Only a few decades ago, Baja California was mostly unknown to the outside world, sparsely populated, and difficult to visit. And most of it is very dry desert. But crowds and developers have discovered the southern part of the peninsula and have arrived in droves, threatening the very features that make the Peninsula such an unusual place. Meanwhile, overharvesting in the Gulf of California has caused fish stocks to plummet and threatened the entire ecosystem. Now, Mexicans and international experts are fighting back.
Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 905
Mon, Sep 9 | 11:00 P.M. | Re-Claiming The Gulf In Baja California NH Create (11.4) |
IN THE AMERICAS WITH DAVID YETMAN takes a fresh look at the lands that make up much of the Western Hemisphere.
The 10-part series showcases the landscapes, peoples and history of the Americas - from the stories of a small village of Japanese immigrants in the Amazon to descendants of poor Italians in Chile, from Mayan temples in Guatemala to ancient fortresses in Mexico, and from the frigid, glacier-carved barrens of northern Canada to the timeless villages of the altiplano in Peru.
By raft, boat, ferry, horse and motorcycle, host David Yetman journeys to parts of Cuba mostly unknown to the outside world, the wild mountains of western Argentina, festivals in Columbia and the often ignored Great Lakes of the United States.
Along the way, he meets people from all walks of life - natives and immigrants, islanders and mainlanders, pastoralists and city-dwellers - and hears their stories.
David Yetman, longtime host of The Desert Speaks (also distributed through APT Exchange) works as a research social scientist at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona.
Yetman is also a nationally known author of numerous books and articles and an accomplished photographer.
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Mon, Aug 12 | 11:00 P.M. | Lee's Ferry and into the depths of the Grand Canyon NH Create (11.4) |
Mon, Aug 19 | 11:00 P.M. | The Depths of the Canyon and Its Offspring NH Create (11.4) |
Mon, Aug 26 | 11:00 P.M. | The Lower Colorado River: Dwindling Lifeblood of the Southwest NH Create (11.4) |
Mon, Sep 2 | 11:00 P.M. | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park: Wilderness of Ice, Salmon, and Human History NH Create (11.4) |
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