From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS: The Environment -- Water And Wildlife
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 08:05:21 GMT

FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS: The Environment -- Water And Wildlife


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Programs in this section:              *indicates ORDER NUMBER 

 1. CONSERVING AMERICA: CHAMPIONS OF WILDLIFE   *245 
 2. CONSERVING AMERICA: THE RIVERS   *246 
 3. CONSERVING AMERICA: THE CHALLENGE OF THE COAST   *244 
 4. CONSERVING AMERICA: THE WETLANDS   *247 
 5. ANCIENT SEA TURTLES: THE LAST VOYAGE?   *295 
 6. SPIRIT OF THE EAGLE   *108 
 7. ORCA: KILLER WHALE OR GENTLE GIANT?   *249 
 8. WHERE HAVE ALL THE DOLPHINS GONE?   *235 
 9. GIFT OF THE WHALES   *238 
10. A THOUSAND CRANES   *331 
11. CHANGING TIDES ALONG THE MEDITERRANEAN   *390 

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    Across America wildlife, rivers and wetlands are threat- 
ened.  In response, Americans of all ages are taking action  
to preserve our natural heritage.  This four-part PBS series 
of hour-long programs features inspiring portraits of concerned 
people working together for the environment--and magnificent 
scenes of the landscapes and animals they are campaigning to 
protect. 
    For classroom use, each program includes a separate, de- 
tailed WORKBOOK. They include Class Exercises ("Using Topo- 
graphic maps"), suggested Field Activities and Worksheets 
("Locating Wetlands"), opportunities for Role Plays and a 
Resource Bibliograp8" 

      **MERIT AND HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS, International 
        Wildlife Film Festival 

      "CONSERVING AMERICA is refreshing...neither preachy nor 
       sentimental.  It's about ordinary people as much as it's  
       about the environment." 
             --New York Times 

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(1.)                                       Order number: *245 
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CONSERVING AMERICA: CHAMPIONS OF WILDLIFE    1988/90 * 58 min 
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         Produced by WQED in association with  
                     The National Wildlife Federation 

      >VHS Sale $29.95 ($99.95 for complete series of 4) 

    Ospreys in Massachusetts.  Turtles in Texas.  Baby Bears in 
Oregon - wherever species are endangered, concerned conserva- 
tionists are working to restore lost habitat and provide sanc- 
tuary for injured birds and animals.  Highlights include 
Montana's "Children for Wildlife" who spend their free time 
monitoring an eagle's nest for the Forest Service, building 
platforms for loons and organizing "wolf workshops" to educate 
their friends and neighbors. 

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(2.)                                       Order number: *246 
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CONSERVING AMERICA: THE RIVERS      1988/90 * 58 min. 
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         Produced by WQED in association with  
                     The National Wildlife Federation 

      >VHS Sale $29.95 ($99.95 for complete series of 4) 

    Only 1% of America's rivers are protected by the Federal 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.  Dams, channelization, and indus- 
trial development threaten our rivers.  From South Carolina's 
Pee Dee to a small unnamed stream in Washington State, people 
are involved in extraordinary campaigns to keep our rivers  
running wild and free.  Some are lobbying governments to pass 
legislation; others are monitoring water pollution and contam- 
ination, or sponsoring river clean-up campaigns.  They all care 
passionately about the quality of their rivers and their lives. 

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CONSERVING AMERICA: THE CHALLENGE OF THE COAST  1988/90 * 58 min 
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         Produced by WQED in association with  
                     The National Wildlife Federation 

      >VHS Sale $29.95 ($99.95 for complete series of 4) 

    Nearly 75% of Americans live within 50 miles of the coast. 
Yet nearly half of the country's coastal wetlands have disap- 
peared.  Development, pollution and erosion threaten both human 
and marine life.  The costs of shoreline damage due to increased 
development and population may rise to $5 billion by the year  
2000.  It's clear that today "we all live downstream."  "Coastal 
Clean-Ups" community organizing and volunteers rescuing injured 
sea mammals are all part of the solution. 

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CONSERVING AMERICA: THE WETLANDS      1988/90 * 58 min. 
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         Produced by WQED in association with  
                     The National Wildlife Federation 

      >VHS Sale $29.95 ($99.95 for complete series of 4) 

    America's swamps and marshes are our richest and least 
understood landscapes.  300,000 acres of wetlands disappear  
each year.  They've been filled in to build airports, indust- 
rial plants and housing.  But attitudes are changing.  Today 
people are working together to protect unique habitat--refuges 
for birds and wildlife, sources of food and rare species of  
plant life, a home and way of life for people like "Alligator 
Annie." 

