Nature's Invaders
Catalogue Number: A173-032
Producer: Productions Grand Angle
Producers: Productions Grand Angle
Producing Agencies: Productions Grand Angle
Subject: Canadian World Studies, Documentary, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Nature, Science, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: France
Copyright Year: 2015
Running Time: 53:06
The damage caused by invasive species in New Caledonia is now reaching dramatic proportions: deer, ants and cats are wreaking havoc with its biodiversity. Even the tiny fire ant is not only able to destroy specimens that are unique in the world but also bring turmoil to human lives.
Scientists now believe that these clandestine varieties are responsible for the sixth extinction crisis.
Also available in French: Une nature envahissante
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