text xxu St. Laurent, Quebec Madacy Entertainment c2010 monographic eng

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10 videodiscs (aprox. 18 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Life is precarious for the wild inhabitants of the savannahs, rain forests, and oceans of Africa. Human beings have never been very good at sharing the planet - not even with each other - but with populations surging and technological progress extending the reach of the most powerful nations, many once-sheltered cultures have nowhere left to hide. Features Endangered species and Endangered civilizations. Includes a Ivory smugglers ; What is killing the lions? ; Anti-poaching unit ; Rhino horn smugglers ; Parrot smugglers ; Cobra smugglers ; Dubious cures from dubious sources -- $500,000 ivory bust ; Anatomy of a smuggling gang ; Dangerous undercover sting ; Endangered plants and reptiles; Stolen! -- The South African Military lends a hand ; Raiding a private game reserve ; Leopard skins ; The international black market in reptiles ; White rhinos on the move -- New hope for some endangered animals ; Double best in Zambia ; The eternal war on smuggling ; Tricks of the smuggling trade ; DNA testing ; Safe haven in the United Kingdom -- Chinguetti, Mauritania ; The Dogons of Mali ; The Himba of Namibia -- The Akha Golden Triangle ; The Yi from Sichaun ; The Qiang of Sichuan -- The Toraja from Sulawesi ; The Ainu of Hokkaido ; The Punan of Kalimantan -- The Tatars in Podlachia ; Pomaks from Thrace ; The Szeptuchy of Podlachia -- The Nahuas of the Sierra de Guerrero ; The Ladakhi of Kashmir ; The Sioux of South Dakota. Madacy Entertainment Group. Title from container. Originally released in 1998. Includes Endangered Species and Endangered Civilizations: over 18 hours of footage, providing an unflinching look at cultures and species that have been pushed to the brink by the modern world. Endangered species Poaching Smuggling 0778627586 170312 20201005125316.0