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ANCIENT SEA TURTLES: THE LAST VOYAGE?      1991 * 25.Min 
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         Produced by Steve Cowan 

      >INSTITUTIONS: VHS Sale $59.95  Rent $45. 
      >INDIVIDUALS/LOW-INCOME GROUPS: VHS Sale $29.95  Rent $20. 

    Sea turtles roamed the pre-historic ocians of the world,  
watching the diosaurs come and go.  For over 150 million years  
these giant reptiles, which can grow to 9 feet long, have an- 
nually voyaged thousands of miles through the seas.  But these 
once abundant creatures may soon be gone forever as a result of 
commercial exploitation and ocean pollution.  With fascinating 
footage, ANCIENT SEA TURTLES: THE LAST VOYAGE? provides an over- 
view of the extraordinary natural history of sea turtles, inclu- 
ding their mysterious migrations and primeval egg-laying habits. 
The video also vividly exposes the major threats to these ancient 
creatures and portrays the international efforts of biologists, 
environmentalists, and others to save them from extinction. 
(All net proceed benefit the Earth Island Institute's Sea Turtle 
Restoration Project.) 

      "It would be impossible to find a more concise, inform- 
       ative, and provocative vidieo than ANCIENT SEA TURTLES: 
       THE LAST VOYAGE?  It is a hard-hitting, rapid-fire pro- 
       gram, giving viewers all the information they need to  
       understand the sea turtles' terrible dilemma..." 
          ---Stan Minasian, President, Marine Mammal Fund 

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SPIRIT OF THE EAGLE      1991 * 30 Min. 
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         Produced by Miramar Productions 

      >VHS Sale $19.95 

    Our national symbol, the bald eagle, is an endangered  
species.  SPIRIT OF THE EAGLE is an entertaining and informative 
program from children that explores this magnificent bird and  
the efforts to protect it.  An interracial group of inner city 
children is taken to a wild life island preserve where the eagle 
nests.  There, a Native American eagle specialist describes for 
the children the characteristics of this bird of prey and the  
threats to its existence.  When the kids venture out, they 
witness spectacular scenes of eagles in flight and discover 
an injured eagle, which they help to save.  Through their ad- 
ventures they also gain an appreciation of nature and wilder- 
ness. 

      **SILVER PLAQUE, Chicago International Film Festival 
      **SILVER AWARD,  Int'l Film & TV Festival of New York 
      **FINALIST, American Film and Video Festival 

      "Editor's Choice.  Highly recommended.  SPIRIT OF THE  
       EAGLE is that unusual film that truly strikes a balance 
       between education and entertainment.d" 
          ---Video Librarian 

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ORCA: KILLER WHALE OR GENTLE GIANT?      1990 * 26 min. 
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         Produced by NTV 

      >INSTITUTIONS: VHS Sale $59.95   Rent $25. 
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    ORCAS--called killer whales--are more feared than under- 
stood.  Hiroya Minakuchi is one of a handful of people who have 
studied and photographed these marine mammals in their natural 
habitat.  For five years he spent each summer with the 16 orca 
"pods" whose home is the Johnston Straights off the coast of 
Vancouver, Canada.  Minakuchi's brilliant cinematography brings 
these whales up close as never before.  With the aid of special- 
ly developed underwater cameras, he films spectacular scenes,  
including a personal encounter with several whales who come 
within a few feet.  His camera captures orcas above the water, 
breaching and "spy hopping," and a fascinating birth at sea. 
Perhaps most amazing is the rarely filmed "rubbing ritual." 
For reasons not fully understood, once a year whole orca pods 
travel to an isolated beach and rub themselves against the 
underwater pebbles.  ORCA gives us an unusual window on these 
magnificent marine mammals and challenges popular misconcep- 
tions about "killer whales."  An outstanding program for all 
ages. 

      "ORCA" is a beautifully shot production, displaying the 
        majesty of these magnificent beings.  The underwater 
        video is dazzling...There is a lot to be learned of  
        orcas, but appreciating them is the first step." 
             --Stan Minasian, Marine Mammal Fund 

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WHERE HAVE ALL THE DOLPHINS GONE?       1990 * 58 min 
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         Produced by the Marine Mammal Fund 

      >INSTITUTIONS: VHS Sale $59.95   Rent $30. 
      >INDIVIDUALS/LOW-INCOME GROUPS: VHS Sale $29.95 Rent $20. 

