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Ecosystems and Conservation
This sub-section turns to marine, forest and desert ecosystems. It looks at ways of protecting mammals, insects and birds.
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Pocket Desert - Confessions of a Snake Killer
1999, production : Craig Berggold, Teresa Marshall
Canada possesses a unique desert ecosystem in the South...
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Battle for the Trees
1993, production : John Edginton
Scientific research can help conserve forest ecosystems...
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Return of the Swift Fox
1988, production : Jy Chiperzak
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Trouble in the Forest
1988, production : Gary Toole
Whenever there is ecosystem change, there is a change in...
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Trouble in the Forest
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Excerpt  (1:11) 1988, production : Gary Toole
Description
The film
Whenever there is ecosystem change, there is a change in plant and animal populations with certain species unable to adapt at risk for survival. Whether it is air pollution, as shown in this excerpt, or some other form, science is often relied on to provide answers that may not always be possible in an ever-changing ecosystem.

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All across eastern North America, trees are dying and soils are being poisoned by acid rain. This compelling film, hosted by prominent scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki, investigates the frightening phenomenon of forest dieback, and proposes some solutions.
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Did you know?
In Nova Scotia, over 17,000 hectares of wetland have been created or restored through environmental partnership programs.