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Released
2002 |
Sahyadris...
Mountains of the Monsoon |
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Produced by Gorgas Science
Foundation, Inc.
VHS [STEREO] 48:00 minutes.
On the Malabar coast of southern India,
along the Arabian Sea, lies a range of mountains
known as the Western Ghats, or Sahyadris.
Far more ancient than the larger and better-known
Himalayas to the north, the Sahyadris harbor
the most intact rainforests of peninsular
India. Within these forests are countless
species of flora and fauna found nowhere
else on earth, making this one of the most
biodiverse regions on the planet... [ Find
out more ] [ View the Trailer ] |
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Released
1996 |
A Passion
for Birds: The Adventures of Nature Cinematographer
John Bax |
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Produced by Gorgas Science
Foundation, Inc.
VHS [STEREO] 56:00 minutes.
For decades, John Bax has
searched the world to bring us his beautiful
images of nature, and particularly his passion,
birds. A pioneer in nature cinematography,
his work has been shared by millions. His
odyssey has taken him back to his homeland
and over much of North and South America...
from the cold, stark beauty of the frozen
Arctic to the mist shrouded mountains of
the tropics. John's search for beauty in
nature has meant that much of his life....
[ Find out more
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Released
1994 |
Treasures
of the Rio Grande Delta |
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Produced by Gorgas Science
Foundation, Inc.
VHS [STEREO] 56:00 minutes.
Long known as the River
of Destiny, the Rio Grande has been the
focus of both conflict and peace between
Mexico and the United States. Although rich
in history, the Rio Grande's delta also
supports a rich legacy of natural history.
Twisting and turning from the Chihuahuan
Woodlands to the Gulf of Mexico, the last
250 miles of this great river forms a rich
delta... a transition zone between the semiarid
tropics and the temperate north.... [ Find
out more ] |
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Released
1993 |
El
Cielo... Forest in the Clouds |
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Produced by Gorgas Science
Foundation, Inc.
VHS [STEREO] 56:00 minutes.
Along the eastern escarpment
of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental exists
an area known as El Cielo... an isolated
enclave at the crossroads of North and South
American flora and fauna. Eight distinct
forest systems are found within its boundaries.
At the heart of El Cielo is a small pocket
of cloud forest which exists half-way up
the eastern face of the escarpment. Much
of the year the forest is bathed in heavy
mists as clouds from the Gulf of Mexico
brush....[ Find out
more ] |
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Released
1992 |
At
a Bend in a Mexican River |
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Produced by Gorgas Science
Foundation, Inc.
VHS [STEREO] 51:00 minutes.
Over fifty years ago bird
artist and ornithologist George Miksch Sutton
visited a hidden river along the eastern
escarpment of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental.
Although he had visited many places in the
world, perhaps none so enthralled him. His
vivid memories were published in 1972 in
"At a Bend in a Mexican River."
Exactly fifty years later cinematographer
John Bax was compelled to visit the same
enchantingly beautiful stream ... [ Find
out more ] |
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