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Outdoors Maryland, Ep. 809 (1999-01-26)
About this film
Nature's Paradox Perhaps a baby rabbit is carried away by a fox; a helpless baby bird falls from his nest and becomes prey to a racoon. . .an ancient oak tree falls victim to disease, wind or lightning. Early on, we are taught to live with the simple contradictions of nature - - its "cruelty" - - as "the way things are." But as management of our environment becomes more intensive and complex, so do some of the problems. Paradoxes appear, like that of the beautiful, graceful Snow Goose, a species whose insatiable appetite for marsh grass and whose even greater, growing number, threatens the very survival of some important marshes on Mary land's Eastern Shore. The dilemma posed by the Snow Goose and man's proposed solutions to the problem shows there are no easy answers or choices when it comes to the mix people and nature in the 1990's and beyond. A River Reclaimed There was once a time when the Anacostia River was forgotten and presumed lost. It was little more than an oasis of waste water, trash and muck, and hovered near death for decades. Now, a committed group of volunteers is reclaiming the Anacostia, in the name of community and history. Island Squirrel The Delmarva Fox Squir…
Directors & creators
Maryland Public Television
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Maryland, Wildlife management, Snow geese, Agriculture, Environmental conservation, Natural resources, Salt marshes, Wetlands, Migratory birds, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Ecology, Dorchester County, Habitats, Overpopulation, Wildlife conservation, Farming, Environmental impact, Mid-Atlantic region, Waterfowl, Ecosystems, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal migration, Outdoor recreation, Greater snow geese
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