| S.N |
Title |
Duration / Language |
| 1 |
The Underground
Owl
Outline:
The tiny Burrowing Owl of the Canadian prairies
has been classified as threatened due to
the encroachment of cattle ranching and
agriculture that wiped out its nesting areas
as well as its prime food source—the
gopher. The commitment of a small group
of landowners, biologists from the Saskatchewan
Parks and Renewable Resources Department,
the World Wildlife Fund, townspeople and
volunteers have helped to re-establish nesting
sites in towns and in the countryside throughout
southern Saskatchewan. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 2 |
The Spawning of the Corals
Outline:
This episode takes the viewer on a tour
along a coral reef in the north Atlantic
during one or two nights in the Spring on
a full moon when the corals spawn en masse.
Yet the corals themselves had been dying
due to another threat—agricultural
runoff and an invasion by a predatory starfish.
|
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 3 |
The Tragedy
of the Australian Rabbit
Outline:
The classic example of the introduction
of an exotic species into a new environment,
the Australian rabbit is a survivor. It
has survived mass poisoning and hunting,
lack of food, drought, and even mass die-offs
due to myxomatosis. All attempts to eradicate
the rabbit from Australia have failed. The
Global family looks at the consequences
of this introduction. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 4 |
Nature's Foresters
Outline:
Sylvan mice and squirrels have a lot to
do with the afforestation of many parts
of the world. After they have stored food
for the winter, they frequently forget where
all of the nuts are stashed. Family follows
a pair of mice and a squirrel through 2
seasons to see how they do it. |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 5 |
Aphids
Outline:
Aphids can multiply rapidly, spread viruses,
and threaten the health of crops; but that
does not mean they should be eliminated.
Aphids are an essential part of the food
chain. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 6 |
The Kuril Seals of Cape Erimo
Outline:
This program studies a group of seals living
on a remote point of land in northern Japan
and shows how they raise their young and
teach them how to cope within their environment.
These seals we discover have a limited migration
and remain close to their breeding sites.
Consequently, they are vulnerable to environmental
problems and harmful human interaction. |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 7 |
The Birds
of Winter
Outline:
This production was shot in Ontario’s
Algonquin Provincial Park, and on the Niagara
River and features the birds that spend
the winter in the Northern regions, especially
the feisty Grey Jay or Whiskeyjack. It is
the only bird that nests during the winter
months and is well known to campers and
hikers for its bold and thieving ways. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 8 |
The Dilemma of the River King
Outline:
The hippo was almost hunted to extinction
during the 50’s and 60’s. Today,
it is protected, and is proliferating. The
African hippo populations are so high that
the family groups are forced to live closer
and closer to each other. This is having
serious environmental consequences because
the animal has almost eaten itself out of
its range as its nocturnal feeding forays
carry it far and wide in search of food. |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 9 |
Survival
Strategies of Australian Plants
Outline:
In this production, several Australian plants
are studied to examine their unique mechanisms
for pollination which has ensured their
survival for centuries. Since the late 1800’s,
the Aussies have stripped much of their
land of trees with some serious consequences.
This has led to the breeding of new strains
of hardier plants and trees to help overcome
the salt problem. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 10 |
Fighting Back: A Rive Clings
to Life
Outline:
In this program we learn how efforts to
clean up the Tama River that passes through
Tokyo, Japan, on its way to the sea have
paid off, and once again carp and dace can
be found in its upper reaches. The Tama
is very important for locals and tourists
alike; the river has more than 20 million
visitors each year. People enjoy it for
recreation and for the opportunity to get
closer to nature. |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 11 |
The Plight
of the Asian Elephant
Outline:
Shot in Thailand, Family looks at how the
Asian elephant, the workhorse of the Thais,
is removed from its parents at a very young
age and is trained as a work animal. We
also see an incident that costs a family
of elephants their lives during monsoon
rains. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 12 |
Wingsoover the Prairie
Outline:
The Ferruginous Hawk is the largest of Canada’s
hawks and was ruthlessly hunted by the early
prairie settlers on the mistaken notion
that they preyed on their cattle. Further
damage was done to this hawk community by
agriculture which destroyed its only food
source, the gopher. Yet today there are
many areas of the prairie that, once again,
boast several families of “Ferrugies”.