    In the last 30 years, the international tuna industry has 
devastated the world's dolphin population.  U.S. and foreign 
fishing fleets have killed over six million spinner, spotted, 
and common dolphins needlessly entrapped by deadly "purse 
seine" nets.  Despite recent actions by the U.S. tuna industry, 
50% of canned light tuna found in groceries around the world 
is not yet dolphin safe.  Relentless destruction continues to 
push some dolphin communities to the brink of extinction.   
WHERE HAVE ALL THE DOLPHINS GONE? is a beautifully photographed 
documentary.  It shows the charm and intelligence of these  
endangered mammals, and vividly documents their cruel slaughter 
with rare footage secretly shot aboard tuna boats by biologist 
Sam LaBudde.  All net proceeds of this video will be used by the 
Marine Mammal Fund and the ASPCA in their educational efforts 
to halt the dolphin slaughter. 

        *Narrated by George C. Scott 

        **BEST FILM, US Environmental Film Festival 
        **DISCOVERY channel 

      "...sensational, hard-hitting...marvelous shots of  
       dolphins..." 
               --Billboard Magazine 

      "...(a) sobering production that spotlights the tragic 
       plight of dolphins...nicely shot." 
               --Booklist 

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GIFT OF THE WHALES       1989 * 30 min. 
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         Produced by Miramar Productions 

      >VHS Sale $19.95 

    GIFT OF THE WHALES is a modern fable about nature for  
younger children.  Dan, an 11 year old Native American boy, 
lives in a small village on the coast of Washington State. 
Often bored and lonely, Dan's life is transformed when his  
grandfather and a friendly marine scientist introduce him to 
the beauty of the whales--and how they are threatened.  This  
short program is a wonderful introduction to marine ecology. 
It includes spectacular footage of these incredible mammals, 
and is perfect for children 7 and up--personal, poignant and 
delightful. 

         **PARENTS CHOICE AWARD 
         **GOLD APPLE, Nat. Educational Film and Video Festival 
         **SILVER AWARD, Chicago International Film Festival 

      "Highly Recommended. Spectacular footage of whales..." 
             --Video Rating Guide for Libraries 

      "Once in a great while a tape that is truly special  
       comes our way, and this is one." 
             --Children's Video Report 

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A THOUSAND CRANES       1986 * 57 min. 
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         Produced by Artemis Wildlife Foundation 

      >VHS Sale $65.  Rent $35. 

    A THOUSAND CRANES is a remarkable true-life story:  
Americans and Soviets work together to save the rare 
Siberian crane from extinction.  For thousands of years the  
crane has symbolized happiness and life itself.  Today as the  
crane's habitat is restored, America and Russia are entering 
an era of renewed cooperation and friendship. 
    A THOUSAND CRANES combines the fragile beauty of the  
Russian wilderness, the cultural richness of traditional vil- 
lage life, and the drama of an international wildlife adventure. 

         *Narrated by Joanne Woodward 

        **CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD 
        **RED RIBBON, American Film & Video Festival 

      "A fascinating wildlife story, and more.  A THOUSAND 
       CRANES symbolizes our global choice between survival 
       and extinction in the nuclear age." 
             --Russel Peterson, President Emeritus, 
                                National Audobon Society 

      "A beautiful film..." 
             --Science Books and Films Review 

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CHANGING TIDES ALONG THE MEDITERRANEAN     1986 * 23 min. 
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         Produced by Legacy International. 

      > VHS Sale $45  Rent $30. 

    CHANGING TIDES is an inspiring example of young people 
actively responding to a pressing environmental problem.  For 
thousands of years the Mediterranean Sea maintained a fragile 
ecological balance.  But today the by-products of modern indus- 
try have critically disrupted nature's balance. Now this  
important waterway is dying.  CHANGING TIDES follows a group  
of students from 14 nations who come to the Mediterranean to 
learn about these environmental problems and to seek solutions. 
With hands-on training and on-site work projects, these young 
people discover the difficulty of harmonizing modern life and 
pressing environmental concerns. 

      "CHANGING TIDES ALONG THE MEDITERRANEAN offers a unique 
       experience for students to look at society and its  
       environmental problems from a global point of view... 
       should be an integral part of our school curriculum." 
             --Dr. Louis A. Iozzi, Science and Environmental 
               Education, Rutgers University 

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