Earth Day Echoes: Preserving Nature Through Sound
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Recent headlines about newly rediscovered whale recordings have captured the public imagination, reminding us just how powerful sound can be in understanding the natural world. In fact, the earliest known whale song recorded in 1949 during underwater sonar experiments was only recently identified, offering a rare glimpse into a quieter ocean of the past.
At the Recorded Sound Archives (RSA), discoveries like these resonate deeply. While archives are often associated with music, sound collections also preserve the voices of the natural world, capturing animals, environments, and ecosystems across time. Earth Day provides an opportunity to reflect not only on the environments we protect, but on the sounds that define them.
