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What would Darwin think? [videorecording] : man vs. nature in the Galapagos / a film by Jon Bowermaster.

Contributor(s): Bowermaster, Jon, 1954- | Oceans 8 Films (Firm).
Publisher: [New York] : Oceans 8 Films, c2010Description: 1 videodisc (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Man vs. nature in the Galapagos | Man versus nature in the Galapagos.Subject(s): Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Galapagos Islands | Environmental degradation -- Galapagos Islands | Tourism -- Environmental aspects -- Galapagos Islands | Galapagos Islands -- Environmental conditions | Galapagos Islands -- Description and travelDDC classification: 986.6 Summary: "Today, [Charles] Darwin would be surprised by the tourist mecca Galapagos has become: 200,000 visitors a year and over 40,000 permanent residents. The impact on the most unique collection of endemic wildlife in the world has been heavy...What would Darwin think of how Galapagos has evolved in the twenty-first century?"
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986.6 WHA 2010 (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENxx,GENxx,02,GR 1000526599

"Today, [Charles] Darwin would be surprised by the tourist mecca Galapagos has become: 200,000 visitors a year and over 40,000 permanent residents. The impact on the most unique collection of endemic wildlife in the world has been heavy...What would Darwin think of how Galapagos has evolved in the twenty-first century?"

DVD, NTSC ; widescreen presentation, Dolby stereo or surround audio.

Closed-captioning.