caught in the act: an ornate day gecko lapping nectar
from a tree blossom, a ring-tailed lemur gnawing on a cactus or a mosquito
dipping into an orchid.

In this conversation with host Dick Gordon, Moffett explains how he found
his photography subjects, how many hours he waited, and how many bug bites
he got in the process.

 

"For most of journalism, we're expected to dig deeper, to show the key
moments in the life of a person," Moffett says. "It's really no different
for animal behavior. If you can find these moments, then you really have
something to show."

 

 

Jennifer Tsang

Marketing Director

Pollinator Partnership

www.pollinator.org 

423 Washington St. 5th Fl.

San Francisco, CA 94111

T: 415.362.1137

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