Vanishing Desert: Portrait of the Rattlesnake
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: 010050
Producer: Wilderness Committee
Producing Agencies: Wilderness Committee, Mike McKinlay Productions
Subject: Canadian Social Studies, Environmental Justice, Environmental Studies, Nature, Science, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2012
Running Time: 5:00
Travel to the Osoyoos region of British Columbia, the only desert ecosystem in Canada, habitat of the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus). This program documents a research project initiated by Thompson Rivers University, focusing on the impact of urban development on the habitat and migration routes of rattlesnakes in the Osoyoos desert.
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