Our Vanishing Wilderness; Will The Gator Glades Survive

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Title:
Our Vanishing Wilderness; Will The Gator Glades Survive
Description:
Although much publicity has been given to the ruinous effects of a proposed jetport and other possible projects upon Everglades National Park, very little attention has been paid to what is happening to the delicate water system on which the glades depend for survival. This episode contends that the Everglades are already being destroyed and illustrates how man is responsible. Everglades National Park represents only seven percent of what has been the Everglades region. North of the park boundaries 1,208 square miles were drained for farmlands and another 1,345 square miles were divided into three state water conservation areas equipped with water control levees. But this episode shows the many ways in which control of the water for man's purposes has proven disastrous for wildlife. In addition, alligator poaching is seen as more than simply a threat to the existence of alligators. The alligator is vital to the web of life in the glades because of the "gator holes" that it digs. In dry seasons, when the water level of the glades drops, these hole provide water that is otherwise not available. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) Our Vanishing Wilderness is a series of eight half-hour color episodes which illustrates how Americans are dangerously upsetting natures balance and point to possible consequences. The series required more than two years to make and was filmed in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Florida, the Great Plains, and Alaska. Our Vanishing Wilderness is based on a book of the same name and was created by its authors a team of naturalists composed of Shelly and Mary Louise Grossman and John N. Hamlet. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Producer:
Prowitt, David
Composer:
Kronfeld, Barry
Creator:
Grossman, Mary Louise
Creator:
Hamlet, John N.
Producer:
Grossman, Shelly
Director:
Grossman, Shelly
Editor:
Grossman, Shelly
Narrator:
Hamlet, John N.
Date:
November 8, 1970
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Documentary
Location:
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive > Our Vanishing Wilderness
Subjects:
Environment
Nature
Animals
Extent:
00:30:59
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-18rbp465
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Notes:
Episode Number: 5