Racing extinction / Okeanos Foundation for the Sea and Discovery present an Oceanic Preservation Society film; in association with Vulcan Productions, Li Ka Shing Foundation, Earth Day Texas, JP's Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation, Diamond Docs and Insurgent Docs; Directed by Louie Psihoyos; Produced by Olivia Ahnemann, Fisher Stevens; Executive producer, Dieter Paulmann; Written by Mark Monroe.
Publisher:
Discovery Channel,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 95 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Documentary. Interviewees: Louie Psihoyos, Dr. Stuart Pimm, Dr. Michael Novacek, Dr. Christopher W. Clark, Dr. Kirk Johnson, Shawn Heinrichs, Paul Hilton, David Doubilet, Jerry Greenberg, Dr. J.E.N. "Charlie" Veron, Elizabeth Kolbert, Dr. Synte Peacock, Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer, Alan Barton, Bill Dewey, Lester Brown, Dr. Zhang Mao Ji, Dr. Austin Richards, Dr. Boris Worm, Joel Sartore, Eric Goode, Louie Schwartzberg, Jane Goodall, Leilani Munter.
Summary:
"Oscar- winning director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world's most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction, Racing Extinction reveals stunning, never-before seen images that truly change the way we see the world." -- DVD cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.