Wings Over the Prairie is the story of one
man’s work to restore the Ferruginous
Hark’s nesting sites by hard work
and education of the local people. |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 13 |
Stone Age
Apes
Outline:
Here we travel to Guinea, West Africa, to
watch a family of chimps who use stones
as tools to open nuts in order to feed.
Like humans, chimps have opposable thumbs,
which allow them to grip and utilize tools
to their advantage. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 14 |
The Song of the 17 Years Cicada
Outline:
Once every 17 years in some areas of Northeastern
North America, there is a mass emergence
of the 17 year periodic cicada. Once such
event was recorded in a suburb of Chicago
in May of 1990. After almost 2 decades underground,
the 17 year cicada spends barely 3 weeks
above ground, just long enough to breed
and lay its eggs. Then it dies, leaving
behind a new generation, and thousands of
damaged trees and shrubs. For the residents
of this area, the memory of the roar of
the cicada's song will live until next time—the
year 2007! |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 15 |
The Rise
of the Gull
Outline:
This is a look at a community of slatey-backed
gulls along the coast of Japan, that may
be like any other gull community in the
world, except that it desperately over-populated.
With the aid of a remote controlled camera,
we watch a family of gulls hatch and grow
to the point where they begin to fly and
become independent of the parents. In such
crowded circumstances, the gulls are murderous
in defending their tiny territories against
all intruders—chick and adult alike.
Yet it is Man’s waste that has caused
the rapid increase in the gull population
and the resulting collapse of the other
seabird groups. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 16 |
Komodo Dragon - Last of the
Dinasaurs
Outline:
On the island of Komodo in Indonesia, there
lives a group of large monitor lizards known
as Komodo Dragons. In the past these creatures
were thought to be Gods, and the mere mention
of the island, once a penal colony, struck
fear in the hearts of the prisoners being
sent there. Today, the dragons and the human
inhabitants of Komodo have all but decimated
the wild game on the island. The dragons
are now looking elsewhere for food. This
episode of the Global Family examines the
reasons why the Komodo Dragon hunts where
it does, and how it is able to outrun its
prey—a very unlizard-like behaviour! |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 17 |
Birds of
A Different Feather
Outline:
Among the many strange and exotic species
that inhabit Australia are three birds that
have unique methods of courtship and incubation.
The Satin Bowerbird builds a courtship bower
to attract a mate, the Superb Lyrebird struts,
sings and displays its magnificent tailfeathers
while the female takes care of the nest
building, and the Brush Turkeys lay their
eggs in a compost heap. The Turkey chicks
emerge almost 2 months later ready to fend
for themselves because they never get to
see their parents. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 18 |
Black Eyed Bandits
Outline:
No other animal in Canada has both charmed
and annoyed humans as has the Raccoon. Attics,
eaves, garages, and hollow trees across
Toronto are home to about 10,000 of these
nocturnal bandits. Fed by a steady supply
of garbage, and by residents eager to “touch”
a little wildlife, Raccoons survive well
in an urban environment—almost better
than in the wild. Yet these endearing mammals
face the constant threat of desease and
displacement. |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
| 19 |
Bird Refuge
in Tokyo Bay
| Outline:
A dedicated group of people have worked long
and hard to create a sanctuary in one of the
world’s busiest harbours. Their rewards
are few but promising. |
|
25
Min
English & Nepali |
| 20 |
Sea Bears of the Smoky Isles
Outline:
The Northern Fur Seal has for many years
been hunted by several nations for its highly
prized coat. This has caused its numbers
to fall to the point that commercial hunting
was banned in 1984. But the seals of the
Pribilof Islands, representing 80% of the
world’s population, are still threatened.
In fact, it is the opinion of the Aleuts
that the entire ecosystem in the Bering
Sea is threatened—by overfishing that
is eroding the food base for many sea birds
and mammals. |
|
25 Min
English & Nepali |
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Documentary on "THE GLOBAL FAMILY" SERIES III has 10 Episodes (Nepali Version)
