Extinction is forever

Australia, 1990

TV show
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Episode number 11 of Series “Under southern skies”.
This episode looks at various species that are endangered in Australia. Doctor Tony Oliver of the West Australian Department of Agriculture discusses the complex and fragile interdependence of Australia’s plant kingdom and animals.

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Credits

director

Michael Edols

producer

Mark Falzon

production company

Central Coast Media

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1990

Appears in

Under southern skies

Group of items

Under southern skies

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302628

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Animals & Wildlife → Endangered species

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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