Product Details

• Actors: Jane Alexander
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vestron Video
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630134426X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,641 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highlighting the originator of sea turtle research - Archie Carr, November 10, 2010

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R Schmidt (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Audubon Society: Sea Turtles, Ancient Nomads [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie, titled Sea Turtles, Ancient Nomads, was produced by the National Audubon Society. I'm not sure of the date. It seems aged, given the dress of the people and the state of the electronic gear on desks. However, it features an older Archie Carr, the unquestioned dean of sea turtle research, describing the biology of sea turtles and the conservation efforts to protect them. You'll see part of the original Kemp's Ridley footage when their nesting site was discovered in the 1940s. There are photos of harvests of turtle eggs and turtle meat. And there are a lot of wriggling sea turtles emerging from the sand and racing for the sea.

I also appreciated the historical documentation of the battle over the implementation of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) for shrimpers. Today, they are used by most US shrimpers. It is an interesting case study of technological adoption.

I'm not sure how much longer my VHS tape will last. I'd love to hear about newer sea turtle movies and DVDs!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video still relevant today, June 20, 2009

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Kathleen Hunt "samba kat" (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Audubon Society: Sea Turtles, Ancient Nomads [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just rediscovered this classic video and, on rewatching, was amazed at how relevant and interesting it still is. It will be required viewing in my university conservation biology class this fall. Especially notable are the wonderful interviews with Archie Carr, filmed shortly before his death - he is the man who inspired so many to love the sea turtles and try to bring them back. The video also has some fascinating old footage of turtle research in the 1950's. I was thrilled to see it even has clips from the most famous turtle footage ever shot, the 1940's home video of the mysterious long-lost nesting beach of the Kemp's ridley. Also shown is a sequence about the testing of the Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) that are now mandated on all US shrimp trawlers, and the efforts to enlist the help of local Japanese and Mexicans in conservation of their own turtles. Several Mexican marine biologists are featured prominently, and it is nice to see a sequence of Mexican (not American) biologists studying Mexican sea turtles. All the issues discussed in the film are still highly relevant today, especially the video's emphasis on how one person can make a difference, and on how ocean conservation ultimately depends on the combined efforts of people in many nations.