Wild Places
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about extinction, emphasizing the realization that saving wildlife means preserving or restoring habitat. Alan Alda travels to the Great Plains to examine efforts to recreate the nearly extinct American prairie from present-day farms and ranches. In northern Oklahoma, the Nature Conserva
Cast & Crew
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Sherry Lassiter
Director
Peter Berthold
Peter Raven
Alan Alda
John Angier
Producer
John Angier
Writer
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (02/06/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary about extinction, emphasizing the realization that saving wildlife means preserving or restoring habitat. Alan Alda travels to the Great Plains to examine efforts to recreate the nearly extinct American prairie from present-day farms and ranches. In northern Oklahoma, the Nature Conservancy works to restore a 30,000-acre former ranch to a functioning prairie ecosystem. On the East Coast, Alda joins the fight to save the wild Atlantic salmon. In "Frontiers Profile," Alda visits Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, who discusses what's at stake in preserving biodiversity around the world. Alda also investigates the plights of the Mediterranean monk seal and white stork.
Crew
John Angier
Producer
John Angier
Writer
John Angier
Executive Producer
David Berenson
Editor
Graham Chedd
Executive Producer
Arda Collins
Associate Producer
Philip Corona
Production Manager
Grant Gerondale
Photography
Rolf Grisebach
Other
Peter Hoving
Photography
David Huntley
Editor
David Huntley
Writer
David Huntley
Producer
Steve Izzi
Sound Mixer
Warren Jones
Post-Production Assistant
Bill Kenney
On-Line Editor
Sherry Lassiter
Writer
Sherry Lassiter
Producer
Richard Lerner
Photography
Susan Matthews
Other
Mark Mclaughlin
Sound
Alan Morin
Animator
Sean Moyer
Animator
John Osborne
Sound
John Rennie
Editor In Chief
Randy Roos
Music
Jed Schwartz
Animator
Steve Sherrick
Post-Production Supervisor
Howard P Stern
Post-Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (02/06/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
