Portland Public Library

Silence of the bees

eng

videorecording

Rating: TV-G

Silence of the bees

436834819

118

"Honeybees first appeared on earth around 80 million years ago, and from the beginning have played a key role in our survival. Most fruit trees and vegetable species are entirely dependent on bees to produce, and there is no commercially viable artificial replacement for natural pollination. In the past year up to 80% of the honeybees in the US have vanished. The massive die-offs, first reported in November of 2006, are now the subject of emergency research around the globe as the devastation spreads and scientists race to discover the cause of this ecological disaster. Could it be a disease? Or is it caused by cellphones, pesticides, mites, fungi, or the stress that comes from increasingly industrialized beekeeping operations? Whatever is happening, we must solve the mystery soon, and correct the problem, or face consequences we hardly dare imagine"--Container"Meet the brightest cast of characters in the Australia story. . From the outrageous drumming palm cockatoo in the tropical rainforest, to the shameless red female eclectus parrot of the far north who keeps a harem of males, there's no greater richness or diversity of parrots anywhere than here!"--Container

Parrots in the land of Oz / a production of Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Thirteen/WNET New York ; producers, David Parer, Elizabeth Parker-Cook ; photography, David Parer, Lindsay Cupper ; editor, Jane Usher ; music, Cezary Skubiszewski : Mating game -- Adapting to change -- The right conditions -- Changing times -- All you can eat buffet -- The wise eldersSilence of the bees / a production of Partisan Pictures, Inc. and Thirteen/WNET New York ; written and produced by Doug Shultz ; editor, Mark Fason ; original music, Gary Pozner ; director of photography, Peter Schnall : Disapearing bees -- Colony Collapse Disorder -- Emerging diseases -- No simple solution -- The future is now -- The stakes are high

live action