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National Geographic Video: Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise [VHS]

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A good introduction to some of the wildlife in Hawaii and how a few species which arrived there evolved into unique species. The description of how man and other animals have arrived and altered the life and landscape of the islands.

The isolation of the Hawaiian Islands caused a completely unique ecosystem to develop. Hundreds of species native to the islands exist nowhere else on Earth and the pressure of human presence is driving many of them close to the brink of extinction. This tape describes the incredible diversity of the flora and fauna of the Hawaiian Island chain and many of the efforts that modern humans are engaged in as they try to maintain the endangered species.
Everything from shooting feral pigs to keep them from rooting out the soil to climbing seaside cliffs to cross-pollinate flowers that otherwise could not do so is demonstrated. Throughout it all one is incredibly impressed by the beauty of the islands, the physical beauty of the sea to the snow-capped mountains and the natural beauty of the plants and animals that are native to the region. There is no doubt that it must be preserved.