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Capturing the Sounds of the Wild

Bernie Krause overcame a fear of animals to record natural sounds from all over the world

Bernie Krause is a "soundscape ecologist". He has recorded the natural sounds of more than 2,000 habitats around the world - from the Sumatran rainforest to the Sierra Nevada mountains. In the 1960s he was one of the pioneer performers of the Moog synthesiser.

Image: Bernie Krause recording in the field
Credit: Reiber and Partners

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