National Geo.:Hawaii:Strangers

Product Details

Format : NTSC
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 9786304474914
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 1997-04-11
Studio : Warner
UPC : 727994515289

ASIN : 6304474911

Editorial Reviews

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This beautiful but tragic video offers a thorough overview of the delicate and varied ecosystems found on the Hawaiian Islands. More than almost anywhere else in the world, these islands had been untouched and have existed in "splendid isolation." But since humankind's arrival, nearly 70 percent of Hawaii's native species have disappeared. The non-native feral pig, for instance, is the worst scourge; this pig has no natural predators and has invaded every island. Neither sugar cane nor pineapples are native. Birds, fish, insects, and turtles all play important roles in species' disappearance. Perhaps the most powerful image of the documentary is the sight of humans rappelling down the cliffs of Molokai to hand pollinate endangered flowers, the perfect symbol for how precariously close we have pushed nature to its own demise. Now humans must intervene to rescue what we have nearly destroyed. --Cristina Del Sesto

Customer Reviews

wildlife in Hawaii (2003-07-19)

A good introduction to some of the wildlife in Hawaii and how a few species which arrived there evolved into unique species. The description of how man and other animals have arrived and altered the life and landscape of the islands.

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