Journey to Planet Earth – The State of The Planet's Wildlife
A Documentary by Hal and Marilyn Weiner

Sunday October 8 - 11:40am
Screening Ends at 1:45pm
DOUBLE FEATURE WITH “State of the Planet”

Once, not so very long ago, the Earth was a place of great and unspoiled diversity, a rich tapestry dominated by the elegance of the natural world. Our world encompassed vast stretches of uninhabited and protected wilderness areas. Our polar regions supported an abundance of sea and land mammals and the biodiversity of oceans were healthy and over-flowing.

Once, not so very long ago, our tropical rainforests supported an almost infinite variety of species and the savannahs and grasslands of the world sustained great herds of wild and migrating animals.

But now scientific research has discovered that something is terribly wrong with our environment and that much of our planet's wildlife is in danger of going extinct.

Wildlife extinctions are not a new phenomena. On at least five occasions during our planet's long geological history, catastrophic events wiped out vast numbers of species. The last great extinction happened sixty-five million years ago when a giant asteroid crashed into the Earth. The ash sealed the fate of the dinosaurs along with over seventy-five percent of the world's plants and animals. But today, the threat of what scientists call “the sixth extinction” won't come from outer space or a volcanic eruption. The next extinction will be the result of human activities.

Why You Should See This Film

The urgency to avoid a sixth extinction presents us with enormous challenges. What we need now are the efforts of people everywhere — all those who are willing to find ways to strike the right balance — between what we want — and what our planet's wildlife can endure. Learn what those challenges are, and think about what, as humankind, we can do to change the way that we use the earth's resources.