Restoring Balance: Removing the Black Rat from Anacapa Island

Non-native rats are endangering the seabirds that nest on Anacapa Island, including the rare Xantus' Murrelet. Faced with evidence of widespread predation on seabird eggs and chicks, land managers and scientists must decide how to balance the needs of endemic species in their efforts to remove rats and restore balance to an important island ecosystem.

  • Telly Award Finalist
  • Aurora Award Winner
  • Finalist, International Wildlife Film Festival
  • Wild & Scenic Film Festival
  • Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
  • Society for Ecological Restoration 2004 Special Presentation
  • Broadcast on select PBS stations

Topic Areas: Resource Management, Environmental Ethics, Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Wildlife Biology, Ornithology

Produced and directed by Kevin White.
Narrated by John Cleese.

28 minutes, stereo, closed-captioned
©2003 Filmmakers Collaborative


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