Cuba is an island teeming with exotic biodiversity: from the world’s tiniest hummingbird, to thousands of migrating crabs, to the jumping crocodiles of the Zapata swamp. Decades of a socialist, conservation-minded government,American embargoes and minimal development have left the island virtually unchanged for 50 years. As international relations ease, what will become of this wildlife paradise?
NATURE: Cuba's Wild Revolution As the largest island in the Caribbean, Cuba is host to spectacular wildlife found nowhere else on the planet: from the jumping crocodiles of the Zapata swamp to the world’s tiniest hummingbird, from thousands of migrating crabs to giant, bat-eating boas that lie in wait for easy prey. Decades of a socialist, conservation-minded government, American embargoes and minimal development have left the island virtually unchanged for 50 years. As international relations ease, what will become of this wildlife sanctuary?
Producer: Bill Murphy, John Murray, Ciara Baker, Cepa Giblin
Executive Producer: Fred Kaufman
Production Company: WNET; BBC; RTE; DR / Danmarks Radio; ORF; Thirteen; Crossing the Line Productions, LLC; SVT (Sveriges Television AB)
Production Year: 2020
Copyright Year: 2020
Rating: TV-G
Narrator: Olga Merediz
Number of Discs: 1
Length: 60 minutes
Subtitled: Y
Subtitle Languages: English (SDH)
DVI: Y
Audio Format: 5.1 Surround
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen
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