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Producer(s):
ARTE GEIE, MEDIEN KONTOR Movie GMBH
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2016
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Language(s):
German, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
The sanctuary of Bird Island is highly prized by the seabirds that lay their eggs there. Yet this Subantarctic paradise has become severely threatened by rats.
Hundreds of thousands of penguins and albatrosses nest on Bird Island, opposite the coast of South Georgia. On this Subantarctic island, 8 researchers from the British Antarctic Survey lead a sparse life, in a station that is 1,400 kilometres away from the nearest port. For these 8 scientists, it is a dream come true! Yet this natural reserve has been threatened: the seal and whale hunters, who pillaged the wildlife of South Georgia, probably also let rats crawl into their luggage. Without the egg-devouring rodents, it is estimated there would be ninety million more wild animals. Having carried out the largest rat extermination venture of all time, biologists are today attempting to recreate the island’s original conditions.