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NOVA; Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird, The
Part of The GBH Animals Collection.
In this clip, naturalist Richard Wheeler introduces his friend, biologist Bill Montevecchi. Montevecchi explains that sea birds can be an important indicator of what is happening in the marine environment.
License Clip
- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird, The
- Program Number
2113
- Series Description
Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974
- Program Description
To retrace the migration route of the great auk, Richard Wheeler, a 60-year-old teacher and naturalist, paddled a sea kayak on an epic 1,500-mile solo voyage down the northeast Atlantic coast. The auk, a large and flightless seabird, was driven to extinction in the 1840s by relentless human exploitation. On his marathon paddle, much of it recorded by a camera mounted on the kayak, Wheeler encounters fishermen, bird experts and biologists who weave a vivid and disturbing picture of threats to the northeast's wildlife and subsistence.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Contributors
- Montevecchi, William A. (Interviewee)
- Wheeler, Richard C. (Narrator)
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird, The,” GBH Archives, accessed May 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F5B3BCBBB402461E903CEC1F726E3F5F.
- MLA: “NOVA; Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird, The.” GBH Archives. Web. May 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F5B3BCBBB402461E903CEC1F726E3F5F>.
- APA: NOVA; Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F5B3BCBBB402461E903CEC1F726E3F5F