A Crowded wilderness

Canada, 1972

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Spacious, limitless as they may seem, Canada’s National Parks may not be able to keep up with the demands made on their resources without a continuing program of extending the parks system. Wilderness may, in fact, be the greatest heritage this generation of Canadians can leave to future generations. The problems, and the need to act now, are well defined in this film by concerned conservationists.

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Credits

director

Grant Kennedy

producer

Roger Hart

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013407

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → National parks and reserves - Canada

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservationists

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmentalists

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest conservation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → National parks and reserves - Canada

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness areas - Canada

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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